Mudslide madness
Ever have one of Pepperidge Farm’s Milano cookies?
Growing up, it was an occasional treat my mom would bring home from the grocery store — occasional only because we would snack through the package so quickly. For store-bought, they are pretty yummy treats. You wonder if it could get any better.
And then a college friend told me about the Mint Milano. He said, "Once you have a Mint Milano, you won’t want to go back."
"Yeah, right," I said. We went right out to the grocery store for the official taste test.
Wow. How right he was.
I thought about these cookies last night when I was at The Puritan Backroom in Manchester. When you’re at this restaurant, it’s almost law that you have to order one of its famouse mudslides. (And the Backroom’s law of mudslides is that there is a two-drink maximum — that’s how strong they are.)
And up until this point, I had always ordered The Original Mudslide ($8.95). It’s a frozen drink made up of Bailey’s Irish Cream, Kahlua and vodka. (I always order it with chocolate, too!)
But last night, I took a look at the drink menu and looked more closely at its list of mudslides. (There’s 10!) And the last one caught my eye.
It was called the After Fiveslide ($9.25), and it mixed Kahlua and Bailey’s with Rumpleminze for a peppermint blend. And, yes, I ordered it with chocolate, hoping for that York Peppermint Patty taste.
Yum.
It was quite a minty drink, a perfect concoction for the end of the night. Next time, I might ask for a bit more chocolate next time, to get the right balance with the peppermint.
I’m not sure it’s a drink that will keep me completely away from The Original, but it will be fun to alternate them.
So here’s a question for you. The Backroom’s mudslides are by far the best I’ve ever had. I haven’t found any that compare. If you’re a mudslide-drinker, where do you get yours? Leave your suggestions below!
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