This week on Living Today, our resident mixologist Allen Katz -- as well as all of our in-studio guests -- shared a favorite summer cocktail. Below are four of his newest creations to try this summer.
Stax
2 oz Partida Blanco Tequila
½ oz Fresh Lemon Juice
½ oz Fresh Lime Juice
½ oz Agave Nectar
¼ oz Thatcher’s Blood Orange Liqueur
Shake the first four ingredients over and strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice. Drizzle Liqueur and garnish with a lemon twist. Optional garnish: Blackberry on a cocktail pick.
Rivington Special
8 Seedless Green Grapes
2 oz Absolut MangoVodka
¾ oz Sauvignon Blanc
½ oz Simple Syrup
In a mixing glass, muddle grapes. Add remaining ingredients and shake well over ice. Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass and serve with a grape on a cocktail pick.
Bitersweet Breeze
2 fresh Strawberries, hulled
1 ½ oz Mathilde Pear Liqueur
½ oz Campari
2 oz Cranberry Juice
¼ oz Simple Syrup
¼ oz Fresh Lime Juice
In a mixing glass, muddle strawberries. Add remaining ingredients and shake well over ice. Fine strain into a collins glass filled with fresh ice and garnish with a strawberry on the rim of the glass.
Classique Fan
2” chopped cucumber
2 oz Plymouth Gin
½ oz Aperol
1 oz Fresh Pressed Fuji Apple Juice
½ oz Thatcher’s Cucumber Liqueur
½ oz Simple Syrup
Shake ingredients over ice and fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a fan of shaved apple slices.
