Last week’s Cocktail Challenge event at Salvage One—inspired by the Reader series of the same name—saw nearly 20 local bartenders creating cocktails around the theme “nostalgia.” Some looked back to childhood with drinks based on watermelon Sour Patch Kids or ginger peach lollipops, while others thought of a slightly different period of life: college. The Betty’s Melissa Pinkerton served a take on Jungle Juice and had a table set up for beer pong.
The recipes for both are below. If you want to make the Rosy Retrospection, all I can say is good luck, and I hope you have a lot of spare time: it has 22 ingredients and nearly as many steps. Also, if you’re not planning to serve several hundred people you may want to scale the recipe down a bit.
Juice: 2250 grams lemon juice 1125 grams orange juice
In a stand mixer: Combine infused creams, granulated sugar, and gelatin starter. Whip until thickened. Add to pastry bag, and set aside.
