5 cocktail recipes to discover Georgia O’Keeffe’s art
Creativity has a big part in making cocktails. In 2018, the North Carolina Museum of Art organized a special exhibition under the theme: The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art.
In addition to presenting the works of the American artist, the exhibition pursues another objective that of inviting restaurants to prepare cocktails based on Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings.
Below, 5 cocktail recipes and their corresponding paintings:
Sedano Fiore Cocktail, inspired by the painting Jimson Weed / White Flower No. 1
Recipe:
2 oz of Uncle Vals Botanical Gin
½ oz of celery juice and pepper
A Chartreuse capful
Capful of Luxardo
1 oz of lemon juice
An edible flower for garnish
The Sand Hills cocktail inspired by Small Purple Hills
Recipe:
1 oz of Ardbeg 10 Scotch
1 oz of Auchentoshen Scotch
1 oz of Antica Vermouth
¼ Oz of luxardo
½ oz of cherry syrup
½ oz of blood orange puree
As a garnish, an orange peel and a cherry
The Beyond cocktail inspired by Petunias
Recipe:
1½ oz of gin
1 oz of lemon juice
½ oz of homemade lavender syrup
Ginger Ale
Garnish: slice of lemon
Datura Cocktail inspired by Jimson Weed / White Flower No. 1
Recipe:
1½ oz of Skyy Peach vodka
½ oz of mezcal Vida
1 oz of aloe juice
¾ oz St. Germain
½ oz of lemon juice
3 strokes of Crude bitters of grapefruit or pepper
Egg white
Yellow Valley Cocktail inspired by Yellow Mountains
Recipe:
1½ oz of Reposado tequila
1 oz of Sherry Amontillado
½ oz of St. Elder Liqueur
1 teaspoon of agave nectar
Grapefruit zest
Don’t drink and drive. Enjoy responsibly.
