March 6th: St. Patrick's Day & The Oscars
I hope you like Irish whiskey and the occasional Guinness, St. Patricks Day is on March 17th. Oh! And one of my favorites things to celebrate... the Oscars, March 10th!
Here’s what we’re chatting about
Easy Oscar-themed cocktails to make this Sunday
St. Patrick’s Day cocktail CLASSICS, and how to make them
The best olives for your martini, or how to stuff your own
Bottle highlights (highlight for Ireland-based spirits!)
Things I’m loving!
Oscar-themed cocktails:
AMERICAN FICTION
The American Sazerac
Rinse glass with absinthe + muddle 1 sugar cube with 4 dashes of Peychaud’s bitters and a splash of water, and mix over ice with 2.5 oz rye + strain into glass with a lemon twist.
ANATOMY OF A FALL
Anatomy of a Sidecar
To a shaker with ice add 1.5 ounce cognac, 3/4 ounce Cointreau, 3/4 ounce blood orange juice, freshly squeezed, and 1/2 ounce simple syrup, and shake + double strained into a coupe.
BARBIE
Mojo Dojo ‘beach’ Margarita
To a shaker with ice add 1 1/2 ounces tequila, 3/4 ounce blue curacao, 1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed, 3/4 oz coconut cream, 1/2 ounce agave, and shake + double strain over ice and garnish with a cocktail umbrella!
THE HOLDOVERS
The Holdover Sour
To a cocktail shaker dry shake 2 ounces rye whiskey, 1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed, 3/4 ounce simple syrup, and 1 egg white (optional) + add ice and shake again + double strain over a large cube + float 1/2 ounce red wine on top!
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
The Killers of the Blood & Sand
1 ounce scotch, 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth, 1/2 ounce Heering cherry liqueur, and 3/4 ounce orange juice, freshly squeezed + shaken & double strained into a coupe!
MAESTRO
The West Side Story
To a shaker with ice add 2 ounces lemon vodka, 1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed, 1/2 ounce simple syrup, 3 pinches fresh mint and shake + double strain into chilled glass and top with club soda, about 1 ounce + garnish with a lemon twist
OPPENHEIMER
The Manhattan Project
To a mixing glass add 2 ounces rye whiskey, 1 ounce sweet vermouth, 2-3 dashes Aromatic bitters, add ice and stir + strain into a chilled nick and nora glass + garnish with a cherry!
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