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Fresh Garden Summertime MixersCombining the Season's Bounty of Fruits and VegetablesAcross the country bartenders are cruising farmer's markets and local produce stands and creating summer treats. You can too with these simple and elegant recipes.
Ah the dog days of summer! July is when the season's produce abounds. From now until the middle of September fresh produce and fruits are ripe and ready for a professional or amateur mixologist's skills and creativity. Herbs like fresh fennel and opal basil join luscious raspberries, sweet watermelon and tart blueberries with the pairing a cucumber's coolness and celantro’s subtle sharpness as a perfect base to infuse an assortment of alcohlic beverages. Bar chefs hailing from coast to coast are making 2007 the year of drinking your fruits and veggies with a twist a priority! Whatever the regional taste - the central emphasis is on absolute freshness! Raid your garden (or even a neighbor's - if you promise to share the drinks) and enjoy. Summer's sultry swelter has suddenly become cooler and more bearable. Gazpacho and TonicBar Chef Adam Seger of Nacional 27—Chicago, IL INFUSION: - Infuse 2 Thin Sliced Fennel Bulbs per 1 Liter Gin for 1 week - Add equal parts to the fennel: chopped seedless watermelon and 1/4 " thick sliced cucumber. Gin should just cover all the produce - Infusion is ready to go BUILD: - Fill 1/3 of a Rocks glass with the fennel bulbs and 4 lime wedges - Muddle INTENSELY: Fennel is very firm - Add 1 oz. Infused Gin - Fill with Ice/Tonic/Cocktail Straw/Bamboo Pick Makes 1 Drink Passion Fruit “Maracuja”Café Atlantico— Washington D.C. TO MAKE THE MIX: - 1 root of ginger - 1 jalapeño - Slice all ingredients - Add 6 cups of water - Add 2 cups of sugar and simmer everything for 3 hrs 1.5 oz. Orange Rum 1 oz. Ginger Jalapeno Mix 1 oz. Passion Fruit Juice Shake well, Strain & Serve Chill Martini Glass Garnish with a jalapeno julienne Makes 1 Drink Upstairs NeighborBar Manager Scott Beattie of Cyrus – Healdsburg, CA Vodka (1.5 oz.), Tomato Water, Sungold and Rosalita Cherry Tomatoes, Opal Basil, Italian Sweet Basil, Aged Balsamic Vinegar, Lemon Juice and Salt & Pepper R&RBartender James Meehan of Gramercy Tavern and Pegu Club—NYC, NY 1.5 oz. Bourbon 2.25 oz. Iced Tea 1/2 teaspoon simple syrup 2 raspberries 3 drops rose flower water Add the raspberries and simple to a mixing glass and muddle Add the Bourbon, rose flower water, tea and ice Shake and double strain into a rocks glass Garnish 1 raspberry skewered with a dried rose inside it Makes 1 Drink The #5Mixologist/Owner Lucy Brennan of Mint Restaurant and 820 Lounge — Portland, Oregon 1.25 oz Gold Tequila .25 oz Harlequin or Cointreau 1 oz blackberry puree 1oz fresh lime juice 1 oz simple syrup Fill a pint glass with ice Add all of the ingredients Shake and serve on the rocks Garnish with a lime Makes 1 Drink
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