Cocktail of the Month: El Yucateco Gimlet

This month's cocktail, El Yucateco Gimlet, is a little different than other cocktails we've introduced you to.  How, you ask?  Well, the cocktail is based around a hot sauce! Unlike other hot sauces, El Yucateco's sauces are not overpowered by vinegar or salt, so it adds flavor to your beverage, in addition to a spicy kick.  Below is the El Yucateco Gimlet from mixologist Jeremey Brown, who incorporated the popular El Yucateco Green Chili Habanero Sauce to put a fun twist on a cocktail.  

Ingredients:

Build in shaker with ice:

• 2oz Botanical Gin
• 1oz Habanero Liqueur
• 1oz lemonchello

Instructions:

1. Rim a coupe glass with chili salted rim.
2. Shake and strain, up in a coupe glass. 
3. Finish with a dash of soda water.
4. Drop a lemon wheel in the glass and top the lemon with 2 dashes of El Yucateco Green Chili and a sprinkle of chili salt.

Drink and enjoy!

Photo Credit: Jeremey Brown - Nomads Music Lounge

Cocktail of the Month: Cherry Vanilla Shrub

If you ever find yourself near Tyson’s Corner (Vienna) in Virginia, newly opened Greenhouse Bistro and Tea Lounge (2070 Chain Bridge Rd, Vienna, VA 22182) should be on your radar. With herbs growing on their ‘living wall’, crafted teas & coffees on hand, and live Flamenco, the lounge promises to be a new go-to for DMV residents who want to explore. This month we’re highlighting one of Greenhouse's colorful cocktails that’s perfect for the summer heat, the Cherry Vanilla Shrub. It contains Bulleit Bourbon, which for a bourbon, has a high rye content that probably lends to it’s signature taste.

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces Bulleit Bourbon
• 2 ounces cherry-vanilla shrubs*
• 2 ounces club soda
• Garnish: 3 preserved cherries from shrubs
  • *Shrub is made in-house by combining apple cider vinegar, pitted cherries, and vanilla beans, and preserving the cherries for two weeks before serving.

Instructions:

Combine and serve.

The cocktail is perfect to enjoy on a warm summer's day or at night with friends.  Don't forget to tell Greenhouse we sent you!

Greenhouse Bistro and Tea Lounge

Cheers!

- Nyasha Chikowore

Photo Credit: Greenhouse Bistro and Tea Lounge