Mercat a la Plaxa

 

Location 638 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

Web www.mercatchicago.com

 

One of my fondest memories as a child was those three glorious summer months. the heat, the pools and the cherry pit spitting contests… I wanted to embrace a cocktail that brought my guests back to those carefree memories. cherry picking and hop scotch dreams with a cool adult libation….the perfect “child” hood!

 

— Kathleen Clas, a.k.a. "Cocktail Clas"

 

La Cereza Verano

 

Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients

Ultimat Vodka
Bing cherries
Lavender hibiscus syrup
Homemade sour
Sparkling muscatel


Method

House made lavender and hibiscus syrups, made by separate steeping of the dried flowers tomake the base for a simple syrup, were mixed with house made sour, Ultimat Vodka, sparkling muscatel and crushed ice.