Cocktail of the Week: Botran Highball

Ingredients

2 oz Botran Reserva rum

4 oz Fever-Tree Ginger Ale

2 dashes of bitters

Orange round for garnish

Sprig of mint for garnish

Method

Build the drink over ice in a highball glass. Stir well. Garnish with an orange round and mint.

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This cocktail was created in honor of Keep Memory Alive’s 19th annual Power of Love Gala, coming June 13. The gala — which has become one of Las Vegas’ signature events and is a who’s who of celebrity chefs, master sommeliers and first-rate entertainers — raises money for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. A highball drink meets a highbrow event, and it’s for a great cause.

Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, executive director of mixology and spirits education at Southern Wine & Spirits.