Gus McShane’s Passion Fruit Cocktails

Gus McShane of the Santa Monica bar Copa D’Oro mixed up some amazing cocktails for us on Sunday afternoon.

Anise and Passion Fruit Sour

2 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon

1/2 tsp of Pernod Anise

2/3 oz lemon juice

1/2 oz simple syrup

1/2 oz egg white

½ Passion fruit

Shake and finely strain.

Passion Fruit and Ginger Beer Cocktail

1 ½ oz London Dry Gin

½ oz Bianco Vermouth

½ Passion Fruit

½ oz Fresh Lemon Juice

¾ oz Simple Syrup

Ginger Beer

Spoon Half a Passion Fruit into a mixing glass. Add remaining ingredients except Ginger Beer. Shake and strain over crushed. Charge with Ginger Beer. Serve in a highball glass. Garnish with passion fruit shell and lemon twist