Martinez Cocktail

The father of the modern martini, this drink is said to have been created in the mid-1800s. This rendition by Hayride Scandal was concocted for the Best Dressed Ball—a nod to its legacy of trendsetting.

INGREDIENTS

1½ oz. Old Tom gin

1½ oz. sweet vermouth

¼oz. Luxardo Il Maraschino cherry liqueur

2 dashes Angostura bitters

Stir ingredients together with ice. Strain into a tall glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Hemingway Daiquiri

This drink and the Moscow Mule below, which appeared in the gala presentations for JDRF, were presented by Bin 77 with the goal of using ingredients readily available in everyone’s liquor cabinets.

INGREDIENTS

¾ oz. simple syrup

¾oz. fresh squeezed lime juice

1¾ oz. 3-year Jamaican white rum

Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a slice of lime.

Moscow Mule

Pour vodka and lime juice into a mule tin with ice. Fill to the top with ginger beer. Garnish with a slice of lime.

INGREDIENTS

¾ oz. fresh squeezed lime juice

2 oz. vodka

Ginger beer