Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday is here, and it’s time to have some fun before the somber weeks of lent. Even if you don’t practice lent, it’s a great excuse for a weekday celebration in the middle of winter. Here are a few cocktail ideas to help you let the good times roll.
Want more Mardi Gras? Danielle Harris, head bartender at Nanbu Noodle Bar in Santa Rosa Beach, FL, recently shared her recipe for a sake-based Hand Grenade cocktail. And here’s a gin-based Mardi Gras drink we posted earlier, and the King Cake Crusta recipe from last year.
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Nordic Sazerac
Course Drinks
Keyword absinthe, aquavit, brandy
2 oz. Tamworth Distilling Skiklubben aquavit½ oz. Art in the Age Dande Jack brandy1 dropper Bennet Wild Hunt bitters1 dash Absinthe
Rinse a chilled coupe glass with absinthe, discarding any excess, and set aside.
In a mixing glass, add the aquavit, brandy and bitters.
Strain the mixture into the cooled, absinthe-rinsed glass.
Garnish with dill.
Jackie Nevin, Art in the Age mixologist, created this recipe.
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Creole Cocktail
Course Drinks
Keyword Cardamom honey, cola, pincon, rye, sweet vermouth
1 ½ oz. Millstone Rye Bottled-in-Bond¾ oz. Sweet vermouth½ oz. Liberty Belle American Picon½ oz. Honey cola cordial
Chill a mixing glass and coupe in the freezer before assembling the cocktail.
When ice cold, add the rye and honey cola cordial to the mixing glass and stir without ice.
Add the vermouth and picon, then stir more to incorporate.
Strain into the prepared coupe.
Garnish with a lemon peel.
Jacob Looney, New Liberty Distillery’s director of visitor experience, created this recipe.
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Carnival On The Rhine
Course Drinks
Keyword coconut cream, creme de menthe, egg white, lemon, orgeat, vodka, white rum
¾ oz. Cruzan white rum½ oz. Wodka Polish rye vodka¼ oz. Cathead bitter orange vodka¼ oz. Pernod Absinthe¼ oz. Tempus Fugit creme de menthe½ oz. Réal brand coconut cream½ oz. Giffard orgeat¾ oz. Egg white¼ oz. Fresh lemon juice2 drops Vanilla extract5 drops 20% Salt tincture
Combine ingredients in a mixing tin and shake with ice, shake without ice.
Double strain into coupe glass.
Garnish with 3 dots of each Mardi Gras color (purple, green, gold), made to look like beads.
Jordan Deis, bar supervisor at the Peacock Room at Kimpton Hotel Fontenot in New Orleans, created this recipe.
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Hurricane
Course Drinks
Keyword dark rum, light rum, lime, orange, Passion fruit
2 oz. Dark rum2 oz. Light rum1 bar spoon Luxardo cherry syrup½ oz. The Perfect Purée passion fruit concentrate thawed1 oz. Lime juice1 oz. Orange juice½ oz. Simple syrup
Add all ingredients to a shaker with plenty of ice.
Shake and strain into a hurricane glass.
Garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.
The mixologists at Hummingbird in Raleigh, NC, created this recipe.
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Working Lunch
1 ¼ oz. Saint Luna Moonshine infused with graham crackers cacao nibs and local mushrooms*1 ¼ oz. Partida Creus MUZ vermouth½ oz. RC Cola reduction**2 dashes Angostura bittersMarshmallow garnish
In a mixing glass, combine the bitters, moonshine, vermouth and cola reduction.
Fill with ice and stir until diluted and chilled.
Strain into a coupe glass.
Garnish with a skewered toasted marshmallow.
*For Infused moonshine:
Combine one bottle of Saint Luna Moonshine with one sleeve of graham crackers, 1/3 cup of cacao nibs, and 3-5 dried matsutake mushrooms. Leave overnight in a sealed container. Strain through cheesecloth.
**For RC Cola reduction:
In a sauce pot, combine 24 oz. RC Cola, 1 tablespoon of whole black peppercorns, 2 teaspoons of salt, and 1 sprig of fresh rosemary over medium heat. Simmer and reduce volume by half. Strain and allow to cool.
Joshua Scheid, beverage manager at Philadelphia’s Rex at The Royal, created this recipe.
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Batten Down the Hatches
Course Drinks
Keyword Creme de Violette liqueur, vodka, White quinquina
2 oz. Broken Shed vodka¾ oz. White quinquina¼ oz. Crème de violette1 dash Lavender bitters
Add ingredients into a shaker with ice.
Shake and double strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass.
Garnish with a lemon twist.
The mixologists at Broken Shed created this recipe.
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Mardi Gras Mimosa
Course Drinks
Keyword lime, pineapple, sparkling wine, vodka
1 oz. Finlandia vodka2 oz. Pineapple juice4 oz. Korbel Extra Dry sprakling wineSqueeze of lime juiceColored sugar
Combine vodka, pineapple juice and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Rim a tall glass with colored sugar and fill with ice.
Pour the cocktail mixture into the glass.
Top with sparkling wine.
The mixologists at Korbel created this recipe.
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