Drink Me’s Top 10 Must Try Cocktails This Summer

Photo by Christiann Koepke

Winter Spritz

Note this has a low abv, great for “not” getting too drunk in the middle of the day

Created by Maxime Belfand, Saxon + Parole

Ingredients:

1 oz. Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Bitter

1 oz. Martini & Rossi Ambrato

1 oz. Blood Orange Juice

3 Dashes of Olive Bitters

Top with Perrier and Lambrusco, equal parts

Blood Orange Wheel, Green Olive, Single Rosemary Sprig Garnish

Method: Built and top with Lambrusco and Perrier.

Martini & Rossi Rosé Spritz

Ingredients:

1 oz Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Bitter

4 oz Martini & Rossi Sparkling Rosé

2 oz IZZE Grapefruit Soda                           

Ruby Grapefruit Slice Garnish

Method: Build directly in a large wine glass over cubed ice.     

Little Red Corvette

Created by Robert Campbell, Café Birdie Mixologist

Ingredients:

1 oz Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Bitter

3/4 oz Fresh Blood Orange Juice (or Orange Juice)

3/4 Fresh Lemon

1/2 oz Peach Liqueur

Method: Shake and strain over rocks in Old Fashioned glass, float of Fernet on top. Garnish with candied Blood Orange Wheel.

The Martini & Rossi Negroni

Inspired by the 1872 Martini & Rossi Bitter recipe, our master blenders have crafted a modern expression of the original which perfectly complements Riserva Speciale Vermouth di Torino to create today’s ultimate Negroni.

Ingredients:

1 Part Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Bitter

1 Part Bombay Sapphire Gin

1 Part Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Rubino

Orange Wedge Garnish

Method: Add ice and an orange wedge.

Wrong Side of the Tracks

Created by Alex Barbatsis, Café Birdie Bar Manager

Ingredients:

1 oz Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Bitter

1 oz Navy Strength Gin

3/4 oz Rosé Vermouth

Method: Stir on the rocks in an Old-Fashioned glass, garnish with an orange peel and rose petals.

Blood Orange Mezza Blue

Created by Fashionable Hostesss

Photo: Credit Fashionable Hostess

Ingredients:

Juice of 1/2 a medium blood orange

Juice of 1/2 a lime

1 oz vodka

8 leaves mint

2 oz chilled ginger beer

Chilled MeZZa di Mezzacorona for topping

Method: In a glass, combine the blood orange juice, lime juice and vodka. Add the ginger beer and top with the Italian Glacial Bubbly MeZZa di Mezzacorona. Garnish with blood orange slices and fresh mint. Enjoy!

Lavender Lemonade Port Cocktail

Created by Christiann Koepke

Photo: Credit Christiann Koepke

Ingredients:

1 Lemon

2 ½ oz. Fonseca Siroco Dry White Port

1 oz. Sparkling lemonade

1 ¼ oz. Lavender simple syrup

Edible flowers or fresh mint (optional garnish)

Lavender Simple Syrup

Makes 1 cup syrup

1 cup water

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons dried lavender blossoms

Instructions:

Prepare simple syrup:

1. Combine water, sugar, and lavender blossoms in a small saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer on low heat for 1 minute.
3. Remove from heat and let syrup steep, about 30 minutes.
4. Strain syrup through mesh strainer into jar. Let cool. Store in fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Method: Cut ½ lemon into wedges. Slice remaining half for garnish. In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, crush using muddler. Add Fonseca Siroco dry white port and simple syrup. Add ice and cover with cocktail topper. Shake well. Pour into glass. Garnish (optional).! Top off with lemonade. Garnish with lemon and/or mint.

Red Dawn

Created by Rag Trader in New York City

Ingredients:

2 oz. of Simple Vodka

¾ oz. of lime juice

½ oz. of pomegranate syrup

1 oz. of ginger syrup

3 dashes of bitters

Top with Lime Perrier

Method: Build the cocktail, shake with two ice cubes, pour over crushed ice, and garnish

Blueberry Ginger Mule

Ingredients:

1 oz Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka

1 oz Deep Eddy Straight Vodka

2 oz Blueberry cordial*

Goya Ginger Beer

Method: Combine all ingredients with in a copper mug filled with crushed ice

*Blueberry Cordial

1 lb. frozen blueberries

Zest and juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange

2 cups sugar

1 tsp vanilla

¼ cup white vinegar

Method: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and blueberries burst. Cool and strain.

Signature Negroni, Sticks & Stones

Created by Underdog, 55 Stone Street, NYC

Ingredients:

Bombay Sapphire

Cinzano

Vermouth

Campari

Life of Brine (Underdog’s special house-made brine mix)

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