File this under “I wish I’d written this.” If you care about classic cocktails, read Anthony Giglio’s sharp Boston Magazine portrayal of a gathering of some of the city’s best bartenders to debate the merits of the Boston-born Ward Eight cocktail: whiskey, lemon juice, grenadine (and sometimes orange juice, according to the article).
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– Wayne Curtis, And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in 10 Cocktails
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Brother Cleve (served at Taste of Tiki party, Eastern Standard)
1 1/2 oz Cruzan Single Barrel Estate Rum
1 oz Cruzan Estate Light Rum
1/4 oz Cruzan Estate Blackstrap Rum
1/2 oz Bols Orange Curacao
1 oz prickly pear puree
1 oz orange juice
1 oz pineapple juice
3/4 oz lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 oz club soda
Build in a mixing glass and dry shake. Pour into a double old-fashioned glass filled with crushed ice, add club soda, and stir. Garnish with an orange slice.