Instead of reaching for the cola and lime this weekend, exercise your bartending skills with new recipes from award-winning mixologists!
BACARDÍ enlisted the help of top bartenders to create the next classic cocktail at the United States Bartenders’ Guild® Miami Legacy Cocktail Showcase that took place on Tuesday night. Bartender Nick Nistico’s “Garden Gimlet,” made with red bell pepper, caraway seeds and arugula, took home top prize.
The Garden Gimlet is the perfect way to freshen up your happy hour. But if a garden party in a glass isn’t your thing, spice it up with one of the runners-up – Signal Fire or Don Alas.
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Garden Gimlet
Created by Nick Nistico
2 parts Bacardi Superior
3/4 parts lemon
3/4 parts simple syrup
1 teaspoon dried Caraway seed
1 tablespoon red bell pepper purée
1 small handful of fresh Arugula
Garnished with a touch of sea salt on a bell pepper slice
Combine ingredients with ice in mixing tin. Shake vigorously. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a touch of sea salt on a slice of bell pepper.
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Signal Fire
Created by Steve Schneider
2 oz Bacardi Superior
1 oz honey syrup (2:1 honey:water)
3/4 oz Pineapple Juice
3/4 oz lime juice
3 dashes Hellfire bitters
3 grinds pink peppercorn
Add ingredients to a mixing glass. Add ice, shake and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with another grind of pink peppercorn.
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Dos Alas
Created by Casey Wallin
2 oz Bacardi Superior
1 oz Raw Coconut water
1/2 oz Fresh lime juice
1/2 oz Chipotle syrup
1 Mature Brown Coconut (for presentation)
Build all ingredients in a mixing tin, shake, and double strain into a martini glass
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