sip on this TO PREPARE COCKTAIL Add all ingredients to an ice-filled mixing glass, stir, and strain into a metal chalice. Garnish with orange peel.
POMEGRANATE
CONCORD GRAPE & NEBBIOLO REDUCTION INGREDIENTS 1 part Concord grape juice 1 part Nebbiolo wine 1 part granulated sugar INSTRUCTIONS Juice the grapes, strain the skins, then add the juice and wine to a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a very low simmer and slowly add sugar. Reduce the mixture for 45 minutes, stirring until the sugar dissolves completely, and continuing to stir every few minutes.
PEAR
Rebel Pom Snap Sara Pauly, assistant general manager at Rebel Republic in Redondo Beach, shares a fresh, bright cocktail recipe with the true spirit of year-round Southern California sunshine in mind. INGREDIENTS 2 oz Evan Williams bourbon 1/2 oz pomegranate juice 1/2 oz fresh orange juice 1/4 oz pomegranate syrup dash of Angostura bitters candied pomegranate slice, for garnish TO PREPARE COCKTAIL Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker. Shake well and double-strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with candied pomegranate slice.
CRANBERRY
Pearly Legal Vincent Anter, bartender at FIG Santa Monica inside the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, pairs tart lime juice with warm, spicy cinnamon, whiskey, and fresh pear. This cocktail is bursting with the all the flavors of the season. INGREDIENTS 2 oz High West Silver whiskey ž oz fresh lime juice ž oz simple syrup 1/2 Anjou pear, seeded and roughly chopped 1 cinnamon stick TO PREPARE COCKTAIL Place chopped pear into a cocktail shaker and muddle. Add whiskey, lime juice, simple syrup, and fill with ice. Shake well and double-strain into a coupe glass. Torch the cinnamon stick and place it in the cocktail. 34 ediblela.com @EdibleLAMag
Not your Gram's Vodka-Cran Jamie Amos, beverage manager at Barcito in Downtown LA, updates one of the most-ordered cocktails on the planet with a gorgeous and aromatic cranberry-lime shrub.