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opal restaurant and bar
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Santa Barbara Sangria Cocktail with Minted Pineapple
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1.5 oz. Cutler Vodka
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In a Tall glass (we ... |
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Santa Barbara Sangria is the ... |
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| How does your drink embody the spirit of SB?: |
The Santa Barbara Sangria reflects our Santa Barbara Spanish heritage while incorporating popular current trends in contemporary craft cocktails. Fiesta, Sunsets, Beaches, Mountains, Food and Wine Festivals, Farmer's Market, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Arts and Culture: all of these things represent Santa Barbara to us and we feel our drink embodies all of these elements. |
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Benchmark Eatery
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Sublimis Deus
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2 oz Fairview Gardens Hop ... |
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Combine bourbon, amaro, lemon juice ... |
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Sublimis Deus: Hop Infused Cutler's ... |
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Warm and bright with a ... |
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| How does your drink embody the spirit of SB?: |
Santa Barbara is a land of comfort found within juxtaposition. It is a thriving city nestled in farmland. The mountains fall into the ocean. There is a deeply rooted connection to its historic past with a constant eye towards a technologically driven future. This spirit is the drive behind Sublimis Deus. |
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Milk & Honey
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Juan Cabrillo
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Combine mango and lime ... |
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The Juan Cabrillo is a ... |
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Growing up in California I've ... |
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The Juan Cabrillo was inspired by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the first European to explore the coasts of California and what is now Santa Barbara which gave Cabrillo Blvd its name. I wanted to capture in a cocktail the view from the end of Cabrillo Blvd by East Beach looking towards the pier and coastline at sunset. Combining Santa Barbara's rich Spanish culture including a tequila infusion with hints of agave, chile, mango, and passion with a modern California vibe of Goleta's refreshing salts, fiolage, and citrus. A perfect drink for a long walk on the beach! |
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| Business Name: |
Alcazar Tapas Bar
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Ginspiration Point
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1.5 oz Cutler'a Gin (Santa ... |
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1 - Combine Cutler'a Gin, ... |
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"Ginsperation Point" is an homage ... |
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This exceptionally refreshing drink, due ... |
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This cocktail was first inspired ... |
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Santa Barbara is a cornucopia of flavors, activities, backdrops, climates, and cultures. Nestled in between the sea and the mountains, our gorgeous community is one of the most desirable places to live in the world. There are only a few places globally that can boast the accolades of what we call "home."
Like Santa Barbara's rich paradigm, the Ginspiration Point echoes a lush variety of flavors, textures, and tones. This beautiful cocktail is complex, unique, and robust but also easy going and effortlessly elegant. Thus, the feeling and flavors you get with our cocktail are analogous the community's zest for life and affection for the beauty and variety we experience with our climate, culture, and outdoor life.
We hope you enjoy our entry as much as we enjoy our community!
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| Business Name: |
Les Marchands Wine Bar & Merchant
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Juni-Pearo
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Muddle the basil in a ... |
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THE JUNI-PEAR - Cutler's Gin, ... |
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The Juni-pearo complements the explosive ... |
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Cutler’s New-Western style gin, proven ... |
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A dash of Scrappy’s “Fire Water” Bitters hints at the spice most Santa Barbara natives are known to crave in a cocktail. We commemorate Santa Barbara’s green hiking trails with the crisp freshness of basil mixed with the vibrant coolness of cucumber as garnish. Rustic and spicy like The Old Mission, yet elegant and cool, much like our own Funk Zone, this libation celebrates what Santa Barbara has become. Evoking such classic cocktails as the Vieux Carre or Old Quarter, “Junipero Pera” is nostalgic, yet contemporary. A sip will warm you like the sun all the while refreshing you like a crisp Santa Barbara coastal breeze.
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| Business Name: |
The Lark
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Terracotta
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1.5 Cutler's Gin
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Terracotta:
{ cutler's gin, ... |
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In the name of Santa ... |
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This cocktail's appearance is reminiscent of the red clay tiles crafted by conquistadors who settled in Santa Barbara; Terracotta still covers the roofs of our Spanish-style architecture here today.
Made literally from the burnt earth, terracotta became a valuable representation of culture; just as the hyper-local ingredients of this cocktail are used to highlight craft and hospitality. The Terracotta cocktail is bright, yet earthy, bitter and refreshing. Encompassing the diversity of Santa Barbara.
