Beckon summer with Coastal Cocktails
By Cynthia Reeves / Photos provided by Blake Jones Photo
“Bright, effervescent flavor.”
That is how Matthew Mabe describes his scrumptious “Golden Hour” vodka cocktail.
Mabe is the general manager and bartender extraordinaire at Jackson’s Steakhouse in downtown Pensacola. He believes this citrus infusion with a splash of Prosecco is a great “play into summer” drink.
Mabe and talented mixologist Emery Dinsmore at Angelena’s Ristorante Italiano were tasked with choosing their favorite coastal cocktails to transport us into lazy summer days on the coast.
In addition to the “Golden Hour,” Mabe suggests the “Paloma Romero” with its house-made rosemary and jalapeno syrup. Great company for a light lunch or dinner with friends and family.
One of Dinsmore’s favorite cocktails is called the “LaRincita.” It is a play on a New Orleans-style drink called the “Corpse Reviver,” because it will “wake you right up” from winter hibernation.
His second suggestion is the rich, savory “Smoked Pancetta Old Fashioned.” It has a BBQ-cooked-on-the-patio taste, but no smoker is involved.
This recipe uses “a fat washed process to render the bacon fat down” into the bourbon. The garnish is a hunk of Italian bacon. Yum!
LA RINASCITA.75 ounce Grappa.75 ounce fresh-squeezed lemon juice.75 ounce Cointreau.75 ounce Strega 1 dash Prichard’s bittersTop with Italicus foam
Italicus foam3 oz Italicus bergamot liqueur 1.5 ounce simple syrup1.25 ounce fresh-squeezed lemon juice4 eggs (egg whites only)
Add all ingredients to an iSi whip dispenser. Charge and shake vigorously.
