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drink
Chautauquatini
The Beach House Restaurant
at Lovers Point
618 Ocean View Blvd.
Pacific Grove • 831/375-2345
www.beachhousepg.com
Photo: Kelli Uldall
W
hen Beach
House man-
aging partner Kevin Phillips
sought to honor the history and heritage
of Pacific Grove through a new cocktail, one
word jumped to mind—Chautauqua. Called
by President Theodore Roosevelt "the most
American thing in America," the adult educa-
tion movement founded by a Methodist minis-
ter in New York hit the shores of Pacific
Grove in 1880 with a focus on natural history.
The Chautauquatini features dry gin, muddled
basil, cucumbers and lime—a concoction
dreamed up by Beach House manager (and
Kevin's son) Jeremy Phillips. "The botanicals in
the gin go well with the basil, and the cucum-
ber makes it refreshing," Jeremy says. A com-
plement to the drink is the array of old
woodcut art showcasing the Chautauquan
lifestyle in America's Last Hometown.
—Larry Harland
P R E PA R AT I O N :
Muddle all ingredients in a shaker.
Add ice and shake. Strain into a
chilled martini glass garnished with
cucumber slice.
I N G R E D I E N T S :
• 3½ oz. Nolet gin
• 3 basil leaves
• Half a lime
• 6 cucumber chunks
• 1 oz. simple syrup
