blinker cocktail

2 oz rye
1 oz grapefruit juice
1-2 tsp raspberry syrup

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Recipe from the Cocktail Chronicles blog by way of Ted Haigh. See postnote below for Green Street's recipe.

Andrea and I went to the Lantern Festival last night at Forest Hills. Andrea had brought a bunch of food for a picnic dinner including mixed berries. After the festival, we ended up at Green Street, and to continue with the berry theme, I chose the Blinker which was finely crafted by Dylan Black. The raspberry syrup counterbalanced the grapefruit's bite and bitterness rather well, although perhaps marginally too sweet for my tastes. I wonder if freshly muddled raspberries with (or even without) a dash of simple syrup would be a good substitute to make a less sweet version of this drink at home.

My only notes for the ingredients of the drink are that Dylan used Old Overholdt rye for the drink, which is what some people recommend for this drink over a spicier rye (see comment section of the blog link above). And that the grapefruit juice appeared to have been pink instead of the more bitter yellow.

Postnote: Greem Street's recipe is 2 oz Old Overholt Rye, 1/2 oz Grapefruit Juice, 1/2 oz Fresh Raspberry Syrup.