Sexy midtown haunt The Cellar Bar just released a scintillating list of warm weather cocktails. The names of the drinks are none too subtle. If the corseted waitresses in this sexy cellar aren’t enough to get you going, then the mixologists here will be happy to provide a little help. We heard the bartenders over at The Bryant Park Hotel were inspired by the warm weather’s plunging necklines and disappearing sleeves. Inspiration-schmation. They’re clearly just a bunch of horn dogs, though in the best (i.e alcohol-induced) way possible.
The four sultry drinks rely on summery flavors like mango, pineapple and passion fruit. We’ve provided the recipes below, but making them at home misses the point. You’re supposed to sip these in a room full of strangers. If the strangers don’t seem interesting enough, ask them to lower their neckline and remove their sleeves.
We’ve been a fan of The Cellar Bar for years. There is something that’s quite special about the space in the summer. When it is blazing hot outside, the air conditioning in this darkened basement seems especially cooling. The soft leather seats, the low lighting, and the ice cold drinks don’t quite add up to an earthen wine cellar, but this may be the closest thing that New York has.
Better yet, The Royalton is nearby, so it’s a great excuse for some Midtown hotel bar hopping. If it’s especially hot out, end the evening with a dip in the pool at The Grace. The swim-up bar will not only help protect you from the heat outside, it will splash some cold water on you in case you got too excited by The Cellar Bar’s list.
Sexy Summer Cocktails, adapted from The Cellar Bar:
PORN STARR (pictured)
- 3 ½ oz. Starr Rum
- 1 oz. Intrigue Liqueur
- Splash cranberry and pineapple juices
- Fill with passion fruit purée
Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice and shake. Garnish with a Strawberry and serve in a Martini glass
FOREPLAY
- 1/3 X-Rated Fusion Liqueur
- 2/3 Mumm Champagne
Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice and shake. Garnish with a Strawberry and serve in a Flute
There are two more recipes below the jump. The names might be saucy, but the link is safe for work.
PLEASUREANDPAIN (pictured)
· Squirt simple syrup
· 3 oz. Cruzan Mango Rum
· Splash orange and pineapple juices
Muddle 2 limes, 2 oranges and mint. Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice, shake, and top with club soda. Garnish with a lime and serve in a tall highball glass
HEDONISM
· 4 ½ oz. Ultimat Vodka
· Splash of Rose’s Lime Juice
· Fill with Pomegranate Juice
Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice and shake. Garnish with a lime and serve in a Martini glass
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