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It’s Been A Long Week: Four Seasons New York’s Chamomile Tequila Sour

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Image: ESSENTIAL HOMME, Four Seasons New York.

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WHAT

Four Seasons New York’s Chamomile Tequila Sour
Part of TY Bar at the Four Seasons New York‘s quarterly cocktail program, the Chamomile Tequila Sour follows a tea time theme for an interesting (and anti-oxidizing) version of the classic drink.

HOW

Ingredients:

  • 4 Chamomile tea bags
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Water
  • 0.5 cup Kosher salt
  • 1.75 oz. Maestro Dobel Tequila
  • 1 oz. Fresh lime juice
  • 1 lime wedge

Image: ESSENTIAL HOMME, Maestro Dobel Tequila, Morton, Tadin.

THEN

Create chamomile simple syrup by combining water and sugar in a small saucepan over high heat. Stir to dissolve and bring to boil. Immediately remove from heat and add chamomile tea bags. Steep for 30 minutes then remove the tea. Cool to room temperature and refrigerate.

Separately, place the salt in a small, shallow plate in an even layer. Moisten the rim of a coupe glass with lime wedge. Dip glass into salt and set aside. Combine lime juice, tequila, and 1.5 oz. of chamomile simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake until well chilled. Strain into the salt rimmed coupe glass and serve.

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It’s Been A Long Week: Pear Madcap

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Image: ESSENTIAL HOMME, Four Seasons The Biltmore Santa Barbara.

As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

Pear Madcap from the Four Seasons The Biltmore Santa Barbara
Straight from the Four Seasons The Biltmore Santa Barbara‘s seaside hotspot, Ty Lounge, mixologist Joshua Burrey couples quirky cocktails with the watering hole’s well-known Spanish tapas. Refreshingly simple, Burrey’s Pear Madcap is a light concoction that will have you scrolling back up—or, even better, making a trip out west—for a refill.

HOW

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. St. George Green Chile vodka
  • 1 oz. Lime juice
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 1 sliced pear
  • 0.5 oz. Simple syrup
  • Rekorderlig pear cider to top

Image: ESSENTIAL HOMME, Stirrings, Rekorderlig, St. George.

THEN

Muddle rosemary with simple syrup and then add green chile vodka and lime juice. Shake all ingredients and strain into a stemmed cider glass. Top with Rekorderlig pear cider and a pear slice to garnish.

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It’s Been A Long Week: Circle 75

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Image: Essential Homme, One Washington Circle.

As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

One Washington Circle‘s Circle 75
A celebratory classic, One Washington Circle’s version of the favorite French 75 cocktail will have you throwing back toasts all night. Just be sure not to mix with any resolution making, or you might find yourself in a sticky (and sickly) situation come Jan 1st.

HOW

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. Champagne
  • 1 oz. Plymouth gin
  • 1 oz. Pear simple syrup
  • 0.5 oz. Lemon juice

Image: Essential Homme, Moët & Chandon, Plymouth gin.

THEN

Combine first three ingredients in a shaker tin with ice. Strain into a champagne flute and top with champagne. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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It’s Been A Long Week: The Boss’s Daughter

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Image: Essential Homme, The New York EDITION.

As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

The Boss’s Daughter from the Lobby Bar at The New York EDITION
Spirit masters Shannon Stiggins and Jack Zemke of The New York EDITION‘s Lobby Bar—potentially the most extravagant entryway east of Fifth avenue—reinvent the sexy Clocktower venue with a new menu of must-have cocktails. Our drink of danger takes the form of The Boss’s Daughter, a combination of sour liqueur and sweet edibles that hopefully won’t get you into too much trouble the morning after.

HOW

Ingredients:

      • 2 oz. Hennessy black
      • 1 oz. Lime juice
      • 0.75 oz. Lemon Cordial
      • 1 egg white
      • 2 dashes of charcoal
      • Edible flowers

Image: Essential Homme, Hennessy, Quench Cordials.

THEN

Mix Hennessy, Lemon Cordial, and charcoal and serve over ice. Top with lime juice and garnish with edible flowers.

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It’s Been A Long Week: Bounce Sporting Club’s Red Monkey

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As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

Bounce Sporting Club’s Red Monkey
A hot addition to NYC Sunday Funday favorite Bounce‘s brand new cocktail menu for fall, this habanero take on a traditional margarita brings a spicy, blood red surprise that you’ll want to keep on coming.

HOW

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. Patron
  • 0.75 oz. Lime
  • 0.75 oz. Agave
  • 1 tbsp. Red pepper and habanero purée

Image: Essential Homme, Patron.

THEN

Blend four red peppers and one habanero to form purée. Add a single tablespoon to other ingredients and combine all in a glass over ice. You’ll have plenty of the purée leftover to repeat, just be sure to not to touch the pepper with bare hands!

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It’s Been A Long Week: Mr. Purple’s Bottled​ ​Moscow​ ​Mule

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As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

Mr. Purple’s Bottled​ ​Moscow​ ​Mule
It’s been said that good things take time. Point and case? Mr. Purple, the long-awaited, pool-equipped, bar and restaurant that sits sexily smack in the middle of the brand new Hotel Indigo Lower East Side in New York. Proof with even more fun: the trendy spot’s Bottled Moscow Mule, an infectious and fresh citrus update on the classic vodka cocktail, given just a bit more time to percolate.

