The Martinique Cocktail

Flashback to the 1880’s, New York was hopping with upscale bars, celebrity mixologists and finely crafted, complex cocktails featuring top-shelf liquors and fresh fruits and herbs.

The Party ended( officially, at least) in 1919, when the Volstead Act prohibited the production, sales and consumption of “intoxicating liquors.” Prohibition simply led to the speakeasy – where guests gained entry via a password and were encouraged to “speak easily” to avoid police raids.

During the 60 or so years following Prohibition’s repeal in 1933, cocktails evolved into the simple ( martinis and gin & tonics), the neat ( scotch on the rocks a’la Mad Men.) The bartender at the Martinique Grille in the Radisson Martinique, has reintroduced the pre-Prohibition cocktail–“ The Martinique Cocktail” mixed with Jamaican Rum, fresh fruit and juices. Enjoy this Century old cocktail – “Oh, and Bottoms Up! “