Cocktail Recipes, Gin Martini, Campari Mojito, Chris McMillian, Bar Uncommon, New Orleans, LA, Louisiana, Where to drink in New Orleans, Best Bartenders, Recommendations, Mixologist, Bartender,
What
Cocktail recipes from bartender Chris McMillian of Bar Uncommon in New Orleans, LA.
Who
Chris McMillian is the Chief Mixologist at Bar UnCommon in the Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel. He is an award-winning, fourth-generation bartender and a founder of the Museum of the American Cocktail.
Why
Chris McMillian is one of the most respected bartenders in America. Known for his craft of making classic cocktails, he is also a great storyteller and has an incredible depth of historic knowledge.
Recommended By
- Bartender Chris Hannah (Arnaud’s French 75, New Orleans, LA)
Recommendations
Chris McMillian’s recommendations for where to drink in New Orleans and around the country.
Campari Mojito
Courtesy of Chris McMillian and Campari
Photograph courtesy of Campari
1 drink
Ingredients
- 1½ oz. Campari
- ½ oz. raw sugar syrup
- ½ oz. fresh lime juice
- Club soda
- Large quantity of fresh mint
- Crushed ice
Directions
1) In a tall glass, muddle mint and sugar syrup.
2) Add crushed ice and then Campari.
3) Stir until well chilled.
4) Spritz with club soda.
5) Garnish with mint sprig.
Bartender Chris McMillian - Cocktail Recipes
September 29, 2011
Bar Uncommon - New Orleans, LA
Bar Uncommon
Central Business District
Cocktail Lounge / Bar
Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel
817 Common Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
T: 504.525.1111
Website:
Museum Of the American cocktail
Riverwalk Marketplace
Cocktail Museum
1 Poydras Street, Suite 169
New Orleans, LA 70130
T: 504.569.0405
Website:
www.museumoftheamericancocktail.org
Hours:
Mon - Sat: 10am - 7pm
Sun: 12pm - 6pm
Gin Martini
Courtesy of Chris McMillian
I love Plymouth Gin, but for me it’s not a martini gin. In fact, the very first published recipe of the gin martini, as we know it, included Plymouth Gin in the 1890’s. They changed the formulation of the gin and it’s not the same gin today, that it was then.
Yield
1 drink
Ingredients
- 3 parts Beefeater gin
- 1 part Noilly Prat dry vermouth
- 1 dash orange bitters
- Lemon twist
Directions
1) In a mixing glass add gin, vermouth and bitters over ice.
2) Stir until well chilled.
3) Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
4) Garnish with a lemon twist.
