A TOAST TO OUR HEROES Cocktail Recipes

Prepared by Jason Kornfeld, VP of Sales at KEVANI | www.kevani.com

The Towers Paper Plane

Freeway displays this tall call for the perfect whiskey cocktail for summer. Those that are intimidated by the boozy taste of whiskey will find this fruity citrus drink extremely refreshing.

• ¾ ounce bourbon

• ¾ ounce Aperol

• ¾ ounce Amaro Nonino Quintessentia

• ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice

• Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake for around 30 seconds.

• Strain into a coupe glass

CIRCA 1881 Old Fashioned

While there is a debate to the exact date the Old Fashioned was created, there is no debating this is the essential whiskey cocktail.

• 2 ounces rye or bourbon

• 1 sugar cube (or 1 bar spoon simple syrup or a few dashes of liquid stevia for the sugar conscious)

• 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters

• Orange Twist

• 1 Luxardo Cherry for garnish

• Muddle the sugar cube and bitters with one bar spoon of water at the bottom of a chilled rocks glass. (If using simple syrup, combine bitters and one bar spoon of syrup.) Add rye or bourbon. Stir.

• Add one large ice cube, or three or four smaller cubes. Stir until chilled and properly diluted, about 30 seconds. Slip orange twist on the side of the cube.

The Queen Mary-garita

Another summer classic which is perfect to sip near the ocean when it's safe again. This version is the skinny variety to reduce sugar, plus you can add different flavors (big fan of jalapeno and cucumber).

• Kosher salt or coarsely ground sea salt

• 2 ounces silver tequila

• 1½ ounces (3 tablespoons/about 1″½ small limes) fresh lime juice

• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons/about ½ of a medium orange) fresh orange juice

• 1 teaspoon light agave nectar

• 1 lime wedge or round, for garnish

• Pour salt on a small plate, rub lime on the rim of your glass, and dip the top of the glass into the salt at a 45° angle and roll it from side to side to coat with salt

• Fill a small cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the tequila, freshly squeezed lime and orange juice and agave nectar. Put on the lid and shake for 30 seconds. Strain the liquid into your glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

• Note: If you want to add things like cucumber or jalapeno, slice and dice these ingredients...then add to cocktail shaker to shake with other ingredients.

Marriott Martini

Our classic full motion screen in Downtown LA pairs nicely with the classic dry gin martini.

• 2 ½ ounces gin

• ½ ounce dry vermouth

• Garnish: 1 or 3 olives or a lemon twist

• Optional: 1 dash of bitters

• Gather ingredients in a mixing glass filled with ice

• Stir for 30 seconds

• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass

• Add a dash of orange or bitters, if desired

• Garnish with olives or a lemon twist

Ninth + Broadway French 75

This refreshing and citrus sparkling gin cocktail is perfect to celebrate the end of Quarantine. You might have even found one in the old Broadway theatre district of Downtown LA 100 years ago...

• 1 ½ ounces gin

• ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice

• ¾ ounce simple syrup

• 2-3 ounces of Champagne (you want to top the glass)

• Lemon peel for garnish

• Fill cocktail shaker with ice and pour in the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Securely fasten the cap and shake well until chilled, about 20-30 seconds.

• Strain the liquid into a Champagne glass and top with Champagne

• Twist lemon peel and garnish glass with it

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