Cocktail Recipes

Cable Car

Modern | Cocktail | by Tony Abou-Ganim | from Anders Erickson

Created in 1996 by Tony Abou-Ganim at the Starlight Room, a nightclub and cocktail lounge atop San Francisco’s Sir Francis Drake Hotel (now the Beacon Grand Hotel). The Nob Hill cable cars pass by the bar, hence its catchphrase, “between the stars and the cable cars,” and this contemporary classic cocktail’s name.

Ingredients

Amount	Ingredient	Brand
1 1⁄2 oz / 38 ml 2 1⁄4 oz / 56 ml 3 oz / 75 ml 4 1⁄2 oz / 113 ml	Spice Rum	Koloa Kaua’i
3⁄4 oz / 19 ml 1 1⁄8 oz / 28 ml 1 1⁄2 oz / 38 ml 2 1⁄4 oz / 56 ml	Dry Curaçao	Pierre Ferrand
1 oz / 25 ml 1 1⁄2 oz / 38 ml 2 oz / 50 ml 3 oz / 75 ml	Fresh Lemon Juice
1⁄2 oz / 13 ml 3⁄4 oz / 19 ml 1 oz / 25 ml 1 1⁄2 oz / 38 ml	Simple Syrup

Notes

• Method: Shaken
• Pour: Double Strain
• Glassware: Coupe
• Garnish: Cinnamon sugar rim
• Special Prep: Expressed orange oil