2 oz. bourbon whiskey
1 tsp. powdered sugar
2 tsp. water
4 Mint leaves

In a highball glass gently muddle the mint, sugar and water. Fill the glass with cracked ice, add Bourbon and stir well until the glass is well frosted. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Apple & Pink Julep
4 oz. Croft Pink Port
10 mint leaves
1 oz. apple juice

Muddle mint leaves and apple juice in a cocktail shake. Add wine and ice. Shake and strain into a glass. Garnish with a mint sprig.

1 ¾ oz. whiskey
2/3 oz. sweet vermouth
dash bitters

Combine ingredients, serve on the rocks or straight up. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

1 1/3 oz. Vodka Citron
1/2 oz. lime juice
1 oz. cranberry juice
1/2 oz. Cointreau

Combine in a shaker with ice, shake and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

2 1/2 oz. gin
1/2 oz. dry vermouth

Shake with ice and serve up or on the rocks. Garnish with olives or a lemon twist.

1-1/2 oz. Crop cucumber infused organic vodka
3/4 oz. Cointreau
1 oz. champagne
3/4 oz. sour mix
3/4 oz. white cranberry juice
Splash of simple syrup
2 or 3 slices cucumber

Combine vodka, Cointreau, sour mix, cranberry and simple syrup into mixer. Shake vigorously. In separate mixing tin muddle cucumber slices into the champagne. Pour the muddled mixture into the bottom of a chilled martini glass. Plunge shaken mixture into martini glass and garnish with cucumber slice.

 

Eman Domboski
The Greenview Inn
Vineland, NJ

1.5 oz. Johnny Drum Bourbon
0.5 oz.  Canton ginger Liqueur
1 oz.    Peach Nectar
0.5 oz. Jasmine Tea
5 pieces Nectarine
5 leaves Basil

Muddle basil and nectarine with all ingredients.
Double strain into rocks glass with one large cube and raw sugar rim.
Garnish with slice of nectarine

 

Stephen Starr
Steak 954
Fort Lauderdale, FL

1 oz. Pinnacle Pumpkin Pie Vodka
½ oz. Rum Chata
1/3 oz. Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
splash heavy cream
½ scoop each vanilla & chocolate ice cream

Combine all ingredients in a blender with ice. Pour into a hurricane glass. Garnish with shaved chocolate and sprinkle nutmeg.

 

Chrissy Lopez
Cianfano’s
Elizabeth, N.J.

½ oz. Cabernet Sauvignon
1½ oz. Silver Tequila
1 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. agave nectar
1 oz. lime juice

Combine ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a glass. Garnish with a lime twist.

6 oz. Sierra Nevada
1 oz. Galliano
2 oz. orange juice
Build in an ice-filled collins glass, stir gently, and garnish with a strip of orange peel.