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Cooperstown cocktail

Well, hello there! Today we're going to talk about something called a Cooperstown Cocktail. It's like a special drink that some grown-ups like to have.

First, let's talk about what a cocktail is. You know how sometimes you mix juice and water together to make a yummy drink? Well, a cocktail is kind of like that, but with grown-up ingredients like alcohol.

Now, onto the Cooperstown Cocktail. Do you know what baseball is? It's a game that people play with a big ball and a bat. Well, Cooperstown is a special town in New York where they have a really famous baseball museum. And sometimes, people who visit the museum like to have a special drink called the Cooperstown Cocktail.

The Cooperstown Cocktail has a few different ingredients. One of them is whiskey, which is like a special kind of grown-up juice made from grain. It also has some sweet vermouth, which is a kind of wine that's flavored with herbs and sugar. And then, to make it even more special, they add in some orange bitters, which is like a yummy flavor made from oranges.

All of these ingredients are mixed together and poured into a glass with ice. And then, if you want to make it even fancier, you can add a twist of orange peel to the top, which is like a little piece of orange skin that makes it look really cool.

So there you have it, the Cooperstown Cocktail! It's a special grown-up drink that people like to have when they visit the baseball museum in Cooperstown. But remember, even though it sounds yummy, it's only for grown-ups because it has alcohol in it.