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February 29, 2016

Happy Leap Day!

This special day only comes around once every four years, and it originates from Roman times, when then-emperor Julius Caesar decided to add an extra day to the year periodically to make up for discrepancies in the calendar. The tradition started in 45 B.C.E., which means that leap days have been around even longer than our current calendar.

Because leap years are relatively unusual, recurring only twice a decade, February 29th has an air of the mysterious and the unusual about it.  Businesses that are started on this day are supposed to be successful, according to legend; another legend states that this is the day women can propose to men (that’s an old one though, of course — women proposing to men nowadays raises nary an eyebrow, although it’s still generally customary for marriage-minded men to make the proposal.)

Antiquated customs aside, Leap Day is still a special day. It’s February 29th, after all, and that demands something special.  Since we are of the mindset that every special occasion should be celebrated with delicious food and drinks, we dug up this Leap Day cocktail:

It combines 29 millilitres each of Pisco, Campari, and Lillet, two dashes of Angostura Bitters, and a couple of icecubes.  Swirl and enjoy!

If you’d really rather have a beer, we’ve got your back on that one, too. A number of breweries across the country have planned events for this very day, and if you really feel like pulling out the stops, Philadelphia’s 2SP Brewing puts out Hop Leap IPA today, and Untappd put out a special badge for this exact day.  If wine’s more your thing, we couldn’t find any especially leap year specific tipples, but we did find a handy list of leap-themed wines.

Hopefully, you now feel prepared for the unusual fun that will undoubtedly come your way tonight. Happy celebrating, and happy Leap Beer! Or Leap Year!  Oh, whatever, we’ll drink to them both.  Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow will be March.

Cheers!

Brooke B.,

Leap Day Lovely