Recipes

Original Recipe No. 91 —

Alligator Swing

If you’ve been to our cock­tail event the Liba­tion Lounge you’ve prob­a­bly had the Alli­ga­tor Swing. It’s a stan­dard on our menu because our patrons love it. It’s the hon­ey­dew mel­on juice that makes this sum­mer cock­tail a hit. In the 40’s, “alli­ga­tor” was slang for swing fans and dancers so it seemed like a fit­ting name for a green Post Pro­hi­bi­tion cock­tail. There’s also a song called the Alli­ga­tor Swing from 1944. It’s a nice pairing.

  • 1 1/2 oz gin
  • 1/2 oz cucum­ber juice
  • 1/2 oz hon­ey­dew mel­on juice
  • 1/4 oz lemon juice
  • 1/4 oz green Chartreuse
  • 1/4 oz rose­mary sim­ple syrup

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cock­tail glass.

Gar­nish with a cucum­ber slice.

Recipe by Josh Sullivan.

Pho­tog­ra­phy by Sean Schei­dt.

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