Spend Labor Day with De Niro
Contributed by on Aug 31, 2014
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This Labor Day, have a drink with one of greatest American actors of all time, Robert De Niro.
VDKA 6100, co-owned by the famed actor and restaurateur, offer up some awesome cocktails that help us make the transition from summer to fall with the latest trending flavors. The taste of cinnamon, of course, is always a fall favorite, but VDKA 6100 mixes in some new favorites such as pickles, pineapple, celery, cucumber, lemons and limes – all of which are popular in summer cocktails, but carry over effortlessly into your fall cocktail line-up.
Here are our top picks for the most popular flavors that bartenders will be mixing up this fall. Happy Labor Day! You talkin’ to me?
6100 Margarita
Ingredients:
- 2 Parts VDKA 6100
- 1/2 Part Lemon Juice
- 1/2 Part Lime Juice
- 1/2 Part Cinnamon Agave Nectar*
- Cinnamon Powder
- Brown Sugar
Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake until extremely cold. Rim a rocks glass with cinnamon and brown sugar. Strain into the rocks glass over fresh ice. *Heat 4 ounces of agave nectar with two sticks of cinnamon. Remove from heat and let rest overnight. Remove cinnamon sticks.
Tickled Pickle
Ingredients:
- 2 Parts VDKA 6100
- 3/4 Parts Lemon Juice
- 3/4 Parts Simple Syrup
- 1 Part Sour Pickle Brine
- 1 Part Australian Lager Beer
Preparation: Combine all ingredients (except beer) in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a tumbler glass. Top with a heavy splash of lager beer. Stir gently, garnish with skewered mini pickles and dust with cayenne pepper.
Strawberry Sky
Ingredients:
- 2 Parts VDKA 6100
- 3/4 Parts Lemon Juice
- 3/4 Parts Simple Syrup
- Soda Water
- 3 Muddled Strawberries
- 2 Muddled Cucumber Slices
Preparation: In a shaker, muddle strawberries and cucumbers with simple syrup, add lemon juice and VDKA 6100. Shake over ice and strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice. Top with soda water, stir, and garnish with a fresh strawberry and cucumber.
Sunday Morning
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 Parts VDKA 6100
- 1/4 Part Celery Juice
- 1/2 Part Fresh Lime Juice
- 1/2 Part Fresh Pineapple Juice
- 1/2 Part Simple Syrup
- Top with Australian Prosecco
Preparation: Combine all ingredients (except Prosecco) in a shaker and shake until extremely cold. Strain into a champagne flute, top with Prosecco, and garnish with celery and pineapple.