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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Summer cocktails by GREY GOOSE Vodka



LITTLE LOTUS



Ingredients Glass Garnish Method
50ml Grey Goose Vodka
1 ½ spoons Castor Sugar
12,5ml Lemon Juice
1 x 8cm length lemongrass stick
3 x chunks fresh green melon
25ml fresh apple juice
2 dashes lemon bitters Martini Lemon Grass stick and Edible Flower Add Castor sugar, fresh melon into the base of themixing glass; muddle until pressed;  add Grey Goose and other ingredients. Fill shaker with cubed ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled Martini glass and garnish with Lemon Grass and edible Flower

Description:  A delicate cocktail with a slightly zesty edge, Grey Goose vodka combines the essence of fresh melon and apple with an edge of Lemongrass and lemon bitters, creating a silky mouth feel with a slightly sharper refreshing finish. A perfect sipping cocktail for a hot summer’s day… or night…

SPICE TRADER



Ingredients Glass Garnish Method
50ml Grey Goose Vodka
1 ½ spoons castor sugar
1 handful of black berries
3 Star Anise
50ml Cranberry juice
2 dashes Plum Bitters
Tumbler filled with cubed ice Star Anise Add Castor sugar, blackberries and star Anise into base of mixing glass, muddle until pressed; add Grey Goose and other ingredients. Fill shaker with cubed ice and shake until chilled, Strain into a chilled Martini glass and garnish with Star Anise

Description:  A short soulful cocktail whereby black berries and Star Anise are brought together with Grey Goose and fresh cranberry, ending with a hint of plum and bitters. A complex and intriguing cocktail that pushes the boundaries of the five senses.

LEMON MARY



Ingredients Glass Garnish Method
50ml Grey Goose Vodka
1 ½ spoons castor sugar
1 rosemary stalk Flash burnt
6-8 fresh green grapes
15 ml Fresh Lemon juice
1 dash Lemon Bitters
Martini Rosemary Add Castor sugar, grapes and Rosemary into base of mixing glass, muddle until pressed; add Grey Goose and other ingredients. Fill shaker with cubed ice and shake until chilled, Strain into a chilled Martini glass and garnish with Flash burnt Rosemary

Description:  A vibrant and sassy cocktail, encompassing fresh sweet green grapes with Grey Goose, fresh spicy smoky rosemary and citrus flavours, to create a refreshing cocktail with a definitively edgy  finish.

THE BOULEVARD



Ingredients Glass Garnish Method
50ml Grey Goose Vodka
1 1/2  spoons vanilla Castor Sugar
1 sliver red chilli
1 Fresh Fig
Top with half fresh orange and half fresh grapefruit juice
2 dashes orange bitters
Tall glass filled with Crushed ice Fig and Grapefruit Zest Add Castor sugar, fresh figs and chilli into base of mixing glass, muddle until pressed; add Grey Goose and bitters. Fill shaker with cubed ice and shake lightly until chilled, strain into a tall glass and top with crushed ice. Top with half and half fresh grapefruit and orange juice, stir lightly and top again with crushed ice. Garnish with Grapefruit zest and Fig.

Description:  A big bold cocktail, Grey Goose is intertwined with Fresh Fig, red Chilli, hints of vanilla and finished with citrus flavours. A mixture with a full mouth feel and an instant sweet and spicy finish.

CLOUDS OVER NYC




Ingredients Glass Garnish Method
50ml  Black pepper  infused Grey Goose Vodka
1 1/2 spoons castor Sugar
12.5ml Fresh lemon juice
10-12 whole pepper corns
25ml Fresh Litchi juice
25ml Cloudy Apple juice
2 dashes plum bitters Tall Glass filled with Crushed ice Apple Fan and Black Pepper Pour all ingredients into a tall glass with crushed ice. Stir and top further with crushed ice. Garnish with apple fan

Description:  This cocktail was created to inspire budding “Alchemists” to create their own blends of Grey Goose infusions. For this cocktail we infused Grey Goose with black pepper corns for 1.5 hours, then strained out all the excess and used the clear infused liquid as the base for the cocktail. We then combined flavours of fresh litchi and cloudy apple and hints of plum bitters to the mix to create a spicy yet fresh cocktail with a summery finish.

THE COLOUR WILD




Ingredients Glass Garnish Method
50ml Grey Goose
4 Slices fresh cucumber
4 Chunks fresh green Melon
1 bar spoon Castor sugar
1 cinnamon stick
20ml Fresh Lime
50ml Cloudy Apple Juice
Float 15ml Black pepper infused grey goose  Tall Glass Cinnamon stick and Cucumber slice & Black Pepper Muddle Cinnamon, Castor sugar, fresh melon and cucumber in base of mixing glass, muddle for a few seconds. Add all other ingredients and then shake with cubed ice and strain into a tall glass with cubed ice, float Grey Goose pepper infusion on top. Garnish with cinnamon stick and Cucumber sliced dipped in black pepper

Description:  A Tall, refreshing cocktail with a Spicy undertone. Fresh melon and Cucumber chunks are smashed together with Cinnamon and simple sugar, then shaken hard with Grey Goose and Fresh cloudy Apple juice until ice cold. This perfect summer refresher is finished with a black pepper infused Grey Goose vodka float that leaves the mouth guessing

JULIETTA



Ingredients Glass Garnish Method
50ml Grey Goose
1 sliver red birds eye chilli
¼ vanilla pod
3 chunks fresh pineapple
2 spoons castor sugar
20ml fresh lime juice
50ml fresh pineapple juice Tumbler glass Chilli Add Vanilla, fresh chilli, Castor Sugar and fresh pineapple chunks in base of mixing glass, muddle for a few seconds. Add all other ingredients and cubed ice then shake and strain into a tumbler over cubed ice.

Description: This special little concoction combines Grey Goose vodka with soft Vanilla essence smoothed with fresh pineapple until it reaches the chilli note made possible with a little hint of birds eye chilli.

KIND OF A BIG DEAL



Ingredients Glass Garnish Method
5 parts GREY GOOSE vodka
4 parts Raspberry purée
3 parts Crème de Cassis
2 parts Freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 part Sugar/Simple syrup Punch Bowl Garnish with fruits from punch. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Add fresh raspberries and half-slices of fresh lemons and leave to macerate in fridge for two hours. Add a large lump of ice and stir well for one minute. Serve in glasses filled with ice and garnish with fruits from punch.

Description:  Inspired by my close collegues and Global Ambassadors Dimi Lezinska and Ludo Miazga. This is our reinvention of the punch, not to be confused with your regular student digs cooler box mix. This sophisticated and delicate drink is perfectly balanced with sweet, sour, strong and weak notes that will allow you to offer your guests a sophisticated cocktail in a large volume format. This will save you time having to make cocktails throughout the day as your guests can simply help themselves

About GREY GOOSE Vodka

Every step in the making of GREY GOOSE is focused on creating an exceptional vodka. GREY GOOSE is made in France from the finest soft winter wheat – the same wheat used to make delicious French breads and pastries – and pure spring water sourced from deep beneath the limestone hills of the Grande Champagne region of Cognac. It’s here that the most respected spirit makers hold the centuries-old title of Maître de Chai or Cellar Master. GREY GOOSE Maître de Chai François Thibault oversees the making of GREY GOOSE vodka to ensure that wherever it is served GREY GOOSE lives up to its reputation for exceptional taste. GREY GOOSE is smooth and round with a gentle sweetness that fills the mouth; a hint of almond is followed by a long, satisfying finish.