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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.

Golden Gate Gimlet

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

Golden Gate Gimlet

by John Solorzano of Jack Falstaff

2 oz. Damrak

1.5 oz. Fresh lime juice

Fresh Cucumber (2" slice Skin on)

Fresh orange rind

0.5 oz. Agave nectar

0.5 oz. Cointreau

0.5 oz Blood Orange Puree

5 dashes of Orange bitters

Two turns of Fresh ground pepper

pinch of Piment d"Esplette *

pinch of sea salt

Garnish:

Thin slice of cucumber (Skin on)

Salt/Pepper/d'Esplette rim

 

In a shaker, muddle cucumber, generous amount of orange rind, bitters and dry spices

Add remaining wet ingredients

Add ice

Shake well

Strain into chilled cocktail glass

*Piment d'Esplette is a dried red chile from the Pyrenees region of Spain. It is moderately spicy, with hints of smoke, and is classic to Basque cuisine

V-Day Drinks: Hornitopolitan

Hornipolitan

2 oz Hornitos Plata

1 oz Cointreau or Triple Sec

1 oz cranberry juice

½ oz fresh lime juice

V-Day Drinks: Cupid's Arrow (another one)

Cupid’s Arrow

1 Part Pomegranate Juice
2 Parts Grand Marnier
2 Parts Chandon Rosé
½ Part Lemon juice

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.