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• 2 oz silver tequila (preferably Olmeca Altos 100% Agave)
• 0.5 oz simple syrup (1:1)
• 0.5 oz lemon juice
• 1 oz passionfruit purée
• Soda
• 2 oz gin (preferably Beefeater London Dry, which has lots of citrus and juniper)
• 0.5 oz St-Germain elderflower liqueur
• 0.5 oz crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur)
• 0.5 oz lemon juice
• Soda
This summer we plan to party like it’s, well, not pandemic times. In fact, we’re going to have some fun playing with retro cocktails in different formats, like jelly shots and boozy popsicles. I mean, who says a cocktail actually has to be liquid? Here are the nostalgic patio crushers we plan to enjoy all summer long.
0.5 cup sugar
1 cup water
0.75 cup fresh squeezed lime juice (5 to 6 juicy limes)
0.25 cup silver tequila
0.25 cup orange liqueur
Garnish: flaky sea salt (optional)
• 1.5 cups white rum
• 0.75 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice (5 to 6 juicy limes)
• 0.25 cup simple syrup (more if you like your Daiquiri on the sweet side)
• 1 (600 g) package frozen strawberries
• 4 cups ice cubes
• Garnish: strawberries or lime wheels (optional)
• 1 cup London Dry gin
• 1 cup Campari
• 1 cup sweet vermouth
• 1 cup water
• 4 packets (0.25-ounce each) powdered gelatin
• Garnish: sanding sugar, candied orange zest (optional; recipe below)
When restaurants and bars were given the green light last year to open temporary patios in response to the pandemic’s toll, the team at The Keefer Bar didn’t want people sipping cool cocktails on alley benches. In went a mini-putt course, fire tables on custom wooden decks, booths, a disco ball and artist-designed graffiti on the walls. The Keefer Yard was born.
“It feels like you’ve walked out of normal city life and stepped through the doors of Narnia, only it’s an outdoor cocktail bar,” says The Keefer Bar’s media-relations rep, Chantelle Benzies. “I describe it as a daydream.
“Every day we are adapting in ways to make the Yard as memorable of an experience as possible, while also keeping it as safe as possible,” she says. “It feels really nice to be able to offer an exciting experience to the community at a point when many of us need it the most.”
1.5 oz Sumac-infused blanco tequila (see note)
0.75 oz amontillado sherry
0.5 oz Cynar
2 dashes Bittered Sling Lem-Marrakech bitters
Garnish: lemon peel
• 2 oz Altos Blanco Tequila
• 0.5 oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
• 1 tsp St. George absinthe
• 2 tsp lime juice
• 0.5 oz Five Alive Cordial (see below)
1.5 oz Sheringham Distillery Akvavit
1 oz freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tsp maraschino syrup
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp simple syrup
Garnish: thinly sliced orange wheel