New Drinks for Rush II

Continuing the series with the new concepted drinks and cocktails for Rush bar - here are the next contender:

Lemon Thyme Mule
Basically a Moscow Mule with lemon thyme infused vodka; no big surprises here - it features here just a bit more flavour and complexity than the original with neutral vodka.

Roselle Paloma
One of my all time favourite drinks is the Paloma - basically tequila with grapefruit soda. Here we are using dried hibiscus husks, to flavour the tequila [and it will have a beautiful ruby hue as well]. The grapefruit soda is house made and is only made with grapefruit zest [no juice], sugar and citric acid. Why citric acid? Well, read my post about sodas! And off course we will also add a bit fresh lime. Simple, delicious and complex!

Rush Spritz
The Spritz al Bitter [or often just shortly called spritz] is an aperitif, which became more and more popular among "hipsters". No surprise, that in the UAE it was largely unrecognised! We want to change this: We are using Campari Bitter - however smoothen it a little bit with rhubarb cordial; this is then mixed with pinot grigio and club soda to make it fizzy. Off course it is served as it should be - on ice cubes. Again - a simple drink - no rocket science - but the plan is, to allure people and not to scare them away [not every drink can be a Last Word]...

Please let me know, what you think - comment below!

Links:

Rush Drinks I
Rush Drinks II
Rush Drinks III

Rush Drinks IV

Comments

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