The end of year holidays are fast approaching and meal preparation occupies an important place in the minds of those who will be entertaining at Christmas and New Year's Day. In this situation, where the race for gifts is also all-consuming, it would be a shame to skip the preparation of Nice drinks for your guests. Or worse, picking up a lame recipe from an obscure website at the last minute, without having bothered to gather some good ingredients.
So, to prevent you from serving bad rums mixed with the help of your knowledge in your garage, we asked Elsa Giraudo to imagine three cocktails, with or without alcohol, that ordinary mortals can make and yet are tasty.
Authenticity and accuracy
And Elsa, we can say that she is doing quite well in this area. Barmaid at Bootleg, in the Libération district, in Nice, she has just reached second place in the Trophées du bar, a renowned national competition, where she presented a cocktail inspired by the North African mint tea ritual.
After having multiplied experiences on the Côte d'Azur, she has carte blanche to let her creativity speak and establish high standards in this address opening in December 2023.
If the Bootleg takes its name from the more or less drinkable beverages of smugglers during the prohibition period, or from pirated musical recordings, here, we are doing something authentic.
“In every cocktail there is a house product inside, whether it is an infusion, an espuma, a clarification, a syrup, a pressed juice or a soda”explains Elsa Giraudo. Among the Bootleg bestsellers are After Hours, “a translucent piña Colada”the Champloo (pisco, lemon, sugar, prosecco espuma and passion fruit) or the Night Call (Saint-Germain, pear juice infused with tonka/cardamom, lemon, ginger and prosecco).
After having feasted at home, you are free to embark on a phase “moderation” for Dry January. Or go quietly and test these glasses which will still catch your eye at Bootleg. Around February/March, a new map will then appear.
Bootleg Bar. 7, avenue Clément Roassal, in Nice. Tuesday to Saturday, 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Instagram: @bootleg_bar
Cocktail recipes
Citrus bursts (twisted version of a Mimosa)
– In a champagne flute, pour 3 cl of freshly squeezed blood orange, 1.5 cl of triple sec and gently top off with champagne.
Radiant Chambord
– In a champagne flute, pour 3 cl of Chambord (raspberry liqueur), 2 cl of red fruit puree or crushed raspberries, 1 cl of vanilla syrup (optional) and complete with champagne.
The Tchoupie (without alcohol, variation of a Moscow Mule)
– In a glass, pour 3 cl of freshly squeezed lemon and 3 cl of orgeat (or falernum) syrup, add ice cubes and complete with ginger beer (ginger soda).
Note that this base can also be used for an alcoholic cocktail, by adding a 4 cl dose of spirits (rum, tequila, mezcal, vodka, gin, etc.).
