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Summer Cocktails 2010

Jul 19, 2010

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Vanilla Martini

Camp
179th Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11201
718-852-8086
www.yelp.com/biz/camp-brooklyn
Features: DJ, Fireplace, Outdoor Seating, Make Your Own S’mores in house
Signature Cocktail: Creamy Vanilla Martini topped with marshmallows

Cienfuegos

443 E 6th Street (between 1st Avenue and Avenue A)
212-614-6818
www.cienfuegosny.com
Cocktails to try: Punch and Judy (Solerno, Sailor Jerry Spiced, Laubade Armagnac VSOP, agave syrup, Hendricks gin, pineapple, fresh lime juice, Angostura bitters and strawberries)

Gardensnake

Flatbush Farm’s infamous GardenSnake cocktail. Head bartender Jason introduces a new summer cocktail — the Garden Snake: Farmers organic gin, cucumber juice, thai basil, and lemon soda. Summer in a glass. flatbushfarm.com 718-622-3276. Brooklyn, NY.

Ici

www.icirestaurant.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-789-2778

Herb Julep:

  • 2 oz makers mark
  • .5 oz herb infused simple syrup
  • 1 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1 dash peychaud bitters
  • large fresh picked herb of your choice
  • lemon wedge

Muddle frech herb and lemon wedge in rocks glass. Add all other ingredients. Top with lots of ice and stir.

Rosemary Collins
Add 2oz. of vodka to a highball filled with ice. Top off with fresh rosemary infused lemonade, and garnish with a sprig of rosemary.

Jet Setter

Jet Setting in Brooklyn
The Northeast Kingdom glows amidst a sea of decrepit industry, forging down the L line into territory previously forgotten by Manhattan. Here the restaurant and cocktail lounge named after the most sparsely populated region in Northern Vermont dishes out cuisine and decor to match the backwoods name. Like a rural farmer, the Northeast Kingdom’s menu is extremely aware of the seasons, which bodes well for cocktails on a hot summer night. The drink they call Jet Setter is exemplary for its refreshing qualities: cucumber infused vodka mixed with dry vermouth, lime, a salted rim and fresh cucumber slices can chill you off as much as it can stimulate your mood. Reminiscent of fireflies and freshly picked vegetables during a Northern Vermont picnic.

Ginger Jane

2oz Sailor Jerry Rum, 1oz St.Germain, 1/2oz of fresh lemon juice, 1oz of Reeds Ginger Beer, shaken and served over ice in a rocks glass and garnished with a candy ginger skewer.