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Shaken · Hurricane

Matthew Belanger, Donna, Brooklyn

Shore Leave Spritz cocktail recipe

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Method · Shaken

  1. 1Give everything except the soda a short shake with ice.
  2. 2Strain over crushed ice in a hurricane glass, top with soda, and garnish with a grapefruit half-wheel and a cinnamon stick.
Glass
Hurricane
Ice
Crushed
Garnish
Grapefruit half-wheel and cinnamon stick

Prep ahead

Fresh juice

Lime Juice

Yield
About 1 oz per lime
Keeps
1 day
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh limes

Method

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

Fresh juice

Grapefruit Juice

Yield
About 6 oz per grapefruit
Keeps
2 to 3 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh grapefruit

Method

  1. 1Juice and fine strain. Store in the refrigerator.

House prep

Honey Syrup (2:1)

Keeps
2 months
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 2 partshoney, acacia preferred (by volume)
  • 1 partwarm water (by volume)

Method

  1. 1Stir the honey into the warm water until fully combined. Let cool. Store in the refrigerator.

House prep

Vanilla Syrup (1:1)

Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partwhite sugar (by weight)
  • 1 partwater (by weight)
  • 1 vanilla bean, split, per cup of water

Method

  1. 1Simmer the split vanilla bean in the water for 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar until dissolved, then let steep as it cools. Strain. Store in the refrigerator.

Mixer

Soda Water

Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Soda water or club soda

About the Shore Leave Spritz

Shore Leave Spritz is a spritz made with cocchi americano, gin and lime juice, created by Matthew Belanger at Donna.

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