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Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara
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Fig Martini
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2 oz Cutler’s 33 Bourbon
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Fig Martini
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To us, the spirit of Santa Barbara lives on through those who celebrate the heritage and appreciate the beautiful coastline we call home. The Moreton Bay Fig trees have been part of the landscape of Santa Barbara for as long as we can remember as well as Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara since its inception in 1927. We created the Fig Martini to celebrate and honor the grand giants that have reminded us that with strong roots in the community we can accomplish great things. |
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Loquita
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Montecito
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1.5 oz Cutler's Gin
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The Montecito is a hand-crafted cocktail that fully embodies our coastal town. Locally distilled Cutler's artisan gin is light and juniper forward while still holding onto background notes of local citrus and botanicals. We celebrate Santa Barbara's heritage by stirring in Spanish rosé vermouth from Priorat, which adds an herbacious depth to the drink. A dash of St. Germain is added for sweetness. We used St. Germain as the creator lived and died in Santa Barbara. A mist of Absinthe is washed over the glass after the cocktail is strained in, to mimic the fresh green smell of fennel that you sense while hiking in the Montecito foothills. Finally, a lemon twist is expressed over the top to draw out the local citrus flavors of Cutler's gin. |
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Endless Summer bar-cafe
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A Bloody in the Harbor
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Cutler Vodka, Campbell's Tomato Juice, ... |
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Most Bloody Mary's are lame, ... |
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Starting with a solid base of Cutlers premium Vodka, one of everyone's favorite cocktails, the Bloody Mary, Ive given it an even more added local flair by topping it with Davy Brown's Ale from Figueroa Mountain. With a generous dash of Hoppy Poppy spice. Garnished with both blue cheese stuffed olives and pickled green beans from local producers, results in one helluva of Santa Barbara Bloody Mary! Try one i think you'll agree! |
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Boathouse
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La Reina
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Cutler's Gin (Santa Barbara)
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La Reina
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Mission Santa Barbara has been the identifying symbol of the city since its founding in 1786. There isn’t a landmark more significant to the city’s history than this structure and since its founding it has been recognized as the “Queen of the Missions”. Along with the building itself, the Spanish culture from which it was derived has saturated the city of Santa Barbara. When looking at our history and the identity of this city we can’t help but see, hear, and feel the Spanish influence, from the architectural design, historic landmarks, and even fiestas celebrating the culture, our Spanish roots run deep. So, to create a drink that embodies Santa Barbara, it is imperative to create one that embodies our culture and history.
So, to create this drink it all came down to combining our cultural identity, locally grown produce, and locally crafted spirits, into something that would resonate with our Spanish roots. One cocktail that jumped into my head while making this drink was the American-made Sherry Cobbler, a drink that was created due to lowered import tariffs on Spanish sherry and the limited production of local wine. Thus, sherry found its transformation into three ounces with a dash of sugar, poured over crushed ice, and garnished with seasonal berries. It became one of the most significant ‘cocktails’ of the 19th century. What developed with our drink was a cocktail with a cobbler application and aesthetic, but spirit driven, and in this case, by Cutler’s gin.
Beginning with Cutler’s Gin, a wonderful western-style gin full of local tangerine, orange, lemon, jasmine, peppercorn, and juniper, as a foundation, I thought a great compliment would be tangerine and lime. Both citruses grow locally and were some of the first staples being grown near the Mission in its early life. So, we made a cordial with these citruses and added the sweet spice of pink peppercorn to add some depth and to compliment the gin. Next, the correct sherry would be a critical addition, and we decided upon Manzanilla Fino for a few reasons: first, Manzanilla sherry is produced in a small coastal Spanish town strangely similar to Santa Barbara. Second, because it has a great saline profile reminiscent of a salty ocean breeze adding to both the drinks flavor and as a nod to our coastal environment. Lastly, the flor or yeast of sherry gives a very nice woody flavor and aroma, which oddly reminds me of the wooden structures and age of the Mission.
All together, a crisp and refreshing perspective of Santa Barbara’s historical identity is presented in a glass. Here, Cutler’s gin is embraced by its local produce while all the while being gracefully supported by sherry, representing our Spanish heritage. Here, the “Reina del Misiones” (Queen of the Missions) is embodied and imbibed, reminding Santa Barbara of its beauty, bounty, and culture. And so, the “La Reina” cocktail was created.
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Wine Cask/Intermezzo
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American Riviera Smoke Show
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Cutler's Barrel 33
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Torch rosemary so that it ... |
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The American Riviera Smoke Show embodies the spirit of Santa Barbara because it highlights local ingredients produced by great Santa Barbara farms and the people that run them. It is a cocktail that is refreshing enough to be enjoyed on the hottest of days, but savory and rich enough to sip whilst sitting next to a fire on a brisk winter evening. Santa Barbara is a versatile place, you can hike in the morning and spend the afternoon on the beach, I think this cocktail embodies that spirit of versatility and freshness. |
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Rodney's Grill, The Fess Parker
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The Passion of the Pacific
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Muddle passion fruit/seeds with honey ... |
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The Passion of the Pacific
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No doubt about it, this ... |
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When Spanish missionaries were bringing Christianity to South America, they used the flower of the passion fruit to explain the Passion, or Crucifixion, to those they had come to convert.
Passion fruit's flavor is said to be indescribable and possibly addictive; once you've tasted it you may crave it forever. I am among many Santa Barbara residents I have spoken to who feel the same way about this beautiful and unique city on the coastline of the Pacific. |
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