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Happy Hour: Bacardi Oakheart Samba

Bacardi Oakheart Samba

Bacardi Oakheart Samba

Bacardi Oakheart Samba:

1.5 oz. Bacardi Oakheart Spiced Rum

.5 oz. Cointreau

1 oz. Lemon Juice, fresh squeezed

.5 oz. Agave Nectar

Splash Orange Juice, Fresh Squeezed

Combine all ingredients into a mixing glass and fill with ice. Shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a pilsner glass lined with lemon slices. Cheers!

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Happy Hour: Red, White & Blueberry Punch

Red, White & Blueberry Punch

Red, White & Blueberry Punch:

-2 barspoons Chopped, Marinated Strawberries (with sugar, cinnamon and lemon to taste)

-0.5 oz White Cranberry Juice

-5 oz. Domaine Chandon Brut.

This is ideal for Fourth of July celebrations. We start with a Bordeaux wine glass and build this up from the base. First add the chopped marinated strawberries, sugar, cinnamon and lemon. Fill the glass with ice. Then add the white cranberry juice and top with the Domaine Chandon Brut. Garnish with blueberries. Cheers and happy Fourth!

 

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Happy Hour: Blackberry & Mint Julep

Blackberry and Mint Julep

Blackberry & Mint Julep:

4 Sprigs Fresh Mint

4 Blackberries

1 t. Raw Sugar

.5 Lemon, cut into quarters

1 oz. Water

2 oz. Woodford Reserve

Garnish Mint, Dusted Powdered Sugar

Muddle 4 sprigs mint, blackberry, sugar, lemon, water in bottom of a highball glass. Fill the glass with crushed ice and add Woodford Reserve. Stir. Garnish with the remaining dusted mint sprig. Cheers!

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Happy Hour: Rum & Spiced Berries

Happy Hour: Rum & Spiced Berries

Happy Hour: Rum & Spiced Berries

This drink was created specially for our Father’s Day brunch menu.

Rum & Spiced Berries

4 oz. Monin Wild Berry Puree

1 oz. Fresh Lemonade

1.5 oz. Bacardi Oakheart Spiced Rum

1 oz. Cranberry Juice

Shake Monin Wild Berry Puree and fresh lemonade in a mixing glass. Add Bacardi, cranberry juice and ice.  Cap and shake for 10 seconds. Strain into Luigi Bormioli Pilsner glass filled with fresh ice.  Garnish with blackberries.  Cheers, dad!

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Happy Hour: Citrus Manhattan

Citrus Manhattan

Enjoy the Citrus Manhattan now through Father’s Day at all NM restaurants!

Citrus Manhattan:

1.5 oz. Woodford Reserve

.75 oz. Simple Syrup

.75 oz. Lemon Juice, Fresh

.5 oz. Orange Juice, Fresh

1 Pinch Ground Cloves

Dash Angostura Bitters

Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add ingredients and shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with an orange twist. Cheers!

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Happy Hour: NM Pimm’s Cup

NM Pimm's Cup

I say, old chum. Let’s have a Pimm’s Cup and watch this jubilee on the telly. Cheers and God save the Queen!

NM Pimm’s Cup:

2 oz. Pimm’s No. 1

2 oz. Club Soda

1 oz. Ginger Syrup

1/2 Lemon

Fill a Collins glass with ice. Add Pimm’s No. 1, club soda and ginger syrup. Squeeze lemon over the drink and stir. Garnish with cucumber and sliced ginger on a skewer. Cheers!

 

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Happy Hour: Walnut Creek Shakerato

Happy Hour: Walnut Creek

We are toasting to our new store, which opened today in Walnut Creek, California!

Walnut Creek Shakerato:

1.5 oz. Nocello Walnut Liquer

1 oz. Illy Caffe espresso shot, fresh

2 oz. half and half

2 cinnamon candied walnuts

Shake over ice and pour into a martini glass.  Rest one candied walnut at the rim of the glass and sprinkle with cinnamon. Cheers!

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