Does the Sully cocktail have to be made with grey goose vodka or will any brand do?”
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/make-mine-a-sully/ January 15, 2010, 11:57 am ‘Make Mine a Sully’ By MICHAEL WILSON Sure, he’s been called a hero. And his act of cool-headed bravery one year ago was nothing short of a miracle. But one honor may have passed Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger III like a jet floating down the river: a cocktail in his name. Until now. There was the joke last year that made the rounds — two shots of Grey Goose and a splash of water. But we here at City Room — fans of Sully and cocktails both — sought to create a definitive Sully drink to ring in the first anniversary of US Airways Flight 1549’s landing in the Hudson River. The only requirement was that the finished product do honor to its name. We consulted Dale DeGroff, the so-called King of Cocktails. He thought it out and concocted a drink that has it all — heft, strength and clarity, served chilled –
