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Derby Drink: Bulleit Train

From Jackie Patterson in San Francisco, CA.  Here’s an homage to the horses’ rival, the Iron Horse.  Leave it to a champion bartender and bar chef, from the city known for its individuality, to come up with a simple delicious recipe and name it for another Midwest American icon revered for speed.

Bulleit Train

Ingredients

 1.25oz. Bulleit Bourbon

.15 oz. Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth

.10 oz. Peak Spirits Peach Eau de Vie

1 dash Peychaud's Bitters

Fever Tree Tonic water

Mint

 

Build liquid ingredients in a Collins (tall) glass, add ice and top off with tonic water, stir briefly to incorporate ingredients. Garnish with a healthy gathering of fresh mint leaf tips.

 

Mixologist’s note: “The flavors pay respect to the American South with Peach, Bourbon and Peychaud's Bitters. The mint pays homage to the Julep, while the vermouth and tonic bring balance and add a refreshing element.”

Derby Drinks: Bitter Orange Julep

Bitter Orange Julep

 

Created by Ben Jones, Rhum Clement

 2 ½ oz. Clément V.S.O.P. Rum 

1 oz. Clément Créole  Shrubb 

¾ oz. Dry Sack Especial 15 year old Oloroso Sherry 

½ oz. fresh lemon juice 

5 dashes of vanilla extract   

3 dashes of Fee's West Indian Orange Bitters

1 teaspoon of orange marmalade

 One large orange wheel cut in half

6-8 mint leaves

  

Muddle one large orange wheel cut in ½ with 5 dashes of vanilla extract and ¾ oz. of Dry Sack 15 Year Old Oloroso. Add 1 oz. of Clément Créole Shrubb, 2 ½ oz. of Clément V.S.O.P., ½ oz. of fresh lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of orange marmalade, 3 dashes of Fee's West Indian Orange Bitters and 6- 8 large mint leaves to the mixing glass along with several large ice cubes. Shake vigorously for a minimum 15 to 20 seconds and strain into a Julep Cup filled with fresh crushed ice.  Garnish with mint and orange peel.

The Greenhouse

This is one of five cocktails that won the 2009 Damrak gin competition in San Francisco.

The Greenhouse

by Jonny Raglin of Absinthe

                                         

muddled mint

pepper gastrine

dash orange bitters

2:1 Damrak/Canton Ginger Liqueur

shake and serve up

Inaugural Cocktails: Mai Tai 44

Mai Tai 44

Serve separately in a glass, or get creative and serve as a punch, this cocktail is a tribute to Barack Obama’s Hawaiian roots (where it became fabulously popular).  Polynesian in name, the Mai Tai is the quintessential  all-American cocktail, created in San Francisco in 1944 by Vic Bergeron of the notorious Trader Vic’s.  With Mount Gay Rum and Cointreau as ingredients, it’s the perfect inauguration party cocktail to honor the 44^th president.  

2 oz. Mount Gay Eclipse Rum
½ oz. Cointreau
½ oz. Orange Juice
1 oz. Pineapple Juice
Splash of fresh lime juice
Splash of grenadine
1 tbsp. Sugar

Pour into cocktail shaker.
Shake with ice.
Strained into glass filled with ice.
Add orange wedge or, for a fresh change, add a sprig of mint.