Destination: Cocktail

It’s the weekend before Coachella and you’re already plotting where and when you’ll make your designated driver stop on your way there. A good place to start would be Ra Pour, Rancho Cucamonga’s slick lounge and global cuisine haven, with cocktails created by mixology heavy hitter, Ryan Magarian. Take the appropriately named Rock & Rose (did Magarian know you were heading to a music festival?!), made with vodka, earthy apple cider, a hint of rose essence and fragrant Lillet Rouge, this drink is so light and pleasing that you just might write a song about it.

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Rock & Rose by Ryan Magarian

1½ ounces vodka

½ ounce Lillet Rouge

½ ounce lemon juice

½ ounce rose essence

1 ½ ounce cloudy apple cider

1 dash orange bitters

Combine all ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake, strain, and strain into a martini glass.

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Ra Pour, 7900 Kew Ave., Suite 5410, Rancho Cucamonga. (909) 899-7999; https://www.rapourrestaurant.com.

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—Jessica Gelt