Food Virgil’s Real Barbecue’s Spring Races
by Clarissa Wei
The drink: Spring Races
The bar: Virgil’s Real Barbecue
The price: $12
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons pineapple, 2 sprigs mint, 1 ounce simple syrup, 1 1/2 ounces Rittenhouse Rye whisky, 1/2 ounce lemon, 1/2 ounce lime juice, splash soda, shake with rocks
The process: Muddle pineapple and mint with simple syrup. Add Rittenhouse Rye whisky, lemon, and lime juice. Shake over ice. Add a splash of soda. Garnish with big mint sprig and pineapple wedge.
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