Tis the season to be trying new spirits and I am just the person to bring them to you! By the time we hit January, you will have seen an array of recipes and spirits you can play with.
The spirit of the day is Lucid Absinthe!
Not your typical spirit/liqueur but something more extraordinary. Not everyone will like it but some will and that’s what you want– those who walk on the high wire of spirits!
Lucid Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients:
1 oz. Lucid Absinthe
2 oz. apple cider
1 oz. cranberry juice
½ oz. Chambord
Granny Smith apple slice for garnish
Method:
Combine Lucid Absinthe, apple cider, and cranberry juice in a shaker over ice and shake well. —
Strain into a chilled martini glass.
Drop the Chambord to the bottom of the glass.
Skewer Granny Smith apple wedge on a pick and lay lengthwise across the edge of the glass.
If you like that Absinthe and want to try a different presentation, then this next one will probably suit you as well!
Lucid Gingerbread Man
Ingredients:
1 oz. Lucid Absinthe
½ oz. demerara sugar syrup (or simple syrup)
½ oz. fresh lemon juice
¼ oz. green chartreuse
Dash of freshly grated cinnamon
Dash of freshly grated nutmeg
Method:
In a mixing glass, muddle 3 dials of fresh ginger.
Shake thoroughly with ice, then strain over fresh ice in a highball glass.
Garnish with a small Christmas tree gingerbread cookie
Tasty right?
Jingle Juice isn’t made with Lucid Absinthe but it’s definitely in step with the thread of the holidays!
JINGLE JUICE
Ingredients:
2 oz. Van Gogh Vodka.
(You have your choice of several fruit-flavored vodkas from Van Gogh like citroen, oranje, melon, and pomegranate). My personal favorite is pomegranate or melon. Each would have a unique flavor that you haven’t experienced with the other cocktails.
2 oz. orange juice (freshly squeezed or extracted!)
¼ oz. fresh lemon juice
½ oz. maraschino cherry juice
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a pitcher and stir. Pour over ice and garnish as desired.
All three cocktails are tasty and have a very distinctive flavor profile!
Let’s Get Experimental!
Try these Molecular Mixology Kits.
What is a Molecular Mixology Kit?
Just the coolest toy you can bring to the party! It’s either one flavor of a cocktail with details within that cocktail that you can present in different ways like tiny flavor beads, or one large cocktail bubble or a flavored foam. This is about being willing to experiment.
The one I got was for the Cosmopolitan, but they have other flavors including a kit featuring 3 different cocktails and a magnificent Molecular Gastronomy kit which is all about FOOD, and not drinks.
Find these cool kits and toys at Uncommon Goods. The kits range from $30 to $85.00. Worth the fun and playtime!!
These kits might be a phenomenal gift for the person who loves to mix up cocktails and likes to experiment
(like me!)
I hope you liked these cocktails and also the gift recommendation for those who love mixing up new cocktails.
Stevie Wilson
LA-Story.com
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