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Italian Inspired Cocktails for Festa Italiana
We were invited to make cocktails for Festa Italiana. We found a way to incorporate all the flavors we make into 5 unique drinks.
Smoke & Spice Paloma
This might be our favorite way to drink mezcal! Its smokiness can be overbearing in some recipes, but its bold edges are smoothed out and complemented by the sweet, spicy, sour and salty flavors in this delicious Paloma riff.
Smoke & Spice Paloma Recipe:
1 oz mezcal
.75 oz lime juice
.25 oz agave nectar
5 oz Top Note Sparkling Grapefruit Soda
Garnish: glass rimmed with grapefruit and Tajín, lime wheel
Rim your glass with a grapefruit wedge and Tajín then shake off any excess seasoning. Fill glass with ice and set aside (if you’re not making the drink right away, save this step until just before making). Combine all ingredients except Grapefruit Soda in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into your prepared glass and top with Grapefruit Soda. Stir and garnish with a lime wheel.
Photo by @steph.achter
Sea Breeze Spritz
While the Sea Breeze might evoke images of spring break circa 1985, this lightened-up version is rooted firmly in the present day - and still just as perfect for beachside sipping!
Sea Breeze Spritz Recipe:
1.5 oz vodka
1.5 oz unsweetened cranberry juice
3 oz Top Note Sparkling Grapefruit Soda
Garnish: grapefruit wedges
Stir all ingredients together in an ice-filled glass and garnish.
Bridgit Loeffelholz’s Grapefruit & Aquavit Highball
This highball is earthy, tart and complex: the perfect year-round sipper!
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Image credit: Bridgit Loeffelholz
Bridgit Loeffelholz’s Grapefruit & Aquavit Highball Recipe:
1.5 oz Dampfwerk Aquavit
.75 oz dry vermouth
.75 oz grapefruit juice
.25 oz grapefruit oleo saccharum or simple syrup
2 drops saline, optional
1 drop lavender bitters, optional
Top Note Sparkling Grapefruit Soda, to top
Garnish: grapefruit slice and fresh thyme
Short shake all ingredients except Soda together with ice and strain into a highball glass. Top with Soda, stir, and garnish.
Sparkling Grapefruit Negroni
Sparkling Grapefruit Negroni Recipe:
1 oz gin
1 oz Campari
1 oz sweet vermouth
3 oz Top Note Sparkling Grapefruit Soda
Garnish: grapefruit slice
Stir ingredients together in a glass with ice and garnish.
Cel-Out
Inspired by the cocktail menu at PDT (short for Please Don't Tell) in Hong Kong, this low-ABV recipe is full of fresh, savory flavors.
Cel-Out Recipe:
.75 oz mezcal
.75 oz cold-pressed celery juice (store-bought or homemade)
4 oz Top Note Sparkling Grapefruit Soda
Garnish: lime and salt rim, fresh celery stalk and cucumber wheels (optional)
Rim the edge of a glass with the lime wedge, dip into a shallow dish of fine kosher salt, then shake off any excess salt from the glass. Add ice and all other ingredients to the glass, stir, and garnish if desired.
Dolly Dolly
Equal parts smoky and tart, this refreshing cocktail tastes just as good while sitting around the campfire as it does when you're lounging on the beach.
Dolly Dolly Recipe:
1/4 cup cilantro, packed
2 oz mezcal
1 oz grapefruit juice
4 oz Top Note Sparkling Grapefruit Soda
Garnish: glass rimmed with grapefruit and salt, fresh cilantro
Rim your glass with grapefruit and salt, then shake off any excess. Place the cilantro and juice in the bottom of the glass and muddle gently, then fill with ice. Add mezcal and Grapefruit Soda, stir, and garnish.