Last Wednesday, Esquire‘s show “Best Bars in America,” a spinoff of a print feature highlighting must-visit bars from different cities, featured the many hot spots of the Boston drinking scene. If you missed out on the episode, here’s a glimpse as to what went down while the team was in town, besides plenty of drinking.
Now that the episode has aired, we’re guessing you have a lengthy list of local bars to visit in the back of your mind, including Drink in Fort Point, Highland Kitchen in Somerville, Brick and Mortar in Cambridge, and more. But if you’re more of the stay-at-home type, or simply like to impress friends with your cocktail-shaking skills, you’re in luck. Boston startup onthebar, an app that highlights awesome cocktails and bartenders in Boston, and author Kristen Ciccolini did us the duty of finding out the recipes of these acclaimed cocktails, for at home imbibing.
Ready to drink like the pros from the comfort of your own kitchen? Read on.
Highland Kitchen
Made by Bar Manager Joe McGuirk
The Cocktail: Periodista
1 1/2 oz. Dark Rum
1/2 oz. Apricot Brandy
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
Serve straight up with lime wedge.
The Cocktail: Ward 8
2 oz. Rye Whiskey
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Orange Juice
Splash of Grenadine
Serve straight up with an orange twist.
Drink
Made by Bartender Ezra Star
The Cocktail: Vieux Carré
1 oz. Rye Whiskey
1 oz. Cognac
1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
2 dashes of Angostura Bitters
2 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters
Lemon Twist
The Cocktail: Seelbach
1 1/2 oz. Bourbon
1/2 oz. Cointreau
7 dashes of Angostura Bitters
7 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters
Top with Cava
The Cocktail: Red Hook
2 oz. Red Whiskey
1/2 oz. Punt e Mes
1/2 oz. Luxardo Maraschino
Lux Cherry
Brick & Mortar
Made by Bar Manager Matthew Schrage
The Cocktail: Two Caravels
1 oz. Privateer Dark Rum
1 oz. Lustau Amontillado Sherry
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Sugar Cane Simple Syrup
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
The Cocktail: Corn’n Oil
1 1/2 oz. White Rum
1/2 oz. Smith & Cross Jamaica Rum
1 oz. Velvet Falernum
3/4 oz. Lime Juice
Served on Crushed Ice
Topped with Angostura Bitters
The Cocktail: Duck You, Sucka!
2 1/4 oz. Wild Turkey 101 Rye
1/2 oz. Averna Amaro
1/4 oz. Luxardo Maraschino
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
For the rest of the recipes, visit onthebar.
Image via Brick and Mortar/Facebook
