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 make your Bastille Day, Tres Bon!

 

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Here’s the Rouges are Red, Violets are Blue cocktail created by Chilled 100, Atlanta Member, bartender Daniella Keenan of High 5 Hospitality.

 

Rouges are Red, Violets are Blue

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz Guerin dry red vermouth
• 1 oz earl grey and violet simple syrup 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz creme de violette
• 3 dashes plum bitters

Preparation: All ingredients in a shaker tin. Stir and strain over fresh ice in a stemless wine glass. Garnish with crushed candied violets.

 

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Check out the Capa de Vermouth cocktail created by Chilled 100, San Francisco Member, bartender Elmer Mejicanos of Red Window bar.

 

Copa de Vermouth

Ingredients:

• 3 oz mint infused guerin dry red
• 1 oz of guerin dry
• 2 dashes cucumber bitters
• 3/4 oz lemon juice
• 3 oz ginger beer

Preparation: Build in the glass and top with pebble ice in tall footed glass. Garnish with cucumber and mint.