Rye Tai
This cocktail was one of our featured cocktails at one of our recent dinner events.
1 oz Roundstone Rye Distiller's Edition
¾ oz Homemade pineapple juice
¾ oz Fresh lemon juice
¾ oz Orgeat*
Several dashes of Angostura bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker of ice and strain into a collins glass full of ice. Float several dashes of Angostura bitters on top. Garnish with a spicy pepper lollipop (shown).
Orgeat:
2 cups raw almonds, sliced or chopped
1½ cups sugar
1¼ cup water
1 tsp orange flower water
1 oz vodka
Toast almonds, pulverize, cook sugar and water until sugar dissolves, add almonds, simmer, let sit for 3 hours, strain through cheese cloth, add orange flower water and vodka.
Recipe courtesy of Lauren Barrett.