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A few weeks ago we were actually able to get a spot at Drink in Boston. Getting there about 5:30 on a Friday the wait was about 25 minutes which isn’t all that bad. When we left the line was well out the door and around the building. After sampling a few of their classic cocktails I landed on one similar to this. It’s not on the menu. What really makes it is the St.Germain and Peychauds bitters. Although this doesn’t quite stick to the straight seasonal sips we’ve been serving the past few weeks it’s completely perfect to serve at any party. We call this one the Winter Splash because it’s not even into winter we’re dreaming of somewhere to make a splash into warm waters of some island nation. Plus, how good does this one look?!

Winter Splash

1.5 oz. Vodka (this can easily be substituted for a gentle gin)
.75 oz. St-Germain
1.5 oz. fresh squeezed ruby red grapefruit juice (fresh squeezed makes a difference!)
2 dashes Peychauds* bitters (if you don’t care for Angostura bitters try this)
Squeeze of lime
Mint for garnish

For this cocktail, you can either shake in a shaker or add to a glass and stir it will be delightful either way.

*Peychaud’s Bitters, (taken from the all providing Wikipedia) Originally created around 1830 by Antoine Amédée Peychaud, a Creole apothecary from the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now Haiti, who settled in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1795,^[1][2] is distributed by Sazerac.^[3] It is a gentian-based bitters, comparable to Angostura bitters, but with a lighter body, sweeter taste and more floral aroma.