It may have been record-setting hot all over the country, but in our heads we were cool while trying out these new cocktails. Here are the top drinks created for TDN: Beat the Heat. Now it’s up to you to keep a cool head while voting for who will win a bottle of Colonel Tiki’s Cinnamon Syrup!
Memories of Rita
- 1.5 oz Tanqueray gin
- 0.75 oz triple sec
- 0.75 oz lemon juice
- 0.75 oz lime juice
- 0.25 oz simple syrup
Blend with crushed ice while thinking wistfully of Heyworth’s face.
Zadar Novara
- 1.5 oz gin
- 0.75 oz lime
- 0.5 oz simple
- 1 tsp Campari
- 1 tsp maraschino liqueur
- 6 mint leaves and one sprig
muddle the mint, shake, double strain. slap the sprig of mint over your drink to release the oils
Zombie in Heat
- 1 oz Amber Trinidad rum
- 1 oz London Dry Gin
- 1 oz Tequila Blanco
- 1 oz Grapefruit juice
- 1 oz Lime juice
- 1 oz Orange juice
- 0.5oz pimento dram
- 0.5oz cinnamon syrup
- 0.5oz Falernum
- 0.5oz Lemon Hart 151
- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
blend with ice while wondering if zombies exist in cooler climes.
Mezcalernum
- 1 oz Mezcal
- 1 oz Falernum
- 0.5 oz Grapefruit Juice
- 1 tsp Agave Syrup.
Shake & strain over crushed ice, garnish with mint
Bahia Rose
- 2 oz Abelha Cachaca
- 1 oz Aperol
- 1 oz fresh ruby grapefruit
- 0.5 oz fresh lime
- 0.5 oz simple syrup.
Shake and pour in saucer filled with crushed ice.Garnish grapefruit rose.
Be sure to vote by Monday!
What was the best drink created for TDN: Beat the Heat?
- Bahia Rose (36%, 4 Votes)
- Zombie in Heat (27%, 3 Votes)
- Mezcalernum (18%, 2 Votes)
- Memories of Rita (9%, 1 Votes)
- Zadar Novara (10%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 11