To celebrate the launching of what will forever be known as Jon Jr.'s Big Boy Cocktail Law, I attended a solemn event at a bar downtown.

In Huntsman's honor, Bambara barkeep Austin invented a new species of martini, the "SB211," named after the law that increases the dose of liquor in a Utah mixed drink by 50 percent.

Bar and restaurant owners lobbied for the increase to the nationwide standard of a 1.5-ounce shot after years of having tourists accuse them of trying to rip them off. Gov. Jon Huntsman says the new booze standard should help "normalize" Utah in the eyes of the world — fat chance, there.

Here's the recipe for "Austin's SB211":

• 1.5 oz. of good (or so-so) gin in a shaker
• Muddle fresh sage leaves in the gin
• Add a couple slices of green apple
• A dash or two of dry vermouth
• SHAKE and pour into a cold martini glass
  
• Garnish with a few juniper berries and fresh tyme
• Drink and repeat until Utah looks normal.
  

The first SB211 — young folk can have their hard lemonade — was served at 10:01.

*Historic Note: "SB211" in the photo above was made with a full 1.5 oz. of gin at 10:10 a.m. I then carefully siphoned off enough of the tasty beverage to reduce it to the old 1 oz. level so you could see the difference.