Rye is a cocktail bar on Geary Street in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco (the slowly gentrifying part of the Tenderloin, otherwise known as the Tender Nob). They've quickly won a following and great word of mouth for their expertly mixed drinks infused with herbal flavors and fresh ingredients.
Here they share with us a few of their most popular cocktail recipes, including The Flash, a basil gimlet (more basil!) and a drink that calls for whole kumquats.
Each of these make one serving. First off, pictured above, is The Flash - cucumber, kiwi, and gin. Now that's summer in a glass!
The Flash
5 slices English cucumber
3 pieces fresh kiwi
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
2 ounces 209 Gin
1/2 ounce organic simple syrup
Method: In a pint glass, muddle fresh cucumber , kiwi and lemon juice. Add ice, simple syrup, and gin. Shake vigorously and strain into stemmed cocktail glass. Garnish with sliced wheels of cucumber and kiwi.
Basil Gimlet
5 fresh basil leaves
2 ounces Plymouth Gin
1/2 ounce agave nectar
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
Method: In a pint glass, muddle fresh basil, agave nectar, and lime juice. Add ice and gin. Shake vigorously and strain into stemmed glass. Garnish with fresh basil leaf.
Santiago Sun
3 whole kumquats
2 Matusalem Amber rum
1/2 Velvet Falernum
2 dashes Fee Brothers orange bitters
Method: In a pint glass, muddle fresh kumquats, Falernum, and orange bitters. Add ice and rum. Shake vigorously and pour into a rocks glass. Garnish with lime zest.
• Rye's website (www.ryesf.com) appears to be non-functional right now, but they're located at 688 Geary St. in San Francisco and open nightly.
Related: Spring and Summer Drinks: Cocktails with Basil
(Images: Rye San Francisco)
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Rye is one of my favorite bars, the drinks are terrific and unique in that they muddle in fresh, seasonal ingredients. This is the foodie's bar. Another place that's good is Bourbon & Branch.
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