{"id":18135,"date":"2011-01-29T02:05:03","date_gmt":"2011-01-29T10:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/?p=18135"},"modified":"2011-01-29T02:07:36","modified_gmt":"2011-01-29T10:07:36","slug":"6-drinks-to-try-this-weekend-and-take-you-through-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/food\/6-drinks-to-try-this-weekend-and-take-you-through-the-year","title":{"rendered":"6 Drinks to Try This Weekend, and Take You Through the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the weekend! Maybe you&#8217;re exhausted from <a href=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/electrotech\/eminent-domain-name-what-to-do-when-your-brand-is-coveted\">fighting it out over a name<\/a>, or you&#8217;ve seen <a href=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/mens-grooming\/tattooed-brand-love-if-everyone-jumped\">some of<\/a> the <a href=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/mens-grooming\/can-we-get-facebook-to-do-something-about-t-pains-tattoo\">tattoos people are<\/a> getting lately &#8211; and goodness knows you might need a stiff drink after that.<\/p>\n<p>We asked the experts we spoke with last week to give us their suggestions for the best under the radar alcohol brands, as well as drink recipes that will carry you through the year, and keep you ahead of the <a href=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/food\/drink-to-that-experts-outline-5-trends-on-the-2011-alcohol-forecast\">2011 alcoholic drink trends<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If it&#8217;s been one of those weeks, well, it&#8217;s Saturday. Mix one of these up and drink to that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dean Phillips<\/strong> is CEO of Phillips Distilling Company, a family owned, Minneapolis based spirits company that produces a full range of distilled alcohol including organic and flavored vodkas, rum, whiskey. The company introduced the luxury vodka category in 1995 with Belvedere and Chopin, and now produces 70 brands across various spirit categories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-prairie-organic-mint-cucumber.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18136\" title=\"2011-drinks-prairie-organic-mint-cucumber\" src=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-prairie-organic-mint-cucumber.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-prairie-organic-mint-cucumber.jpg 490w, http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-prairie-organic-mint-cucumber-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A drink to take anyone through 2011<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Muddle some fresh mint and cucumber in 2 healthy ounces of Prairie Organic Vodka, add ice and top-off with sparkling water. Makes bad parties good and good parties super great.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Duane Fernandez<\/strong> is a 7-year industry veteran who competed on the second season of NBC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s On the Rocks: The Search For America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Next Top Bartender.  Currently the head bartender at NYC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Donatella and D Bar, his drinks have been featured in GQ and the New York Times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-duane-fernandez-prohibidor-fumar.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18137\" title=\"2011-drinks-duane-fernandez-prohibidor-fumar\" src=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-duane-fernandez-prohibidor-fumar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-duane-fernandez-prohibidor-fumar.jpg 490w, http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-duane-fernandez-prohibidor-fumar-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>His under the radar liquor favorite<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur \u00e2\u20ac\u201c &#8220;It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like candy. Great for those fruity, sweet cocktails that people love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A drink to take anyone through 2011<\/strong>: &#8220;I have so many, but below are my two favorites!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Prohibidor Fumar<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 oz of Flor De Ca\u00c3\u00b1a Rum<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 oz Maple syrup<\/li>\n<li>1 dash of liquid smoke<\/li>\n<li>Half salted \\ sugar rim<\/li>\n<li>Garnished with a lemon twist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Summer Moscow Mule<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Muddled peaches, ginger and basil<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 oz. Russian Standard vodka<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 oz. fresh lime juice<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 oz. simple syrup<\/li>\n<li>Shake and strain into a highball glass<\/li>\n<li>Top with Ginger Beer<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with a sliced peach and basil leaf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<strong> Ori Geshury<\/strong> is based in Philadelphia, and serves as the Head of Development, Training, and Research for the Mixology Wine Institute, a division of the Professional Bartending Schools of America.<\/p>\n<p><strong>His under the radar liquor favorite<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0Hudson Valley Baby Batch Bourbon, and Creme de Violette (liqueur).