Image: Essential Homme, No.8.
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WHAT
No.8’s The Flaming Tropics
A devious cocktail intended for a pair, The Flaming Tropics at NYC’s legendary No.8 is as strong as it is pretty and—served in a copper Absolut Elyx pineapple—it’s pretty damn beautiful.
HOW
Ingredients:
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4 oz. Absolut Elyx
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1 oz. Raspberry Syrup
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1 oz. Ginger Syrup
- Half of a lemon
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Soda or Champagne to top
Image: Essential Homme, Absolut, Schweppes, Wilks & Wilson.
THEN
Fill an Absolut Elyx copper pineapple with crushed ice. Add vodka, lemon, and syrups into a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Pour into chilled pineapple and top with soda or Champagne.
