Stargazer cocktail bar’s menu includes classics and fresh takes. From left to right: Vang Bang, Clover Club, Mai Tai, El Diablo. Photo: Chris Emeott
White Bear Lake native Robb Jones, the creative mind behind Minneapolis’ Meteor and Stargazer cocktail bars, shares two of his favorite cocktail recipes with us.
Classic Daiquiri
A well-made daiquiri is Jones’ pick for best cocktail ever. His favorite person to make a drink for? His wife, or, “Anyone that lets me just make them a daiquiri and trusts me to do that.”
- 2 oz. good rum
- .75 oz. 1:1 simple syrup
- .75 oz. fresh lime juice (from actual limes)
Combine everything and shake. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wheel. Drink it!
Brainwaves (a Robb Jones original)
Though he rarely drinks alcohol at home, Jones keeps it simple when he does with a martini or Manhattan. “Honestly, vermouth on the rocks is great. It’s already a bottled cocktail.” Brainwaves is his own take on a classic Manhattan.
- 1.75 oz. Irish Whiskey
- .5 oz. Dolin Dry Vermouth
- .5 oz. Cocchi Americano
- .25 oz. Rothman and Winter Orchard Peach liqueur
- 1 dash orange bitters
Combine everything and stir until desired dilution. Strain into chilled cocktail glass or on the rocks. Garnish with a lemon peel, expressed and inserted.
Meteor
2027 N. Second St. #2202, Mpls.; 612.886.2483
Facebook: Meteor
Instagram: @meteor_mpls
Stargazer
1304 NE Second St., Mpls.; 612.248.8902
Instagram: @stargazer_mpls
