For the most part I’ve been drinking my spirits straight for the past few months, but since summer is coming up my taste buds are leaning back to cocktails and things a bit more refreshing. What I really wanted to make was a Brown Derby, but I didn’t have any grapefruits and was too lazy to go to the store to get any. It’s also the reason why I haven’t done the mint julep or whiskey smash. Anyways, this came out good. A sweet drink with mild complexity that is perfect for summer and makes use of seasonal ingredients. If you don’t have any blood oranges on hand let me know how it tastes with another type of orange and we can turn this into a thing. Here’s how I made mind at home.

• .75 oz of blood orange juice(fresh squeezed of course)
• .5 oz Honey syrup (equal parts honey and water
• 2 oz of Brandy or cognac
• 2 dashes of Angostora Bitters

Pour into a shaker with ice and shake until ice cold, strain into a cocktail glass, and as always….enjoy.

Song of the Drink: Frank Sinatra- Fly me to the moon