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SANDBAR
MAIN DISH
WHALEBONE WASHES ASHORE
By CJ ARLOTTA
Oftentimes, mixologists are told
to do the following: “Make me
something.”
Without a starting place, there are so
many ways to go, so when the slightest
direction is given, a mixologist
can concoct a drink to a customer’s
liking — or create one for the masses.
And sometimes, a star is born, as
was the case with a drink dubbed the
Whalebone.
“While behind the bar at the newly
opened Sandbar in Cold Spring Harbor,
I was handed a bottle of Crème
de Pamplemousse and tasked with
creating a special cocktail for a few
friends who were sitting at the bar,”
recalls Dan Leopold, bartender at
the upscale restaurant showcasing
American cuisine dishes from both
land and sea — all of which are created
by Executive Chef Guy Reuge.
Leopold accepted the challenge, even
though he — quite honestly — didn’t
see it as one.
“I enjoy mixing different flavors together,
so when given a new liqueur
I was excited to blend it and see what
concoction I could come up with,”
Leopold says.
“I believe that mixing cocktails is
an art,” he adds. “My art is created
by mixing flavors together to create
something delicious. My years of experience
allow me an instinct on the
best ways to showcase a new liqueur
or match certain flavors together.”
The cocktail includes Tito's Handmade
Vodka, Crème de Pamplemousse,
fresh lemon and lime juices,
blood orange purée, simple syrup
and club soda.
“The concoction I came up with was
an immediate hit with everyone, who
believed that it was made with actual
grapefruit; however, it is the Crème
de Pamplemousse that gives it the
citrus and refreshing flavor,” he says.
“Thus, the was born.”
To make Whalebone, simply, pour
the vodka, simple syrup, Crème de
Pamplemousse, lemon and
lime juices, blood o r a n g e
purée, and club soda into
a shaker. Shake the ing redients
before serving t h e
cocktail over ice.
"It's a citrus cocktail,
more tart than sweet,”
he says. “It's very refreshing
and the perfect
warm weather
cocktail.”
With beach season on
the horizon, just such a
nautical-themed drink is
in order.
Sandbar is located at 55
Main St., Cold Spring Harbor.
It can be reached
at 631-498-6188,
lessings.com
The Whalebone
was first mixed
at Sandbar in
Cold Spring
Harbor.
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