Bronxathon: Bronx Bomber

With this one, the Bronx sort of turns into a sour with the addition of a little lemon and simple syrup. This is mild, citrus-y and easy to drink, though it’s as if the Bronx Cocktail were so problematic to balance that the mixologist turned it into something else. (By now, I can understand the impulse to do that.)



Bronx Bomber

• 1 1/2 oz Plymouth gin
• 1/4 oz Italian sweet vermouth (Punt e Mes)
• 1/4 oz French dry vermouth (Dolin Dry)
• 1/2 oz fresh orange juice
• 1/4 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 oz simple syrup
• orange twist for garnish

Shake in an ice-filled cocktail shaker and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
SOURCE: JEFF HOLLINGER AND ROB SCHWARTZ, THE ART OF THE BAR

This comes from the bar book of Absinthe Brasserie & Bar here in San Francisco, a great place to go if you’re thirsty.