Memorial Day Cocktails
1) Pisco Sour (the foamy cocktail with bitters design on top) is one of the world's great cocktails. Its base is Pisco which is a Peruvian brandy developed by Spanish settlers in the sixteenth century. The Pisco Sour Cocktail was first published in 1928 in the Peruvian book "Lima the City of Kings" and has grown to be part of the Peruvian culture.
The Pisco Sour is a great suggestion for someone who is looking to try something different. It has rustic qualities, frothy texture and a couple of drops of bitters on top provide aromatics.
Pisco Sour 1½ oz. Pisco Brandy ¾ oz. Simple Syrup ¾ oz. Lemon Juice 1 Egg White
Dry shake, and ice and shake, strain into a chilled lowball, Angostura Bitters design.
2) Rum Smash – (the one with the mint ganish) Is a refreshing summer cocktail made with Berkshire Mountain Rum, a muddle of mint, lemon, lime and demerara sugar (a very raw sugar similar with a molasses flavor similar to traditional brown sugar)
Berkshire Mountain Rum is produce locally, triple distilled and made with local grains and molasses. Its method of production is very much old world.
The Rum Smash has the same components as a Mojito and is a perfect alternative for the Mojito drinker. We are lucky to have crushed ice and it’s a great selling point for this cocktail.
Rum Smash 2 oz Berkshire Mountain Rum 1 oz. Demerara Simple Syrup 4 Mint Leaves 2 Muddle Lemons 2 Muddle Limes Muddle mint and lemon in a mixing glass, add liquids, dry shake, tea strain in a lowball, ad crushed ice and garnish with a mint sprig. 3) Agave Rojo- (the one with the umbrella garnish) Described as “everything a Sangaria wants to be.” Hotel California Blanco Tequila, our house made red wine honey syrup reduction along with muddled orange segments and notes of vanilla. The Agave Rojo is served over crushed ice and garnished with an orange wedge and signature umbrella.
Agave Rojo- (recipe and instructions) 1.5oz Hotel California Blanco Tequila 1oz Red Wine Honey Syrup 2 Orange Slices ½ oz rock candy syrup (vanilla simple syrup)
Muddle orange slices and rock candy syrup. Add tequila and red wine honey syrup. Dry shake and tea strain into a chilled lowball. Top with crushed ice and garnish with an orange wedge.