Fuchsia Tiki photo by @Stephencoryphoto
It’s been a long spring, Hudson Valley. You’ve earned a cocktail.
Hannibal The Cannibal
Courtesy of Anton Kinloch, Fuchsia Tiki Bar in New Paltz
Ingredients
1.5 oz VSOP cognac (Remy Martin VSOP)
0.5 oz overproof Jamaica rum (Wray & Nephew)
0.5 oz white rum (Plantation 3 Star)
0.75 oz orgeat
0.5 oz lemon juice
0.5 oz passionfruit syrup
3 dashes tiki bitters
Directions
Combine all ingredients and shake with ice, strain over fresh crushed ice into your favorite tiki mug. Top with additional crushed ice. Garnish with your favorite decorations and enjoy.
The Black Diamond
Courtesy of Robin Richardson, Diamond Mills Hotel and Restaurant in Saugerties
Ingredients
2 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon
0.5 oz Averna
0.75 oz dry Curaçao
0.75 oz rose cardamom agave syrup
2 dashes Peychaud’s
Served in a rocks glass
Orange twist and cherry garnish
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a glass with fresh ice.
Bloody Mary
Courtesy of Stagecoach Inn in Goshen
Ingredients
For Bloody Mary Mix:
4 oz tomato juice
2 tsp horseradish
2 lime wedges squeezed in glass
2 lemon wedges squeezed in glass
3 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp of rib rub seasoning
1 tsp of olive juice
Freshly cracked black pepper
2 oz Tito’s vodka
Assorted garnishes
Directions
Stir together ingredients to make Bloody Mary mix. Combine with vodka and shake over ice. Pour into pint glass with ice. Garnish with your preference of gourmet items: blue cheese-stuffed-olives, Cajun candied bacon, fresh celery, cucumbers, tomatoes, local cheddar and provolone cheese, spicy pepperoncini and sweet pickle.
The Lolita
Courtesy of Renee Purdy, Lolita’s in Poughkeepsie
Ingredients
2 oz Milagro tequila
Juice of ½ lime
1 oz St. Germain liqueur
0.25 oz agave
2 dashes grapefruit bitters
0.5 oz lemon juice
2 blackberries/1 strawberry muddled
Directions
Muddle fruit in a cocktail shaker. Add the rest of the ingredients with ice and shake for 30 seconds. Empty the contents of the shaker into glass and enjoy.
Need4Bees
Courtesy of Ryan Mulholland, Communal Kitchen in Nyack
Ingredients
2 oz Aviation gin
5 dashes spruce bitters
0.75 oz Meyer lemon juice
0.75 oz eucalyptus honey
Bee pollen-sugar rim
Directions
Combine all ingredients, shake and strain into a glass with bee pollen sugar rim (50/50 bee pollen and sugar). Garnish with a spruce tip.
