{"id":5185,"date":"2019-09-19T12:10:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T16:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/cocktails-recipes-to-make-the-summer-sparkle\/"},"modified":"2019-09-19T12:10:26","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T16:10:26","slug":"cocktails-recipes-to-make-the-summer-sparkle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/en\/blogue\/cocktails-recipes-to-make-the-summer-sparkle\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocktails recipes to make the summer sparkle!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is the perfect season for cocktails. In fact, a cocktail is the prescribed drink as you relax on a terrace along with your lover or among friends. \u201cIt\u2019s true, we love our cocktail drinks during the summer months,\u201d admits Val\u00e9rie Beaulieu who has been working at L\u00e9on Courville, Vigneron (previously Le Domaine Les Brome) for four years now; \u201cand, we especially like them to be refreshing, sweet tasting and sparkling.\u201d Valerie is, among other things, a mixologist. She\u2019s the one who creates delicious blends of flavours to the delight of her guests. Furthermore, in partnership with Kava Tours (who offer a variety of guided tours on the Route des Vins), Val\u00e9rie presents winter workshops to people interested in creating their own cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>The Key to a good cocktail? Balance. \u201cIt\u2019s important to find the proper dose between ingredients,\u201d says Val\u00e9rie,\u201d however, there is a lot of \u201ctrial and error\u201d involved before you succeed.\u201d It also requires using some basic ingredients, wine for instance, and you build around this base. \u201cI often say that there are four layers to a cocktail: alcohol, juice, aromatics \u2026 and pleasure!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Valerie Beaulieu often uses the word creativity as well, saying that \u201ca cocktail is a true creation; creativity is therefore essential to making something new and out of the ordinary.\u201d If you would like to experiment inventing a new cocktail, leave the juice ingredient aside if you\u2019re using ice wine. \u201cIt would be much too sweet! Mind you, I enjoy working with ice wines and I would combine it with club soda, for example. We could also add frozen fruit, which I love doing in the summer.\u201d If you prefer following the instructions of an expert, here are two cocktails, signed by Val\u00e9rie Beaulieu\u2014perfect for surviving any heat wave!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The equivocal<\/h2>\n<p>Perfect for surviving a heat wave!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9150\" src=\"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Equivoque.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ice cubes<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0oz. Vidal Vendanges Tardives LCV (L\u00e9on Courville, vigneron)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd oz. Grapefruit juice (fresh, if possible)<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0oz. lychee juice in a box<\/li>\n<li>2 sage leaves<\/li>\n<li>2 lychees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Put ice in a cocktail shaker (a lot of ice!)<\/p>\n<p>Then add the other ingredients and shake vigorously. Finally, lengthen to your taste and garnish with the sage and lychees.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ice Splash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9151\" src=\"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/icesplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ice cubes<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd oz. Vidal Vendanges Tardives<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0oz. fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>Fresh thyme<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd fresh lemon slice<\/li>\n<li>clear soft drink (<em>7 Up <\/em>style drink)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Place ice in a shaker then add all the other ingredients except for the <em>7 Up<\/em>. Shake well. Pour into a glass and lengthen to your taste with the soft drink. Garnish with a slice of lemon.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is the perfect season for cocktails. 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