26 HOOK MAGAZINE | 2024
White
chocolate
ESPRESSO
GIN
MARTINI
Photograph
by
Andrea
B.
Swenson
2oz White
Chocolate
Cream Liqueur
2oz Gin
1oz Espresso
Gin, the English name for the Dutch
medicinal tonic genever, was always
based on Juniper berries, a potent
medicinal herb. Easy and cheap to
make in the late Middle Ages, it was
drunk as a protection from the pol-
luted water in cities and as a health
and emotion fortifier. Skip centuries
later to the elegant Royal drinking
clubs of the late 19th century and
then the Roaring Twenties in the US,
and gin became a delightful base
for many drinks and cocktails. Here
Jen, of Hudson Valley Wine Cellar
gives a new "signature" Tuxedo
cocktail recipe. Delicious!
Cocktail recipe courtesy
of Jen Figuera at Hudson
Valley Wine Cellar,
Cedar Duck Plaza in
Tuxedo Park, NY
