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Showing posts with label simple-syrup. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 25

Braum's cherry limeade

Active: 5 minutes; Total: 5 minutes; Yield: 1 drink/2 gallons


Single serving

2-gallon batch

Lime, rinsed, rolled on counter, cut in half

1 +

Garnish slice

30

Sweet cherry juice concentrate or maraschino cherry juice

2 tablespoons

24 ounces

Simple syrup

2 tablespoons

24 ounces

Ice



Club soda

½ cup

4 liters

Maraschino cherry

Garnish


  1. Squeeze the lime halves into a glass, and drop in the limes. 
  2. Add simple syrup and cherry juice; shake to combine. 
  3. Add ice, and top with soda. 
  4. Garnish with cherry and lime slice.
Note: For larger batches using the beverage dispenser, wash and freeze limes and cherries use as ice cubes.

Thursday, May 30

Blackberry-sage margarita

Active: 5 minutes; Total: 5 minutes; Serves: 1

Lime

½

Blackberries

6

Sage

2 leaves

Tequila

2 ounces

Triple sec

1 ounce

Simple syrup

½ ounce

  1. Add 6 blackberries and 2 sage leaves to a cocktail shaker, and muddle. 
  2. Squeeze in the lime juice, then add the tequila, triple sec, and simple syrup. 
  3. Add ice, cover the shaker, and shake for 15 seconds. 
  4. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. 
  5. Garnish with sage and blackberries. 
Recipe from tastingtable.com.

Sunday, May 22

Doctor Funk

Active: 5 minutes; Serves: 1

Rum, dark (Pusser’s preferred)

2 ½ ounces

Absinthe (La Fée Parisienne preferred)

1/6 ounce

Lemon juice, fresh

½ ounce

Lime juice, fresh

¼ ounce

Simple syrup

¼ ounce

Grenadine (Giffard preferred)

¼ ounce

Lime wedge

Garnish

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice. 
  2. Strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. 
  3. Garnish with lime wedge.

Saturday, April 30

Devil's ginger

Active: 5 minutes; Serves: 1

Vodka (Hanger One, per the restaurant, but I’m using Skyy)

2 ounces

St. Germaine

¾ ounce

Ginger, grated with microplane

1 tablespoon

Lime juice, fresh

½ ounce

Simple syrup

¼ ounce

Cayenne

Dusting

Ginger, candied

Garnish

  1. Muddle fresh ginger in a cocktail mixer, and add ice. 
  2. Add vodka, St. Germaine, juice, and simple syrup; shake for a minute to combine and chill. 
  3. Strain into a chilled glass, lightly dust with cayenne, and garnish with a chunk of candied ginger on the rim. 
Based on a favorite cocktail served at Cafe Cruz in Capitola, CA.