East 8 Hold Up

ManhattanAlways evolving

... a drink called the East Eight Hold Up, which blends vodka, Aperol, and passion fruit, is gaining serious global popularity right now.

And in a great nod to regional European influence, Basque bars are experimenting with exciting new takes on vermut preparado, preparing vermouth as a complex standalone cocktail rather than just a minor mixer.

And if you need a fun, slightly painful economic data point for your next trivia night, the sources also specifically tracked the priciest states in America for espresso martinis.

Anyway, so that I really like that.

But I also liked his piece about the origin of the East 8 Hold Up.

Is that what it's called? Sorry.

This cocktail that was like on Drinks International's list of like the most popular cocktails at number 45 or something that I've never heard of before.

The East 8 Hold Up.

And it's vodka, Aperol, lime, pineapple and passion fruit.

And it was made in 2010 at Milk and Honey in Chicago.