Have you been to the small hotel with a wishing well and now a fabulous new bar helmed by today’s guest? I’m pretty certain that if Rogers and Hart had taken even one sip of any of the new cocktails, their famous song may have turned out very differently.
If you are a Sinatra fan, you might be aware of his rendition of the song There’s a Small Hotel written in the 1930s by Rogers and Hart for the musical On Your Toes.
This sweet ditty was inspired by Hart’s stay at the Stockton Inn in Stockton, New Jersey, a place also dear to my heart. My family has had a house nearby for the past 30 years. When new folks had acquired the inn, we held our breath.
Then I discovered Brian Miller was in charge of the bar, and I knew there was nothing to fear! Brian is a veteran of the New York bar scene having worked in some of the most famous bars in the world like the Pegu Club and Death and Company.
He has a special penchant for tropical cocktails which culminated in the creation of Tiki Mondays with Miller – a Polynesian & pirate-themed pop-up bar. And his own bar, The Polynesian, which was nominated for Best New American Bar at Tales of the Cocktail and recognized by Esquire Magazine as one of America’s Best Bars.
So how did this self-described pirate find himself in that small hotel with the wishing well in the woods of New Jersey?
You’ll have to listen in or watch to find out.Â
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Cocktail of the Week: Jack Rose
Jack Rose Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 ounces applejack or apple brandy
- 3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce grenadine
- Garnish: lemon twist
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a shaker
- Add ice
- Shake, shake, shake
- Strain into a cocktail glassÂ
- Garnish with a lemon twist
Nutrition
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