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Southside Sips: Montauk Yacht Club’s The End

by Amy Zavatto on October 6th, 2023
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The End cocktail. (Photo courtesy of Montauk Yacht Club)

Yeah, okay, it is the end. Even with the awesome warm weather this past week allowing a temporary moment of “la-la-la summer’s not over!” we know where we’re at. But that’s good enough reason to yo-ho-ho yourself into this yet-another rainy weekend. We’ll allow it.

But isn’t that thing about rum? Sure, it brings to mind tropical climes and sunny spots, but it was also deemed a necessary staple of rations for British sailors by the Royal British Navy when out to stormy sea. And who’s going to argue with the Royal British Navy? Not us.

This weekend Montauk Yacht Club and Mount Gay Rum are hosting “Sea to Seat,” a sustainable seafood dinner at Showfish al Fresco to celebrate the preservation of our local waters on Saturday, October 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. — certainly something to raise your glass to. Nab your tickets here, but if you can’t make it out to The End, you can sip it with their recipe below. Cheers, friends!

Montauk Yacht Club’s The End

Prep Time 1 hour
Serves 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Mount Gay Silver rum
  • 1 oz ginger lime syrup
  • 2 oz fresh cucumber juice

For the ginger-lime syrup

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup fresh lime juice
  • 4 tbsp fresh grated ginger

Directions

  • Pour all ingredients into an ice-filled shaker.
  • Shake well until thoroughly chilled and a little frothy, about 10 to 15 seconds.
  • Strain into a coupe glass.

For the ginger-lime syrup

  • In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, lime juice and grated ginger.
  • Simmer over medium-high heat, until sugar dissolved and ginger is fragrant, about 15 minutes.
  • Allow to cool. Refrigerate for up to a week in a sealed glass container.

Amy Zavatto is the Editor-in-Chief for southforker, northforker and Long Island Wine Press. She's a wine, spirits, and food journalist whose work appears in Wine Enthusiast, InsideHook.com, MarthaStewart.com, the New York Post, Liquor.com, SevenFifty Daily, Imbibe, Men’s Journal and many others. She's the author of The Big Book of Bourbon Cocktails, Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails, Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients, and The Architecture of the Cocktail. She is a respected judge for the American Craft Spirits Association’s annual small-production spirits competition, and has moderated numerous panels on the topics of wine, spirits, cocktails, and regional foodways. She is the former Deputy Editor for the regional celebratory publications, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, as well as the former Executive Director of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. She is a member of the New York chapter of the international organization of women leaders in food, wine, and spirits, Les Dames d’Escoffier. The proud daughter of a butcher, Amy is originally from Shelter Island, N.Y., where she developed a deep respect for the East End’s natural beauty and the importance of preserving and celebrating it and its people.

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