When asked for an innovative Thanksgiving holiday cocktail I turned to my daughter, Robin Schempp. Robin writes about forward – thinking cocktail trends that define today’s cocktails in the November-December issue of Flavor and the Menu.
Islands in the Stream Daiquiri
Her choice and mine for the top of the crop is the refreshingly frozen daiquiri. For me daiquiris evoke shades Hemingway, Key West bars, Siesta Key Beach, Sunday afternoons in college, and Thanksgiving feasts in Vermont.
Islands in the Stream Daiquiri
1 oz. Gold rum
1/2 oz. Silver or amber rum
1 1/2 oz. Sweet hibiscus puree
1 1/2 oz. Freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 oz. 50/50 cane simple syrup
1/2 oz. Hum Botanical Spirit
Pinch of wild hibiscus flower salt
Finish:
Wild hibiscus flower half-salted rim
Poco Grand glass
Float of dark rum
1 Amarena cherry
Blend top seven ingredients with 6 to 8 oz.
crushed ice and pour into a hibiscus flower salted-rim glass. float with dark rum (I like Myer’s) and garnish with Amarena cherry.
This combo can be mixed lighter if having a long cocktail hour, or stronger for the classic daiquiri flavors.
Note: Bobby Flay likes pumpkin ale.
This year he is serving pitchers of cold cranberry martinis before dinner. He soaks vodka in fresh cranberries for a few days. If it is too late for turkey day, you can serve red tart-sweet martinis for Christmas.
Cheers and Happy Holidays
Brenda C. Hill
International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association
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Author: Brenda Hill
As a longtime food writer for Where Magazine New York City, Brenda Hill, along with her writing partner, Maralyn Hill (no relation), writes and publishes books about chefs, food and international travel. They co-authored "Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel" and joined French Master Chef Herve Laurent in writing "Cooking Secrets: The Why and How" Brenda has been active in the California Writer's Club, IFWTWA, and the Santa Barbara's Writers Conference. Brenda Hill and her partner Maralyn Hill conduct marketing and writing seminars. Maralyn and I will be heading back to Rancho La Puerta in July to give our presentation on writing and marketing your book, as well as bringing back some freshly picked off the farm nutritious and tasty recipes.
