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Perry's Steakhouse shows us how to make the Lavender Bee Mine and Perry's Hog-Hattan drinks in preparation for National Cocktail Day on March 24.

Drink descriptions: 

Lavender Bee Mine
Empress 1908 Gin, Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao, fresh-pressed lemon juice, and lavender-honey water


Perry's Hog-Hattan
A Manhattan with Redemption Rye and Vya vermouth, rimmed with brown sugar and Perry's Signature Homemade Barbecue Sauce. Topped with a skewer of Perry's Famous Pork Chop Bites and Luxardo cherries


Welcome Wrl out and about fans. My name is paige stroud and I am with the beverage team for Perry's steakhouse and grille here in bar 79 is where we create our handcrafted cocktails and to celebrate national cocktail day. I'm going to show you two of those cocktails today. One a lighter cocktail and one a little bit more spirit forward. So we're gonna begin with our lighter cocktail today, which is a take on a classic bee's knees. So we use empress jen for our lavender be mine. So in christian is used with botanicals that are unique such as pea blossom flower. So the pea blossom flower gives it this beautiful indigo natural color as well. Dry care, sell soap your friend. We choose to use peer friend here because it is utilized with brandy and pure friend cognac. But really at home you can use any orange decor that you choose. And then to be a true these days you have to have lemon juice, honey water. So honey is really essential to a bee's knees. And at home you can do a 2 to 1 ratio of honey and water or you can do a 11 really. It just depends on how sweet you want your cocktail. And then we kind of mix it up with a little bit of lavender. So that's a fun little take on this cocktail and then we're gonna shape. So we should actually shake for about 20 seconds. But if you have a strong shake really what you're looking for is to hear the dilution and your cocktail. So once you hear more of the fluid and there it is. Breaking up a little bit. All right, And you see that beautiful lavender color that really comes from that empress. But really you can use whatever jin at home, you choose whatever is your favorite. So we prefer the in question here and then we garnish with a lemon twist heart and at home really make it simple. You could do just a classic lemon twist. So our lavender be mind pairs beautifully with our beef and blue. So crostini with bacon, marmalade and beef tenderloin and blue cheese crumbles really pairs lovely. And speaking of great food and drink combinations now we're going to get into our spirit forward cocktails, our hog hat. So it is a classic take on a Manhattan. We're going to do a 2-1 ratio of redemption, right? And sweet for muth. And to add a little bit more fun to this cocktail. We garnish it with our house made barbecue sauce. So you can take a little brush. It just makes it a little cleaner. But or you can slap it on your at home. Have fun with it, brush on that barbecue sauce. And then we're gonna roll it and sugar in the bra and then you add your ice And you're gonna stir. We suggest you stir for 30 seconds. But really you're just wanting that proper dilution. And then at home if you're ever wondering what should I stir and what should I shake for a cocktail, there's an easy trick. So anything with citrus, you should shake anything all spirits you serve so really easy citrus shake the spirit stir. And I think we have got that proper dilution. So our take on a tragic Manhattan and here comes the fun part. We garnish with our pork chop bites and Luzardo cherries to add a little fun flair and it really goes great together, yep. That's pretty delicious. If you feel like celebrating a little bit more of the national cocktail day you can come and join us Crabtree terrace across from the mall of Glenwood Avenue. And then in april we're featuring her lavender, be mine in our martini trio with our time. Lemon drop and cucumber, blueberry. So these cocktails are really simple but they're crafted beautifully to impress your friends. So enjoy those cocktails either with us or at home and have a wonderful national cocktail day

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