Fuzzy navel
A fuzzy navel is a mixed drink made from peach schnapps and orange juice. Generally an equal amount of each component is used to concoct it, although quantities may vary. It can also be made with lemonade[1] or a splash of vodka depending on the drinker's taste. The addition of another 1 or 1½ oz of vodka to the fuzzy navel creates a "hairy navel", the more "hair" referring to the increased strength of alcohol in the drink. A Hairy Navel or "Fuzzy Russian" recipe is as follows: 1 part vodka, 1 part peach schnapps, 4 parts orange juice.[2]
History
The fuzzy navel was one of the first drinks to arise in the new popularity of cocktails and mixed drinks in the 1980s. The drink was invented over 30 years ago by Ray Foley, a well-known bartender and founder of Bartender Magazine.[3] The story goes that Ray was cutting an orange for a garnish when a man nearby made the remark that he could still smell the fuzz of the peach schnapps through the orange juice. Ray looked at the orange and saw the printed word "Navel" for navel orange. Thus the cocktail was born.[3]
This fashion was described by New York Times critic William Grimes as "a kind of cult, rallying points for young drinkers in search of fun and not too picky about taste".[4]
Name
"Fuzzy" in the name refers to the peach, and "navel" to the orange.
A Fuzzy Navel is sometimes called a "Cold Medina", a popular nickname started by the Beastie Boys. Flavor Flav, who worked for the same record label as them at the time, would use Cold Medina or Funky Cold Medina as an affirmation. [5]
See also
References
- ^ "Fuzzy Navel". The Webtender. May 12, 2015.
- ^ "Vodka Mixed Drinks: Fuzzy Navel Recipe". Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "Who We Are: Ray Foley and Jaclyn Wilson Foley of BARTENDER Magazine". Bartender Magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ^ Grimes, William (2002). Straight Up Or On the Rocks: The Story of the American Cocktail. Macmillan. p. 123. ISBN 9780865476561.
- ^ Ardell, Jena (2011-06-02). "Flavor Flav on Addiction, Coining the Title of a Tone Loc Song, and How a Crackhead Started His Clock Trend". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
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