ROYAL ROSALES
This cocktail is a spin on a French 75, with super-summer additions! The word "rosales" is the genus family from which the strawberry claims its ancestry, and a beautiful name for such an elegant cocktail.
INGREDIENTS
1.00 oz Victoria Gin
0.25 oz Okanagan Spirits Poire Williams
0.50 oz Strawberry Syrup*
0.50 oz Lemon Juice
2 dashes "Bittered Sling" Orange & Juniper" Extract**
4.00 oz Stellar's Jay Brut Sparkling Wine
DIRECTIONS
In a Boston Shaker, combine Gin, Poire Williams, syrup and citrus, shake with ice. Double strain over a chilled Champagne flute, and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a fancy lemon twist, long and curly.
** Bittered Sling Extracts can be purchased at Legacy Liquor Store, or for wholesale inquiries, [email protected]
* STRAWBERRY SYRUP
Using a FoodSaver vacuum sealer, place washed, cored local strawberries with equal volume of white sugar in the bag. Suck all the air out, and allow to "mix" and dissolve for 3 hours. Place bag in lukewarm water for the final hour, but do not boil. Open bag and drain the syrup from the strawberries. Use the strawberries for something else delicious, and place the syrup in a sanitized bottle or jar in the fridge for 10 days.
This fresh drink was created just for us by award-winning mixologist Lauren Mote. Enjoy!
Lauren Mote has been part of the food and beverage industry for over 13 years, working in Toronto and Vancouver establishments like Le Sélect Bistro, Lumière, Goldfish Pacific Kitchen, Hawksworth Catering, Chow Restaurant and the Refinery. Mote's dedication to the training and development of apprentice bartenders led her to create the Cocktail Kitchen Series and Bittered Sling Bistro Vancouver's largest and longest running cocktail competitions. She also serves as director and events coordinator for the Canadian Professional Bartender's Association. Mote owns Kale & Nori Culinary Arts with her partner, chef Jonathan Chovancek; it's a boutique, restaurant-style catering and events company, specializing in delicious, ethical and seasonal cuisine paired with avant-garde mixology.
Mote's line of cocktail bitters and food extracts, "Bittered Sling," developed with Chovancek, recently launched across Canada and the United States.
Find out more at www.kaleandnori.com.
