Drink of the Month

SET THE NEW YEAR ON FIRE

If you do two things, safely light something on fire. This aptly named drink from veteran New York and Los Angeles bartender Yael Vengroff lets you do both. Dubbed Set the New Year on Fire, it features single malt scotch, Campari, mint, lime juice and simple syrup. That’s a fine lineup of ingredients, but the real fun starts when you apply the garnish—a flaming lime shell.

INGREDIENTS

• 6 mint leaves • 3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed • 1/2 ounce simple syrup • 2 ounces Bowmore 12-year-old single malt scotch • 1/2 ounce Campari • Garnish: flaming lime shell*

Steps

1. Add the mint leaves, lime juice and simple syrup into a Collins glass and press gently with a muddler. 2. Add scotch and fill with crushed ice. 3. Float Campari on top and fill with more crushed ice. 4. Garnish with a flaming lime shell.

*Flaming lime shell: Squeeze juice from half a lime, reserving juice for another use. Place lime shell atop prepared cocktail and place 1 sugar cube inside. Douse sugar cube with 151-proof rum and carefully light on fire. Extinguish before drinking.

Link: https://www.liquor.com/recipes/setthe-new-year-on-fire/