QUE FUEGO: DARNELL HOLGUIN, 'SLOW BURN'
COCKTAIL: DARNELL HOLGUIN
'SLOW BURN'
Beverage Partner, Las' Lap | Bacardi Legacy US Winner, TimeOut NY Top 10 Bartenders in NYC, NCFWWW Tiki Throwdown People's Champ | @DrinkAndWit
Darnell Holguin was from a young age exposed to the hospitality that New York City had to offer. His first experience serving drinks was at the family-run theater when he was young, treating the bar as an extension of the stage. After meeting Duane Fernandez Jr., whose mentorship led him to get involved in mixology and the art of making proper cocktails, Holguin has worked at places such as Bathtub Gin, and The Fifty – before most recently becoming the beverage partner at Las’ Lap. Awards and accolades include: Bacardi Legacy U.S. winner – 2017, New York international spirits competition judge – 2017,2018,2019, Bacardi Legacy Judge, Mexico, U.S. and Puerto Rico – 2017, 2018, 2019, Time Out New York’s Top 10 Bartenders – 2015 and NYCWFF TIki throwdown people's choice winner in 2019.
'SLOW BURN'
INGREDIENTS
- 3 oz Que Fuego
- Bar Spoon Señor Lechuga's .002
- .75 oz Coconut milk
- .5 Coco lopez
- .5 oz Pomegranate juice
- .5 oz Lime juice
- .75 oz Aged Rum
PREPARATION
- Shake all ingredients minus the "Que Fuego."
- Strain into a large vessel.
- Top with "Que Fuego" and add crushed ice.
- Garnish with pineapple slice lightly coated in .002 Spice blend.
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Que Fuego, April's release in our Up and Comers series, isn't just a sweet & spicy India Pale Lager with pineapple & carolina reapers.
It's also a multi-borough mega-collab with Brooklyn's Señor Lechuga Hot Sauce and 4 Uptown chefs and mixologists -- each of whom contributed a recipe to pair perfectly with the sweet heat you're holding.
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