There are certain seasonal markers we just depend on in St. Louis. Fall means orchard adventures at Eckert’s Farm, winter has the brewery lights at Anheuser-Busch, and spring is brought to the plate on Cardinals opening day. At Sauce, we know summer is just over the horizon when we sip a Thai Collins at the first Sauce Food Truck Friday of the season.
This brilliantly blue frozen cocktail has been one of the signature drinks at Narwhal’s Crafted since the very beginning, and for good reason. Citrusy and light with gin, curacao, lemon, coriander simple syrup and lemongrass, the Thai Collins is like a grown-up take on a boozy lemonade, and it goes down just as smoothly. The mild sweetness and balanced botanicals will charm even the most gin-skeptical drinker. Topped with a lemon slice, it’s the epitome of easy drinking.
3906 Laclede Ave., St. Louis, 314.696.8388; 1450 Beale St., Suite 125, St. Charles, 636.395.7315, narwhalscrafted.com
This article appears in May 2024.