I discovered this cocktail at the fabulously delicious restaurant in the Mission, Beretta (where my girlfriend is also a slave.…jk…ha eek don’t kill me). I kid you not, they have some of the best bartenders and cocktails in this entire city and I am lucky enough to know the recipe to one of them, and not many people do!…Well at least I believe I do.. 😉
Airmails are the perfect cocktail choice for when you wanna seem hella fancy but are not a professional bartender and kinda scared of messing things up for your guests (which is basically me all the time so you can probably expect a few more recipes up this ally 😝) Literally, super easy with minimum effort and maximum effect. Literally literally though, that mint leaf and bitters drop get ‘em every time.🍸 😉🍸
Ingredients:
Rum (Beretta uses Appleton Reserve but you can use any darker reserve rum as pictured above), Prosecco, Angostura bitters, honey, lime, mint
1.5oz of rum
1oz of 50/50 mix of honey and water
.75oz lime juice
Process:
1. Pour rum, lime juice and honey mixture into cocktail shaker and shake… and I mean SHAKE till your biceps hurt (is that a thing? no? doesn’t happen to anyone else? Damn, I need to hit the weight room😯)
2. Double strain it into a coupe glass (don’t want those tiny ice particles in there, do we!)
3. Top with a float of Prosecco
4. Garnish with a mint leaf and 4 dashes of bitters — tip: smack the mint leaf between the palm of your hands before placing on top to release the mint aroma/oils
So NOW who feels like a cocktail?? I do and its 8:15 AM! haha, must be Friday… So get your hands dirty and shake to impress!
Stuff // Rum: Appleton Riserve or Mount Gay / Bitters: Angostura / Coupes: Crate & Barrel / Barware: Cocktail Kingdom / Table: Restoration Hardware //
Colors (left to right) // Pantone 7735 C / Pantone 575 C / Pantone 7499 C / Pantone 156 C / Pantone 1525 C //
