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Shaken · Coupe

Orestes Cruz, Empire State South, Atlanta

The Smoke Also Rises cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Shaken

  1. 1Shake everything hard with ice.
  2. 2Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a lime wheel.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
Up
Garnish
Lime wheel

Prep ahead

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.

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.

House prep

Simple Syrup (1:1)

Yield
Example batch: 500 g sugar, 500 g water
Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partwhite sugar (by weight)
  • 1 partboiling water (by weight)

Method

  1. 1Weigh equal parts sugar and boiling water from the hot water kettle. Stir well until the sugar dissolves. Let cool down and bottle. Label the bottle. Refrigerate.

About the The Smoke Also Rises

The Smoke Also Rises is a sour made with white rum, grapefruit juice and lime juice, created by Orestes Cruz at Empire State South.

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