In a close contest, Pearl Wine Co.’s specialty martini, Fall in City Park, pulled ahead to win our first drink-making contest.
Congratulations to Pearl Wine Co. and mixologist Paige Marie Chauvin!
Join Pearl Wine. Co and OffBeat Magazine at tomorrow’s Martini Madness event at City Park from 8pm – 11pm. Event details available at friendsofcitypark.org.
Curious about what goes into the winning cocktail?
Find the recipe for Fall in City Park, along with all of our participating martini recipes below!
WINNING MARTINI:
PEARL WINE CO.
3700 Orleans Avenue #1 C
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-483-6314
Cocktail Name: Fall in City Park
Recipe:
1.5 oz Bulldog Gin
0.75 oz Bittermens Tepache Spiced Pineapple Liqueur
0.5 oz Thyme Syrup
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
0.25 oz Luxardo Amaro Abano
Herbsaint
Fresh Thyme
First, spray the neck of a coup glass with Herbsaint. Second, coat coup glass with the Luxardo Amaro Abano. Next, combine and shake Bulldog Gin, Pineapple Liqueur, Thyme Syrup, and lemon. Strain up. Garnish with fresh thyme and a sprinkle of salt. Last, ENJOY!
PARTICIPATING MARTINI WEEK MARTINIS:
THREE MUSES
536 Frenchmen St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
Phone: 504-252-4801
Cocktail Name: Fennel Vision
Recipe:
1.5 oz. Bulldog Gin
1 oz. Carpano Bianco Vermouth
.5 oz. fennel syrup
.5 oz. Lime juice
Shake and double strain into coupe glass. Garnish with fennel.
GALATOIRE’S
209 Bourbon St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-525-2021
Cocktail Name: English Garden
Recipe:
2 oz Bulldog Gin
1 oz St. Germain
Fresh Muddle Cucumber
Shaken and Strained
NAPOLEON’S ITCH
734 Bourbon St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
Phone: 504-237-4144
Cocktail Name: The Bonaparte Martini
Recipe:
2 oz Bulldog Gin
2-3 slices cucumber
3 mint leaves
1 tsp raw sugar
1/2 lime
1. Take 1-2 slices cucumber in bottom of martini shaker
2. Add 1 tsp raw sugar and 1/2 oz gin
3. Muddle until sugar has broken down
4. Add 2 mint leaves and muddle just enough to release oils from leaves, but do not pulverize
5. Fill shaker with ice and Squeeze juice from 1/2 lime over ice
6. Add remaining 1.5oz gin, cover and shake vigorously.
7. Garnish martini glass with mint leaf, slice of cucumber, and slice of lime
LUCKY PIERRE’S
735 Bourbon St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
Phone: 702-785-7441
Cocktail Name: Strawberry Fields
Recipe:
1.5 oz Bulldog gin
.5 oz powdered sugar
.5 oz fresh lemon juice
1 muddled strawberry
Splash dry champagne
FULTON ALLEY
Cocktail Name: New Vieux
Recipe:
1.5 oz Bulldog Gin
.75 oz Clear Creek Pear Brandy
.5 oz Cinzano
.5 oz Benedictine
1 Dash Peychaud’s Bitters
Orange peel expressed
MARIGNY BRASSERIE
640 Frenchmen St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
Phone: 504-945-4472
Cocktail Name: Flagpole Sitter
Recipe:
3/4oz rosemary ginger simple syrup
3/4oz orange juice
3/4oz galliano
1.5oz bulldog gin
Dash of lemon juice.
Chartreuse & Aperol rinsed martini glass.
RICHARD FISKE’S MARTINI BAR & RESTAURANT
301 Dauphine St.
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-586-0972
Cocktail Name: Grand Royal Jester
Recipe:
1 1/2 oz bulldog gin
3/4oz creme de violette
3/4oz grand marnier
1/2 oz lemon and simple syrup
Dash regans orange bitters dash galliano add a lemon twist
Cheers to all of our participants and voters!
