Room 554 - There is a Place between Sun and Moon

If you search long enough out there in the Universe, you can find some very cool cocktails. Here’s some drinks from several interstellar–active–minded bartenders.

When a scientist has the chance to work way above the earth, what could be a better move than taking a trip to Space Station #5. It’s built like this: In a pint glass filled with cracked or cubed ice, pour 1¼ oz Level vodka, ½ oz Cointreau, splash with club soda, fill with equal parts guava and passionfruit juices, and top lace with ¼ oz Gaetano blue curacao. Garnish with a cherry.

In case you need a shot to lay things out a little bit, try a dose of Solar Power – Layer pour equal parts of the following in a shot glass: Bols triple sec, Drambuie, and Compass Box scotch.

For those who wish to cruise in the shadows of the sky, catch a night ship with Us and Them to the Dark Side of the Moon. Fill cracked ice to the top in a pint glass, then add 1¼ oz Hangar 1 vodka, ½ oz Malibu rum, fill with cold pink lemonade, slide a dash of Arrow blue curacao over the pink, and top with a ¼ oz float of Bacardi dark rum. Garn with a kink of lemon peel.

The moment at which the sun passes through the celestial equator having a northerly motion is called a Vernal Equinox. It tastes like this: In an old fashioned glass packed with cracked ice, pour the following over – 2 oz Port, 1oz Grand Marnier, and ½ oz Hiram Walker triple sec.

Hot as it is even in September, an ice cold drink with vitamin C always hits the spot, Therefore carrying over from last month is the August Moon, and goes like this: In a martini glass, shake and strain 1oz each of amaretto Di Saronno, Van Gogh triple sec and fresh orange juice.

Determining one’s character or fate, what was the position of the stars at the time of your birth ? The Constellation knows. Stir and strain this stellar drink into a cocktail glass by adding ¾ oz each of Lemon Hart dark rum, Gallo Italian vermouth, and green ginger wine. Add dashes of Angostura bitters and lime juice and chill nice and cool. No garnish.

If a tonic cure may be to your liking as the day starts to shade, have a taste of the Sundowner. In a large martini glass, shake and strain 2 oz 10 Cane rum, ¼ oz Dekuyper triple sec, ¾ oz Triple L sweet & sour, and 1 teaspoon Trader Vic’s grenadine. Strain in, and splash-fill with cold Schweppes tonic water.

Descended from French exiles from Acadia, this Louisiana native tongue enjoys a Cajun Moon from time to time, having a flavor quite like no other. Stir chill and strain the following in a martini glass: 3 oz Absolut pepper vodka and a splash of onion brine. Garnish with a pearl cocktail onion.

Turn the key and unlock the door, see what your fate might have in store. You’ve now entered the Twilight Zone, the place of unknown . . . so close your eyes and prepare by using 1oz Ron Matusalem white rum, ¾ oz Bols white creme de menthe, ½ oz Marie Brizard Parfait Amour, ½ oz lime cordial and ½ oz cream. Shake & strain in a chilled martini glass and slide a cherry garn.

It’s the night and it’s beautiful, so take the top down and go for a cruise from one end of old Mulholland Road to the other. The sky is full and close for this Moonlight Drive. Breathe deep and take in this flavor romance. In a pint glass, build or shake this concoction over cracked or cubed ice: ½ oz each of Fris vodka, Cabana Boy white rum, RedRum coconut rum, amaretto Di Amore and Bols sloe gin. Follow with 1oz orange juice and 2 oz pineapple juice. Garnish with a slice of lemon and a cherry.