Cocktails in the Country: Trader Z by Yi Chen, Berlyn Restaurant, Brooklyn, NY
Trader Z
Yi Chen, Berlyn Restaurant, Brooklyn, NY
“Every ingredient serves to compliment each other with intention.”
Mint leaves
1 orange slice
1.5 oz (45 ml) Ron Zacapa Centenario Sistema Solera 23 Rum
.75 oz (22.5 ml) fresh lime juice
.5 oz (15 ml) Fee Brothers Orgeat Syrup
.25 oz (7.5 ml) Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
2 dashes Bitter Truth’s Jerry Thomas Own Decanter Bitters
1 dash Regan’s Orange Bitters No. 6
Club soda, to top
1 mint sprig, as garnish
1 orange wheel, as garnish
Muddle the mint leaves and orange slice in a shaker. Add remaining ingredients. Shake over ice, and double-strain into an ice-filled collins glass. Top with club soda and add the garnishes.