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Garret Richard, Prime Meats, Brooklyn

Spirit of '76 cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Shake everything with ice until chilled.
  2. 2Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass and garnish with grated nutmeg, orange and apple slices and a brandied cherry.
Glass
Collins
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Grated nutmeg, orange and apple slices, brandied cherry

Prep ahead

Fresh juice

Orange Juice

Yield
About 2.5 oz per orange
Keeps
2 to 3 days
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • Fresh oranges

Method

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

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.

House prep

Cinnamon Syrup (1:1)

Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partwhite sugar (by weight)
  • 1 partwater (by weight)
  • 3 cinnamon sticks per cup of water, broken up

Method

  1. 1Simmer the cinnamon in the water for 5 minutes. Stir in the sugar until dissolved, then let steep as it cools, about 2 hours. Strain. Store in the refrigerator.

House prep

Maple Syrup

Keeps
1 year
Storage
Refrigerate after opening

Ingredients

  • Pure maple syrup (bottled, grade A dark)

Method

  1. 1Use as is. No preparation needed.

About the Spirit of '76

Spirit of '76 is a cocktail made with bonded applejack, jamaican rum and rye whiskey, created by Garret Richard at Prime Meats.

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