Vodka

— No. 152 —

Despacito

Yes, this cock­tail is named after Luis Fon­si’s song Despaci­to. After the staff at Wet City had been asked to play the song for the mil­lionth time they decid­ed to name a drink after the request. Yeah, it’s an inside joke, but it’s a great name for a great drink too. Recipe 1 1/2 oz apple & gin­ger infused vod­ka 1/2 oz Lunazul reposa­do tequi­la 1/2 oz lime 1/4 oz gin­ger syrup top with 2 oz Fever Tree Cit­rus gar­nish with edi­ble flow­ers …

— No. 135 —

City Paper Cocktail

The Bal­ti­more City Paper con­tact­ed me about cre­at­ing a sum­mer cock­tail to fea­ture in their next issue. Click here for the arti­cle. They want­ed to inspire read­ers to get cre­ative and mix up sum­mer cock­tails that take full advan­tage of the sea­son’s plen­ti­ful herbs. I chose to fea­ture Thai basil and bol­ster its anise tones with the anise fla­vors in Gal­liano and Pey­chaud’s Bit­ters. Since we’re in the mid­dle of a hot sum­mer, I kept the recipe light and refresh­ing using …

— No. 86 —

Lolita

  • 2 oz vod­ka
  • 1/2 oz hon­ey syrup (1:1)
  • 1 oz fresh­ly juiced toma­to
  • 2 water­mel­on chunks for mud­dling
  • 3 basil leaves for mud­dling
  • Cou­ple dash­es of bal­sam­ic vine­gar
  • Gar­nish with a cher­ry toma­to and a basil leaf