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Here’s what bars are serving for spring cocktails this year

These are the drinks that the professionals are serving up this season

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Bartender adding orange zest juice to a Gin Fizz cocktail in the glass on the bar counter
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A new season means time for new drinks, and with the arrival of spring we’re looking to spritzes and fresh fruits in our drinks. If you’re looking for a little inspiration from the professionals for your home bartending, then we’ve got tips on drinks from zingy pineapple creations to sharp ginger concoctions for you to try out.

El Viaje de Kalani

Canopy by Hilton Cancun La Isla

Available at: Canopy by Hilton Cancun La Isla

Created by: Andrei Cocom, Bar Supervisor

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ Grilled Pineapple Puree
  • 1 ½ Charanda
  • 1 oz Kalani (coconut liquor)
  • 1 oz Spice Syrup (cloves, cardamom and cinnamon)
  • 1 Drop of chocolate bitter

Glassware: Rocks glass

Garnish: Dehydrated lime wheel

Method:

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Combine the ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake until well integrated. Pour into glass, garnish with dehydrated lime wheel.

Como Spritz

Good Guy’s

Available at: Good Guy’s

Created by: Sam Ross & Michael McIlroy, Co-Owners of Good Guy’s

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Cynar Amaro
  • .75 oz Passionfruit syrup*
  • .25 oz Fresh lemon juice
  • 3 oz Prosecco

Glassware: Bodega Glass

Garnish: Orange slice

Method:

Add Cynar, passionfruit and lemon to a bodega glass. Add 1 oz Prosecco, fill with ice, and top with remaining Prosecco. Gently stir and garnish with an orange slice.

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*Passionfruit Syrup: Combine equal parts Boiron passionfruit puree and simple syrup in an immersion blender to combine. This can be done 24 hours in advance.

Ginger Your Swagger

Badger Bevs

Created by: Jillian Vose, Badger Bevs Brand Ambassador

Ingredients:

  • 1 Dash Angostura Bitters
  • 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 0.75 oz Tart Cherry Syrup
  • 2 oz Bourbon (Old Forester recommended)
  • Badger Bevs Ginger Beer

Glassware: High-Ball Glass

Garnish: Lime Wedge

Method:

Combine all ingredients, except the ginger beer, in a small shaker tin. Add 10 pieces of pebble ice or 1 cracked ice cube, then seal the larger tin on top of the smaller one. Shake vigorously until you can no longer hear the ice in the tin. Pour the cocktail into a hi-ball glass over fresh cubed ice. Top with Badger Bevs Ginger Beer. Lightly stir and garnish.

Le Moné Spritz

Le Moné

Created by: Le Moné Team

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz or (equal parts) Le Moné
  • 1.5 oz or (equal parts) Prosecco

Glassware: Large wine glass

Garnish: Green grapes and a lemon wedge

Method:

Pour equal parts Le Moné with equal parts Prosecco over ice. Garnish with green grapes and lemon.

Cosmo

Cosmo

Available at: Cosmo

Created by: Jessica Duré, Beverage & FOH Operations Director at South Village Hospitality

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz Grey Goose
  • 0.75 oz house Triple Sec
  • 1 oz Lime
  • 1 oz Cranberry Orange Blossom Spray

Glassware: Nick & Nora

Garnish: Baby’s breath bouquet

Method:

Shake and strain in a Nick & Nora glass and garnish with a baby’s breath bouquet.

White Ferrari

Press Club

Available at: Press Club

Created by: Devin Kennedy, General Manager and Creative Director of Press Club

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Altos Blanco
  • 1 oz Siete Misterios Doba-ya
  • 0.75 oz Cocchi Americano
  • 1 tsp Ritual Sister smoked pineapple
  • 1 tsp Umeshu Liqueur

Glassware: JJ Rocks

Garnish: Stemmed Edible Flower

Georgina Torbet
Georgina Torbet
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Georgina Torbet is a cocktail enthusiast based in Berlin, with an ever-growing gin collection and a love for trying out new…

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