The Meritage Resort and Spa
As you are returning home for Thanksgiving weekend or staying in Napa and celebrating virtually, stop by Olive & Hay or Crush Lounge to put some extra cheer in your holiday season. Catch up with your family over drinks and laughter. Don't feel like going out? No problem, here are some holiday cocktail recipes you can make yourselves:
SOFTBALL
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Monkey 47 Gin
- 1/4 oz St. Germain
- 1/4 oz lavender syrup
- 1/2 oz lemon juice
- 1 oz blood orange juice
- Ginger Ale
- One lemon wheel place inside rock glass with lavender sprig for garnish
Instructions:
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add Gin, St. Germain, lavender syrup and lemon juice
- Cover and shake until mixed and chilled, about 8 and 10 seconds. (in general, the drink is ready by the time the shaker mist up)
- Strain mix into a rock glass filled with ice
- Top it off with ginger ale
- Add the blood orange on top
CRUSHER MULES
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Grey Goose
- 6-8 leaves mint leaves
- 4 blackberries
- 1/2 oz lime
- Top it off with ginger beer
- Mint leaves as a garnish
Instructions:
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint leaves and blackberries. Add ice to the shaker. Add vodka, lime juice.
- Cover and shake until mixed and chilled, about 3 to 5 seconds. (In general, the drink is ready by the time the shaker mists up)
- Open shaker and pour entire mix into a rock glass filled with ice.
- Top it off with ginger beer.
LA MARGHERITA
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Don Julio
- 2 oz strawberry puree
- 1 oz lime Juice
- 1 oz Basil simple syrup
- 4 cherry tomatoes
- Basil salt rim & basil leaf for garnish
Instructions:
- Place 4 cherry tomatoes in a mixing glass. Muddle the tomatoes just enough to break juice, add lime juice, basil syrup, Don Julio and Strawberry Puree. Shake and pour into rocks glass.
- Top with garnish
IL COLLISEUM
Ingredients:
- 2 oz High West Rye
- 1 oz Averna
- 3 dashes of orange bitters
- 1/2 oz Luxardo Marichino
- 1/2 oz brown sugar syrup
- Orange peel to garnish
Directions:
- In a mixing glass, add all ingredients. Stir until frost appears on glass. Strain into a rocks glass with ice.
