Ice Wine, Podcast
Ice & Fortified Wines
Ice Wines and Fortified Wines are our topics on today’s episode. We’ll start with Ice Wine, what it is, where it’s most popularly produced and what makes it so unique, followed by a few ice wine cocktail recipes, then onto fortified wines from Madeira to Marsala, Port to Vermouth and beyond. Thank you so much for listening! And we’ll see you next week as we make our way into the Month of December and all the joy that has in store for oenophiles!
Below are the recipes for the various Ice Wine Cocktails mentioned in the episode:
Connoisseur Cocktail
1 oz. Ice wine
1/2 oz. London Dry Vermouth
1 Lemon sliced for garnish
PRECISE MIXING INSTRUCTIONS
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add Ice wine and vermouth. Shake sharply and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or a sage leaf.
Ice Wine Sangria
1 1/2 oz. Ice wine
1/2 oz. Brandy
2 oz. Cranberry juice
1/2 oz. Grenadine
2 oz. Soda water
3 Seedless grapes for garnish
Berries, orange, lime, and mango sliced for garnish
PRECISE MIXING INSTRUCTIONS
Fill a Collins glass with ice and add Ice wine, brandy, cranberry juice, lime juice, grenadine and soda water. Garnish with fresh fruits.
Niagara Sunsplash
1 oz. Ice wine
1/2 oz. Premium Vodka
1/8 Fresh Lemon (juice only)
2 oz. POM Brand Pomegranate Cherry juice
1/2 tsp. Pomegranate Seeds for garnish
1 Kiwi for garnish
PRECISE MIXING INSTRUCTIONS
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add Ice wine, Premium Vodka, lemon and POM brand pomegranate-cherry juices. Stir until very well chilled and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a slice of fresh kiwi or sprinkle with fresh pomegranate seeds.
Orchard Cocktail
1 oz. Ice wine
1/2 oz. Premium Vodka
1/8 Fresh Lemon (juice only)
2 oz. Peach Juice
1 Fresh Peach sliced for garnish
Splash of sparkling wine
PRECISE MIXING INSTRUCTIONS
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add Ice wine, premium vodka, lemon and peach juices. Stir until chilled and strain into a martini glass. Top with a splash of sparkling wine and garnish with a fresh peach slice
Notting Hill Martini
1 oz. Ice wine
1/2 oz. Sherry
1 tsp. Orange marmalade
1/2 oz. Blood Orange syrup
1 Blood Orange sliced for garnish
PRECISE MIXING INSTRUCTIONS
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add Ice wine, Sherry, orange marmalade and blood orange syrup. Shake sharply and strain into a small martini glass. Garnish with a blood orange wheel.
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