LILLET & TONIC
low & slow is the way to go.
The older I get, the more I realize I’m not in a competition with someone else to drink copious amounts—I’m just no longer willing to suffer the consequences in the morning anymore.
Here’s my go to order lately to just enjoy the moment with fewer consequences the next day.
VERMOUTH & TONIC
2oz | 60ml blanc, bianco vermouth or aperitif wine
4oz | 120ml tonic water
Fill glass with ice, add vermouth, topped with tonic. Gently stir to incorporate ingredients. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
#lowproof #vermouth #aperitivo
Go ahead, try and tell me I’m wrong. PALOMA Pinch of salt .5oz | 15ml simple syrup .5oz | 15ml lime juice 1.5oz | 45ml grapefruit 1.5oz | 45ml mezcal or tequila soda water Combine salt, juices, syrup, and spirit into a shaker tin. Shake or throw with ice. Serve over ice in a collins glass, top with soda water. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.#paloma #mezcal #tequila
For my fellow classic daiquiri lovers, this is for you.��Last year on my trip to New Orleans, you may have remembered the day where I bar crawled my way around the entire city, spending some time at @manolitonola. There, I discovered a cocktail I’ve never had before and ordered it right away—the Canchánchara.��Seeing the simplicity of the ingredients listed—cachaça, honey, and lime—I knew I would love it.Looking into the history of this cocktail, I found that this actually predated the classic daiquiri, likely during a time before modern Cuban rums had found their prominence. Aguardiente, an umbrella term for just about any distillate, would have been more readily available, resembling an unrefined version of rum we are all more familiar with from the Caribbean now.��To emulate the aguardiente used in those days, cachaça makes a perfect fit for the flavors likely found in those early spirits.��CANCHÁNCHARA1oz | 30ml lime juice1oz | 30ml honey syrup2oz | 60ml cachaçaCombine all ingredients into a clay vessel (or glass), add in a half scoop of crushed ice, and swizzle to combine, chill, and aerate. Top off with crushed ice. Garnish with a lime wheel, and 3 dashes of bitters (optional)#Canchánchara #cachaça #cuba #daiquiri
