Celebrate Mardi Gras With These New Orleans Infused Cocktails

New Orleans is a plane ride away, but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate the spirit of Mardi Gras in Manhattan.

Fat Tuesday is March 1st and we are already envious of all the Tulane students. Nonetheless, NYC still knows how to throw a fabulous Mardi party.

Head over to Valerie NYC in midtown for a jazzy, classy Fat Tuesday celebration. The Valerie is a gin-infused cocktail bar serving American fare. With their Fat Tuesday menu, cocktail specials, and a live Nola-inspired Jazz band from 7-11, there’s no better place to celebrate Mardi Gras in the city.

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Valerie’s Fat Tuesday F&B Menu

• Traditional Seafood gumbo $16 - Saffron pilaf rice, jalapeno cornbread

• Blackened wild Atlantic salmon $32 - Dirty rice, Tasso ham, andouille sausage, peppers, scallions, avocado and tomato relish

• Oyster po’ boy $24 - Tempura fried oysters, lettuce, tomatoes, creole remoulade, Served with Cajun French fries
  
  

If stepping out on the town this Tuesday feels too tedious, try your hand at bartending at home with these cocktail recipes!

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Vieux Carré

1 oz Old Overholt Rye

1 oz Maison Rouge V.S. Cognac

1 oz Sweet Vermouth

¼ oz Benedictine

2 dash Angostura Bitters

2 dash Peychaud Bitters

Garnish: Orange Twist

Glassware: Chilled Nick & Nora

Directions: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir and strain.

Sazerac

2 oz Rittenhouse Rye 100

¼ oz Simple Syrup

5 dashes Peychaud Bitters (8 w/dasher bottle)

Absinthe Rinse

Garnish: Twist lemon over finished cocktail and discard

Glassware: Chilled Neat Rocks Glass w/Absinthe rinse

Directions: Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir and Strain.

Arnaud’s Special Cocktail

2 oz Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch

1 oz Dubonnet

3 dash Orange Bitters

Garnish: Orange Twist

Glassware: Double Rocks Glass

Directions: Add all ingredients to a small tin, add 2 cubes and whip – pour into serving glass and top with ice and garnish.

Brandy Crusta

1 ¾ oz Dudagnon 5yr Cognac

½ oz Giffard Triple Sec

¼ oz Maraschino Liqueur

¾ oz Lemon Juice

2 dash Angostura Bitters

Garnish: Peel of half a lemon

Glassware: White Wine Glass w/ Sugar Rim

Prep: Rim wine glass with sugar, peel half a lemon and place it at the top of the glass so it sticks out.

Directions: Add all ingredients to a small tin, add ice, and shake vigorously. Double strain into a prepped white wine glass.

French 75

1 ½ oz Maison Rouge V.S Cognac

½ oz Lemon Juice

½ oz Simple Syrup

Prosseco

Garnish: Lemon Twist

Glassware: Chilled Champagne Flute

Directions: Add Cognac, lemon juice, and simple to a small tin. Add ice, and shake. Double strain, and top with Prosseco.

Pimm’s Cup

2 oz Pimm’s No. 1

¾ oz Lemon Juice

½ oz Simple Syrup

2 Cucumber Slices

5 sprigs Fresh Mint

Ginger Ale

Garnish: Cucumber slice

Glassware: Collins Glass

Directions: Add lemon juice, simple, and cucumber slices to a small tin, lightly muddle the cucumber. Next, add Pimm’s and ice. Shake and double strain into a Collins Glass, and top with ginger ale.

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