It’s an all-NYC episode today, as we pay a visit to the Bronx with a Manhattan detour, and considerable input from Brooklyn. The Bronx is the cocktail, Manhattan comes into play via the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, and our wonderful guest is Brooklyn native Frank Caiafa. Frank worked as the Beverage Director of the celebrated Peacock Alley and La Chine restaurants at the Waldorf-Astoria, from 2005 until its closure for renovations in 2017. Caiafa now runs the beverage and hospitality consulting enterprise, Handle Bars NYC, and is the author of “The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book,” which published just before the hotel’s closure. Listen on to discover Caiafa’s Bronx recipe — and don’t forget to like, review, and subscribe! 

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Frank Caiafa’s Bronx Recipe 

Ingredients 

- 1 ½ ounces London Dry gin 

- ½ ounce dry vermouth 

- ½ ounce sweet vermouth 

- 1 ounce freshly squeezed orange juice 

- 1 dash orange bitters 

- Garnish: orange twist 

Directions 

1. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. 

2. Shake until chilled.

3. Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass.

4. Express and discard an orange twist garnish. 

Intro music credit: “Arabian Nights,” by Joseph M. Knecht’s Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra, 1918 (M. David/W. Hewitt), courtesy Library of Congress, National Jukebox.

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