HOW

Ingredients:

  • 3​ ​oz. Water
  • 1.75​ ​oz. Stolichnaya​ Vodka
  • 0.75oz. Simple​ ​syrup​ ​
  • 0​.5​ ​oz. Fresh​ ​ginger​ ​​juice
  • 3/8 oz. Fresh​ ​lime​ ​juice​ ​

Image: Essential Homme, Boxed Water Is Better, STIRRINGS, Stolichnaya​ Vodka. 

THEN

Combine​ ​ingredients,​ ​chill,​ ​and​ ​carbonate.​ ​Bottle​ ​in​ ​187ml​ ​glass​ ​bottles. Cap​ ​and​ ​refrigerate​.​

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It’s Been a Long Week: Snow Leopard’s Beneath The Snow

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As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

Snow Leopard’s Beneath The Snow
Mixologist Shinya Yamao of charming Korean meets Italian—and one Michelin star—restaurant Piora blends Snow Leopard Vodka with an array of apple iterations for a tart and tasty winter cocktail.

HOW

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz. Apple juice
  • 1 oz. Snow Leopard Vodka
  • 0.6 oz. Busnel Calvados
  • 0.6 oz. Earl grey tea
  • 0.6 oz. Maple syrup
  • 0.5 oz. Hand squeezed lemon juice

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Image: Essential Homme, Snow Leopard, Busnel Calavados.

THEN

Put all ingredients into shaker, and shake well. Pour into rock glass. Add sliced apple for garnish.

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It’s Been a Long Week: Grey Goose’s Masquerade

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As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

Grey Goose’s Masquerade
Up your treats this Halloween with this devilishly tasty concoction from GREY GOOSE vodka.

HOW

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 part Blood orange juice
  • 1.5 part Pomegranate juice
  • 1 part GREY GOOSE vodka
  • 0.3 part B&B liqueur

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Image: Essential Homme, B&B, GREY GOOSE, PAM.

THEN

Build all the ingredients with ice in a mixing glass and shake. Strain over fresh ice and garnish with fresh oregano.

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It’s Been a Long Week: Asellina’s Caupona

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Image: Essential Homme, Asellina.

As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

Asellina’s Caupona
A rustic Italian spin on a spicy margarita, Asellina‘s Caupona cocktail provokes all the senses with a light lust. As the hip NYC restaurant celebrates the last week of National Pasta Month, pair the drink with one of Chef Andrea Montobbio’s unique noodle novelties for a meal you’ll certainly remember.

HOW

Ingredients:

      • 2 oz. Don Julio Silver
      • 0.5 oz. Solerno blood orange liqueur
      • 0.5 oz. Lemon Juice
      • 0.5 oz. Fresh lime juice
      • 0.5 oz. Agave nectar

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Image: Essential Homme, Don Julio, Solerno, Sunfood

THEN

Shake all and pour into rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime. Add a muddled jalapeño for additional spice.

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It’s Been a Long Week: The Randolph’s Winona Cider

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Image: Essential Homme, the Randolph.

As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

The Randolph’s Winona Cider
Beverage Director Obadiah Lack ushers in fall flavors to the Randolph with a few surprising twists in a new round of bespoke autumn drinks. The Winona Cider, specifically, mixes spices with warm spirits to get that tasty, tingly feeling.

HOW

Ingredients:

      • 1.5 oz. Lairds Bonded Apple Brandy
      • 0.75 oz. Amaro Montenegro
      • 0.5 oz. Fresh lemon juice
      • 0.5 oz. Honeycrisp apple shrub
      • 4 dashes El Guapo Chicory Pecan bitters
      • 4 dashes Dram Apothecary Black bitters

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Image: Essential Homme, Laird’s, Amaro Montenegro, Dram, El Guapo.

THEN

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 12 seconds. Strain into a coup glass with a dried apple for garnish.

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It’s Been A Long Week: ONEHOPE Wine’s Sparkling Fig Cocktail

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Image: Essential Homme, ONEHOPE Wine.

As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

ONEHOPE Wine’s Sparkling Fig Cocktail
Enjoy the last few days of fig season with this fresh, from-the-earth boozy blessing courtesy of ONEHOPE Wine. Part herby, part bubbly, the cocktail requires some light handwork, but the sweet sip upon completion is totally worth it.

HOW

Ingredients:

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Image: Essential Homme, ONEHOPE Wine, Belvedere Vodka.

THEN

Remove stems from figs and place all but two in a food processor. Pulse to puree and set aside. Peel lemons with a citrus peeler and juice. Combine rosemary syrup, fig puree, chilled vodka, lemon juice, and ice in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Fill two glasses with ice and pour cocktail mixture into each glass. Top with ONEHOPE Sparkling Wine and garnish with lemon peel, fresh rosemary, and one half fig each.

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It’s Been A Long Week: Belvedere SPECTRE 007 Martini

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Image: Essential Homme, Belvedere Vodka.

As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra, we present you with It’s Been a Long Week, a weekly column aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation to you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

Belvedere SPECTRE 007 Martini
This Sunday, October, 4, 2015, toast to National Vodka Day in the style of James Bond with the 007 Martini. Lead by Belvedere Vodka, the official source of liquid courage for the upcoming action/adventure film SPECTRE, you’ll feel as cool as you do at ease.

HOW

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. Belvedere Vodka
  • 1/3 oz. Dry vermouth
  • 1/6 oz. Sicilian green olive brine
  • 1 Sicilian green olive

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Image: Essential Homme, Belvedere Vodka, Noilly Prat, Stirrings. 

THEN

Gently muddle olives in base of mixing glass. Add remaining ingredients and shake hard with ice. Double strain into a chilled martini glass.