NOVEMBER 2019 • LONGISLANDPRESS.COM 83
INSIGNIA PRIME STEAK AND SUSHI
A NEW OLD-FASHIONED
Bar Manager Charles Filippazzo mixes up
Insignia's take on an old fashioned.
BY CJ ARLOTTA
The old-fashioned is a go-to cocktail
every bartender knows how to
concoct.
While cocktail traditionalists prefer
the typical ingredients in the
old-fashioned, mixologists are always
testing new recipes — and sometimes,
what they come up with satisfies traditionalists
and imbibers looking for
a twist on the classic.
“We really wanted to take a classic
cocktail and make it our own, put a
different spin on it as we do a lot with
our food menu as well,” says Charles
Filippazzo, general and bar manager
at Insignia Prime Steak and Sushi in
Smithtown.
He came up with the cocktail out of
“pure necessity,” he says.
“My buddy had invited a few
people over to his house during
a big winter storm and a lot more
people came than he expected,”
Filippazzo says. “He eventually
ran out of drinks so I dug around
in his fridge and I found this huge
jar of ginger-honey jam. I threw it
in with some water and boiled it
down and mixed it with bourbon
and it tasted pretty good and kept
the party going. Eventually, I mixed
that concoction with my love for
old-fashioneds and substituted the
jam for ginger liqueur and clover
honey.”
The cocktail is made with Bulleit
Bourbon, Domaine de Canton Ginger
Liqueur, local honey, and muddled
cherry and orange.
“It’s pretty simple, but it’s tasty and
refreshing and you can drink it all
year round,” Filippazzo says.
Insignia introduced the cocktail
last winter. Since then, it’s been
the most popular drink on
the restaurant’s cocktail
list.
“ O u r guests
love it,
nobody ever orders
just one,” he says.
“We even get a lot of requests
from guests having their weddings
here to have it as their
signature cocktail for their
special day.”
Insignia Prime Steak &
Sushi is located at 610
Smithtown Bypass in
Smithtown. It can be
reached at 631-656-8100 or
insigniasteakhouse.com
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