I used to travel a lot, and perhaps one day I will again, and in every new town I would often seek out a cocktail bar. Looking at the menu, I’d try to pick out something that matched my mood…
Hotel Nacional Special
Another one from Cuba: the Hotel Nacional Special: 3 or 4 (1-inch square) pineapple chunks 0.75 ounce lime juice 0.50 ounce SC Demerara Syrup 0.50 natural apricot liqueur (such as Rothman & Winter Apricot Liqueur or Gifford Abricot du Roussillon)…
Hermosa Beach
From Connor at the Oakleaf, it’s the Hermosa Beach: 0.50 ounce lime juice 0.50 ounce Demerara Syrup 2.00 ounces reposado tequila 4-6 chunks of strawberry 1 large bruised basil leaf Muddle strawberry and basil in a shaker glass. Add other…
Whoa Nellie!
A new classic, it’s the Whoa Nellie!: 1.25 ounces rye 0.75 ounce dark rum 0.75 ounce Cointreau 4 dashes Angostura bitters 0.50 ounce lemon juice 0.50 ounce grapefruit juice 0.50 ounce simple syrup Combine all of the ingredients into a…
Golden Gun
Courtesy of the Cocktail Wonk, it’s the Golden Gun: 0.75 ounce lime juice 0.50 ounce grapefruit juice 0.50 ounce SC Demerara Syrup 0.50 ounce natural apricot liqueur (such as Rothman & Winter Apricot Liqueur or Gifford Abricot du Roussillon) 1.00…
Planter’s Punch
From Smuggler’s Cove comes Planter’s Punch: 1.00 ounce lime juice 0.75 ounce SC Demerara Syrup 0.25 ounce St. Elizabeth’s Allspice Dram 3.00 ounces blended aged rum (Jamaica) 2 dashes Angostura bitters Combine all ingredients in a drink mixer tin with…
Straits Sling
The Dead Rabbit version of the Straits Sling: 0.50 ounce Lemon Sherbet 1.50 ounces Bols Genever gin 0.50 ounce Cherry Herring 0.50 ounce Benedictine 0.50 ounce kirsch eau de vie 0.75 ounce fresh lemon juice 3 dashes Dead Rabbit Orinoco…
Tom Collins
In search of refreshment? Have a Tom Collins: 2 ounces gin 1 ounce fresh lemon juice 1 ounce simple syrup Soda water Combine all except soda water in an iced cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a highball or collins…
The Sazerac
By special request, it’s The Sazerac: 1 teaspoon absinthe or pastis (Herbsaint, Pernod or Ricard) 1 teaspoon simple syrup 3 to 4 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters 3 ounces rye whiskey (Sazerac 6 year is a fine one) Chill an old-fashioned glass.…
The Original Margarita
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, it’s The Original Margarita: 1.5 ounce blanco tequila 1.5 ounce Cointreau 1.5 ounce fresh lime juice Shake in an iced cocktail shaker. Strain into a large cocktail glass, rim crusted with salt. Since this…