Late Summer Libations (Part II)


Damn ye all friends and visitors to Cafe Drake, both the website and actual physical space alike. You were all so parched for drinks recipes on your summer vacation from AA that you inundated our Hotmail inbox with complimentary thanks for very recent recipes tailored to the summer boozehounds amongst you. Well, flattery will get you everywhere, or at least earn you further cocktail suggestions, and Cafe Drake's liver is paying the price for all this hedonistic encouragement. [Oy Vey, before we start guilt tripping like a Jewish mother, a confession: we'd already earmarked in our daily planner the Labor Day holiday as another Lost Weekend (thanks to Ray Milland as seen above in the 1945 classic, merely one of a dozen sympathetragic/realistic performances darkening classic-era Hollywood) so consider your requests mere sermons to a tipsy choir.]



PINK GIN

Too simple to make up, this 19th-century -born British Empire classic still delivers on looks and personality, but be cautious; like any Life of the Party, a little goes a long way. No relation to the beloved but milder Sloe Gin Fizz, Pink Gin is best sipped in moderation. Unless you have nothing to do the next day.

With precision, fill a chilled cocktail glass with very good gin - we use Plymouth for these as it is perennially on sale and top-notch, but Bombay Sapphire or even Boodles will also perform well. Pour gin into a shaker with only a few ice cubes. Add 3 dashes of bitters and shake once or twice, no more. Strain into glass and drink while ice cold.




THE COBBLESTONE

Don't blame us when you break a heel.

Mix 4 measures rye whiskey (no, bourbon will NOT DO here) with 1 measure simple syrup and a dash of bitters in a shaker full of ice. Give a twirl and strain into chilled glass. A wedge of lemon may be served on the napkin for those wishing to cut the sweet/bitter/but delicious bite of this New Orleans creation.

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