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DRINKS www.cheersonline.com 43 January/February 2015 • The Dar k Hor se 1 oz. Hendrick's gin 1 oz. Patron Silver tequila 1 Sugar cube 2 Basil leaves In a rocks glass, place the sugar cube on top of one basil leaf. Give it a water rinse and lightly muddle until it's a paste-like consistency. Add ice, then pour in gin and tequila. Stir thoroughly and garnish with the second basil leaf. Dan Balisco, bar manager at Shooters Wood Fire Grill in Rapid City, SD, created this recipe. Convent Drop Out 1 oz. Gin 1 oz. Blue Nun authentic white wine ¾ oz. Honey syrup 1 oz. Lemon juice 3-4 dashes Celery bitters 2 dashes Lavender bitters Combine ingredients in mixing tin. Shake and strain into Old Fashioned glass fi lled with fresh ice. Garnish with a basil leaf or lavender sprig. Miami Beach mixologist Chris Hudnall created this recipe. cocktail shaker. Add 6 berries and mash with muddler. Fill cocktail shaker with ice, add gin, simple syrup and lime juice. Shake and strain into a highball glass fi lled with ice. Garnish with raspberry threaded onto thyme sprig. Jamie Downs, bartender with Great Performances in New York, created this recipe. The Wink 1 2/3 oz. Gin 2 tsp. Triple sec ½ tsp. Sugar syrup 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters ½ oz. Absinthe, to coat the glass Orange twist Combine gin, triple sec, sugar syrup and bitters in a shaker over ice and shake. Strain liquid into the absinthe-coated rocks glass and fi nish with a spritz of orange zest and garnish with the orange peel. The mixologists at the Harbor View Hotel on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard created this recipe. Winter's Kiss 1 ½ oz. Bombay Sapphire gin ¾ oz. Fino sherry ¾ oz. Martini Rossi Bianco vermouth Vermouth 3 dashes Celery bitters Combine ingredients; serve up in a coupe. Brian Means of Dirty Habit in San Francisco created this recipe. Hop Gin Fiz z 1 ½ oz. Uncle Val's Botanical gin ½ oz. Meyer lemon juice ½ oz. Citra hop simple syrup Top with Lagunitas IPA Shake gin, lemon, and simple syrup with ice. Strain into 12-oz. Belgian beer glass over fresh ice. Top with IPA and give one stir. Garnish with lemon peel. Matthew Marks, bar manager for Keg & Kitchen in Westmont, NJ, created this recipe. Le Jar din 1 ½ oz. Brockmans gin ¾ oz. St. Elder elderfl ower liqueur 2 oz. White grape juice ½ oz. Lemon juice 3 slices Cucumber, quartered Muddle cucumber, add other ingredients and shake. Strain into Martini glass, garnish with a cucumber slice. The mixologists at Gaslight in Boston created this recipe. Ar mageddon's Light 1 oz. Busnel Calvados 1 oz. Caorunn gin ¾ oz. Raspberry syrup ¾ oz. Lemon juice Egg white Combine ingredients and shake; serve up in a coupe. Garnish with cherry bark vanilla bitters. Josh Relkin, bartender at Chicago's Sable Kitchen & Bar, created this recipe. East Meets West 1 ½ oz. No. 209 Gin ½ oz. Dolin Blanc vermouth ½ oz. Lemon juice ½ oz. Simple syrup 1 teaspoon Yuzu marmalade 2 dashes Miracle Mile yuzu bitters Combine ingredients and shake well. Double strain into a cocktail glass. Mixologist Gabrielle Dion created this recipe for The Mixing Glass shop in Costa Mesa, CA. R aspber ry Thyme Smash ¼ cup Gin 2 tbsps. Simple syrup 2 tbsps. Fresh lime juice 2 Fresh thyme sprigs 7 Fresh raspberries Remove leaves from thyme sprig, put into CALL FOR RECIPES! Cheers is looking for more innovative and original recipes using tequila. Please specify ingredient quantities (oz., tsp., etc.). Send recipes to Cheers Drinks Department, Melissa Dowling, 17 High St., Norwalk, CT 06851, or email MDowling@SpecialtyIM.com. The Joy of Gin Cocktails