FEAST FAVES / whAT we’re drinking
Sanctuaria 314.535.9700 THE GROVE
FALL COCKTAILS Bar master Matt Seiter’s fall cocktail menu is full of carefully crafted drinks made with small-batch liquors and house-made mixers. Sanctuaria has earned a (welldeserved) reputation as a place for cocktail lovers to explore innovative flavors and combinations. When you lean against the bar in this art-filled space, it’s a sure bet one of these sophisticated sippers will satisfy. Sanctuaria 4198 Manchester Ave., The Grove sanctuariastl.com
Autumn Sunset “Last December, a guest named Kevin came into Sanctuaria and wanted a drink not too sweet, but not too tart or strong, and made with bourbon,” Seiter says. “Originally this was made with Rowan’s Creek Bourbon 12 Year, but my palate likes the Buffalo Trace a bit better. You be the judge.” 1½ oz ½ oz ½ oz ¼ oz ¼ oz 1 dash 1 slice
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Dolin® Rouge Vermouth Dolin® Dry Vermouth St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram Benedictine liqueur fresh lemon juice ice orange peel
| Preparation | Mix all of the ingredients except orange peel and ice in a Boston shaker. Add ice and stir for 30 seconds. Strain with a julep strainer into a martini glass. Bend the orange peel to release the oils and rub around the rim of a martini glass. Flame the peel and float in the drink.
Autumn Winds PHOTOGRAPHy by Jonathan Pollack
“I thought of the brown butter-sage liqueur last September while I was working at Trattoria Marcella,” Seiter says. “I love brown butter sauces and wanted to find a way to get that flavor into a drink. I’ve done fat-washing with bacon, so I just took that same procedure with butter and presto.” 1½ oz 1 oz ½ oz 1 leaf
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Ransom Old Tom Gin house-made brown butter-sage liqueur Benedictine liqueur ice fresh sage
| Preparation | Mix all ingredients except ice and sage in a
For more of Seiter’s fall cocktail recipes visit feastSTL.com.
Boston shaker. Add ice and stir for 30 seconds. Strain with a julep strainer into a chilled coupe. Spank the sage leaf, rub around rim of the glass and float in the middle of the drink.
Liquid Measurers | 1 | Cube Jigger, $25; UMA, 1100 Locust St., Downtown, iloveuma.com | 2 | E-Z Step Cocktail Jigger $3.95; Cornucopia, 107 N. Kirkwood Road, kitchencopia.com | 3 | OXO Mini Angled Measuring Cup, $3.99; OXO, oxo.com
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