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Elm City Cocktail Competition

On Sunday, November 8th, Stephen Fries in partnership with Global Entertainment and Media and the New Haven Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted the first annual Elm City Signature Cocktail Competition!  Check out the great cocktail recipes below as well as pictures from the event!

  • The Recipes From The 1st Annual Elm City Cocktail Competition

     

    116 Crown     Drink: Forth & Clyde

    Bartender/Owner : John Ginnetti

     

    1 oz. Hendrick’s Gin

    1 oz. Maker’s Mark Bourbon

    1 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice

    1 oz. St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur

    1 t. Fresh Local Honey

    1 Pinch Salemme Red Pepper Flakes

     

    Mix first 5 ingredients in a cocktail shaker and stir until honey dissolves.  

    Add Salemme Pepper and top with ice.

    Shake until shaker develops a frost.

    Strain into a Stemmed Glass

     

    Bar    Drink: Sweet Dreams

    Bartender: Matt Lender

     

    1 oz. Stoli Strawberry

    3 oz. Gloria Ferrier Champagne

    4 oz. Passion Fruit juice and puree

    Crushed fresh Strawberries

     

    Method

    Combine Stoli Strawberry and Passion fruit juice in a mixing glass with crushed ice. Shake until cold

    Serve in glass with crushed ice. Pour Champagne and Strawberries over crushed ice, 

    Pour Stoli and juice over top and stir.

     

    Bar 19 (Omni Hotel)  DrinkRocher inspired HOT CHOCOLATE    (The People’s Choice)

    Bartender: Leviena Vasques

     

    1 oz. Godiva

    1 oz. Frangelico

    Hot Latte syrup

    Steamed Milk

    Whipped Cream

    Nutmeg

     

    Method

    Add steamed milk to liquors and syrup stir and garnish with whipped cream & nutmeg

     

    Leon’s   Drink: “Sotto Bosco” : Fruit of the Forest

     Bartender: Shawn Ruggerio

     

    6 Rasberries

    2  sprigs Sage

    2 oz. sliced Cucumber

    1 oz. Fresh Orange Juice

    4 oz. Bombay Sapphire Gin

    1 oz. Cream de Casis

    1 ½ oz. Ginger Beer

    1 t simple syrup

     

    Method

    Muddle  cucumber, raspberry and sage

    Add liquor & Ginger Beer

    Shake, strain and Serve

               

     Bentara         Drink: Malaysian Star

     Bartender: Nicolai Hebert

     

    3 oz.  Stoli “O”

    ½ oz.  Amaretto Di Saronno

    ½ oz. Simple Syrup

    1 ½ oz.  Fresh Lime Juice

    Pinch of Ground Ginger

    Pinch Ground Star Anise

    Whole Star Anise

     

    Method

    Shaken and Strained

    Chilled Martini Glass dipped in

    1t Sesame Seed Oil

    1t Sugar

    Pinch of Ground Star Anise and Whole Star Anise floating on top.

     

    Bespoke    Drink:The Intermezzo     The WINNER of 1st Annual Elm Signature Cocktail Competition   

     Bartender: Steve Bayusik

     

    1 ½ ounces Right Gin

    3-4 fresh ripe Strawberries

    2 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar

    ¾ teaspoon White Sugar

    1 ¾ ounces Sour Mix

    Mint Leaves, blackberries or strawberries for garnish

     

    Method

    Muddle strawberries with  sugar and  vinegar.

    Put into shaker ,add ice, gin and sour mix. Shake and serve in a highball glass. Garnish

     

    Dolci            Drink: Chocolate Covered Strawberry

     Bartender: Amanda Platt

     

    ½  oz. Stoli Strawberry

    ½ oz. Stoli Vanilla

    ¼ oz. Godiva Chocolate Liqueur

    ¼ oz. Llords Strawberry Liqueur

    1/2 oz. Cool Swan Liqueur

    Hershey Chocolate Syrup

     

    Method

    Mix all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice

    Garnish Martini glass swirl chocolate on inside of entire glass

    Pour mixture into glass

    Draw a heart on top of drink  with syrup so it floats

    Serve with chocolate covered Strawberry on a plate decorated with Chocolate syrup

     

     

    Heirloom   Drink: Perfect Pear

     Bartender: Sean D’Addio

     

    3 oz.Grey Goose Poire Vodka

    1.5 oz. fresh pear puree

    splash of fresh lime juice

    splash of simple syrup

    ½ oz. egg whites

    Fresh Pear

     

    Method

    Combine all ingredients in shaker and shake dry (no ice added). 

    Add ice and shake vigorously. 

    The egg whites will produce a frothy head on the cocktail. 

    Serve up in a martini glass. 

    Garnish with a thin slice of fresh pear

    Ibiza   Drink: Otonal

     Bartender/ Owner: Juan Carlos

     

    Cinnamon sugar for rim

    Ice

    1 ounce of Maker’s Mark Bourbon

    3/4 ounce of Orchard Pear Fruit Liqueur

    2 ounces of homemade spiced apple cider

    Orange foam

    Poached pear for decoration

     

    Glassware

    10 ounce martini glass

    Boston Shaker

    Procedure

    Moisten the outside rim of martini glass and dip into a plate

    with cinnamon sugar to make rim.

    Fill cocktail shaker with ice.  Add the Bourbon, Orchard Pear Fruit Liqueur

    and spiced cider and shake well.

    Strain into prepared martini glass and garnish with orange foam and pear.

     

    Recipe for spiced cider

     3/4  ounce unsweetened apple cider

    1 orange

    5 cloves

    ½ cinnamon stick

    5 allspice berries

    Bring to a boil all the ingredients, reduce heat and let it simmer for

    20 minutes.

     

    Orange foam recipe

    3 gelatin leaves

    3 cups of water

    12 ounces of orange juice

    1 demitasse spoon of orange extract

    3 ounces of simple syrup

     

    Combine the orange juice, water and simple syrup in medium heat

    until it boils.

    In  a separate bowl, bloom the gelatin leaves for 10 minutes.

    Remove gelatin from water and squeeze out water.

    Fill a bowl with ice place gelatin in bowl and mix with the juice mixture

    slowly and beat until gelatin is frothy.  Allow mixture to cool down.

    Pour mixture into a canister and place in refrigerator until is ready to be used.


Photo Courtesy of Peter Casolino / New Haven Register 

Photo Courtesy of Peter Casolino / New Haven Register

 

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