Courtesy of Patricia Richards, legendary mixologist at Wynn Las Vegas and official bartender of Goodboys Nation (her “Patricia Delicia” received four “thumbs up” during a Goodboys Las Vegas weekend several years ago), here’s the oh-so-au courant cocktail at The Great White Shank’s Arizona hacienda designed to keep us happy and healthy this coming Arizona winter. It’s the “Hemingway Daiquiri”:

1 1/2 oz. Oronoco Rum
1/2 oz. Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
1 oz. grapefruit juice
1/2 fresh-squeezed lime juice
1/2 oz. sweet syrup

Shake vigorously in ice and prepare to take your own private Havana vacation. I like using the Simply Grapefruit brand because its pink color makes for a lovely shade, but any grapefruit juice will do. Also, don’t use sweetened lime juice – you don’t want this cocktail to be sweet. Slightly tart with a hint of sweet is the kicker here, just as Patricia planned it. Oronoco is a top-shelf Brazilian rum that may not be easy to find, but believe me, it’s worth it. You can even sip it neat in a chilled glass and it is smoooooooooooooooooooooth.

So do yourself a favor: make yourself a Hemingway Daiquiri today, and go with the Oronoco flow.

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BTW, how do like that pelican martini glass? Got that for Tracey in a New Orleans shop near the Monteleone on our last visit to New Orleans. That was a fun day.