Must Mix: Cocktails from Center Bar, NYC
By Chilled Magazine
Beverage Director Brad Nugent of Michael Lomonaco’s Center Bar, NYC, has created a list of creative tonic cocktails that reinvent the classic G+T with unique flavor combinations using Fever Tree tonic water.
Check them out below.
Berry Sip
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Tito’s
- 1/2 oz. Vanilla Syrup
- 4 Raspberries
- Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic Top
Glassware: Collins
Garnish: 1 Raspberry
Preparation: In a small mixing tin, combine raspberries and vanilla syrup. Muddle. Add vodka and ice and shake. Double strain into a Collins glass. Add tonic. Top with ice.
Spring Suit
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Beefeater
- 1⁄2 oz. Campari
- 1⁄4 oz. Giffard Pomp. Grapefruit Liq.
- 3⁄4 oz. Grapefruit Juice
Glassware: Pipe
Garnish: Orange Triangle
Preparation: In a mixing tin, combine all and shake. Strain into a pipe and top with tonic. Add ice.
Slippery Terrace
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Hendrick’s Gin
- 3⁄4 oz. Cucumber Juice
- 1⁄4 oz. Simple Syrup
- 1⁄4 oz. Lime
- 8 Cilantro Leaves
- Fever Tree Mediterranean Tonic Top
Glass: Pipe
Garnish: Cilantro Sprig
Preparation: In a small mixing tin combine simple, lime and cilantro. Press the cilantro with a muddler. Add remaining ingredients, ice and shake. Double strain into a Pipe. Top with Med. Tonic then ice.
Frisco Bay
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Dorado 3yr Rum
- 1⁄2 oz. Ron Zacapa 23 yr
- 1⁄4 oz. Kahlua
- 1⁄2 oz. Cinnamon Syrup
- 3⁄4 oz. Chilled Espresso
- Tonic Water Top
Glass: Double Rocks
Garnish: Oil from 1 Lemon Twist
Preparation: In a small mixing tin, combine all. Shake and strain into a double rocks glass. Top with tonic. Add ice. Express lemon oil on top.
T.P.T.
Ingredients:
- 1 1⁄2 oz. Cimarron Tequila
- 1⁄2 oz. Grenadine
- 3⁄4 oz. Pomm Juice
- 3 dashes Lemon Bitters Tonic Water Top
Glass: Pipe
Garnish: Pomegranate Seeds
Preparation: In a small mixing tin, combine all. Shake and strain into a pipe. Add tonic. Add ice.
Line Dance
Ingredients:
- 1 1⁄2 oz. Maker’s Mark Bourbon
- 3⁄4 oz. Lemon
- 3⁄4 oz. Honey Syrup
- Tonic Water Top
Glass: Collins
Garnish: Lemon Wheel
Preparation: In a small mixing tin, combine all. Shake and strain into a Collins glass. Add tonic. Add ice.