How to Make a Blond Ambition Worthy of 1990s Madonna

Welcome to Boozinette. This is the Blond Ambition.

• 2 oz mezcal
  
• 1 oz orange juice
  
• 1/2 oz rosemary syrup
  
• 1/2 sweet vermouth
  
• a pinch of cumin
  
• 1 cherry orange flag
  

• 1 cup of water
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 4 sprigs of rosemary
  

Bring all ingredients to a boil until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, fine strain, let cool, and refrigerate.

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Pour all liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake with zealous intent for 10-12 seconds. Strain into a collins glass over ice. Garnish with a cherry orange flag and make a scene when you seize your dreams.

David is an artist from Ridgewood, Queens, that makes drinks, drawings, and questionable decisions in the name of scientific regress. You can find him bartending at Huckleberry Bar when he isn’t at his drafting table. Follow him @drawdavedraw.