Cocktail Recipes: Mixin’ It Up on the North Fork
January means downtime for most of the forkers who haven’t joined the snowbird flock South in search of greener pastures. So, if you feel like mixing things up a bit this winter, try your hand at recreating an original cocktail from one of your favorite North Fork hotspots. Better yet, stop by and have one made for you!
If you’re looking to warm those winter bones, try a Spicy Peach Jalapeño Martini from Noah’s in Greenport or if you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, take a sip of Brianna’s Cinnamon Bun Martini at Four Doors Down in Mattituck. No matter your mood, North Fork bartenders will bring the heat and the sweet to your taste buds.
Brianna Scheffer of Four Doors Down
Cinnamon Bun Martini
2 oz Smirnoff Cinna-sugar Twist Vodka
2 oz Kahlua
2 oz Frangelico
2 oz milk or cream
Shaken or stirred and strained into a martini glass
Four Doors Down
9870 Main Rd., Mattituck
631-298-8311, 4doorsdown.com
Noah Schwartz of Noah’s
Peach Jalapeño Martini
2 oz peach Absolut
1/2 oz white peach purée
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1oz. White cranberry juice
1-2 slices of jalapeño, muddled with rest of ingredients
Shaken and served up in martini glass. Garnish with thin slice of jalapeño.
Noah’s
136 Front Street, Greenport
631-477-6720, chefnoahschwartz.com
Dennis McDermott of the Riverhead Project
HA HA Fresh
1 1/2 Oz Polish vodka
3 oz blood orange juice
1 oz cucumber water
1/2 oz lime and and simple syrup
Shaken, served in a double-rocks glass, garnish with orange.
The Riverhead Project
300 E. Main Street, Riverhead
631-284-9300, theriverheadproject.com
Tim Staron of Legends
Gingered Caramel Apple
1 oz Dutch cocoa
1/2 oz oz Canton ginger liquor
Squeeze of caramel
Add Woodside Orchard Hard Cider
Shake, top with more cider
Serve in a parfait or highball glass. Garnish with sugared lime.
Legends
835 First Street, New Suffolk
631-734-5123, legends-restaurant.com