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It’s Been a Long Week: The Sunrising

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Image: Essential Homme, Facundo.

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 towards you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

The Sun Rising
An elevated drink that draws inspiration from autumn’s fiery sunrise, the Sun Rising combines hints of the toffee and caramel flavored rum with citrus bitters and tasty sherry for a warm-filling fall cocktail.

HOW

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. FACUNDO™ EXIMO™
  • 0.25 oz. Amontillado sherry
  • 0.25 oz Oloroso sherry
  • 0.25 oz. Pedro Ximénez sherry
  • 1 dash orange bitters

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Image: Essential Homme, Facundo, Saviry & James, Stirrings, Harvey’s, Tomintoul.

THEN

Stir all ingredients with plenty ice until very cold. Serve into a coupe glass with no garnish.

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It’s Been a Long Week: The Top of The Standard’s Contrary Mary

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Image: Essential Homme, Neil Aline courtesy of The Top of The Standard.

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 towards you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

The Contrary Mary
Though you probably know it by another, more alliterate name, The Top of The Standard at The Standard, High Line in NYC is arguably as famous for the celebrities it entertains as the concoctions the beautiful bartenders readily swirl. As brunch season slowly dissipates until next Spring—and by dissipates we mean goes from five days a week to two—we look to the hotel’s newly introduced Contrary Mary, a broken-down interpretation of the Sunday morning hungover favorite, with hopeful eyes and an open mouth.

HOW

Ingredients:

  • 1 slice of cucumber (plus additional for garnish)
  • 1 slice of celery (plus additional for garnish)
  • Pinch of parsley
  • 1 basil leaf
  • Dash of Tabasco
  • 0.25 ounces simple syrup
  • 0.5 ounces strained lemon juice
  • 3 ounces of tomato water (separate recipe)
  • 2 ounces of vodka
  • Salt for rim

contrary_mary_collageImage: Essential Homme, Absolut, Deborah Baker, Stirrings, Tobasco, Gourmet Garden, Science Health, Essential Health, SheKnows, Bon Appetit.

THEN

In a shaker, muddle one slice of both cucumber and celery, along with the of parsley and basil leaf. Follow with a drop of Tabasco, simple syrup, lemon juice, spiced tomato water, and Vodka. Shake and strain over ice in a salt-rimmed rocks glass. Finally, garnish with cucumber, celery leaf, and a golden grape tomato (optional).

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It’s Been a Long Week: The Bacardi Old Cuban

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Image: Essential Homme, Bacardi.

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 towards you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

The Bacardi Old Cuban
This fizzy rum treat from Bacardi is the perfect evening (or afternoon, deskside) companion.

HOW

  • 1 3/5 parts Bacardi 8 Años Rum
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 3/5 parts Lime Juice
  • 1 part simple syrup
  • 6 whole leaves mint
  • 2 2/5 parts champagne

cuban_drink_collageImage: Essential Homme, Bacardi, Angostura, Stirrings, MRM-USA.

THEN

In a mixing glass muddle lime juice, syrup, and mint. Next, add rum, bitters, and ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass and top with champagne.

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It’s Been a Long Week: The Belvedere Fresca

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fresca (3)Image: Essential Homme, Belvedre.

Whatever your vocation (or lack of one) happens to be today, we know it’s been tough: work, relationships, that perfect-sweater-only-available-in-a-large, etc. As true believers of the work hard, play hard mantra—and trust us, sweater shopping encompasses both—we present you with our new weekly cocktail column, It’s Been a Long Week, aimed at awarding some liquid appreciation towards you for just being yourself, dammit. Make a glass or two on us, you deserve it.

WHAT

The Belvedere Fresca
This sweet and tangy cocktail by Belvedere vodka is the ideal inspiration for that RIP-summer-soirée.

HOW

  • 2 cups Belvedere vodka
  • 1 cup Elderflower liqueur
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • Handful of mint
  • 1 lemon, cut into wheels
  • Club soda
  • Ice

fresca_collage (3)Image: Essential Homme, Belvedre, Chase, Rappler, MRM-USA.

THEN

In a pitcher add the mint and lemon wheels and top with the Belvedere vodka, Elderflower liqueur, and lemon juice. Add ice, then fill the pitcher with club soda and stir.