March 27, 2012
Spring Cocktail Party: Lemonade and Mojitos
Mark Thompson READ TIME: 2 MIN.
We're one week into spring. It's time for spring cocktails. Try these two simple and refreshing cocktails to toast to the start of the new season - and your own vernal renaissance.
For those who love lemonade, mix-up the Frost Lemonade for a citrus zing.
Or try adding a twist to the classic mojito recipe by using an aged rum like Ron Abuelo 7 A�os (instead of silver rum) for a "Dirty" Mojito (a recipe that hails from Nobu Miami Beach).
?Dirty Mojito
Ingredients:
1 oz Ron Abuelo 7 A�os
2 oz Soda Water
1/2 oz Lime Juice
6-7 Mint Leaves
1 teaspoon Sugar
Preparation:
Crush mint leaves with lime juice and sugar in a shaker.
Add rum and ice, shake and pour into a glass.
Top with soda water and garnish with mint.
(available at Nobu Miami Beach)
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?Frost Lemonade
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Molinari Sambuca Extra
1 oz Monin Agave Nectar
1 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
Club soda
1 basil leaf
Ice, crushed
Garnish Options: Lemon
Preparation:
Muddle agave and basil in mixing glass.
Add Molinari Sambuca, a scoop of crushed ice and lemon juice to mixing glass.
Cap and shake vigorously.
Strain over crushed ice and top with a splash of club soda.
Garnish with a lemon wedge.
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A long-term New Yorker and a member of New York Travel Writers Association, Mark Thompson has also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The author of the novels WOLFCHILD and MY HAWAIIAN PENTHOUSE, he has a PhD in American Studies and is the recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center. His work has appeared in numerous publications.
