This summer, OC got you Tipsy and Tan. Now, we're just getting you tipsy. Meet Fridays at Five, our cocktail series where mixologists at New York City’s white-hot new restaurants create OC-exclusive drinks for our readers. Drinking on the job? Don't mind if we do...
Sometimes the view is as important as the drink—which is how we ended up at Bar Hugo, the latest rooftop bar in Hudson Square’s Hotel Hugo. With floor-to-ceiling windows showcasing the beautiful Hudson River as well as the New York City skyline, the bar has quickly become a hot spot, meaning reservations are required on busy nights.
Luckily, the drinks are worth the trek. Just ask David Roth, who created a sweet, cherry cocktail with a kick for Opening Ceremony. Now if only you could transport the view (and the Courtney Love artwork on loan from Fred Torres gallery) into your living room.
Name: David Roth
If this drink had a soundtrack, what would it be? “Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin
Drink of choice: A Manhattan
Hangover cure: More alcohol. Lillet on the rocks
Best date advice: Always open the door, and always pay the check.
Worst pick-up line: “Are you wearing space pants? ‘Cause your ass is out of this world.”
What not to do to your bartender: Don’t forget to say please and thank you.
Exclusive Recipe: Pepper Jack
OC Alcohol Scale*: 8.5
“I mean, it’s 100 proof applejack.”
2 oz. Black Dirt Applejack
.75 oz fresh lime juice
.75 oz Amarena cherry syrup
1 dash pink peppercorn tincture
Shake ingredients together, and double strain it into a cocktail glass or coupe.
Garnish with three Amarena cherries on a skewer and a good dose of fresh-cracked pink peppercorns.
*OC's Alcohol Scale ranges from 1 ("like sippin' from a juice box") to 10 ("take me home—right now").![]()
All photos courtesy of Jessica Chou
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Sometimes the view is as important as the drink—which is how we ended up at Bar Hugo, the latest rooftop bar in Hudson Square’s Hotel Hugo. With floor-to-ceiling windows showcasing the beautiful Hudson River as well as the New York City skyline, the bar has quickly become a hot spot, meaning reservations are required on busy nights.
Luckily, the drinks are worth the trek. Just ask David Roth, who created a sweet, cherry cocktail with a kick for Opening Ceremony. Now if only you could transport the view (and the Courtney Love artwork on loan from Fred Torres gallery) into your living room.
Name: David Roth
If this drink had a soundtrack, what would it be? “Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin
Drink of choice: A Manhattan
Hangover cure: More alcohol. Lillet on the rocks
Best date advice: Always open the door, and always pay the check.
Worst pick-up line: “Are you wearing space pants? ‘Cause your ass is out of this world.”
What not to do to your bartender: Don’t forget to say please and thank you.
Exclusive Recipe: Pepper Jack
OC Alcohol Scale*: 8.5
“I mean, it’s 100 proof applejack.”
2 oz. Black Dirt Applejack
.75 oz fresh lime juice
.75 oz Amarena cherry syrup
1 dash pink peppercorn tincture
Shake ingredients together, and double strain it into a cocktail glass or coupe.
Garnish with three Amarena cherries on a skewer and a good dose of fresh-cracked pink peppercorns.
*OC's Alcohol Scale ranges from 1 ("like sippin' from a juice box") to 10 ("take me home—right now").
All photos courtesy of Jessica Chou
