Antiqued Banana Bread — AKB at Archer Hotel Austin 12 Months of Cocktails: November
The inspiration Holiday banana bread
Though it’s unclear who’s brilliant idea it was to create the first-ever banana bread, we’re ever so thankful they did.
What we do know is that banana bread was a popular recipe in 1893, when the St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed The Vienna Model Bakery’s version calling for banana flour. In 1918, Hawaii’s Garden Island paper printed another recipe that is quite like today’s versions. And in the early 1930s, refrigerated railway cars easily transported bananas across the country, the Great Depression changed shopping habits and baking soda products were sweeping the nation.
FUN FACT: Bananas are thought to have originated about 10,000 years ago in Indonesia, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula and New Guinea and are the fruit of the banana plant — the world’s largest herb plant.
At AKB in Archer Hotel Austin, lead bartender Cameruhn Marquel dreamt up this festive cocktail as a boozy equivalent to the loaves of banana nut bread gifted during the holiday season. The candied rosemary resembles a decorated tree with snowflakes. He also wanted to pay homage to Austin by supporting local — Waterloo Antique Gin (distilled and barreled in nearby Dripping Springs, Texas) is the alcohol of choice. The Antiqued Banana Bread is Archer’s November 12 Months of Cocktails offering.
Antiqued Banana Bread AKB — Archer Hotel Austin
The stemmed Nick & Nora glass showcases the cinnamon-sugar-dusted foam and accompanying candied rosemary sprig that dresses this cocktail. Chill the glass ahead of time, prepare a round for guests, then watch the smiles light up the room upon first sips.
The Antiqued Banana Bread cocktail is available exclusively at AKB, just inside Archer Hotel Austin through November 2023 — see you soon.
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ANTIQUED BANANA BREAD
1 ounce Waterloo Antique gin
½ ounce Banane du Brésil
½ ounce macadamia nut liqueur
½ ounce sweet vermouth
¾ ounce ginger oat aquafaba
To a cocktail shaker, add all ingredients. Shake 30 – 45 seconds. Add ice and shake 10 – 15 seconds. Double-strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass. Wait for the foam to settle, then sprinkle cinnamon sugar on half of the foam and create a design (or use a festive cocktail stencil). Place a candied rosemary sprig in the center.
Cheers!
Thirsty for more? Join us all year long for 12 Months of Cocktails. Raise a glass to creative spirits with stories — every month of 2023, we’ll highlight a signature cocktail at one of Archer’s boutique hotels.
