The Drinks of Spring
Posted: May 21, 2015 Filed under: alcohol, cocktails, Drink recipe, drinks, Food and drink, mixed drinks, mixology | Tags: Americano, baseball drinks, cachaca, gin rickey, ginger beer, highballs, mojito, Pimm's Cup, rye whiskey Leave a commentI do believe there’s nothing finer in life than arriving home from work early enough to enjoy a refreshing drink and nice spring weather in a lawn chair in the backyard with a baseball game on the portable radio, before our little one wakes up from his nap and dinner is ready to eat.
“Pimm’s Cup”
2oz Pimm’s No. 1, 1/4oz lemon, ginger beer, a cucumber twist and ice
“Spring Training Fizz” (working title?)
1 1/2 to 2oz blanco tequila, blood orange soda, grapefruit bitters and ice
A “Mojito” with cachaca (a “Cachacito”?)
Muddle 8-10 mint leaves with simple syrup, add 2oz cachaca, 3/4oz lime, crushed ice and top with club soda
“Paloma”
1 1/2 to 2oz blanco tequila, grapefruit soda and ice
Unnamed drink
Muddle mint leaves with a few dashes of Peychaud’s bitters, add 2oz rye whiskey, 1/2oz Averna, 1/2oz lemon, ice and ginger beer
“Gin Rickey”
1 1/2oz gin, 3/4oz lime, 2d Bittermens “Boston Bittahs”, crushed ice and club soda
“Americano”
1 1/2oz Campari, 1 1/2oz Italian vermouth, ice and club soda
