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Creative Cocktails to Get You Through the Cold

BY LINDSEY GAPEN, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR // WINTER 2017

Heat up your winter with some of these unique cocktails, which can be found only in our region.

Barrel + Rye, Geneva

B+R Old Fashioned

A whiskey signature drink with Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Simple Syrup, Angostura bitters and Regan’s Orange Bitters

Da Baffone Cucina Italiana, Crystal Lake

Italian Margarita

Amaretto di Saronno, Tequila, Triple Sec and Sour

Bonus: Try the Bloody Caesar, made with proprietor Camille Giangrande’s own special ingredients.


La Tasca Tapas, Arlington Heights

Cranberry Mojito

Bacardi Limón, fresh lime, mint leaf, sugar, a splash of soda and a touch of Rose’s Cranberry Infusion Twist

Public House of Woodstock, Woodstock

Orange-Cranberry Moscow Mule

Orange vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice and ginger beer

Epicure Bistro, Barrington

Epicure Martini

Malibu rum, Bacardi rum, St. Germain liqueur, Crème de Cassis liqueur, griottines

Francesca’s by the River, St. Charles

Salted Caramel Kiss

A mix of salted caramel vodka and Rumchata in a martini glass drizzled with caramel and a melted caramel and sea salt rim

Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, Lake Geneva

Woodsman Martini

Woodford Reserve Bourbon sweetened with Wisconsin maple syrup, balanced with orange bitters and garnished with a twist

Shakou Sushi, Barrington

Fire & Ice 

Ty Ku jalapeno-infused Soju, mango puree, passion fruit puree, and fresh lime juice finished with a spiced rim

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