Brunch can be a bit of an odd beast — more than breakfast but not quite lunch, and a good time to either raise a glass for the first time or shake off the previous night’s cobwebs by sampling a little hair of the dog. Whatever your penchant for the poison, here are three wake-me-up cocktails that are sure to put a spring in your morning step.

1. The Hemingway Daiquiri

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Ingredients

• 2 oz Havana Club 3 yo
• 0.25 oz maraschino liqueur
• 0.25 oz cane sugar syrup
• 0.75 oz lime juice
• 0.5 oz grapefruit juice

Method

Shake all ingredients together and double strain into a pre-chilled coupe glass.  Garnish with slapped mint.

2. The Moscow Mule

Ingredients

• 2 oz Russian Standard vodka
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 3 oz Graces Ginger Beer

Method

Build over ice in a mule mug and garnish with two lime wedges.

3. The Caesar

Ingredients

• 1 oz Absolut vodka
• 3 dashes Tabasco chipotle sauce
• 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• pinch of grated horseradish
• 4 oz Walter All-Natural Craft Caesar Mix

Method

Shake ingredients together without ice. Pour over ice in a glass rimmed with crushed chili, black pepper, celery salt, fennel and clove. Garnish with a smoked oyster.

 

If you have any questions or feedback on the cocktails above, come and say hello at Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar where they’re served on our new weekend brunch menu!