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32 Of The Best Spring Cocktails, According To Spirits Pros
05.03.2024 - 20:13 / forbes.com
I typically start to think about spring cocktails in the depths of winter. And let me tell you: It’s a wonderful little project to be working on. There’s no better way to spend the bleak, dark months of January than taking some time in the kitchen to tinker with bright and buoyant cocktail recipes that remind you of warmer times ahead: longer days, spring produce, flowers, and all that fun stuff. It’s certainly a lot more fun than participating in Dry January—or as I like to call it, thirty-one days of misery.
And this year brought in some stellar recipes. Take for example, Alexandre Gabriel’s very fun take on the French 75, in which the Citadelle Gin founder adds a teeny splash of cassis to the drink. There’s also Mob Wife Era—a vodka-prosecco-Aperol concoction by Jones Hollywood bartender Amy Jo Williby that you simply have to try based on its name alone. (I mean, how could you not?) And of course, there’s the Pink Elephant that the highly regarded, award-winning Leo Robitschek sent in—his Aperol-forward riff on “the Satan’s Circus cocktail from the opening menu of NoMad New York.”
All in all, there are enough stellar recipes here to spring you forward until summer. So go grab your bar tools and stir (or shake) up some fun. It’s never too early.
“The French 75 is a classic gin cocktail—one of my favorites in the world. It’s an association of several beautiful things from France. My secret for a French 75 is two barspoons of cassis liqueur (I use Mathilde, which was inspired by my grandmother). I grew up on a farm in South Burgundy and on Saturdays my grandmother served a bit of liqueur de cassis in a glass of sparkling water with a slice of lemon. That was our version of Coca-Cola, Burgundy style. I always have that reminiscence of cassis. When I make a French 75, I add two or three barspoons of Mathilde Cassis. It gives a nice hue and you have the aromatics of the gin that blends beautifully. The bubbliness of the Champagne marrying with the tartness and fruitiness of the cassis is absolutely delicious. Cassis always has that freshness as well. A beautiful cocktail indeed—for spring and all year long.” —Alexandre Gabriel, master blender and founder of Citadelle Gin
Ingredients
1.5 oz. Citadelle Gin
0.5 oz. Mathilde Cassis Liqueur
0.5 oz. fresh lemon juice
4 oz. sparkling wine
Lemon twist, for garnish
Method: Shake gin, liqueur, and lemon juice with ice and strain into a Champagne flute. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a lemon twist.
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