Dish D'Lish Basic Cocktails
Classic Cosmo Cocktailor™
Classic Mojito Cocktailor
Lemon & Lime Sour Cocktailor
Red Sangria Mix Cocktailor
Dish D'Lish Creative Cocktails
Holiday Twirl
White Mango Cosmo Fizz
D'Lish Classic Mojito
TEN 75
Sage Margarita
Raspberry Grapefruit Cosmo
Douglas Fir Sparkle'tini
Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Pineapple Mojito Splash
Berrilicious Sangria Fizz
Clear Conscious
Holiday Blush
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CLASSIC COSMO COCKTAILOR
Just add vodka to make the coolest Cosmopolitans in the city with this bold cranberry, lemon/lime cocktail mixer.
Basics: To make a Classic Cosmo: fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Mix 1 to 1 1/2 parts Classic Cosmo Cocktailor with: 1 part vodka. Shake and serve strained up in a martini glass or on the rocks. Garnish with a fresh lime slice or a Cranberry.
Cosmopolitans are traditionally shaken with vodka—but try shaking them up with your favorite liquor. Innovate, create or just dream up your own special drink. For fun flavor additions also try shaking in: fresh peaches, berries, cherries or rosemary sprigs. For a creative non-alcoholic drink alternative, serve 1 part shaken with fresh fruits—up or on the rocks—with 2 to 3 parts soda water.
CLASSIC MOJITO COCKTAILOR
Mix memorable Mojitos bursting with the refreshing and invigorating flavors of lime and fresh mint. Just add rum.
Basics: To make a Classic Mojito: in a shaker filled with ice, measure 1 to 1 1/2 parts Mojito Cocktailor and 1 part white or light rum. Shake and serve strained up in a martini glass or on the rocks with a splash of soda.
Mojitos are traditionally shaken with white rum, but when feeling creative … innovate! Dream up your own specialty drink: Try shaking with vodka or gin. For fun flavor additions, also shake in: honeydew melon chunks, a splash of cream of coconut or orange slices.
For a creative non-alcoholic drink alternative, serve 1 part shaken with fresh fruits—up or on the rocks—with 2 to 3 parts soda water and garnish with fresh mint.
LEMON & LIME SOUR COCKTAILOR
Lively up your cocktail recipes and get creative with this luscious and versatile lemon and lime mixer.
Basics: Mix 1 to 1 1/2 parts Cocktailor with: 1 part vodka, gin, rum, brandy, whisky or tequila.
Our Lemon & Lime Sour Cocktailor has a bright fresh flavor that will make your cocktails come alive whether you're shaking up retro classics or new creative cocktails. Get creative and shake it up with your favorite liquor! For a creative non-alcoholic drink alternative, serve 1 part shaken with fresh fruits—up or on the rocks—with 2 to 3 parts soda water.
RED SANGRIA MIX COCKTAILOR
Just mix with red wine for a sangria that sizzles with the flavors of berry and citrus.
Basics: Classic Sangria: Mix 1/4 cup Sangria Mix with 1/2 cup red wine over ice. Garnish with slices of orange, lemon or lime added if desired.
For a party, mix 1 bottle Sangria Mix with 2 bottles red wine. For fun variations add in berries, watermelon chunks, or other fresh fruits or try mixed with white wine. Also great mixed with club soda for a D'Lish non-alcoholic drink!
HOLIDAY TWIRL
Makes 1 drink
1 sprig fresh rosemary
1 oz Dish D'Lish Lemon & Lime Sour Cocktailor
1/2 oz cranberry juice
1 1/2 oz Absolut Vanilla Vodka
1/2 oz apricot nectar
Garnish: 1 small rosemary sprig & a fresh cranberry
Add rosemary sprig to cocktail shaker.
Fill shaker with ice and measure in Absolut Vanilla Vodka,
Sour, cranberry juice and apricot nectar.
Shake until very cold.
Strain drink into martini glass.
Float rosemary sprig and cranberry on top of drink.
WHITE MANGO COSMO FIZZ
Makes 1 drink
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 1/2 oz Finlandia Mango Fusion vodka
1/2 oz orange liqueur
1 oz Dish D'Lish Lemon & Lime Sour Cocktailor
1/2 oz white cranberry juice
1 to 1 1/2 oz brut Champagne or sparkling wine
Garnish: fresh or frozen cranberry skewered on a cocktail pick with a piece of dried mango or a fresh thyme sprig
Fill a pint shaker glass with ice. Crush the thyme and drop into glass.
Measure in liquors, sour and cranberry juice.
Cap with shaker can and shake vigorously.
Strain into chilled martini glass.
Strain into a chilled martini glass. Add Champagne and garnish.
D'LISH CLASSIC MOJITO
Makes 1 drink
1 1/2 oz. Bacardi Limon Rum
2 oz. Dish D'Lish Classic Mojito Cocktailor
1 oz. club soda
Lime wedge
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Measure in the rum and Classic Mojito Cocktailor.
Cap shaker and shake well.
Pour into a tall glass and top with soda.
Stir and garnish with a lime. Enjoy!
