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The Fifth Annual International Mead Festival is
set for Friday and Saturday, February 9 and 10. The event at the
Sheraton Denver West Hotel in Lakewood, CO will host both a public
tasting of commercial meads and a private judging of commercial and
homemade mead, entries. More than
 100 commercial meads will be
sampled from 30 companies, representing 18 states or provinces and
seven countries.
Mead
is growing in popularity as a cocktail mixer, blending with popular
spirits, such as rum, bourbon, vodka, and gin; liqueurs; and fruit
juices. The honey wine has been covered recently in USA Today,
Variety Magazine and other publications. More than 100
companies in the U.S. make mead and the industry has grown to an
estimated $20 million in retail sales annually. Here are some
interesting cocktails to add to your drinks repertoire. They were
created by Redstone Meadery in Boulder, Co.
Visit
www.redstonemeadery.com,
www.honey.com,
www.meadfest.com.
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Mead Cocktails |
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Meadmosa
2 parts
Redstone Black Raspberry,
Sunshine
or Boysenberry
Nectar
1 part orange juice
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Nectar-Aid
2 parts
Redstone Black Raspberry, Sunshine
or Boysenberry
Nectar
1 part lemonade |
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Redstone Spritzer
1.5 oz
Redstone Black Raspberry
or Boysenberry
Nectar
1.5 oz Redstone Traditional
Mountain Honey Wine
Splash of soda water or 7 up or Sprite
Serve over ice in a rocks glass |
The Sunshine
Jigger of Stohl’O
2 thin slices of orange
Shaker of Redstone Sunshine
Nectar
Serve over ice in a rocks glass or tulip glass |
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June & Tonic
2 parts
Sunshine Nectar
1 part Juniper Berry |
Redstone Tea
½ oz each of vodka, gin, run, triple
sec, tequila
Shaker of Redstone Black
Raspberry
or Boysenberry Nectar
Serve on ice in a tall glass with lime and orange slices |
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Redstone Lunchbox
Fill pint/mug ½ high with
1 part Black Raspberry or
Boysenberry Nectar
1 part orange juice
Pour 1 oz amaretto in a shot glass
Hand both glasses to customer to drop shot glass in pint/mug
& slam |
NecTai
1 oz rum
1 oz amaretto
1 oz dark rum
Splash of orange & pineapple juices
Shaker of Redstone Black
Raspberry
or Boysenberry Nectar
Serve over ice in a tall glass |
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Mead Stinger
2 parts
Traditional Mountain Honey Wine
1 part bourbon
Serve it on ice in a rocks glass |
Euro Trash
1 oz Grand Marnier
1 oz
Redstone Black Raspberry
or
Boysenberry Nectar
1 oz Tuaca
Shake it with ice & serve as shots |
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Nectar Slammer
2 oz Redstone Black Raspberry
or Boysenberry Nectar
½ oz sloe gin or rum / ½ oz Amaretto
2 oz orange juice
Serve over ice in rocks glass & garnish w/ a cherry |
Tubesteak Boogie
1 oz Jim Beam or Jack Daniels
Shaker of Redstone Black
Raspberry
or Boysenberry Nectar
Serve over ice in rocks glass |
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Nectar Breeze
1 1/2 oz vodka
1 1/2 oz Malibu Rum
2 oz pineapple juice
Shaker of Redstone Black
Raspberry
or Boysenberry Nectar
Serve over ice in a tall glass |
Nectar Be Darned
1 oz peach schnapps
1 oz vodka
Splash of soda water or 7 Up or Sprite & orange juice
Shaker of Redstone Black
Raspberry
or Boysenberry Nectar
Serve over ice in a tall glass |
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The Ophelia
Muddled orange
½ oz Tuaca
1 oz Jim Beam or Jack Daniels
Shaker of Redstone Black
Raspberry
or Boysenberry Nectar
Shake it with ice
Serve as a martini or tall umbrella drink/tulip glass |
A Rose
½ shaker
Redstone Black Raspberry
or
Boysenberry Nectar
Jigger vodka
1 wedge lime
Shake it with ice, but do not bruise it
Serve in a champagne glass |
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Honeycomber
1 ½ oz light rum
½ oz Triple Sec
1 oz Sour Mix
Shaker of
Black Raspberry, Sunshine
or
Boysenberry Nectar
Shake with ice & strain into martini glass with sugared rim
& lime |
The Lost Sunrise
1 oz tequila
½ oz Grand Marnier or Cointreau
Splash of orange juice
Shaker of
Redstone Black Raspberry
or
Boysenberry Nectar
Serve over ice in rocks glass with lime |
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