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DRINKS
Say " brunch cocktail, " and most fans of the late-morning nosh will
immediately envision a Mimosa or Bloody Mary, and maybe a Spritz,
Irish Coffee, or simple flute of Champagne. But if you'd like to elevate
the event, consider these variations and new cocktails, including batch
and bar ideas to help you serve a crowd.
The Amelia
From Modern Matriarch
2 pints fresh blackberries
½ cup granulated sugar
½ lime, juiced
1½ ounce Modern Matriarch Silver Rum
1 ounce St. Germain
¾ ounce fresh lemon juice
1 fresh mint leaf for garnish
 Add blackberries, sugar, and lime juice into
a blender; blend until smooth. If desired, strain
mixture through a fine-mesh strainer. Add 1 ounce
of the puree to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Pour in rum, St. Germain and lemon juice. Shake
until blended and chilled. Strain into a coupe
glass. Garnish.
Easy Gotcha Gin & Juice with a
Raspberry Twist
From Dehner Distillery
4 red raspberries
1½ ounces grenadine
1½ ounces of Gotcha Gin
Orange juice to fill
 Soak raspberries in
grenadine for about 20
minutes. Fill a glass with ice.
Add Gotcha Gin and top with
orange juice. Add grenadinesoaked
raspberries plus a cute
umbrella and straw for sipping!
Spicy Red Snapper
Bloody Mary, meet your spicy, gin-kissed cousin! This recipe serves
two, and it can easily be scaled up or down.
12 ounces tomato juice
4 ounces gin
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
4 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon brine from olive jar
1 pinch hot chili powder
1 pinch garlic powder
1 pinch ground cumin
½ teaspoon celery salt
½ teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
½ teaspoon prepared horseradish
Garnishes: celery stalks, dill pickle strips, stuffed
green olives, lemon wedges, and any other
favorite Bloody Mary garnishes.
 Place ice cubes in a cocktail shaker and add
all ingredients except the garnishes. Cover and
shake vigorously. Strain into a rocks glass with ice.
Garnish.
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