The Awakening Craft Cocktail
It’s time to wake up and smell the roses – if the roses were Sichuan peppercorns and your morning regiment includes a craft cocktail! This month’s bartender special is named “The Awakening”. Its sensory-forward ingredients perk up any drinker’s palate.
This lively craft cocktail starts with a foundation of bright, balanced citrus flavors of lemon and grapefruit, combined with a floral pairing of elderflower liqueur and Roku gin. The star of the show is Sichuan peppercorn syrup. This peppercorn, which gains its name from the region in China where it’s grown, has a signature mouth-numbing quality that creates a tingling sensation on the tongue and lips. Being a pepper, it also adds a layer of warmth and spice.
The craft cocktail sensation utilizes all five of the senses to create an awakening experience.
Bartender’s Special At-A-Glance
INGREDIENTS
- 2 basil leaves
- 2 oz. Roku Gin
- .75 oz. Sichuan peppercorn syrup
- .5 oz. lemon juice
- .5 oz. grapefruit juice
- .5 oz. Giffard Elderflower
GLASSWARE
- Chilled coupe
GARNISH
- Single basil leaf
Barrel'ly' Aged Craft Cocktail
As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler, we look forward to the comfort that fall brings – and, a cocktail to go with the changing of seasons. If you feel the same way, our September Bartender’s Special is the perfect end-of-season cocktail to add to your list.
Barrel’ly’ Aged combines the oaky sweetness of bourbon with the brightness of citrus. Flavors of vanilla bean, complimented with the smoky complexity of barrel-aged bourbon, are reminiscent of the sweet, cozy and robust flavors of autumn. The bright sweetness of pineapple and lime juice, on the other hand, reminds us that it’s not quite the fall equinox just yet.
Bartender’s Special At-A Glance
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Evan Williams
- 1 oz. Pineapple Juice
- .5 oz. Vanilla Syrup
- .5 oz. Lime Juice
Glassware
- Chilled Coupe
Garnish
- None – the foam from a vigorous shake is the garnish
