Summer Shack Recipe
Adapted from "Mr. Boston Summer Cocktails"
Admittedly a little girly, this chic wine cocktail is the perfect pitcher drink for a bridal shower, pool party, or lazy picnic. Light Sauvignon Blanc is fortified with Lillet Blanc and a touch of herbal gin and floral elderflower liqueur.
What to buy:
St-Germain is an elderflower liqueur that can be found at high-end liquor stores and online.
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INGREDIENTS
- 1 (750-milliliter) bottle Sauvignon Blanc, chilled
- 8 ounces gin, chilled
- 8 ounces Lillet Blanc, chilled
- 4 ounces elderflower liqueur, such as St-Germain, chilled
- 12 dashes Orange Bitters
- 12 lemon twists, for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
Place all of the ingredients except the lemon twists in a large pitcher and stir to combine. Serve in chilled wineglasses garnished with a lemon twist. Alternatively, mix all of the ingredients in a punch bowl, add a large block of ice, and serve in a wineglass garnished with a lemon twist.
It is "girly" because of the Sav/Blanc, Elderflower liquour, lillet blanc. Manly might be Scotch, perhaps Bourbon ?
What exactly makes this "feminine" and "girly"? It's 5 kinds of alcohol - I guess straight booze with no mixer is something men can't handle.