13. The Black Keys - 'El Camino' + Rosita Cocktail

The Black Keys - ‘El Camino + Rosita Cocktail

Ingredients:  1 1/2 oz reposado tequila, 1/2 oz sweet vermouth, 1/2 oz dry vermouth, 1/2 oz Campari, 1 dash bitters, cracked ice, lemon twist

Mixing Instructions:  stir ingredients in a shaker with ice cubes, strain into glass filled with cracked ice and garnish with lemon twist.

Listening Instructions:  volume moderately high to start for the opening track “Lonely Boy.”  Let the beat propel you as you organize ingredients for your drink.  Use track 2, “Dead and Gone” to mix your cocktail and situate yourself for an evening of Black Keys’ bliss.  Crank the volume up for track 3, “Gold on the Ceiling” as you slink into your favorite chair, sip, close your eyes….by the time you hit “Mind Eraser” you should be crunching down on your last piece of tequila-soaked ice, fully satisfied.