Dazzling Cocktails: Toasting 2023 – Food & Beverage Magazine
Before the champagne pops and the clock strikes midnight, you must toast to the old and make way for the new. Using unique and bright flavor profiles, elevate any get-together with these glamorous cocktails. Whether you want a decadent gold shine with the Stroke of Midnight or an elevated classic like the St~Germain Royale, each cocktail will curate the perfect au revoir to 2022.
Stroke Of Midnight
2oz Dewar’s French Cask Smooth
0.5oz Honey Syrup
Hand Whipped Cream Float
Garnish – Gold Leaf
Glassware – Coup
The Royale
¾ oz St-Germain Elderflower liqueur
5-6 oz Champagne
Blackberry To Garnish
Method: Pour elderflower liqueur into a chilled champagne glass. Top with Champagne. Light stir. Garnish with a blackberry by placing on the rim of the glass.
City Sparkle
1 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin
.5 oz Noilly Prat Original Dry Vermouth
.5 oz Elderflower cordial
.5 oz Fresh apple juice
2 oz Chilled ginger ale
Garnish: Gold leaf, pineapple leaves, green food paint
Green Food Paint: 100G Glucose, 1 drop of natural green food coloring
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New Year’s Kiss
.5oz Mezcal
1.5oz Santa Teresa 1796
.5oz Averna
.5oz coconut water
.25 cinnamon
Method: Build in a glass and stir on a King Cube
