Here are some fantastic cocktails for the Holiday Season courtesy of the very talented mixologist Dalio Calado of Classical Cocktails. You can find Dalio mixing it up at:
Giorgione Restaurant
307 Spring Street
New York, NY
Tel: 212-352-2269
100% Italian
1 teaspoon of sugar
1/2 or 1 oz of Averna (measure to taste)
5 oz of Zardetto Prosecco Brut
Serve in a chilled Martini Glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
White X-Mas
2 full tablespoons of lemon sorbet
3 oz of Partida Tequila Blanco
1/2 oz of St. Germain
Touch of fresh squeezed lemon juice
Agave nectar & crushed short bread cookies
Dip rim of glass in agave nectar and then in crushed short bread cookies, enough to coat the rim. Mix all ingredients in a shaker with a few cubes of ice and shake well. Serve in a short Martini glass.
The Merry Christi (photo)
2 tablespoons of Serendipity Frozen Hot Chocolate Mix
3 oz of Christiania Vodka
3 oz of whole milk
Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Serve in a chilled Martini glass. Use Serendipity Dark Chocolate shavings for the garnish.
Basil' Vin
7 leaves of fresh basil
Dash of salt & sugar
Fresh juice from 1/2 a lime
2.5 oz of G'Vine Gin
2 oz of seltzer water
1 oz of ginger ale
Touch of triple sec or St. Germain
Muddle the basil gently. Stir all ingredients in a shaker. Served in an iced high ball glass. Garnish with a basil leaf.
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