On my website, there is an article about party promoter and hostess Libby Keatinge's Indian themed birthday party titled Legend of the Maharani. The party, held at the Theater Bar in Tribeca, featured a specialty cocktail menu. Created by Theater Bar's owner, Albert Trummer, these cocktails feature whimsical names and innovative and tasty combinations of spirits, natural fruit and vegetables juices and herbs/spices. Here are the ingredients for a few of my favorites. The rest along with mixing recipes can be found in Trummer's upcoming book about cocktails, which he has written with the assistance of Keatinge.
Snake Charmer
Fresh cucumber juice, soaked in a dill fennel, Bombay Sapphire gin base, with fresh market herbs
The Maharani
Grey goose with fresh muddled Long Island strawberries and a house orange bitter essence with fresh lime
Magic Carpet
Fresh Israeli mint soaked in a Bacardi 8 with fresh lime juice and vanilla essence number 7
Maharaja
Dewars soaked in fresh Long Island apples with lime juice and lavender essence number 2
