THE TARTAN-- MOVE OVER COSMO!

I had the pleasure of creating the "Next Iconic Beverage" according to NEXT Magazine in NYC. "THE TARTANTM" is my new libation, featuring the flavor trends and taste profiles for the next decade. NEXT is currently highlighting the last 5 decades of primo cocktails in the magazine, focusing on THE TARTAN as the "FUTURE", "the next bar star." Please try the TARTAN COCKTAIL today. I'd love to know your opinion. Thanks!

CORPORATE HOLIDAY PARTY COCKTAILS

As many of you know, I create specialty cocktails for Corporate Events. I had the pleasure of concocting two drinks for the QUEST SOFTWARE holiday party. The client requested a SHOOTER and a SEASONAL COCKTAIL with a more masculine profile. The UNIFIED SHOOTERTM illustrated the QUEST logo colors while the VISTA COCKTAILTM promoted product with a seasonal flair, using an Apple Cider base.

If you would like an original cocktail for your company, product or event, please call me at 212-684-6521 or email me at Herb@SignatureCocktailCreations.com.

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THE 12 DRINKS OF CHRISTMAS

The 12 Days of Christmas deserve The 12 Drinks of Christmas. By the time you get shopping, cooking, cleaning and partying, you'll need these tasty libations to ease the holiday stress.

On the First Day of Christmas my true love mixed for me...

1. Hot Apple Cider laced with PEAR Liqueur.

2. A Zyr Vodka Chocolate Martini made with DOVE Chocolate Martini Mix.

3. A HENnessey Sidecar with Cointreau and fresh Lemon Juice

4. A glass of BlackBIRD Vineyard Arriviste Rose, with a dash of Nutmeg Simple Syrup and Pomegranate seeds

5. A chilled shot of GOLDschlager

6. A Grey GOOSE Peppermint Cosmo

7. Seagram's 7 and 7

8. Egg Nogg MILKshake laced with Bailey's Irish Cream

9. Mulled Wine made with DANCING Hares Vineyard Cabernet Franc

10. House of LORDS vintage Gin Martini, very dry

11. PIPER Heidsieck Champagne Cocktail

12. 12 Year Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch, Neat!

Happy Holidays to you all!

COCKTAILS FOR DOGS

My girl Anna loves a "Cockertail" when she gets in from a day of playing in the snow.

No need to leave your best friend out of the Holiday Celebrations. When your guests come for cocktails, include your dogs! Check out these festive and healthy Holiday "Cockertails". Each one is alcohol-free and has a taste your fuzzy loved ones will adore; "Pooch Punch", "The Dirty Muttini" and "The Whisker Sour". 

POOCH PUNCH (Serves a houseful of pups)

1/2 Gallon of fresh Water

2 oz Fresh Wheat Grass Juice

2 oz K-9 Liquid Health Glucosamine

Mix and serve in a large Punch Bowl

Garnish with a Tablespoon of Fresh Grass Clippings

THE DIRTY MUTTINI (serves one)

1 Cup of Fresh Water

1/2 Cup of Fresh Beef Broth, chilled (do not use canned or store-bought as it usually contains onions)

Mix and serve in a Low Martini Bowl

Garnish with a plain Ground Beef Meatball

THE WHISKER SOUR (serves one)

1 Cup of Fresh Water

1/2 Cup of Fresh Chicken Broth, chilled (do not use canned or store-bought as it usually contains onions)

Mix and Serve in a Footed Bowl

Garnish with a Happy Hips Chicken Strip

Here's to keeping our furry friends Happy, Healthy & Safe during the Holiday Season!

I hope you and your pups enjoy these special Cocktails for Dogs.

HOT APPLE PIE MARTINI

Well, it's officially cold! Time to warm yourselves with a great winter libation: The Hot Apple Pie Martini. I originally created this seasonal cocktail for a restaurant in NYC's Greenwich Village. The Hot Apple Pie Martini is always served warm. Whip up a few for friends and family and get your holidays started right!

HOT APPLE PIE MARTINI

1 oz Vanilla Vodka

1 oz Sour Apple / Apple Pucker Liqueur

3 oz Warm Apple Cider (not juice)

Mix 3 Tablespoons of Castor Sugar with 1 Teaspoon of Cinnamon for the rim

Lemon Juice for the rim

Moisten rim of Martini Glass with Lemon Juice

Coat rim with Cinnamon Sugar

Shake up ingredients and pour into Martini Glass

Garnish with a Lemon Twist & Cinnamon Stick

Rachel Rosales Birthday Cocktail

Happy Birthday Rachel! The "Rachel-tini" has been created for your birthday celebration. Time to paint the town RED. The ingredients sooth the throat and tickle the pallet. The rose petal garnish celebrates the many bouquets bestowed upon her for her many operatic successes. So raise your glasses and toast the Diva; Brava Rachel!

Check out this hot Mamma's amazing voice!

What Vassar Collage Department of Music says about Rachel:

"Blessed with a sumptuous voice of magnificent proportions, soprano RACHEL ROSALES is capable of delivering the fiery intensity of Verdi's most demanding works or spinning out the delicate filigree of Handel's intricate embellishments and has achieved both popular and critical acclaim on stages in opera, oratorio and solo recitals."

HERB'S CUSTOM BITTERS

My original custom bitters formulas will fit your favorite Cocktail Lover's tastes perfectly.

Bitters, by definition, are spirits of varying strengths flavored with roots, herbs or fruit, used to create depth of flavor to cocktails. Used in this country for over 200 years, bitters started out with medicinal purposes. Among the popular brands: Angostura, Fee Brothers, Gary Regans' and Peychauds.

What better gift to give a true cocktail lover but Custom Bitters based on their flavor profile. Pair that with their own Signature Cocktail (using their own bitters of course) and you have the perfect holiday gift.