Mister Kappes "Estival Manhattan" - Summer in the City - peach beyond the Bellini
3.00 a.m. , after a long Lions shift. My first Estival Manhattan, mixed by Mario Kappes himself So, we are in the middle of june. Summer in the City. People start ordering "Summer Drinks". Collinses, Fizzes and Sours become the main orders of the night. Smashes for sure, and the Gin Basil Smash is nearly on every bon. Mary Pickford's, Periodistas and also the Zingavit (a mixture of lemongrass-ginger liqueur, aquavit and a splash of fresh lime juice) are great choices to feel the summer also in the glass - in a sophisticated way, for sure! Aperol Spritz, god bless god old Aperol, is this days a very often upcoming order in germanys bars and cafés. I do not like to serve this drink in our bar - so the only way to stop selling it without making guest unhappy was to ban a Aperol from Le Lion. A bar should not stock all kind of drinks. It should make a selection. So we also do not serve Bellini's (which I think is a fine drink!). No fresh peach puree, no prosecc...