Cocktail Contessa

JULY 2, 2022

While restaurants and bars often have slushie machines making a very smooth, chilled slushies, this version doesn’t require any special equipment. The base cocktail recipe includes plain simple syrup, but using infused simple syrups creates vibrant and colorful variations.

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Cocktail Contessa

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Chai Simple Syrup: The sweetener that packs a punch of spice. How to Make Chai Simple Syrup Now, onto the secret sauce – chai simple syrup. Recommended Bar Tools You don’t need every slick, beautiful bar tool out there, but there are several I’ll recommend. (As

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Here are some of our favorite recommendations: Seedlip : This is the one we use the most at A Bar Above, including all of our company-wide meetings. Using a bar spoon , give a quick stir to mix the ingredients. They offer three expressions: Garden, Spice, and Grove. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with a slice of lime.

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Cocktail Contessa

APRIL 30, 2022

Here’s Why You Can’t Call This a Julep (Technically) Champagne Derby Cocktail A typical Mint Julep consists of whiskey, simple syrup or sugar, muddled mint and lots of crushed ice. Nevertheless, this cocktail uses three flavor ingredients from the julep family: bourbon, simple syrup and mint.

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Moody Mixologist

JUNE 1, 2023

Easy sours A pared-down sour-style cocktail is made with three simple ingredients: the spirit (white or dark rum), citrus juice (lemon or lime), and a sweetener, like simple syrup. You can make really fun variations here just by making or buying flavored syrups. They work well in classics like the Mojito or Daiquiri.

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Cocktail Contessa

JUNE 12, 2022

Add lemon juice, simple syrup and remaining 4 cups of very cold water to a pitcher and stir well to combine. Make It With Fancy Homemade Lemonade In fact, if you want to make some of the best lemonade you’ve ever had, use this recipe for lemon simple syrup for the sweet portion of the lemonade. Refrigerate. Refrigerate.

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Cocktail Contessa

OCTOBER 15, 2022

With maple syrup instead of traditional simple syrup , it’s ripe for batching for Halloween parties and Thanksgiving gatherings. If not, use a premium tapped, Grade A maple syrup, because the maple syrup you choose for this cocktail matters. The base we build this fabulous drink on is, of course, a sour.

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Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The packaged tools include two rocks glasses, two garnish picks, four stone coasters, and a bar spoon/straw. The cocktail ingredients include St-Remy Signature, Amaro Montenegro, simple syrup, aromatic bitters (although our package did not include these), orange bitters, and two oranges.

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Cocktail Contessa

JULY 8, 2022

While I’m using a spice-infused simple syrup here, any fruity or infused syrup whose flavors blend well with bourbon makes incredible Old Fashioneds. For a full tutorial about simple syrups and infusions, head here: All About Simple Syrups. Stir for 30 seconds. Strain and refrigerate.

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