December 13, 2023

Winter Cocktails

These seasonally inspired cocktail recipes from four of our favorite local bars and restaurants will pull you out of the doldrums. So grab a glass and a shaker, and unleash your inner mixologist!

Candy Cap Maple Rye Cocktail

MacCallum’s house mixologist, Tony de la Torre, drew his inspiration for this cocktail from a few of his favorite things: the classic pisco sour, the classic whiskey sour with egg white, and candy cap mushroom ice cream.

Sprig of Winter

This festive and fruity concoction from the Golden Pig in Hopland offers a wintery herbaceous twist on the ever-popular Cosmopolitan.

Kelseyville Autumn Frost

This clever and original cocktail from The Saw Shop in Kelseyville was inspired in part by pumpkin spice latte and the espresso martini.

Spiritus Cocktail

This striking Bourbon-based creation was created by Mendocino Spirits in Redwood Valley, and Hoolis C. Nation, head bartender at The Sign of the Whale in Point Arena.

Ground Zero for the Ganjier

As the cannabis industry has grown and matured post-legalization, the concept of the Ganjier is one whose time has clearly come.

The Dream Team of the Coast

How Victor Passalaqua and Melissa Boon combined their talents to transform Elk Cove Inn into an exquisite farm-to-fork wining and dining destination on the Mendocino Coast