Recipe
Courtesy Chris Benton, head bartender, Le Foret, New Orleans
“July and August are sweltering down here in Louisiana, but they are
also the peaks of raspberry season,” says Benton.
“I wanted to create a
boozy and refreshing cocktail to sip using local ingredients to help
cool down in the hot summer months.”
7 fresh raspberries
2 ounces Silver Bayou Rum
1 ounce fresh lime juice
½ ounce simple syrup
½ ounce Mandarine Napoléon liqueur
1 bar spoon of Benedictine liqueur
Lime wheel
Lightly muddle 4 raspberries in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Add
rum, lime juice, syrup and liqueurs. Shake vigorously and double-strain
into a coupe or martini glass. Garnish with a lime wheel and 3 fresh
raspberries.