Holiday drinks Mansion style

Ruhe-ing the Mansion Bar with Stephanie Ruhe

Winter Crush
Aren’t crushes always hard work? For this one, mint is muddled with simple syrup before adding in gin, absinthe and lime juice. Then it’s shaken to perfection, served in a martini glass and garnished with a mint leaf. Absinthe, the liquor once banned in the U.S. for its so-called hallucinatory powers, is what really packs the love punch. One sip of this licorice good drink and you will be ready to kiss more than 2008 goodbye.