1) Bohemian Spritz
3 ounces dry white wine
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
1/2 ounce elderflower liqueur
1/4 ounce pine liqueur
1 ounce club soda
1 ounce dry sparkling wine
1 slice of grapefruit peel for garnish.
Preparation
Combine wine, vermouth and liqueurs in a large wineglass filled with ice. Stir to chill, then top with club soda and sparkling wine. Twist grapefruit peel over it and drop into glass.
Yield: 1 drink.
2) Apple Smash
Ingredients
2 large apple slices, like Honeycrisp2 ounces white rum
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup
1 dash bitters, like Fee Brothers Barrel-Aged
Cinnamon stick.
Preparation
Mash an apple slice in the base of a glass with a muddler. Add ingredients other than the cinnamon; shake and strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a whole apple slice dusted with freshly grated cinnamon.
Yield: 1 drink.
Note: To make simple syrup, combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. Let cool, then transfer to a very clean jar or bottle. Cover and keep refrigerated until ready to use.
3) Chinaski
Ingredients
1 ounce aquavit1/2 ounce Cynar
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup
1 teaspoon apricot preserves
Dry sparkling wine
1 thin strip of celery.
Preparation
Combine aquavit, Cynar, juice, syrup and preserves in a cocktail shaker, add ice and shake. Strain into a champagne flute, top with sparkling wine and garnish with celery, preferably twisted into a corkscrew shape.
Yield: 1 drink.
4) Milk Punch
Ingredients
1/2 cup bourbon
1/2 cup aged rum or brandy
2 cups milk, plus milk frozen into cubes
1/4 cup maple syrup
Grated nutmeg.
Preparation
Stir the spirits, milk and syrup together in a pitcher. Pour into tumblers over frozen milk cubes or ice cubes and dust the tops with grated nutmeg.
Yield: 4 drinks.
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