Cocktails with Long Island Spirits & NY Distilling Co. in the Speakeasy
Alan Katz, cocktail historian and co-founder of NY Distilling Co. will mix cocktails featuring whiskey, bourbon and vodka from Long Island Spirits as well as gins from NY Distilling Co.
DOUBLE STANDARD SOUR
¾ oz Dorothy Parker – American Gin
¾ oz Pine Barrens Single Malt Whiskey
1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
½ tsp Sugar
½ oz Employees Only (Real) Grenadine
Shake ingredients over ice and strain into rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with an orange slice and a brandied cherry.
LONESOME HERO
1 ½ oz Rough Rider Bourbon
¾ oz Becherovka
½ oz Combier Cherry Liqueur or Cherry Heering
2 dashes Orange Bitters
Stir ingredients over ice and strain into an old-fashioned glass with one large ice cube. Garnish with a lemon twist.
FIFTY FATHOMS
1 ½ oz Perry’s Tot – Navy Strength Gin
1 oz Cocchi Americano Vermouth
½ oz Green Chartreuse
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 dash Orange Bitters
Shake ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
700 SONGS GIMLET
1 ½ oz Perry’s Tot – Navy Strength Gin
¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice
½ oz Simple Syrup
oz Cinnamon Syrup
Shake ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with micro mint leaf.
UNSPEAKABLE-RESPECTABLE PUNCH
1 – 750ml bottle CHIEF GOWANUS New-Netherland Gin
4 Lemons, peeled and juiced (avoid the pith, save the peels!)
½ Cup Sugar
1 Cup Fresh Lemon Juice
4 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
24 oz Chilled Club Soda
In a punch bowl, muddle the lemon peels with sugar and let stand for 30 minutes. Add fresh lemon juice and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Add CHIEF GOWANUS, Maraschino Liqueur and stir. Add 2-3 large blocks of ice and then add the club soda. Serve in punch glasses.
MANDORLA MARTINI
2 oz LIV Vodka
½ oz Fresh Lemon Juice
½ oz Orgeat (Almond) Syrup
1 oz Fresh Apple Juice (Red Jacket Fuji)
2 dashes Fee Brother’s Peach Bitters
Shake ingredients over ice and fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass. To garnish, sink three roasted almonds in the glass.