SHAKE IT UP!
with RACQUET CLUB SPIRITS
Racquet Club Spirits is an LGBTQ+ owned company which launched Racquet Club Vodka and Racquet Club Straight Bourbon Whiskey as a tribute to the style and swagger of Palm Spring’s infamous racquet club - a desert oasis that became Hollywood’s legendary playground. Racquet Club Spirits’ Vodka and Straight Bourbon Whiskey are hand crafted in small batches to ensure that every classic cocktail lives up to their namesake. Enjoy these hand-crafted recipes this Pride season and put some swager into your cocktail. RACQUET CLUB LEMON TWIST INGREDIENTS 2 oz. Racquet Club Vodka 1 oz. fresh lemon juice 1⁄2 oz. sugar syrup 3 dashes Angostura bitters TECHNIQUE Shake ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. Garnish with mint sprig and a lemon wedge.
RACQUET CLUB MANHATTAN INGREDIENTS 2 oz. Racquet Club Straight Bourbon Whiskey 1⁄2 oz. sweet vermouth 1⁄2 oz PART dry vermouth DASH of Aromatic Bitters Maraschino cherry TECHNIQUE Combine the Racquet Club Whiskey, vermouth and bitters in a mixing glass. Swirl with ice to chill. Pour into an UP glass and garnish with a maraschino cherry.
RACQUET CLUB REBOUND INGREDIENTS 2 oz. Racquet Club Vodka 1⁄2 oz. Cinzano® Dry Vermouth 1⁄2 oz. Grapefruit Juice TECHNIQUE Shake ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a wedge of pink grapefruit and a sprig of rosemary.
RACQUET CLUB KICKER INGREDIENTS 2 oz. Racquet Club Straight Bourbon Whiskey 1⁄2 oz. simple syrup 1⁄2 teaspoon Absinthe 2-3 DASHES bitters Lemon twist TECHNIQUE Fill a rocks glass with ice and let it sit to chill. In a separate mixing glass, combine the simple syrup and bitters. Add the whiskey and ice to the bitters mixture and stir. Discard the ice in the chilled glass and rinse it with absinthe by pouring a small amount into the glass, swirling it around and discarding the liquid. Strain the whiskey mixture from the mixing glass into the old-fashioned glass. Squeeze lemon twist and drop in.
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