Since we're on this Spring/Summer talk.. Here's a cocktail for you. Cocktails are on my mind because its almost the weekend! (finally!) I might give this one a shot this weekend. Here's one by Lynn House, master bartender at The Drawing Room in Chicago.
"A couple of weeks ago, I actually had a dream about our long winter and kept repeating to myself in the dream, "It's almost summer," House said in a statement. "It was a very vivid there's no place like home, Wizard of Oz-esque moment, but without the ruby red slippers."
This inspired House to create "Almost Summer" a special cocktail appearing for a limited time at The Drawing Room that created sensations of sand between tows and salty breezes off the surf.
"I woke up and decided to create a drink that would help me get through the cold nights, using glavors that refresh and evoke thoughts of warmer times to come," House added.
Make the cocktail for yourself below or head to The Drawing Room at 937 N. Rush St.
1 oz homemade rosemary simple syrup
3/4 oz fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1-inch piece seedless cucumber
1 egg white 3/4 oz Martini and Rossi Bianco vermouth
1-1/2 oz Kettle Citroen
Cucumber wedge garnish
Dice cucumber and place in mixing glass. Add lemon juice and simple syrup and muddle. Add egg white, vermouth, and Citroen. Shake ingredients vigorously. Add ice and shake again.* Double strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cucumber wedge. *Don’t skimp on the shaking. Shaking the un-iced drink vigorously before adding the ice for the second shake is critical to ensure that the egg white properly emulsifies, giving the drink its luxurious texture and signature froth.
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