Join us this Thursday as we welcome representatives from Haus Alpenz, a terrific importer specializing in top-notch liqueurs from around the world, as they mix up something special using Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette and St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram.
HAUS ALPENZ LIQUEUR TASTING
Thursday, October 20
5:30-7:30pm
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Haus Alpenz Liqueur Tasting
Thursday, October 13th, 2011Cran-tastic! Cranberry-Pear Spritz
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Join us this Thursday for a fruity Spritz with a difference! We’ll be mixing ………………. with Lini Lambrusco Labrusca Bianco! It’s gonna be cran-tastic! (Sorry…)
Cocktail Hour:
CRANBERRY-PEAR SPRITZ
Thursday, October 13
5:30-7:30pm
I Spirit: The Original Italian Vodka
Friday, September 30th, 2011
Italian vodka might seem about as likely as Russian pizza, but if you think about it, the two aren’t such an improbable pairing. I Spirit has successfully married the pure sophistication of high-quality vodka with the style-driven lifestyle for which Italy is known. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the fact that the product is the result of an unexpected collaboration between Harry’s Bar owner Arrigo Cipriani, entrepreneur and Agnelli heir Lapo Elkann and spirit distillers Marco Fantinel and Francesco Cosulich.
Made in the town of Spilimbergo, north-east of Venice in the province of Pordenone, this delicate vodka is made from the finest grains and selected white wines from Friuli, a region celebrated for its superb winemaking heritage. The spirit is distilled five times and reaches a 40% alcohol level thanks to the addition of crystalline water from the Dolomites. I Spirit Vodka was launched in Venice just two years ago and — with Cesare Martini as U.S. brand manager — has since become a hit in the United States. I Spirit’s U.S. representatives will be at Vino this Thursday to present this versatile vodka: what better way to start the weekend… Italian style!
Cocktail Hour: I SPIRIT VODKA
Thursday, October 6
5:30-7:30pm
Jack is back!
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
Join us for another intriguing cocktail hour this Thursday, when we’ll be mixing Jack Rose made from Clear Creek “Eau de Vie de Pomme” 8 Year Old Barrel-Aged Apple Brandy. This classic cocktail is one of six basic drinks listed in David A. Embury’s The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks and is also featured in Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises.
Cocktail Hour: JACK ROSE
Thursday, September 29
5:30-7:30pm
For more information please call 212-725-6516 or email info@vinosite.com.
Cardamaro cocktail hour
Sunday, September 18th, 2011
Although it’s true that no two amari are alike, Cardamaro from Piemonte is definitely one of the most interesting. Producer Giovanni Bosca uses wine from his estate as the base for this amaro. He then infuses the wine with two very curious ingredients – cardoon, which is a relative of the artichoke, and Blessed Thistle, which was once used in the middle ages to treat the bubonic plague. The distillate then rests in new oak for at least six months. The resulting spirit is less bitter than many amari, with a smooth, nutty, candied winter spice quality to it. We’ll be concocting our own cardoon cocktail this Thursday!
CARDAMARO COCKTAIL HOUR
Thursday, September 22
5:30-7:30pm
Whiskey Peach Smash: A Grand Slam Cocktail
Monday, August 29th, 2011
The US Open gets underway this week right here in New York, and to celebrate the arrival of tennis’ top competitors to town Vino is serving up an ace this Thursday! We’re mixing Buffalo Trace Bourbon and the last of the summer’s peaches to make the Whiskey Peach Smash, a refreshing summer cocktail is the perfect quencher to enjoy off-court while watching the likes of Nadal or Sharapova breaking a sweat. Sounds smashing!
Cocktail Hour: WHISKEY PEACH SMASH
Thursday, September 1
5:30-7:30pm
Hurricane season: blowing into town this Thursday
Sunday, August 21st, 2011
Forget Irene, the real hurricane is blowing into town this Thursday at Vino, where we’ll be mixing up this classic rum-based libation. Board up your windows and come on down!
Hurricane Cocktail Hour
Thursday, August 25
5:30-7:30pm
And now for some practical information from NY1:
Blood Orange Bloody Mary
Sunday, August 14th, 2011
It’s tomato season, so what better cocktail to serve than Bloody Mary? As is the Vino tradition, we’re giving this classic drink a twist — of orange that is! We’ll be using Charbay Blood Orange Vodka!
This elixir of life hails from sunny California, where its produced in Napa by Marko Karakasevic. As spirits writer Chris Carlsson notes, with “thirteen generations of distillers, the Karakasevic Family have a line longer than the Beams (the only other family to come close).” Karakasevic starts with 100% organic oranges and then works hard to extract all the flavor and color (a process which takes nearly six months). This extract is then blended with Charbay’s signature vodka.
Come try this tasty concoction this Thursday! And don’t forget: I Trulli is celebrating La Festa del Pomodoro through the month of August!
Cocktail Hour:
Blood Orange Bloody Mary
Thursday, August 18
5:30-7:30pm
Keeping It Local
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
Vino is keeping it local this weekend, with three free New York-themed tastings, each featuring products that are 100% home-grown! On Thursday our cocktail hour will feature the Brooklyn John Collins, for which we’ll be putting Brooklyn’s own Kings County Distillery’s Bourbon to good use. On Friday we’ll be pouring the wines of Channing Daughters, a winery on the South Fork of Long Island, where adventurous winemaker Christopher Tracy produces unconventional interpretations of classic European varieties. Saturday is the turn of Keuka Lake Vineyards, as we showcase two of our newest wines from the Finger Lakes: a dry Riesling and a Cabernet Franc. Support your local winemaker!
Cocktail Hour: Brooklyn John Collins
Thursday, July 21
5:30-7:30pm
Wine Tasting: Channing Daughters
Friday, July 22
5:30-7:30pm
Wine Tasting: Keuka Lake Vineyards
Saturday, July 23
3:00-6:00pm
Aperol + Lambrusco = Correggio Spritz!
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Aperol is Italy’s best-selling spirit, and the base for one of its most popular cocktails, the Aperol Spritz. We love this orange-tinged aperitivo but couldn’t resist replacing Prosecco with our favorite sparkling wine, Lambrusco! The spectacular result is the Correggio Spritz, combining Aperol and Lambrusco Rosé In Correggio by LINI 910. Try it this Thursday!
CORREGGIO SPRITZ
Thursday, July 7
5:30-7:30pm