How to make My Tie cocktail from Boathouse restaurant

This rum drink comes from Palace Station’s new pan-Asian spot, Boathouse, but would be right at home in a tiki bar. The Boathouse bar staff recommends it with fried Chinese dishes. While the lemongrass syrup used in-house is a secret recipe, they’ve offered up a suitable home version if you want to mix your own.

Ingredients

1 ounce Havana Club Blanco rum

1 ounce Meyers dark rum

1 ounce Cointreau

1 ounce lemongrass syrup (recipe below)

1 ounce lime juice

6 Thai basil leaves

Garnish

Orange

Lime

Basil sprig

Directions

In a mixing glass, combine all ingredients and stir with ice. Strain over fresh ice. Garnish with orange, lime and Thai basil sprig.

Lemongrass syrup ingredients

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

2 lemongrass stalks, cored and chopped

Directions

Remove the outer layer (or two) of the lemongrass and thinly chop. In a small saucepan, add sugar, water and chopped lemongrass. Heat until the sugar has dissolved and the lemongrass has a strong aroma. Remove from heat and let the saucepan cool to room temperature, about an hour. Strain syrup into a jar and refrigerate.