Appetite for Destruction was American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses’ debut solo album, and is the name of the 13th cocktail in our 2023 Summer Concert Cocktail series. It took about a year after its initial release in July of 1987 for the LP to succeed. But we think this cocktail will be an immediate hit with those who choose to imbibe.

Appetite for Destruction Cocktail Recipe, Inspired by Guns N’ Roses

Ingredients

• 2 oz Empress 1908 Indigo Gin
• ¾ oz fresh squeezed lime juice
• 3 oz ginger beer
• Cherry wood smoke to finish

Instructions

1. Add a large skull ice cube to your rocks glass.
2. Pour in the gin and lime juice.
3. Top off with ginger beer.
4. Place your cocktail smoker on the glass and light the wood chips. Once the smoke builds in the glass and creates a thick cloud, remove the smoker. 

Recipe by Sarah Cascone / Styling by Anna Calabrese / Photography by Dave Bryce / Story by Star Laliberte

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