A LA CARTE COOL COCKTAILS FOR HOT WEATHER.Byline: Larry Lipson The hot days and warm evenings of summer call for refreshing chilled drinks. Here are a few of those icy potables and where they can be found: 2087 - An American Bistro Address: 2087 E. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Blvd., Thousand Oaks. Phone: (805) 374-2087. Name of drink: Cosmopolitan. Description: Reportedly a favorite with members of the fashion world, this cool concoction is created with 1 1/2 ounces of any premium vodka, half an ounce of Cointreau, one ounce of cranberry juice Noun 1. cranberry juice - the juice of cranberries (always diluted and sweetened) fruit crush, fruit juice - drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit and a squeeze of fresh lime. Shaken well with ice, it's strained into a chilled, hand-blown martini glass, garnished with a twist of lemon. Price: $6.50. Bistro Garden Address: 12950 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. Phone: (818) 501-0202. Name of drink: Our French margarita. Description: Two ounces of Jose Cuervo Jose Cuervo is a brand of tequila produced by Tequila Cuervo La Rojeña, S.A. de C.V. The Jose Cuervo Especial brand has the highest sales out of any tequila in the world. Gold tequila and two ounces of Alize (passion fruit and cognac liqueur liqueur (lĭkûr`), strong alcoholic beverage made of almost neutral spirits, flavored with herb mixtures, fruits, or other materials, and usually sweetened. The name derives from the Latin word to melt. ) are mixed with an ounce of Grand Marnier Grand Marnier: see liqueur. and two ounces of sweet and sour sweet and sour adj → agridulce with ice. The drink is served straight up or on the rocks. Price: $8.50. Ca' del Sole Address: 4100 Cahuenga Blvd., North Hollywood. Phone: (818) 215-5151. Name of drink: Campari vespa. Description: Bright, colorful mixture of Campari hand-stirred with Stolichnaya Orange vodka with ice and fresh orange juice and a splash of cranberry juice. Served in a large martini glass. Price: $5.25. Crustacean crustacean (krŭstā`shən), primarily aquatic arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea. Most of the 44,000 crustacean species are marine, but there are many freshwater forms. Address: 9646 Little Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills. Phone: (310) 205-8990. Name of drink: Mekong Colada. Description: An ounce and a half of Malibu rum, three quarters of an ounce of plum wine and four ounces of pineapple juice are shaken with ice and poured into a tall glass. The drink is garnished with freshly shaved coconut. Price: $7. Encounter Address: Theme Building, Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , 209 World Way, Los Angeles. Phone: (310) 215-5151. Name of drink: South Bay martini. Description: A splash of cranberry juice and a splash of pineapple juice are added to a couple of shots of vodka, shaken with ice and strained into a classic martini glass. The cool, refreshing drink is served with a twist of lemon. Price: $7. Fins Creekside Address: 23504 Calabasas Road, Calabasas. Phone: (818) 223-3467. Name of drink: Fins' lemonade. Description: Chambord black-currant liqueur is added to Smirnoff vodka, the mixture poured over ice into a tall glass, filled with lemonade, stirred and served. Price: $6. Le Colonial Address: 8783 Beverly Blvd., West Hollywood. Phone: (310) 289-0660. Name of drink: Lychee martini. Description: Rain vodka and lychee syrup are shaken with ice, strained into a martini glass, the drink then garnished with two lychee nuts. Price: $8. Michael's Address: 1147 Third St., Santa Monica. Phone: (310) 451-0843. Name of drink: Michael's Ramos Fizz. Description: This particular version of the famous gin drink is made with Bombay Sapphire. The gin is mixed with egg whites, sweet and sour, orange flower water Orange flower water is a clear, perfumy distillation of fresh bitter-orange blossoms, this essential water is used in many Mediterranean dessert dishes, and in some cocktails, such as the Ramos Gin Fizz. , crushed ice and San Pellegrino bottled water. All is machine blended until foamy foam·y adj. foam·i·er, foam·i·est 1. Of, consisting of, or resembling foam. 2. Covered with foam. foam and poured into a 12-ounce wine glass. Price: $9. Yamashiro Address: 1999 N. Sycamore Ave., Hollywood. Phone: (323) 466-5125. Name of drink: Yamashiro special. Description: A trio of different rums are mixed with three juices (pineapple, passion fruit and orange) to which a splash of sweet and sour is added. Blended with crushed ice, it's poured into a tall glass and served garnished with a pineapple wedge and a cherry. Price: $7.50. |
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