Chilled 100 Bartenders Cocktail Countdown to Bastille Day with Heavenly Spirits

In the spirit of Bastille Day, July 14th, Dan Cooney of Heavenly Spirits tells Chilled all about The French National Holiday and the Guerin French Vermouth gifting program with the Chilled 100 Bartenders—Read the full story here.

 

We’re counting down to Bastille Day with the Chilled 100 bartenders must mix cocktails. Check out these two must mix cocktails to celebrate this Bastille Day!

 

Here’s the Sweet Little Mystery cocktail created by Chilled 100 Member Paula Lukas, NYC Freelance bartender and bar consultant. It’s a beautifully made sipper perfect for your Bastille Day Celebrations.

 

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Sweet Little Mystery

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz Guerin Dry Red Vermouth
• 1 oz Bimini Coconut Gin
• 1 oz Giffard Creme de Fraise des Boise Liqueur
• 1 oz Tart Cherry Juice
• 1/2 oz Apricot Nectar
• 1 tsp mixture of Ground Coconut, Pink Sugar Crystals and Sea Salt (rim)
• 2 Sprigs of Mint (for garnish)

Preparation: Rim Mason jar with coconut, sugar and sea salt mixture Combine liquid ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain over fresh ice in rimmed mason jar. Garnish with two slapped sprigs of mint.

 

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Check out the Fruit Punch for the Sippers cocktail made by Lauryna Smitaite, Chilled 100 Member working at La Voile Bar in Boston.

 

Fruit Punch for the Sippers

Ingredients:

• 1 oz White Rum
• 1 oz Guerin Red Dry Vermouth
• 1/2 oz Poire Liquour (Noces Royales)
• 1/2 Sancere White (Jean-Luc Millet)
• 1/4 oz Apricot liquour (The Bitter Truth)
• Dash peach bitters (Fee’s Brothers)
• 1/2 oz Dry Apple Cider (Cidre Bouche)

Preparation: Add rum, vermouth, pear liquor, apricot liquor, peach bitters and wine into the mixing glass. Fill with ice. Stir for 12-15 seconds and strain to a well-chilled stemless wine glass. top it with the cider. Squeeze grapefruit oil on top of the drink. Go around the rim with the peel. Drop it to the cocktail.