17 July 2014 Summer Cocktails Using Herbs

Summer Cocktails Using Herbs

July 17, 2014 By

LimesParlor is a private members only social club in downtown Manhattan, Parlor specializes in upscale cocktails, crafting unique and seasonal menus. This summer at Parlor, traditional fruity drinks are taking a back seat to a new cocktail trend – cocktails incorporating fresh herbs.

Here are two delicious-sounding cocktails designed by Jarom Kubik to enjoy on a warm summer day

Formula 22

  • 2 oz Don Amado Reposado Mezcal
  • 1 oz Triple Sec
  • 1 oz lime juice
  • 1 oz chamomile simple syrup

Shake and strain over ice into a rocks glass rimmed with a mix of salt and chili powder. Garnish with a lime.

Paper Tiger

  • 2 oz Domaine Canton Ginger Liqueur
  • 0.5 oz Ketel One Citroen
  • 0.5 oz lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz simple syrup
  • 2 pinches of dill
  • 1 dash celery bitters

Shake and strain with a fine strainer over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Top with soda. Garnish with a skewered ginger candy.

Cheers,

Veronique

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13 August 2013 Summer Cocktails by Brancott Estate

Summer Cocktails by Brancott Estate

August 13, 2013 By
Brancott Berry

Brancott Berry

I know the summer’s coming to a close soon but there are still some beautiful weather to come and what best way to celebrate what’s left of the summer than with a fun and delicious cocktail?

These two wine-based cocktails would be perfect for your upcoming Labor Day get-togethers.

Brancott Berry

Ingredients:

  • 3 parts Brancott Estate Sauvignon Blanc (or Chardonnay or Pinot Gris)
  • 3 strawberries, chopped
  • 1 part Gin (like Beefeater or Beefeater 24)
  • Agave nectar to taste
  • juice of ¼ of a lemon
Brancott Minty Peach Sangria

Brancott Minty Peach Sangria

Directions:

  1. In the bottom of a mixing glass, muddle the strawberries in the lemon and agave nectar.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and shake well with ice.
  3. Strain over ice into a wine glass and garnish with a strawberry slice on rim of glass.

Minty Peach Sangria

Ingredients:

  • 3 parts Brancott Estate Sauvignon Blanc (or Chardonnay or Pinot Gris)
  • 3 parts peach nectar
  • 1 part orange-flavored vodka
  • Several mint leaves (for every one serving, use 8-10 mint leaves)

Directions:

  1. Slap the mint leaves between your palms to release oils, then drop into glass.
  2. Add ice and remaining ingredients and stir.
  3. Garnish with a mint sprig and fresh peaches.

Cheers,

Veronique

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29 June 2011 5 Refreshing Cocktails to Beat the Summer Heat

5 Refreshing Cocktails to Beat the Summer Heat

June 29, 2011 By

I just love the idea of featuring a sexy, refreshing cocktail at summer get-togethers.  Offering your guests a cocktail, in a neat glass, when they arrive at your home simply sets the mood for the rest of the evening.  The cocktails don’t have to be complicated, use difficult-to-find ingredients and liquors or require you to seek the help of a mixologist to recreate.  Have fun with this concept!

  1. Blood Orange Fix:  Squeeze half a blood orange and pour the juice in a Champagne flute.  From the second half of the orange, remove a segment, peel the outer membrane then place the bare segment in the flute with the juice.  Top the juice with sparkling wine (click here for some suggestions) and stir gently to combine.
  2. Tipsy Pink Lady:  Fill a cocktail shaker ¾ full with ice cubes then add 1 cup of good quality pink lemonade (I use Simply Lemonade with raspberry) and 1 once of Vodka (I use Ketel One).  Shake vigorously for 10 seconds then pour the strained shaker contents into a martini glass.  Fun serving idea: Add a pink rock sugar on a stick as a stirrer.
  3. BOA 405:  In a cocktail shaker, muddle 2 ripe strawberries with ½ ounce simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water boiled then cooled) into a puree.  Add 1 ½ ounces Vodka (I use Ketel One), ½ ounce lemon juice, a splash of Balsamic vinegar and enough ice to fill the shaker to ¾ full.  Shake vigorously for 10 seconds then pour the strained shaker contents into a martini glass and top with a pinch of freshly-cracked black pepper and a ripe strawberry.

    BOA 405

  4. Lynchburg Limeade:  Fill a cocktail shaker ½ full with ice cubes then add 1 ½ cups good quality limeade (I use Simply Limeade), 1 ounce Whiskey (I use Jack Daniels) and a slash of Triple Sec.  Shake vigorously for 10 seconds and pour shaker contents, including the ice, in a tall glass or Mason jar.
  5. Tequila Sunset:  Fill a cocktail shaker ¾ full with ice cubes then add 1 cup freshly-squeezed pink grapefruit juice (could use good quality juice like Florida’s Natural), 1 ounce Anejo Tequila (I use Cuervo) and a slash of Cointreau.  Shake vigorously for 10 seconds and pour the strained shaker contents into an old-fashioned glass.  Top with a squeeze of fresh lime juice.

Do you have fun cocktail ideas that you’d like to share?  Post them here.

Cheers,

Veronique

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