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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Cocktails
December 31, 2009 in Drink by aindreas
It’s that time. Drink time!
Oh, and to ring in a New Year. And celebrate the weekend! Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP this week has some great recipes for cocktails. I had to post them before I head out. More to add to the shopping list 
“New Year’s Cocktails
New Year’s cheer courtesy of some of the best bartenders out there…may this coming year be your best ever!
From Eric Alperin of The Varnish, Los Angeles
Eric Alperin built and co-owns this hidden cocktail lounge in downtown LA which just opened on February 24th of this year.
The Irish Meow
Like a White Russian that is feeling a touch of the Irish and ready for the holiday festivities to begin.
| Recipe | Ingredients | How to |
| The Irish Meow from GOOP |
For One Cocktail:
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Stir everything but the cream and chocolate together with a few ice cubes and then strain into a chilled coupe glass. Gently spoon on the whipped cream and garnish the chocolate. |
| Recipe | Ingredients | How to |
| The Late Night Orange Reviver from GOOP |
For One Cocktail:
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Stir the liqueur into the espresso directly in the cup you’ve pulled the espresso shot in. Dollop with the whipped cream and serve. Perfect after dinner, a liquid cupcake. |
From the Hemingway Bar at the Ritz, Paris.Typically, the Sidecar at the Ritz Hotel in Paris – home of the original – costs a pretty penny, as the bartenders there use an 1865 Ritz Reserve cognac which is exclusive to the hotel. However, it’s not everyday that you have 800 Euros at your disposal for a cocktail, so I’ve modified the recipe.
| Recipe | Ingredients | How to |
| The Everyman’s Sidecar from GOOP |
For One Cocktail:
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Shake the cognac, Cointreau and lemon juice hard in shaker with LOTS of ice. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with the twist of lime. |
From Jim Meehan of PDT
PDT (or Please Don’t Tell) is found underground and through a phonebooth at the hot dog joint, Crif Dogs in the East Village in Manhattan.
| Recipe | Ingredients | How to |
| Cranberry Cobbler from GOOP |
For One Cocktail:
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Muddle the orange, lemon and syrup in the bottom of a shaker. Add the gin, sherry and a handful of ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with the cranberries and mint. (Jim Meehan/Michael Madrusan, 2007) |
| Recipe | Ingredients | How to |
| Cranberry Simple Syrup from GOOP |
For One Cocktail:
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Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan set over high heat. Add the cranberries and cook over medium heat until the cranberries start to split. Remove from the heat, stir in the gin and cool. This mixture can stay in the fridge for a couple of weeks. When you’re ready to use it, strain the syrup, reserving the cranberries for garnish. |
Green Deacon
Jim says this is based on the Rosy Deacon, a classic cocktail from the Stan Jones’ Complete Bar Guide. Upon sampling it, a friend suggested he “round it out” which is when the absinthe came in. As he puts it, “The Green Fairy did the rest.”
| Recipe | Ingredients | How to |
| Green Deacon from GOOP |
For One Cocktail:
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Shake the grapefruit juice and the gins together in a shaker with plenty of ice. Strain into a coupe glass that’s been rinsed with the absinthe. |
From Shana Street of Church & State, Los Angeles
| Recipe | Ingredients | How to |
| Not Your Grandma’s Apple Piefrom GOOP | For One Cocktail:
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For Glass Rim:Chill in refrigerator before serving.Muddle the apple slices with the cider in the bottom of a shaker. Add the Licor 43, bourbon and a handful of ice. Shake long and hard. Strain into prepared cocktail glass. Garnish with freshly ground cinnamon and nutmeg. |
| Recipe | Ingredients | How to |
| Crémant á la Poire
from GOOP |
For One Cocktail:
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Shake everything but the wine and pear together in a shaker filled with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Top with the sparkling wine and garnish with a slice of pear. |
| Recipe | Ingredients | How to |
| The Strumble
from GOOP |
For One Cocktail:
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Stir together the lemon juice, syrup and liquer in a rocks glass. Fill the glass with crushed ice and top with the strawberries and bitters. |
From Gwyneth
The Best Dirty Martini
| Recipe | Ingredients | How to |
| The Best Dirty Martini
from GOOP |
Gor one cocktail;
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Fill your shaker with ice and add the vodka, vermouth and olive brine. Close it tightly and shake it for ages until it’s all snowy on the outside. Place 3 olives into the bottom of a martini glass, strain over half of your icy cold mixture and repeat with the remaining olives and mixture in another glass. Give one to a lucky friend. |
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