2007 Great Pretenders Mocktail Mix-Off Recipes

FIRST PLACE – winner of $1,000 –  Kaylan Lawson of Venu Bar – 222 E. Sheridan in OKC’s Bricktown “Dulce De Leche” Blend: ½ cup caramel ice cream 2 oz. milk 1 oz. amaretto syrup Dash of nutmeg Dash of cinnamon Serve in a chilled martini glass, garnished with a sprig of mint and dusted with cinnamon.

SECOND PLACE – winner of a suite at the Renaissance Oklahoma City Hotel (a AAA Four Diamond-rated property) – Amanda Perkey of the Bricktown Brewery – 1 N. Oklahoma in OKC’s Bricktown“Purple Heart” Mix well: 3 parts pineapple juice and 1 part cream of coconut. Then, mix together 1 part Pom juice, 2 parts club soda and 1 part of the first mixture. Shake well and strain over ice. If desired, garnish with fresh pomegranate and a mint leaf.

TIE – THIRD PLACE – both win a vacation at any state resort in Oklahoma – Seth Eilerts of Venu Bar“Melon Berry Rush” Blend: 3 oz. Berry Blue Hawaiian Punch 3 oz. Red Bull energy drink Add a splash of Monin watermelon syrup and garnish with watermelon sugar rock candy.

TIE – THIRD PLACE

Nick Ward of Café do Brasil – 440 N.W. 11th St., OKC“Bosa Nova Driver Style”     Blend:   2 oz. Acai juice   2 oz. Guarana soda   1 oz. Cardamon-infused simple syrup   ¾ oz. passion fruit concentrate   ¼ muddled lime   Fill glass chilled with white chocolate and garnish with frozen, sugared blueberries, a floating    star-shaped white ice cube and a sprig of mint.“Holiday Peppermintini” by Martin Barrett of Venu Bar   Blend:   3 oz. French vanilla half & half   3 oz. whole milk   Splash of mint extract   Serve in a martini glass and garnish with any or all: crushed ribbon candy, piece of ribbon     candy, traditional candy cane, strawberry jam.

“The Kiss” by Michael Thompson of Venu Bar   Blend:   2 oz. sparkling grape juice   1 oz. ginger ale   Dash of cranberry concentrate   Dash of pomegranate syrup   Garnish with a carambola (star fruit) soaked in cranberry concentrate.

“Rococo Candy Cane” by Sterling Bartlowe of Rococo Restaurant – 2824 N. Pennsylvania, OKC   Muddle:   6 mint leaves   1 Starlight mint   1 oz. simple syrup   Add:   6 oz. cranberry   Splash soda

“Midnight Mistletoe” by Carrie Coppernoll – independent bartender   Mix:   1½ oz. whipping cream   A large mint leaf   1 heaping scoop of white chocolate cappuccino mix   Add ice and fill glass with lemon-lime soda    Top with red sugar and mint leaf   Add chocolate candy cane.

“A Berry Merry Christmas” by Melinda Limon of Mickey Mantle’s Steakhouse, 7 Mickey Mantle Drive in Bricktown, OKC   To make White Chocolate Rim:   Combine:   2 cups of white chocolate morsels   1 T. shortening   Heat at 450-degrees until melted   Rim a martini glass with the mixture   Dust the rim with crushed candy cane Hershey’s chocolate   To make beverage:   Blend:   2 cups eggnog   1 cup strawberry mix   Dash of vanilla extract   Dash sweet and sour    Pour into white chocolate rimmed-glass that’s been filled with ice and add a sliced strawberry.