Mixologist Juyoung Kang Chills Out with Alaskan Pine Winter Cocktail

New York, NY, November 3, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Master Mixologist Juyoung Kang has devised one of this year’s coolest winter cocktails.  Dubbed the Alaskan Pine, it’s made with LEAF® Vodka and is uniquely floral and herbaceous. “Aromas of lavender and sage, with the sweetness of vanilla, bring about a feeling of a warm hug,” notes Kang.

“The clean taste of the Alaskan glacial water used to make LEAF Vodka adds a refreshing quality that makes this cocktail perfect for entertaining during winter celebrations,” she added.

The clean taste of the Alaskan glacial water used to make LEAF Vodka adds a refreshing quality that makes this cocktail perfect for entertaining during winter celebrations.

Juyoung Kang, Mixologist

Ingredients:

1.5oz LEAF Vodka Made from Alaskan Glacial Water 


1oz Lemon juice 


1oz Vanilla syrup 


1 sprig of fresh Rosemary 


1 sprig of fresh Sage 


1 dash of Lavender bitters 


Tools: Mixing shaker tins, jigger, strainer, muddler. 


Method: Put in mixing tin Rosemary and Sage and bruise with muddler (just press it down so the oils of the herbs are expressed). Add rest of the ingredients, add ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a coupe glass, garnish and serve. 


Glassware: Coupe


Garnish: Lavender and Rosemary 


“LEAF Vodka’s naturally-sourced waters are fundamental to its taste and quality,” said Julius Criscione, national sales and marketing director for Megapolis USA, the American subsidiary for Global Spirits, owners of LEAF Vodka.  “It’s these taste attributes that are being embraced by some of the nation’s leading mixologists.”

LEAF Vodka is making headlines with several notable awards including Double Golds from TheFiftyBest.com and the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Silver medals at the International Spirits Challenge [ISC], the International Wine & Spirit Competition, and the Wine & Food Spirit Wholesalers Association [WSWA] in 2014.  It received a score of 90 from the 2014 Ultimate Spirits Challenge as well.  LEAF Vodka also received a Silver medal from the ISC, Double Gold medals from the FiftyBest.com and WSWA.

Kang lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.  She is currently the mixologist at BLVD Cocktail Company, another project by the Corner Bar Management, who launched Commonwealth, The Laundry Room and Park on Fremont – all in the newly revived Downtown district on the famed Fremont Street.  Commonwealth has been named as the “Best Nightclub with the Best Mixologists” by the Review-Journal and is quoted in many blogs and reviews as “the coolest bar” and a “must-go-to spot” when visiting Las Vegas.  On Yelp, Kang is praised as the “ninja” mixologist and is recognized as a “palate expert.”  In Eater Las Vegas, her peer and mentor Francesco Lafranconi called The Laundry Room “… home to one of the best talented female mixologists, Juyoung Kang, who climbs up and down the shelves of the bar like Cat Woman, when grabbing the liquor bottles, all in the name of the perfect drink.”

About Global Spirits:

Global Spirits is a leading international manufacturer and marketer of wine and spirits. Established in 2008 and headquartered in Ukraine, Global Spirits now ranks as one of the top 500 companies in Europe, with annual volumes over 12 million cases. Distributed in over 80 countries, key strategic brands include Khortytsa Vodka (3rd largest selling international vodka brand*) and Morosha Vodka (fastest growing international vodka brand*). For more information on Global Spirits, please see the corporate website: www.globalspirits.com

*Source: Drinks International

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