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Derby Day Drinks, Events, and Recipes

This year I’ll be muddling juleps at Polo on the Lawn, benefiting Project Transformation   Join me for a good cause … I’ll make you your first cocktail.

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THE STANDARD POUR | May 4, 2-6pm
$5 juleps, $20 julep pitchers, long stem roses for every woman
$100 for biggest hat
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 YELP | May 19
The Village Country Club
RSVP: yelp.com Derby Listing
“food, bevies, and entertainment!”

SEERSUCKER AND SUNDRESSES at the MASON BAR | May 4, 11am
$3 Mint Juleps, $2 Miller Lights, $20 Derby Punch Pitchers
“Want to win a Derby hat? RSVP at http://www.themasonbar.com/forms/derby2013  to get $4 U Call Its & $4 Beer ALL NIGHT LONG!”

RECIPES

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THE EQUESTRIAN (available at Central 214 through May 4)
$1 will be donated to Project Transformation for each one of these drinks that is purchased.

THE MINT JULEP JOLT
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Ingredients

  • 2 oz Bourbon
  • 1 oz Sparkling ICE Lemonade
  • 4 Mint Leaves
  • 2 Sugar Cubes
  • Crushed Ice

Place the mint leaves at the bottom of a glass and crush (for real authenticity use a julep cup).  Pour in the Bourbon and Sparkling ICE Lemonade.  Add in the crushed ice and stir.  Garnish with mint sprig

WAGERING WHISKEY POP
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Ingredients

  • 1 Sugar Cube
  • 4 drops of angostura aromatic bitters
  • 1/2 shot of bourbon whisky
  • Top it off with VOGA Sparkling

Polish the sugar cube with bitters and drop it into the glass.  Pour bourbon whisky into a chilled glass.  Top it off with VOGA Sparkling

RACING RASPBERRY TEA
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Ingredients

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil.  Remove from heat and add 4 bags of mint tea. Steep for 10 minutes.  Chill in the refrigerator for about 3 hours.  Approximately 8 teaspoons of lime juice, also chilled.  Mix 1 cup of the chilled mint tea with 1 to 2 teaspoons of the lime juice in a chilled glass.  If you would like your tea extra sweet add in some honey, agava nectar, otherwise skip to the next step.  Add ¼ cup of chilled Black Raspberry Sparkling ICE to fill the glass.  Add crushed ice and stir.  Add a lime wedge and mint sprig for garnish

GIDDY UP
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Ingredients

  • 3-4 fresh figs, sliced (or 1 cup dried figs)
  • 1-2 fresh gala apples, sliced
  • 1 cup of cherries
  • 2-3 oranges, sliced (not peeled)
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • 2 bottles VOGA Italia Merlot
  • 3 cups sparkling apple cider
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • ½ cup brandy
  • ½ cup dark spiced rum
  • 4 cinnamon sticks
  • 5 whole cloves

Slice apples and insert whole cloves directly into the fruit.  Combine all fruit slices in a glass pitcher and slowly pour in brandy and wine. Cover and chill from 2-24 hours (the longer, the better!).  Before serving, add sparkling cider and orange juice. Stir gently and serve over ice.  
Makes about 15 servings

DERBY DAIQUIRI
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Ingredients

  • 1.25 oz. Rum
  • 1.25 oz. Sparkling ICE Kiwi Strawberry
  • 3 oz. frozen strawberries
  • 1 cup crushed ice

Add Rum, Sparkling ICE Kiwi Strawberry, frozen strawberries, and crushed ice in a blender.  Blend until smooth and pour into glass.  Garnish with strawberry