Thailand Flights of Fancy “Sky Bars”
By Elyse Glickman
Bangkok(Spiritsman)11/10/11/—When it comes to Bangkok’s “Sky Bars” that top hotels and apartment complexes, the sky is the limit when it comes to creativity, quality and fresh ingredients. While many of the actual recipes are closely kept secrets, we stirred up our own versions at home!
These recipes are inspired by cocktails served at the Sky Bar at State Tower, where the recent hit movie Hangover 2 was filmed.
The Hangovertini
1½ oz Absolut 100 Vodka
½ oz sweet and sour
1 oz absinthe
½ oz Monin simple syrup, or your own home blend, or agave syrup
Sky Cosmo
1½ oz Absolut 100 Vodka house infused with cranberry
1 to 1½ oz cranberry juice
1-2 drops vanilla extract
dried cranberries, mounted at the bottom of the martini glass
Earth
¾ oz Chivas Regal
¾ oz Reposado tequila
¾ oz Cachaca
1½ oz Pink grapefruit juice
½ oz kaffir lime juice
Ginger Apricot Martini
1½ oz dark rum of choice house infused with apricots
½ oz ginger puree
½ oz fresh lime juice
½ oz dry Vermouth
Rosemary needle garnish
Cherry Berry Martini
1½ oz Plymouth Gin
½ oz Luxardo cherry liqueur
½ oz fresh strawberry puree
½ oz dry Vermouth
These recipes are inspired by cocktails served at the Red Sky bar at Centara Hotel, at
Central World, Bangkok.
Centara Pearl
1½ oz Absolut Vodka
½ oz Creme de Mur
1 oz pineapple juice
½ oz fresh lime juice
Basil
Ginger Berry
1½ oz Absolut Vodka
½ oz Creme de fraise
1 oz fresh strawberry
1 oz raspberry purée
1 t ginger
Mint
Passionfruit Collins
1½ oz Absolut
½ oz passion fruit liqueur
1 oz passion fruit purée
Splash of sprite
Passion fruit slice
Mint
Ice cubes with mint slivers
Imperial Mojito
1½ oz dark rum of choice (LLM recommends Zacapa)
1 to 1½ oz fruit puree of choice (pictured, with passion fruit puree)
½ oz Lime juice
Brown sugar rim
5-10 mint leaves(note–Better Thai bars are generous with the mint leaves!)
Champagne topper
Hot Lychee
1½ oz gin of choice (LLM recommends Hendricks or Plymouth Gin)
1 to 1½ oz lychee puree
½ oz ginger puree
Kaffir lime leaves
Chile float
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