Rum Ring
MAKES 1
Ingredients
6 mint leaves, plus more for garnish
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 1/2 tablespoons simple syrup
3 tablespoons Anejo rum
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Crushed ice
Soda water
Directions
In the bottom of a tall glass, muddle the mint leaves with lime juice and simple syrup. Add the rum and bitters and fill the glass with crushed ice. Top with a plash of soda water, garnish with additional mint and enjoy.
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Pimm’s Cup
Recipe courtesy Roy Clark, The Haberdasher
MAKES 1
Ingredients
1 tablespoon of cubed cucumber
1 1/2 ounces of Pimm’s No. 1
3/4 ounce of Cointreau
3/4 ounce of fresh lime juice
ginger beer
cucumber, to garnish
orange, to garnish
basil leaf, to garnish
Directions
Muddle cubed cucumber in a mixing glass. Add Pimm’s No. 1, Cointreau and fresh lime juice. Shake well. Strain the mixture into a Collins’ glass with cracked ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with cucumber, orange and a basil leaf.
Garden Party Punch
Recipe courtesy Julialake Graham
SERVES 8 – 10
Ingredients
1 cup vodka
1⁄2 cup elderflower liqueur such as St. Germain
2 cups pure grapefruit juice (not grapefruit juice cocktail!)
1⁄4 cup lemon juice
Rosemary sprigs
Clementines, unpeeled and sliced crosswise
Prosecco for topping
Rosemary sprigs and clementine slices for garnish
Directions
Combine everything except prosecco in large pitcher. Refrigerate until serving. When ready to serve, pour in punch bowl or serving pitcher. Ladle or pour into coupe glasses or punch cups for serving, and top with chilled Prosecco. Garnish with fresh rosemary and clementine slice.
Cucumber Gin and Tonic
MAKES 1
Ingredients
1 cucumber
1 1/2 ounces gin
1/4 lime
tonic
toothpick
Directions
Slice cucumber on a mandolin lengthwise to make two long, flat strips (discard the first strip that is mostly peel). Add one strip to the bottom of a rocks glass and pour gin over the top. Using a muddler or the back of a spoon, press on the cucumber to release some juices. Squeeze the lime over the gin and add lime wedge to glass. Fill with ice and top with tonic. Thread the second cucumber slice onto a toothpick in a wave pattern and use to garnish.
The Garden District
MAKES 1
Ingredients
1 1/2 ounces gin with floral notes (such as Hendrick’s)
1 1/2 teaspoons rose water (available at most grocery stores and Whole Foods)
3 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons chilled rosé
3 teaspoons simple syrup or light agave
a splash of club soda
edible flower for garnish (such as violas or pansies)
Directions
Shake all ingredients over ice in a cocktail shaker to combine. Strain into a Champagne coupe or martini glass and serve topped with an edible flower.
Ranch Water
Recipe courtesy Jace and Paige Arans
MAKES 1
Ingredients
3 ounces Don Julio Tequila, Reposado or Anejo
4 ounces Topo Chico Mineral Water
juice of 1 lime
several dashes of orange bitters
agave nectar, to taste (optional)
lime slices, for garnish
Directions
Mix all ingredients in a highball glass until well combined. Add ice to fill glass and garnish with lime slices.
Slippery Otter
Recipe courtesy of Jason McKenzie and Day Peake
MAKES 1
Ingredients
2 parts coconut rum
2 parts mango juice
1 part dark rum
tonic water
mint sprig and lime wedge, for garnish
Directions
Mix first three ingredients in a rocks glass over ice. Add a splash of tonic. Garnish with lime wedge and a sprig of mint. Recipe can be made by the batch and served in a pitcher.
