You don’t have to be a master of mixology to serve up something naughty or nice and keep you in good spirits this season. Wine Oh TV consulted with Jonathan Pogash,”The Cocktail Guru,” to give you a guide on the coolest cocktails that will help warm you up during your wild winter nights.
Ginger-Passion Sparkler
(served at Bookmarks Lounge, NYC)
1/2 oz. ginger liqueur
1 oz. passionfruit juice
4 oz. Yellowtail Sparkling Wine
Directions: Add ingredients directly to champagne flute.
Garnish: candied ginger on rim of glass
Cinn-Apple Sparkler
4 oz. Yellowtail Sparkling Wine
1/2 oz. cinnamon schnapps
1 oz. apple cider
Directions: Add ingredients directly to a champagne flute.
Garnish: floating red apple slice
Blackberry Fizz
(served at Madison & Vine, NYC)
2 large fresh blackberries (or 1 oz. blackberry puree)
3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
3/4 oz. simple syrup
2 oz. Yellowtail sparkling wine
1 oz. Lillet Blanc
1 oz. Gin
Directions: In a mixing glass muddle the blackberries (or add the puree), along with the lemon, simple, Lillet, and Gin. Then add ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled champagne flute and top off with the sparkling wine.
Garnish: Blackberry on rim of glass
