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www.cheersonline.com 8 • June 2015 WHAT I'M WHAT I'M WHA Rodrigo Sanchez IS A BARTENDER AT SIMON'S RESTAURANTE IN MEXICO CITY Cocktail culture is starting to get more relevant in Mexico. This has been helped along by the continued rise in popularity of mezcal, gin and vodka. My vodka cocktail of the moment, the Belvedere Acapulco aperitif, has a very fresh essence: It is the essence of the beach. The drink is named after— and inspired by—one of the most important beaches in all of Mexico. It is a very tropical cocktail; Latins like sweet fl avors. ACAPULCO APERITIF 2 oz. Belvedere vodka 1 Dash vermouth (Martini Extra Dry) 2 oz. Fresh grapefruit juice ½ oz. Simple syrup Gherkin pickle garnish Combine ingredients and shake with ice. Strain over fresh ice and top off with tonic water. Garnish with gerkin. Tony Abou-Ganim Modern Mixologist Timothy Baldwin Director of Food and Beverage The Little Nell Stephen Beaumont Beer expert/author Heather Berry Director of Beverage and Bakery Operations The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc. Sandy Block, MW Vice President of Beverage Operations Legal Sea Foods David Brown Vice President Operations Support Houlihan's Cindy Busi Director of Worldwide Beverage Hard Rock International Wesley Cort Director, Restaurant & Beverage Development and Operations Norwegian Cruise Line Doug Draper Director of Adult Beverage & Bar Development HMSHost Dale DeGroff King Cocktail Matt Durbin Vice President, Beverage & Bar, Carlson Restaurants Tylor Field III Vice President, Wine & Spirits Morton's The Steakhouse John W. Fischer, M.S., CHE Professor The Culinary Institute of America Doug Frost, M.S., M.W. Consultant Beverage Alcohol Resource, Inc. Jill Helmerick Director of Beverage Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Patrick Henry President Patrick Henry Creative Promotions Inc. Daniel Hoffman Director Equipment & Beverage Specifi cations Global Operations Services Marriott International Inc. Doug Jackson Senior Director of Beverage Development Darden Restaurants Scott Kinsey Director of R&D and Corporate Chef Hooters of America, Inc. Patrick Kirk Director of Beverage Innovation Buffalo Wild Wings Edward M. Korry Department Chairman, Beverage and Dining Service College of Culinary Arts Johnson & Wales James Kramer Vice President Beverage Operations Landry's Restaurants Inc. Monica Tary McGill Vice President of Beverage & Training Cheeseburger in Paradise Larry McGinn Partner iMi Agency Mary Melton Director of Beverage P.F. Chang's China Bistro Robert Plotkin President BarMedia Blake Rohrabaugh Vice President, Beverage Operations and Innovation Bar Louie Restaurant Operations Fernando Salazar Vice President, Food and Beverage Wyndham Worldwide Glenn Schmitt President MarkeTeam Kevin Settles President Bardenay Restaurant Stacey Smith Beverage Director Pappas Restaurants David Tetens Director of Beverage & Bar Development/ North America Division Starwood Hotels and Resorts Ryan Valentine Director of Beverage Operating Partner Cameron Mitchell Restaurants Suzan Waldschmidt Director of Beverage Outback Steakhouse Editorial Advisory Board Cheers