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Sip on the Bombay Rose, a delicate mix of gin, lychee, and rose water thats as elegant as a bouquet of flowers. Photo by Virgin Hotels NYC Tequila Aphrodites Arrow by Everdene HeadBartender, Marlon Rowley Ingredients 1 oz. SimpleSyrup Preparation Combine ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Rose Water oz.
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By the time Booker and Dax closed in 2016, I was the headbartender, and I spent the next year at the NoMad learning to make a lot of very good drinks very quickly. Dave Arnold and Don Lee then opened Existing Conditions in 2018, and I will eternally be grateful that they saw fit to bring me on as headbartender.
It’s that rare soft drink that is as famous as its cocktail counterpart, the Gin Rickey. At the latter, headbartender Ray Fritz was inspired to add a Lime Rickey to the menu last year by his youthful work as a soda jerk at Longacre’s Modern Dairy , a soda fountain in southeastern Pennsylvania that dates back to the 1920s.
Even though bartenders have a full arsenal of tools at their disposal, it’s not always wise to assume that they can whip up just about anything imaginable. ” —Tiffanie Barriere, former bartender + cocktail educator, Atlanta “I was asked once by a customer to add gin to his Cuba Libre. .’” What’s next?
It takes years of deliberate recipe testing to gain anything resembling fluency in this artistic endeavor, and that’s why new bartenders learn to develop recipes using the “Mister Potato Head” method. Countless terrific cocktails at some of the world’s best bars have been invented using the Potato Head template.
While clear spirits like gin and tequila might feel like the most obvious choices for summertime sipping, rum and bourbon also have their place, as do lighter, low-ABV options like vermouth and Pimm’s. What better way to refresh your palate than with cucumber, mint, lime, and gin? Basically, the cocktail is a Gin Mojito.
Jac’s On Bond in New York makes one with Grey Goose vodka, Lustau Blanco, balsamic vinegar, a pinch of salt, and garnished with skewered cherry tomatoes; Casaléna in Los Angeles has a Caprese Martini with gin, tomato, basil, vermouth and tomato celery bitters. rhubarb bitters, blood orange tincture and Fever Tree aromatic tonic.
I’m biased, of course, because I was headbartender at both bars. He’s left with a liquid that has the same sweetness as simplesyrup and exactly mirrors the acidity of lime juice. It’s the same sweetness as simplesyrup and just as sour as lemon juice in one compact, complex, perfectly clear package.
Gin and Champagne come together with fresh lemon juice and a touch of simplesyrup for a drink thats crisp, refreshing, and undeniably festive. This twist on the sparkling classic swaps gin for bourbon, giving it a rich depth while still keeping that signature effervescence.
Joining us to explore them today is David Muhs, headbartender at Brooklyns Sama Street and headbartender and partner at Manhattans Monkey Thief. This is, of course, a reductive way to trace the roots of savory cocktails, but theyre things that are all indeed linked.
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