Floridita

Floridita

A spin on the classic daiquiri so delicious you won’t be able to resist a second!


Ingredients: 

  • 2 oz White Rum
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1/2 oz Fresh grapefruit juice
  • 14 oz Luxardo maraschino liqueur
  • 1 tsp simple syrup

Instructions: 

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.


Source: The New York Times Book of Cocktails 

The Rubicon

The Rubicon

Quickly becoming a new favorite!


Ingredient:

  • 1/2 oz Green chartreuse
  • 2 oz Gin
  • 1/2 oz Luxardo
  • 1/2 oz Lemon juice
  • 1 rosemary sprig

Instructions:

Pour green chartreuse into a cocktail glass. Add rosemary sprig and set aside. Shake the remaining ingredients with ice. Carefully light the green chartreuse, allowing the rosemary to boil a few seconds to release the oils. Extinguish with the remaining ingredients. Top with crushed ice.


Source: The Canon Cocktail Book 

Aviation

Aviation

Nothing like opening up a new bottle of top shelf gin, especially when it’s local. Liberty Gin (Palmer Distilling) hails from Manayunk and is handcrafted using a traditional 18th century copper still. The result is exceptionally smooth gin, only available in Pennsylvania.


Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Gin
  • 1/2 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
  • 1/2 teaspoon Crème Yvette
  • 3/4 oz Lemon juice
  • 1/4 oz Simple syrup
  • Luxardo cherry for garnish

Instructions:

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a cherry.


Source: Death & Co