New Lush Life Stories

Jason Littrell and Anthony from El Dorado Talk Cocktails

leo — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:56:11 -0500

Jason Littrell from Death & Co and Anthony from El Dorado

Repeal Day Ball

lindsey — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:08:04 -0500

Lindsey tastes The Dalmore

leo — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:36:22 -0400

Tales of the Cocktail - Opening Toast

leo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:22:10 -0400

CKTL Jam at Cabrito

lindsey — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:56:41 -0400

POM Wonderful along with over 25 artisenal spirits companies sponsored the first official Midsummer Night Cocktail Jam where top mixologists from all over NYC battled for top prize.

Hosted by Pipeline Brands and Cabrito, the night was fueled by a massive crowd and beautifully crafted cocktails.

Clear Liquor Tweetup Photos

leo — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:12:34 -0400

Earlier this week, we got together at Double Crown for the Clear Liquor Tweet-Up, here's the evidence:

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Macallan's Tweetup

leo — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:39:06 -0400

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World Cocktail Week NYC

leo — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:12:22 -0400

Dale DeGroff's Belmont Breeze

lindsey — Sat, 02 May 2009 10:28:56 -0400

BELMONT BREEZE
Dale’s original signature drink of the Belmont Stakes.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 ounces Bourbon
1/2 ounce Dry Sack Sherry
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 simple syrup
Splash fresh orange juice
Splash cranberry juice
5 mint leaves
1 mint sprig
1 orange zest

Preparation:

Assemble the first six ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with orange peel and mint sprig.

-From Dale DeGroff author of The Essential Cocktail.

Mint Juleps with Dale DeGroff

lindsey — Fri, 01 May 2009 06:49:09 -0400

^{From Dale DeGroff the author of}^{"The Essential Cocktail"}

MINT JULEP
signature drink of the Kentucky Derby

Ingredients:

3/4 oz. simple syrup or one teaspoon sugar
4 mint leaves and a sprig of Mint (Use tender, young sprigs)
2 1/2 ounces Bourbon.

Preparation:

Prepare some very cold very dry powdered ice with large cubes of Kold Draft ice and a canvas ice bag. Bruise the mint leaves in the bottom of a julep cup with sugar or sugar syrup and then remove the muddled leaves. Add ice to the three quarter mark and half of the bourbon. Stir to chill the julep cup. Top off with more powdered ice and the remaining bourbon and continue to stir until the outside of the cup begins to freeze. Garnish with the mint sprig and set aside to rest while the julep cup freezes over on the outside. Pick up carefully and imbibe.