BOSSIP's Hip-Hop 50 Official Drink Guide
This Thing Of Ours: Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary With BOSSIP’s Hip-Hop 50 Cocktail Guide
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Celebrate Hip-Hop turning 50 with Bossip’s official Hip-Hop 50 Drink Guide featuring your favorite sips paying tribute to our culture.
This year is a glorious occasion as it marks 50 years of our favorite genre. Hip-Hop was born in 1973 when a simple back-to-school party in the Bronx spawned the now biggest genre in music that influences everything in pop culture. Let’s celebrate #HipHop50 with some toast-worthy cocktails.
BOSSIP’s Hip-Hop 50 Inspired Drink Guide
Source: Hennessy USA / Hennessy
THE BIG APPLE
Hennessv pays homage to the birthplace of Hip-Hop with this captivating cocktail inspired by NYC. The fruity notes of Hennessy V.S are brought out by the cinnamon apple-forward flavors
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Hennessv V.S
1.5 oz Apple Juice
0.5 oz Maple Syrup
0.5 oz Lime Juice
Cinnamon Stick for garnish
Method:
Add all liquid to a shaker with ice. Shake until chiled. Pour into rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with cinnamon stick.
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HENNESSY HONEY
The Hennessy Honey is a smooth and fresh cocktail in tribute to the Hennessy partnership with Nas. The
complexity of Hennessy V.S compliments the sweetness of honey, balanced with the tartness of lemon juice.
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Hennessy V.S
0.75 oz Honey Syrup (equal parts Honey & Water)
0.5 oz Fresh lemon Juice
2.5 oz Coconut Water
Lemon Wheel for garnish
Recipe: Add all iquid to a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Pour into Collins glass filled with ice. Garnish with lemon wheel.
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INCREDIBLE HENNESSY
Elevate vour trip down memory lane with a new twist on the classic Hip Hop cocktail. This well-balanced and fresh cocktail updates one of the most iconic Hennessy cocktails in Hip Hop history with a smooth sweetness and signature vibrant color.
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Hennessv V.S
0.5 oz Hpnotig
0.5 oz Midori
0.75 oz lemon juice
0.25 oz dry vermouth
0.5 oz simple syrup
Lime or Lemon twist for garnish
Method: Add all liquid to a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Pour into rocks glass tilled with Ice. Garnish with lime or lemon TWIST.
Source: Patron / Patron
Patrón El Alto
Ingredients:
2 oz. PATRÓN EL ALTO
Method:
Pour tequila neat or over ice
Source: Patron / Patron
PATRÒN EL CIELO Royale
Ingredients:
1.5 oz PATRÓN EL CIELO
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
3 oz Champagne
Method: In a shaker with ice, add the tequila, lemon and simple syrup. Shake, and double strain into a champagne flute, top with champagne. Garnish with orange twist.
Source: Grand Marnier / Grand Mariner
Grand Smash
Ingredients:
1.5 parts Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
4 Lemon wedges
6-8 Mint Leaves
Method: Muddle the lemons and mint in a shaker. Shake vigorously with ice. Pour over ice and enjoy.
Source: D’usse / D’usse
D’USSÉ Guarapo
Ingredients:
2 Parts D’USSÉ VSOP Cognac
3 Parts Guarapo (Fresh-Pressed Sugarcane Juice)
1 Sugar Cube
4 Dashes Caribbean Bitter
Method: Add sugar cube and bitters into a mixing glass and muddle. Add D’USSÉ, guarapo and ice. Stir until cold. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass.
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D’USSÉ Cheer Punch
Ingredients:
750 ML D’USSÉ VSOP Cognac
32 OZ Cloudy Apple Cider
12 OZ Pomegranate Juice
12 OZ Cinnamon Simple Syrup
Glass & Garnish: Large Punch Bowl, Stemless Wine & Cinnamon Sticks, Orange Wheels
Method: Add all ingredients to a punch bowl. Add ice. Stir until well mixed. Top with orange wheels and cinnamon sticks. The recipe makes 4 to 6 servings.
Source: Grey Goose / Grey Goose
GREY GOOSE Black Russian
Ingredients:
50 ml GREY GOOSE® Vodka
25 ml Premium Coffee Liqueur
Method: Build ingredients in a rocks glass. Add cubed ice and stir.
Source: hendricks / Hendricks Gin
Hendrick’s Yuzu Unusual
*Created by Hendrick’s Ambassador Erik Andersson
Ingredients:
1 ½ parts Hendrick’s Gin
½ parts Aperol
Top with Yuzu Soda
1 tiny pinch of sea salt
Method: Combine ingredients in a highball glass filled with cubed ice and lightly stir. Garnish with cucumber & lime wheels and serve.
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The “3-2-1” Aperol Spritz
Ingredients:
Ice cubes
Aperol
Cinzano Prosecco
Soda Water (served from a siphon or chilled bottle)
Slice of orange
Method: In a stemmed balloon glass full of ice, combine 3 parts of Cinzano Prosecco followed by 2 parts Aperol. Add 1 part or a splash of soda water, stir gently if needed, and garnish with an orange slice. The end result should be a uniform, perfect orange color.
Source: Don Julio / Don Julio
DON JULIO ROSEMARY CRANBERRY MARGARITA
Ingredients:
1.5oz Don Julio Blanco
0.75oz Fresh Lime Juice
0.5oz Cranberry Juice
0.5oz Rosemary Simple Syrup
Method: Combine Don Julio Blanco, fresh lime juice, cranberry juice, rosemary simple syrup, and ice in a shaker. Shake well and strain over ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with fresh cranberries and rosemary sprig.
Source: Avion Tequila / Avion Tequila
Avion Elevated Margarita
Ingredients:
2 parts Avión Silver
1 part fresh Lime Juice
1/2 part agave Nectar
Method: Build in shaking tin. Ice. Shake. Strain over fresh ice. Serve in a rocks glass. Salt is optional on the rim. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Source: Crown Royal / Crown Royal
Crown Royal Whisky Lemonade
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Crown Royal Fine De Luxe.
3 oz lemonade.
Method: Combine Crown Royal and Lemonade in an ice-filled glass.
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Gran Coramino’s “The Beloved”
Ingredients:
2oz Gran Coramino Cristalino
0.5oz Lemon Juice
0.5oz Agave
5 Concord Grapes
2 Cucumber Slices
Coupe Glass
Method: In a cocktail shaker, add concord grapes and cucumber, then muddle. Add Gran Coramino Cristalino, lemon juice, and agave syrup. Add fresh ice, then shake and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a cucumber slice, concord grapes, and mint sprig.
Grey Goose Holiday Punch
Source: Grey Goose / Grey Goose
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz GREY GOOSE® Vodka
½ oz Pomegranate Juice
1 oz Sweetened Black Tea
1 oz MARTINI & ROSSI® Prosecco
+ Dehydrated Lemon Wheel
Method: Combine in a rocks glass over ice and top with prosecco. Garnish with a dehydrated lemon wheel.