TEN 75
Makes 1 drink
A classic drink has been made a perfect “Ten.” It sings with the botanical essences of Tanqueray TEN gin and alludes to the sophistication of a French 75!
1 1/2 oz. Tanqueray TEN gin
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
1 oz. Dish D'Lish Lemon & Lime Sour Cocktailor
2 oz. Chandon Blanc de Noirs Sparkling Wine
Long orange zest twist for garnish
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add gin, Grand Marnier, and Cocktailor. Shake until very cold. Strain the drink into a large martini glass and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a curled orange twist hanging over the edge of the glass.
Chef's Tips: When zesting your orange twist, work over your drink so the flavorful oils spritz into your cocktail.
SAGE MARGARITA
Makes 1 cocktail
1 lime wedge
1 fresh sage leaf
1 1/2 oz high-quality tequila, such as Cazadores Reposado or El Tesoro Platinum tequila
1/2 oz triple sec or Grand Marnier
1/2 oz cranberry juice
1 to 1 1/2 oz Dish D' Lish Lemon & Lime Sour Cocktailor
Garnish: 1 fresh sage leaf
In a shaker can squeeze and drop in the lime wedge. Crush the sage leaf and drop in.
Fill with ice and then measure in the remaining ingredients. Cap and shake until very cold. Strain into a chilled large martini glass - float a fresh sage leaf for garnish.
RASPBERRY GRAPEFRUIT COSMO
1 big pink grapefruit wedge
1 1/2 oz Absolut Raspberri vodka
1 to 1 1/2 oz Dish D'Lish Classic Cosmo Cocktailor
Garnish: grapefruit peel twist
Squeeze and drop the grapefruit wedge into a cocktail shaker glass. Fill with ice and measure in vodka and Cocktailor. Cap and shake well. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a grapefruit twist.
DOUGLAS FIR SPARKLE'TINI
Makes 1 cocktail
1½ oz Douglas Fir Infused Gin (recipe follows)
1½ oz Dish D'Lish Lemon & Lime Sour Cocktailor™
¾ oz white cranberry juice
1 – 1½ oz brut champagne or dry sparkling wine
Garnish: tiny Douglas fir sprig and a fresh or frozen cranberry
In a cocktail shaker, measure in the infused gin, Cocktailor, and cranberry juice.
Fill shaker with ice, cap and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass and then top with a splash of champagne. Garnish with Douglas fir sprig and cranberry.
Douglas Fir Infused Gin
1 bottle high-quality gin, such as Aviation
A 5 – 6" sprig Douglas fir branch, rinsed
Place Douglas fir branch into gin and let sit 24 hours. Then remove branch and discard.
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PINEAPPLE MOJITO SPLASH (non-alcoholic)
Makes 1 drink
2 oz. Dish D'Lish Classic Mojito Cocktailor
2 T. chopped fresh pineapple
4 oz. club soda
Lime wedge
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Measure in the Cocktailor and the pineapple.
Cap shaker and shake well.
Pour into a tall glass and top with soda.
Stir and garnish with a lime. Enjoy!
BERRILICIOUS SANGRIA FIZZ (non-alcoholic)
Makes 1 drink
2 T. assorted fresh berries
2 oz. Dish D'Lish Red Sangria Mix Cocktailor
4 oz. soda water
Put the berries into a cocktail shaker.
Fill with ice then measure in the Cocktailor.
Cap and shake vigorously.
Pour into a large tall glass. Top with soda water and stir.
CLEAR CONSCIOUS (non-alcoholic)
Makes 1 drink
This recipe was created by Kathy Casey Food Studios® for Restaurant Zoë
1/4 of a tangerine
8 thin slices English cucumber
1 lemon verbena leaf, or substitute kaffir lime leaf or fresh mint leaf
2 oz Dish D'Lish Lemon & Lime Sour Cocktailor
2 oz soda water
Garnish: paper-thin cucumber slice
Squeeze the tangerine into a cocktail shaker and drop in. Add the cucumber. Crush and add the lemon verbena. Fill shaker with ice. Add lime sour. Top shaker, and shake until very cold. Strain into large martini glass. Add soda. Float the cucumber garnish in drink.
HOLIDAY BLUSH (non-alcoholic)
Makes 1 drink
1/8 of a pink grapefruit
2 big sprigs fresh mint
2 oz Dish D'Lish Lemon & Lime Sour Cocktailor
1 ounce cranberry juice
1 ounce soda water
Garnish: a cranberry and a mint leaf
Squeeze the grapefruit into a cocktail shaker and drop in. Add the mint sprigs, and fill shaker with ice. Add the lime sour and cranberry juice. Top shaker, and shake until very cold.
Strain into a large martini glass. Add soda water. Float cranberry and mint leaf in drink.
A NOTE ABOUT BAR MEASUREMENTS:
In bar measurements, "ounces" of liquids means fluid ounces. If you do not have a marked bar measuring tool, use standard kitchen measuring spoons and refer to the following chart.
4 ounces = 8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
3 ounces = 6 tablespoons
2 ounces = 4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup
1 ounce = 2 tablespoons
1/2 ounce = 1 tablespoon
1/4 ounce = 1 1/2 teaspoons
1/8 ounce = 3/4 teaspoon
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