{"id":9047,"date":"2018-05-19T12:45:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T19:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=9047"},"modified":"2018-05-18T14:50:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T21:50:18","slug":"cocktail-corner-spring-cocktails-from-the-bear-and-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=9047","title":{"rendered":"Cocktail Corner: Spring Cocktails From The Bear and Star"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Bear and Star’s The Greens, with muddled mint, cucumber, thyme sprig, green chartreuse, white rum, sparkling wine & lime juice. Courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

A spirited toast to all things alcoholic! by\u00a0Leslie Dinaberg\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Bear and Star<\/a> in Los Olivos not only showcases excellent refined ranch cuisine, created primarily with ingredients from\u00a0the 714-acre Fess Parker Ranch that’s just a few miles away, but the heirloom fruits, vegetables herbs and wildflowers have also inspired a creative new cocktail menu for spring.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Bear and Star’s Herb Gin \u2018n Tonic, with Cutler\u2019s artisan gin, lime juice, simple syrup, quinine powder & seasonal fresh herbs from the garden. Courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>Spring Shandy is made with vodka,\u00a0<\/span>blonde beer, lemonade & lime juice.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Herb Gin \u2018n Tonic has\u00a0<\/span>Cutler\u2019s Artisan Gin<\/a>, lime juice, simple syrup, quinine powder & seasonal fresh herbs from the garden.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Bear and Star’s The Revive, with yellow chartreuse, aperol, kumquat shrub, muddled strawberry & white wine. Courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Revive is made with\u00a0yellow chartreuse, aperol, kumquat shrub, muddled strawberries & white wine.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Greens features\u00a0muddled mint, cucumber, thyme sprig, green chartreuse, white rum, sparkling wine & lime juice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each of these hand-crafted<\/span> cocktails are priced at $12 and available throughout the season.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Bear and Star’s Spring Shandy, with vodka, blonde beer, lemonade & lime juice. Courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

“The bar at The Bear and Star focuses on crafting variations\u00a0classic cocktails using the\u00a0best seasonal ingredient available, many of which come from our farm just six miles away,” says General Manager Robert Williams. “And collaborating with our farmers is by far the most exciting aspect of what our bar program has to offer. We have only just begun.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bear and Star is located at\u00a0<\/span>2860 Grand Ave., Los Olivos at the Fess Parker Wine Country Inn<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cheers!\u00a0 Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for more cocktail corner columns.<\/p>\n

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\"Leslie<\/p>\n

When she\u2019s not busy working as the editor of Santa Barbara SEASONS, Cocktail Corner author Leslie Dinaberg writes<\/i>\u00a0mag<\/i>azine articles, newspaper columns and grocery lists. When it comes to cocktails, Leslie believes variety is the spice of life. Send your suggestions to Leslie@sbseasons.com.<\/i><\/p>\n

Originally published in Santa Barbara Seasons<\/em><\/a> on May 18, 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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