Milestone Mojito
1.5 oz Shellback Silver Rum
1 oz housemade ginger syrup
1 oz fresh lime juice
12-14 mint leaves
4 slices clementines (can substitute mandarins, kumquats or nectarines)
Soda water
In a highball glass, lightly muddle mint leaves with lime juice, ginger syrup and clementines. Add rum and crushed ice. Stir until glass frosts, then top with soda and garnish with a mint sprig.
And to All a Good Night…
1.5 oz bourbon
0.75 oz reposado tequila
0.75 oz cherry Heering
2 dashes orange bitters
1 dash Angostura bitters
From Chemistry of the Cocktail blog
Meyer Gin Blossom
- 1 1/2 oz gin
- 1 1/2 oz Meyer lemon juice
- 1/4 oz honey simple syrup
- 2 dashes coriander bitters
Combine all ingredients over ice and shake until well chilled. Double strain into a cocktail glass.
CARIOCA HAWAIIAN COCKTAIL
1/2 oz lime juice
- 1 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
- 1 tsp simple syrup
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
- 1 1/2 oz light Puerto Rican rum
Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
Happy Old Fashioned Week!
Since there’s an extra hour to either stay out or sleep
it offin, the week after Daylight Savings Time is perfect for Old Fashioned Week.Previous stories: Old Fashioned Week
The CG Philosophy:
There's much more to a good drink than booze. There's the room, the bartender, the music, your companions. Along with the cherry or the twist, they complete the drink. They should be savored, not swallowed in a single gulp.
