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Luck of the Irish Flows with Boston Cocktailians

Posted on March 2, 2011 | Leave a comment

Last year Boston bartenders rallied together to create a few St. Patrick’s Day cocktails to keep revelers sipping throughout the month of March. Rather than keep the holiday to one long party thrashing, take time to muddle, stir and sip a few of these crafty libations that have generously been made available by the creative cocktailians behind the muddling stick.

March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day

Van Bush – Grafton Street Restaurant and Bar

1-1/2 ounces Irish Whiskey

1/2 ounce Vanilla Brandy

6 ounces Vanilla Coffee

Fresh Whipped Cream

Assemble Bushmills, brandy and coffee into a coffee mug. Top with fresh whipped cream.

The Irish 1608 – Eastern Standard

1 ounce Irish Whiskey

1/2 ounce Fresh Lemon Juice

1/2 ounce Honey Syrup

Sparkling Wine

Lemon Twist Garnish

Place liquids in a mixing glass with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into flute. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with lemon twist.

Finn McCool

1-1/2 ounces Irish Whiskey

1/2 ounce Bianco Vermouth

1/2 ounce Yellow Chartreuse

1 Dash Orange Bitters

Lemon Twist Garnish

Place liquids in mixing glass with ice. Stir to chill. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

Port-Na-Spania

1-1/2 ounce Black Bush

3/4 ounce Oloroso Sherry

3/8 ounce Vanilla Syrup

1 Dash Xocolatl Mole Bitters

Place liquids in mixing glass with ice. Stir to chill. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. No garnish.

Cocktail recipes sponsored by Bushmills Irish Whiskey representatives.

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It’s Happy Hour in America with SVEDKA Election Day Cocktails

Posted on November 4, 2008 | Leave a comment

“It’s happy hour in America” all evening as we wait and see who the next President of the United States will be. Get out to vote, then sit back with a cocktail to watch the election returns.

Dirty Delegate – AKA: Classic Martini

2-1/2 parts SVEDKA Vodka

1/2 part Dry Vermouth

Combine ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake or stir according to preference until well chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass.

Swing Voter – AKA: Creamsicle

2 parts SVEDKA VANILLA

1/2 part Grenadine

1/2 part Lemon Juice

Topped with Ginger Ale

Lemon Wheel Garnish

Pour all liquids except ginger ale into a shaker filled with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into highball glass over fresh ice. Top with ginger ale. Garnish with lemon wheel.

The Cosmopolitician – AKA: Clementine Cosmo

2 parts SVEDKA CLEMENTINE

1/2 part Orange Juice

1 teaspoon Orange Marmalade

Orange Wedge Garnish

Combine liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with orange wedge.

SVEDKA – “Voted #1 Vodka of 2033,” each bottle of SVEDKA is made using a centuries-old Swedish vodka recipe. First meticulously distilling over three pounds of high-quality Swedish winter wheat for forty hours in an innovative five-column process. Then blending it with the finest spring water to achieve the SVEDKA crisp, clean finish.

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