Richard’s credits include founding the Brooklyn Luau, where he initially debuted this Jungle Bird variation. “It was bitter and a little bit light and had that weird orange-chocolate thing going on,” he recalls. “People loved it.” You won’t find it on the menu at either of the bars, but just ask for it; “it’s always been an off-menu item for me.”
Yacht Rock
Garret Richard, Slowly Shirley and The Happiest Hour | New York
Ingredients
Serving: 1
- 3/4 ounce rum, preferably Coruba
- 3/4 ounce rum, preferably Smith and Cross
- 3/4 ounce Campari
- 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth, preferably Dolin Blanc
- 1/2 ounce creme de cacao, preferably Tempus Fugit
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup
- 1/2 ounce lime juice
- 1/2 ounce orange juice
Garnish: lime boat and an orchid
Directions
- In a shaker tin, combine all ingredients except garnishes and shake with three cubes of ice.
- Strain into a snifter over crushed ice.
- Garnish with a lime boat and an orchid.