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Todd Thrasher's recipes: TOMATO WATER BLOODY MARY Highball Glass Fill Highball glass with ice 1 ½ oz Citrus Vodka Fill with tomato water mixture Roll in shaker Garnish with Savory Tomato Water 5 pounds fresh vine-on tomatoes (to yield 1-2 liters of tomato water) 1 Stalk of lemon grass 2 Serrano Chiles 1 small Bermuda onion Salt to taste Cheese Cloth Coarsely chop and purée tomatoes onion and chilies in a food processor in several batches. Transfer pulp to a cheesecloth and suspend over a large stockpot. Leave to strain until pulp volume has reduced by two thirds, about 12-24 hours. In a large pot over medium heat simmer tomato water with fresh lemon grass and Chardonnay. Allow water to simmer gently for 10 minutes. Remove pot from heat and allow flavors to infuse for 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper Chill tomato water mixture for 2 hours. EAMONN'S COCKTAIL Chilled Martini Glass 1 ½ oz Powers Irish whiskey 1 ½ oz Yuzu Juice Shake vigorously in Shaker Splash of Red lemonade Roll in shaker Strain in Glass Garnish with Yuzu Air YUZU Mixture: 1 carton of YUZU juice blended with 2 fingers of simple syrup in a store and pour For the Air One Cup of Yuzu juice 2 Tablespoons of Soy Lecithan Combine the juice and the soy together in a square shallow container, use a hand blender and blend for 3 minutes and let foam form and cover with plastic wrap and blend as needed.

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Derek Brown's recipes: Bloody Mary 1 1/2 oz. Vodka 4 oz. Tomato Juice 2 dashes Tabasco 4 dashes Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice Pinch salt Pinch pepper Build to order whenever possible. Build in shaker, add cracked ice. Stir until sufficiently blended and cold. Pour over ice and serve. Serve with lemon and lime on the side. Old Fashioned (the Old Fashioned Way) 2 oz. Rye Whiskey ¼ - ½ oz. Simple Syrup (equal parts water and sugar) Two dashes Aromatic Bitters 2” Lemon Peel Muddle gently lemon, syrup and bitters at the bottom of a rocks glass. Add ice cubes and stir until cooled. Serve.

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