Glassware: Chilled Cocktail Glass
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Meyer’s Dark Rum
3/4 oz. Hayman’s Sloe Gin
3/4 oz. Rothman and Winter Apricot Liquor
1 oz. Lime Juice
Garnish: Lime Wheel
Directions: Combine ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until properly chilled, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish, serve and enjoy!
What better way to embrace luxury than ordering a drink that literally spells it out in its name? Claimed to be based upon several recipes that appeared in cocktail books throughout the 1930s, the Millionaire is part of cocktail history. Originally, an overly sweet cocktail made to mask the harsh flavors of yesteryear’s hooch, this tipple hits all the notes.
Class, elegance, sweetness, tartness, citrus, and richness are all tied up in one drink. Plus, who can’t wait to ask, “Can you make me a Millionaire?” When the crew gathers for a drink, make a toast with a cocktail that screams “lifestyles of the rich and famous” yet doesn’t dent the wallet.
Recipe courtesy of Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails by Ted Haigh.
(For true luxury switch out Meyer’s for Ron Zacapa 23.)
