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Winetails for summer

Here are a few summer wine cocktails - winetails for short - that can help you cool down this summer. These come courtesy of Mixologist Jamie Boudreau who went with different wines from the Fat Bastard wine label. Enjoy!

Languedoc Bramble: 2 oz Fat Bastard Shiraz; 1 oz Marion berry (blackberry) puree; 1 oz bourbon (Woodford Reserve); 1/2 oz lemon juice. Directions: shake all ingredients with ice and fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with three blackberries.

Aude Man Thyme: 2 oz Fat Bastard Chardonnay, 1 oz gin (Plymouth), 2 sprigs thyme, 1 oz peach puree. Directions: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with sprig of thyme.

Incan Gold: 1 oz Pisco; 2 oz Fat Bastard Sauvignon Blanc or Fat Bastard Chardonnay; 1/2 oz pomegranate liqueur (Pama); 1/4 oz lemon juice; 1/2 oz simple syrup; 2 dashes peach bitters (if available). Directions: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into rocks glass, garnish with brandied cherries

Witch Doctor: 3 oz Fat Bastard Sauvignon Blanc; 1 1/2 oz white rum (Appleton’s); 1 1/2 oz pineapple juice; 1/2 oz lime juice; 3/4 oz simple syrup; 4 sage leaves Directions: Shake all ingredients with ice and fine strain into an iced Collins glass. Garnish with sage leaf skewered into pineapple wedge.

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