Illustrations by Chris Reed
The art of the drink is in more than just its ingredients, as these clever cocktail names throughout Westchester prove.
Do you choose your cocktail based on a clever name? If so, these drinks are just for you.
Angry Rooster
TRUCK, Bedford
Espolon reposado, organic jalapeƱo, fresh-squeezed lime and orange juice
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Buns-N-Bourbon, Peekskill
Virgil Kaineās North Carolina Bourbon, fresh lemon juice, agave syrup, aromatic bitters, Heering Cherry Liqueur
Punch in the Mouth
Village Social, Mount Kisco and Rye
St Germain, Gifford Ginger, jalapeƱo, lime
Spice & Ice
City Perch, Dobbs Ferry
Liquid nitrogen frozen mango-ginger-habaƱero margarita with ancho-infused tequila with seven-spice
Milano Mule
Burrata, Eastchester
Totoās Vodka, lime, ginger, amaro
Iām Lit
The Birch Collective, White Plains
Havana Club AƱejo Rum, 42 Below Vodka, Bombay Sapphire Gin, Pimmās No. 1, JƤgermeister, simple syrup, lime, Sprite, Angostura Bitters
Oyster āPickle Backā Shooters
The Mill, Hastings-on-Hudson
Effen Cucumber Vodka, Biscuitsā Bloody Mary Mix, house-made pickle juice, fresh oyster
Cotton Earl Joe
The Birch Collective, White Plains
Grey Goose Vodka, Cointreau, Earl Grey, fresh citrus, seltzer
Drunken Starfish
RiverMarket Bar and Kitchen, Tarrytown
Herradura Silver, intense ginger liqueur, fresh lime juice, agave nectar, star fruit, cayenne pepper, sea salt
I Saw the Cowgirls Lined Up on the Fence
Juniper, Hastings-on-Hudson
High West Double Rye, Johnny Smoking Gun Whiskey, habaƱero-chamomile, Bonal Aperitif, chocolate bitter
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