<\/p>\n<p><strong>A drink to take anyone through 2011<\/strong>: &#8220;PUNCH. Hands down. Punch ALWAYS goes over well, and is easy to make, batch and serve. Recipes abound for a simple Gin Punch, to David Wondrich&#8217;s recent book dedicated to archaic recipes. Otherwise, you can probably get by on Sidecars, gimlets, negronis, vespers, and whiskey sours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Our punch recipe suggestion is a bit summery, but even in winter it&#8217;s a nice reminder that warmer weather is ahead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-peach-champagne-punch.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18138\" title=\"2011-drinks-peach-champagne-punch\" src=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-peach-champagne-punch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-peach-champagne-punch.jpg 490w, http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-peach-champagne-punch-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Champagne Peach Punch<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 (11.5 ounce) cans peach nectar<\/li>\n<li>1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup peach brandy<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup grenadine syrup<\/li>\n<li>1 (32 fluid ounce) bottle carbonated water<\/li>\n<li>3 (750 milliliter) bottles champagne<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with fruit or mint leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>{<a href=\"http:\/\/allrecipes.com\/Recipe\/Champagne-Peach-Punch\/Detail.aspx\">All Recipes<\/a>}<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><br \/>\n<strong> John Lermayer<\/strong> is a New Yorker based at The Florida Room at Delano Hotel in Miami. He has created beverage programs for multiple properties in the Morgans Hotel Group, and has received numerous awards including Canton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 2009\/2010 Bartender of the Year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-tommys-margarita.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18139\" title=\"2011-drinks-tommys-margarita\" src=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-tommys-margarita.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-tommys-margarita.jpg 490w, http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-tommys-margarita-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>His under the radar liquor favorites<\/strong>: &#8220;A couple that have been on my radar for years&#8230; El Tosoro Tequila, George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey, and Plymouth Gin&#8230; These are three five-star spirits that are surprisingly still hard to come by in your average bar. As far as new brands go, Dos Maderas Aged Rum from Spain (aged five years in oak and five years in sherry barrels) and the line of Del Maguey Single Village Mezcals are mind blowing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A drink to take anyone through 2011<\/strong>: &#8220;I have to go back to the Tommy&#8217;s Margarita.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3\/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 oz Agave Nectar (cut 50\/50 with water)<\/li>\n<li>2 oz 100% Agave Tequila<\/li>\n<li>Shake and strain over fresh ice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Adasko<\/strong> is a native Brooklynite and catering manager at Shiraz , a boutique New York event company. He has designed cocktails for Versace, Crate &amp; Barrel, Google, Tommy Hilfiger, Microsoft, Target, Diane Von Furstenberg as well as Belvedere Vodka, Chandon and Johnnie Walker.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-adasko-st-germain-white-cranberry.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18140\" title=\"2011-drinks-adasko-st-germain-white-cranberry\" src=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-adasko-st-germain-white-cranberry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-adasko-st-germain-white-cranberry.jpg 490w, http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/2011-drinks-adasko-st-germain-white-cranberry-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>His under the radar liquor favorite<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0Laird&#8217;s Apple Brandy<br \/>\n<strong> A drink to take anyone through 2011<\/strong>:\u00c2\u00a0Anything made with St. Germain. But one great cocktail would be<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ketel One Vodka<\/li>\n<li>St. Germain<\/li>\n<li>White Cranberry Juice<\/li>\n<li>Top with Sprite, Immersed Green Grape Garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the weekend! Maybe you&#8217;re exhausted from fighting it out over a name, or you&#8217;ve seen some of the tattoos people are getting lately &#8211; and goodness knows you might need a stiff drink after that.<\/p>\n<p>We asked the experts we spoke with last week to give us their suggestions for the best under the radar alcohol brands, as well as drink recipes that will carry you through the year, and keep you ahead of the 2011 alcoholic drink trends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6837],"tags":[5288,5287,5286,784,5282,5291,5285,5292,5290,5281,5293,5283,5284,5289],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18135"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18135"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18142,"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18135\/revisions\/18142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}