The Way We Were

Brady Sprouse, who was our bar manager at Barnacle for three years, heard a rumor that I didn’t like cocktails. It’s not true (as the pages of this book devoted to cocktails attest)! I’m just choosy, that’s all. I want a balanced, bracing cocktail that’s not too strong, not too sweet, and full of complex flavors that remain just a little tricky to describe. So he set about to make one I would like, with a mix of light-handed bitters and bubbles to seal the deal. It’s bright, summery pink, a