Open Drinks

Across the Pacific

A cocktail creation of Meaghan Dorman, bar director of Dear Irving and The Raines Law Room, New York. The Across the Pacific is another bitter tiki creation. The Averna Amaro brings dried fruit and raisin notes to the tropical, split-rum base cocktail.

Airmail

Though not fully official on account of the plane breaking down, the first attempt at modern airmail was documented in 1911. It traveled from Petaluma to Santa Rosa, California and contained exactly three pieces of correspondence. The first instance of the Air Mail cocktail was documented in Esquire magazine’s 1949 edition of Handbook for Hosts. It’s not certain why the drink is named for the modern delivery method, but it can be said the Air Mail is quite like the Caribbean version of a French 75, with a splash of lime whisked into a turbulent mix of rum, honey and Champagne.

Adios Motherfucker (AMF)

You say goodbye, we say hello, and also, Adios Motherfucker!

Bacardi Cocktail

The Bacardí Cocktail became one of the most popular drinks of the period immediately following the repeal of Prohibition. It is a variation of the Daiquiri that involves rum, lime and grenadine. It is rare on menus today but was a stalwart of the 1930s bar repertoire.

Bahama Mama

A blend of fruit juice and rum create this delicious, tropical cocktail.

Barracuda

A well known cocktail of unknown origins, thought to date from the 1970s.

Basil Smash Pina Colada

Perfect frozen cocktail to celebrate the unofficial start of summer!

Bee's Kiss

This creamy after-dinner cocktail is an adaptation of a gin-based cocktail named the Bee’s Knees. Originally from the Ritz Bar in Paris (1936).

Blue Hawaiian Cocktail

The Blue Hawaiian is a tropical cocktail filled with rum, pineapple, and coconut!

Blue Lady

A delicious blue Curacao & light rum mix (serves 2.)

Brass Monkey

Breakfast Mai Tai

The Breakfast Mai Tai has gone through several iterations at Donna, where it was first created with an oat orgeat for a guest who had a nut allergy. The recipe has evolved over the course of several menus, but its crushability remains intact. As Fancy Chu, the drink's creator, says, 'I definitely would drink this for breakfast when vacationing somewhere tropical, or even on a day off, daydreaming of being in the tropics.'