Vegas Called, They Need a Cocktail

I have this very hip kid sister who lives in Las Vegas. She works as a VIP host for a busy nightclub and regularly has to go cocktailing with her clients. Whenever she is home, she wants to go to my local haunt, The West Side Lounge to get one particular cocktail. Its called a Stardust. In the Boston area you can get it at a few spots with kickin bartenders. Apparently, in Vegas, you cannot.

At least not until now, cause I have the recipe.

Heres to you kid!

Stardust Cocktail

3 oz White Rum, (please no rot gut)
1 oz Parfait Amour
1/2 Fresh Lemon, juiced

Put the whole thing in a shaker with a lot of ice and shake the crap out of it. Few people understand that chilled cocktails actually require a certain amount of the ice melting into the drink to get the flavors and temperature right, so shake longer than you think you need to.

Strain the mixture into a chilled martini glass and garnish with an orange rind twist.

For the uninitiated, a twist is the oily peel , without the white pith, of any citrus fruit. You twist it over the glass and wipe the edge to impart the natural oil. Really, don't skip it. Its a awesome touch.

Bottoms Up!