This version of the drink comes from San Francisco’s Smuggler’s Cove menu, updating a traditional recipe with bourbon that the 1873 Brooklyn Daily Eagle called it “the surest thing in the world to get drunk on” They weren’t wrong.
Humuhumunukunukuapua’a is a modern tropical cocktail created around 2014 by bartender Marcovaldo Dionysos at Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco. Named after Hawaii’s state fish—the reef triggerfish, The name roughly translates from Hawaiian to “triggerfish with a snout like a pig”—the drink stands out as a rare, gin-based addition to the modern Tiki revival canon.
One of my favorite restaurants here in Atlanta is a little place tucked inside the popular Krog Street Market in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward — the Ticonderoga Club. Founded by Regan Smith and Greg Best, Greg single-handedly launched Atlanta’s cocktail renaissance in 2014 running the bar at Holeman & Finch. This take on the julep is their namesake drink and features pineapple syrup, sherry, and aged rum. Try it – I promise you will love it.
After a freezing evening of astronomy, I thought “Fire in the Orchard” this would fit the bill. Created at No 9. Park in Boston, the fire comes from Del Maguey single-village origin mezcal, while apple brandy and pear liqueur supply the fruit. Lemon and agave give balance to the mezcal’s smoke.
