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Princess "PJ" Johnson, Washington, D.C.

1962 cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Add everything to a shaker with a small scoop of crushed ice and whip shake until the ice is gone.
  2. 2Strain into a cone-shaped ceramic cup and dust with edible glitter.
Glass
Rocks
Ice
Neat
Garnish
Edible glitter

Prep ahead

House prep

Strawberry Cream Syrup

Yield
About 1.1 kg
Keeps
2 weeks
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 500 gclarified strawberry juice
  • 500 gVanilla Lactic Syrup (1:1)
  • 130 gcitric acid solution (8:1 water to citric acid by weight)

Method

  1. 1Stir everything together until combined.

House prep

Soursop Juice

Yield
As needed
Keeps
3 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Soursop (guanabana) juice or nectar

Method

  1. 1Use chilled; blend thawed soursop pulp with a little water and strain if starting from frozen pulp.

House prep

Ackee and Toasted Rice Orgeat

Yield
About 2.2 kg
Keeps
1 week
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 386 gcanned ackee (1 can)
  • 543 gsoaked rice (reserved from toasting)
  • 737 gtoasted rice water
  • 737 gsugar
  • 3 cinnamon sticks

Method

  1. 1Toast the rice with the cinnamon sticks in a large pot, cover with water and leave for twenty-four hours. Remove the cinnamon and strain, keeping the rice and the rice water separately. Fry the ackee over medium heat, add the rice water and bring to a boil, then add the sugar and cool. Blend with the soaked rice, thinning with water to a milkshake texture, and strain out any lumps.

Fresh juice

Lemon Juice

Yield
About 1.5 oz per lemon
Keeps
2 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh lemons

Method

  1. 1Juice in small batches. Strain out seeds and pulp. Store in the refrigerator.

About the 1962

1962 is a cocktail made with white rum, strawberry cream syrup and soursop juice, created by Princess "PJ" Johnson at Washington.

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