Cocktails with Poema Cava

Take any cocktail that has ever existed, add sparkling wine, and it just gets better. With that in mind, good sparkling wine is key to a good sparkling cocktail, so I love marketing with companies like Poema, who produce amazing Spanish Cava, and offer a diverse selection. One of my favorite things about Poema is that they actually produce their cava’s following the same traditional methods as champagne producers. The terroir may be different, but these cava are absolutely wonderful and make mixing bubbly cocktails a delight.

Bubbly Southside

Ingredients:

• 1 ounce gin
• ½ ounce lime juice
• ½ ounce simple syrup
• 6-8 mint leaves
• 2 dashes orange bitters
• Poema Cava Brut Rosé

Method:

1. Muddle mint and simple syrup in your shaker
2. Add all other ingredients except cava and shake
3. Double strain into Nick & Nora glass
4. Top with Poema Brut Rosé
5. Garnish with a mint sprig

Bubbly Bamboo

Ingredients:

• 1 ounce fino sherry
• 1 ounce dry vermouth
• 1 bar spoon simple syrup
• 3 dashes aromatic bitters
• 3 dashes orange bitters
• Poema Cava Dulce

Method:

1. Add all ingredients except Cava to your mixing glass
2. Stir then strain into a coupe glass
3. Top with Poema Cava Dulce
4. Garnish with orange peel

Cava Spritz

Ingredients:

• 1 ounce fino sherry
• ½ ounce simple syrup
• ½ ounce lemon juice
• Poema Cava Brut

Method:

1. Add all ingredients except Cava to shaker
2. Shake then strain over ice into a wine glass
3. Top with Poema Cava Brut the stir
4. Garnish with lemon slices