Cocktail Culture
Mise en Place
Sence Rare European Rose Nectar
January 13th, 2011
Sweets for your sweet! Sence Rose Nectar adds a romantic complexity to cocktails. To create the vitamin C-rich juice alternative, Bulgarian Kazanlak roses are picked between 2 and 10 a.m. during the one three-week period between late May and mid-June in which the roses blossom. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Indian-spiration
Original cocktails, as served at Origin India Restaurant & Bar, $10 each
January 13th, 2011
Bar manager Jozef Letasi avails himself of Origin India’s exotic pantry to populate his 27-cocktail list (OriginIndiaRestaurant.com) with unique drinks that complement executive chef Kuldeep Singh’s modern Indian cuisine. Fennel, ginger, green cardamom, lavender, cinnamon and pani puri—all make cameos in Letasi’s original, seasonal menu. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Fresh
As served at Lakeside Grill in Wynn, $14
January 6th, 2011
It’s been a long, cold and rainy winter, so naturally we’ve been dousing our troubles with scotch, bourbon, rye, and aged tequila and rum—spirits brown as yard mud. Sweeping into the room like spring’s first breezes is Wynn Resorts property mixologist Patricia Richards’ Fresh cocktail, created for Lakeside Grill. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Mise en Place: Rock Saké
January 6th, 2011
The domestic sake brand that’s on everyone’s lips, Rock Saké hails from Oregon and is increasingly earning placement on menus by the bottle as well as in cocktails. At Bellagio’s Petrossian Bar, assistant beverage director/mixologist Matt Myers incorporates Rock Saké’s “Cloud” nigori sake into an espuma atop his Nigori Aviation ($12). Read more »
Scene Stirs
Seven Reasons to Raise Up a Glass in the New Year
January 6th, 2011
1. Rumor has it that, in addition to Chandelier Bar (Vegas Seven’s pick for Best Bar), another major Strip resort has been in talks to bring molecular mixology to the forefront of its beverage program with a dedicated bar right on the casino floor in the first quarter (hint: the sky’s the limit!). Smoke, cotton candy, foams, caviars and edible cocktails could be in our future! And if they bear any resemblance to the liquid variety offered on property, then we’re certainly in for a treat. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Champagne Celebration
As created by the “Modern Mixologist,” Tony Abou-Ganim
December 23rd, 2010
“A beautiful medley of rich flavors, married with bitter and sweet orange and tickled by the kiss of bubbles.” With such descriptive power, it’s no wonder Abou-Ganim’s recipes and cocktails have been among the most lasting in Bellagio’s history. At Steve Wynn’s invitation, the “Modern Mixologist” came to Las Vegas in 1998, touching off the Vegas’ cocktail renaissance, and making modern classics of his Bellagio Cocktail, Cable Car and the Champagne Celebration. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Go Big
December 23rd, 2010
Glenfiddich 50 lands in Vegas There is but one bottle of Glenfiddich 50 Year in Nevada—just six in the U.S.—and we have it. Well, Casa Fuente in the Forum Shops at Caesars has it. And for just $1,100 per dram. This is only the second release of a Glenfiddich 50 (the first was in 2009; a bottle reported sold at auction for $38,000). Read more »
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Bubble Art
Dom Pérignon, Vintage 2002, Tribute to Andy Warhol
December 23rd, 2010
It is said that for illustrious pop-art prince and devoted scenester Andy Warhol, Dom Pérignon was the Champagne of choice. The first in a series of tributes to icons of art, music and theater—revolutionaries who helped shape the modern world—Dom Pérignon has released the Andy Warhol tribute bottle, six variations on the traditional Dom for the 2000 and 2002 vintages. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
Beijo
As served at SushiSamba in the Shoppes at the Palazzo, $12
December 16th, 2010
Getting a little tired of ye olde holiday cocktails? Endless eggnog, drunken ciders, melted butter with a dash of rum or something orange that someone swore “tastes exactly like pumpkin pie!” Us, too. It’s time for a flight. No, not a wine or spirits sampler flight, but the kind that puts you on a plane bound for somewhere warmer than wherever you are right … now. Snowbirds unite in favor of fruity tropical cocktails in winter! Let’s start with Brazil. Read more »
Scene Stirs
Seven reasons to lift up a glass—at the Cosmopolitan!
December 16th, 2010
1. Celebrity chef Scott Conant’s (Chopped) flagship DOCG Enoteca offers 35 Italian DOCG (highest ranking) and boutique wines by the glass as well as access to Scarpetta’s 2,500-plus bottles... 2. Sip on a peaty Macallan 30 while getting fitted for a custom-made suit. Stitched men’s clothier (StitchedLifestyle.com) offers use of the Strip-facing scotch lounge, while you watch your wardrobe come to life in the exposed haberdashery... Read more »
