The Pimm's Rangoon w/ a Twist - Hotlanta Times

During my shift last on Saturday night, a young lady asked me to recreate a drink she had in San Francisco. Fortunately, being somewhat of a lover of good cocktails she was able to remember the ingredients which were Pimms, St. Germain, fresh lemon juice and ginger ale. The bar she visited served this cocktail in a rocks glass over ice and called it "Miles Ahead" after the Miles Davis album and song of the same name.  Being that our bar was out of Pimms I came up with my own little twist of a Pimm's Rangoon (a Pimm's cup topped with gingerale instead of a lemonade or citris soda). So, thank you to the bar in San Francisco for the recipe and the inspiration! Here's the recipe, which was a big hit:
 3/4 oz Sloe Gin
3/4 oz Gin
3/4 St. Germain Elderflower liquor
3/4 fresh lemon juice
Muddle lemon, lime, orange and cucumber straight into a Collins glass. Fill the glass with ice, shake and strain next four ingredients into the glass. The cocktail is finished with a simple top of very good ginger ale and your choice of garnish.
Since this young lady put back about four of these cocktails I kept changing the garnish up which she seemed to enjoy, too. Oh, the name of the bar in San Fran where she had the original cocktail is a jazz club called Yoshi's. Have fun! -  Navarro Carr, bartender, Beleza

Comments

[drink2much]

that drinks looks crazy delicious

[oooohy35]

i really need to try st germaines...

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