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10 Spring Cocktails To Try in Houston Now

Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 6:45 a.m.

Photo by Jamie Alvear The Spring Mule by Rose Gold Cocktail Den features muddled blueberries and a fresh blueberry garnish. 1/10

Photo by Jamie Alvear The Homeslice at Sidebar is an Old Fashioned-riff that comes topped with charred grapefruit peel, compound butter, and a croissant on the side. 2/10

Photo courtesy of Osso & Kristalla In a world overrun by Frosé, Osso & Kristalla keeps it real with a great frozen Negroni. 3/10

Photo courtesy of Yauatcha Didn’t make it to Coachella? Catch the Desert Essence at Yauatcha, made with Mexican spirit sotol and hints of hibsicus and sage. 4/10

Photo by Gwendolyn Knapp Riel’s signature Borscht Sour is surprisingly light, a touch tart, and frothy with the addition of Aquavit and egg white. 5/10

Photo by Gwendolyn Knapp Love Buzz’s Spanish Kool-Aid is half Coca-Cola and half red wine, but 100 percent guaranteed to bring out your inner Peg Bundy. 6/10

Photo by Gwendolyn Knapp Coltivare’s Buena Medicina might look like a whiskey drink, but it’s actually a Sangria-like sipper comprised of Texas’ first-ever vermouth, from La Cruz de Comal winery, comprised of various herbaceous botanicals and Black Spanish grapes, and enhanced here with orange peel. 7/10

Photo by Troy Fields Eloise Nichol’s Spirit Animal cocktail is a refined homage to tiki served in a pineapple urn. 8/10

Photo by Gwendolyn Knapp The charming lemonade-like Provencal at La Table takes its lovely color from Creme de Violette and a kick from Ford’s gin. 9/10

Photo courtesy of Le Colonial Le Colonial’s fizzy vodka, elderflower and grapefruit cocktail, Crimson Crush, is great for a hot day. 10/10

10 Spring Cocktails To Try in Houston Now

How well-stocked is your bar? Chances are you don't keep exotic ingredients like Creme de Violette, charred grapefruit peel or elderflower on hand. No worries, because we've got the inside track on ten cocktails that pair unusual ingredients with premium spirits to yield fabulous results, and they're all available in Houston this spring.

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