Appetite: A drink-lover's holiday
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By Virginia Miller of www.theperfectspotsf.com. View her last installment here.
HOLIDAY PUNCH RECIPES
One of the best ways to supply fine drink to a party or gathering is with a classic punch bowl: make it in large batches for stress-less imbibing. We look to our local bartender greats for some unusual recipes using Brazilian cachaca or classic genever gin.
Honey Spiced Punch
Erick Castro, Rickhouse, San Francisco
1 Cup Leblon Cachaca
1/2 Cup Appleton V/X
1/2 Cup Velvet Falernum
1 Cup Lemon
1/4 Cup Honey Syrup
1/4 Cup Simple Syrup
8 Dashes Angostura
10 oz. Sparkling Water
Garnish with cinnamon, orange wheels and a sprig of mint.
Old Sydney-Town Punch
H. Joseph Ehrmann, Elixir Saloon, San Francisco
1 liter Bols Genever
11 oz. of St. Elizabeth?s Allspice Dram
11 oz. of Orange Juice
16 oz. of Lemon Juice
11 oz. of Pineapple Gum
Place a large piece of block ice in the bowl and let rest, stirring before serving.
To make a hot batch, use above recipe and 32 oz. water and warm in a pot, crock pot or soup toureen.
Champagne Holiday Punch
Erick Castro, Rickhouse, San Francisco
1.5 Cup of Bols Genever
1/2 Cup of Orange Curacao
3/4 Cup of Lemon
1/2 Cup of Simple Syrup
1/2 Cup of Champagne
10 Dashes Fee Bros Aromatic Bitters
8 oz. Sparkling Water
Fresh Grated Nutmeg
Garnish with Pineapple and Star anise.
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LAST MINUTE GIFTS
Dreaming of balmy days in the throes of early evening darkness and winter chill? Here's a gift redolent of warmer climes for the drink lovers in your life. Hit Zain's Liquor downtown for a $29.99 gift set of Leblon Cachaca, which normally retails for around that price for the bottle alone. The gift set includes a bottle and sturdy muddler for your budding mixologist friend to make Caipirinhas while imagining warm ocean breezes.
www.lebloncachaca.com
Cocktail recipe books are a welcome gift to any budding mixologist, though better make sure they're the right kind of books. Cocktail Kingdom has a fine selection of recent reprints of classic cocktail recipe books from Prohibition era or long before, including Mud Puddle Books' wonderful reprints. Or there's the latest, like Ted "Dr. Cocktail" Haigh's newest book, Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails.
www.cocktailkingdom.com
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