COVER BAND BABY
Recipe:
In a mixer, combine:
• 1 ½ ounces Ron Zacapa rum
• ½ ounce coconut-oil-fat-washed Tanqueray gin
• ¾ ounce lime juice
• ½ ounce coconut-sugar demerara
Add ice and shake. Strain into two small glasses. Garnish with pineapple pondan foam and top with freeze-dried tropical fruit.
THE
CONTESTANT
Matthew Samson
Hometown:
Des Moines, Iowa
What is the name of your cocktail?
Cover Band Baby
What inspired this garnish?
Hanging out before shift, we take turns playing the music. The mood is always changing, but “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes is a staple on many a playlist. For this competition, we have reimagined the Piña Colada as a cocktail the same way a cover band might reinterpret a song in a style all their own.
What’s the inspiration behind this cocktail?
Piña Coladas and getting caught in the rain.