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Happy birthday, Levi Strauss
Even if you aren’t wearing his name right now, odds are you have a pair of Levi’s somewhere in your closet. Levi Strauss, who emigrated from Bavaria to San Francisco and sold his first pair of jeans in 1853, revolutionized world fashion. He’d be 182 on Saturday. Raise your blue jean cocktails!
Blue Jean
Makes 1 drink.
Ingredients
1 ounce blue curacao
1 ounce gin
4 ounces sparkling white wine
Directions
Stir together curacao and gin over ice. Strain into flute. Top with sparkling wine.
