While he initially built the drink with cachaça and pisco, he found that the cocktail's ingredients overpowered both those spirits. "I read about spice mixes using rose, so why not add it," he questions. Barman Christiaan Rollich was looking for a bold extra layer to add to his za'atar syrup.
Location: 8700 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CAĬocktail: Little Leaf ($14) with Wilder Gin, za'atar, rose, kaffir, Campari, and egg white.Įven though it has a name that implies something small, the Little Leaf is big on flavor. 929 at the Ace's Upstairs bar, the drink will also be part of the bar's "Romance Kit," which will include two Love Potion cocktails, four oysters, and two shots of tequila served in a small bathtub over crushed ice. The cocktail initially tastes floral, followed by sweetness and acidity mid-palate, rounded out by notes of cacao and roses. This love potion is meant to be a conglomeration of all things romance: wine, strawberries, chocolate, and roses. 929 ($13) with Hendrick's Gin, strawberry-infused Lillet Rose, creme de cacao, rosebud tincture, orange citrate, and lemon bitters. Location: 933 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CAĬocktail: Love Potion No. Photo: Southport & Irving (SIP) Los Angeles The rose-lavender syrup and elderflower liqueur enhance the gin's botanicals. Since FEW Breakfast Gin is flavored with Earl Grey tea and lemon, barman Ergys Dizdari created this refreshing, flowery ode to an English tea party. The gin-forward Doris is served over an ice-encased rose, with a spritz of flower water applied tableside via an antique perfume sprayer.Ĭocktail: The Spell ($10) with FEW Breakfast Gin, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, rose-lavender syrup, rose water, and a rose petal garnish. Location: 2200 W Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, ILĬocktail: Doris ($12) with gin, lemon, flower water (rose water, orange blossom water, and hedysarum water with citrus oil), and salt.īeverage director Benjamin Schiller named his rosy cocktail after his grandmother who was an avid gardener. The gin gives the cocktail some backbone, while the cava's bubbles add a sense of occasion. This aperitif cocktail, made with a local rose hip liqueur by Koval Distillery, balances the Suze's bitter gentian and grapefruit zest notes, with delicate rose hip and soft raspberry flavors. Location: 259 E Erie Street, Fl 18, Chicago, ILĬocktail: American Woman ($13) with Beefeater London Dry Gin, Marie-Framboise, Cappelletti Aperitivo, Suze, rose hips, grapefruit, and cava.
ENCASED ROSE PLUS
What could be more elegant and romantic than a rose-scented Champagne cocktail? Barman Lindy Silva created this take on the classic Champagne cocktail, but added cassis for color and fruit flavor, plus elderflower liqueur and rose water for a floral aroma. Elder elderflower liqueur, a sugar cube, and a rose petal garnish. Mint leaves, muddled cucumber, and a hint of sea salt freshen up the well-balanced cocktail.Ĭocktail: Rosa Beso ($12) with rose water spray, sparkling wine, grapefruit bitters, crème de cassis, St. In the Juliet and Romeo, a spritz of rose water complements the gin's floral and citrus notes. Thanks to the rose liqueur and rose water garnish, the flower's musky aroma permeates throughout the cocktail from smell to taste while balancing with the gin's botanicals.Ĭocktail: Juliet and Romeo ($12) with Wire Works Gin, mint, cucumber, and rose water. "It’s scent-based, which I thought was fitting given the fragrant aroma of rose and its use of honey," he explains.
Location: 9 Sanborn Court, Union Square, Somerville, MAĬocktail: Olfactory Eavesdropping ($12) with gin, rose liqueur, honey, lemon, maraschino, and a rose water garnish.īartender Daniel Braganca named this cocktail after the communication method of bees. The love bud has become a popular flavor for bartenders to infuse into drinks, with that heady floral scent making for some truly romantic libations. 9? On Black Sunday, instead of offering roses, lovers can toast with rose cocktails.
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