What to Drink
How to drink like a Bridgerton
While you may not be able to eat, sleep and more importantly dress like a Bridgerton here is how you can drink like one.
The Duke himself was seen stepping out and about in New York City recently, setting many hearts aflutter. With Bridgerton being renewed for Season 2 on Netflix, the excitement around the royal drama is not abating any time soon. We have definitely not had our heart's fill of the British period drama with debutante balls, exquisite gowns, sometimes questionable hairstyles, society gossip, and Regé-Jean Page playing the Duke of Hastings.
Lady Whistledown’s new reveal informed us that the Duke is making a much-awaited appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend. We're getting ready to watch what he will bring to the screen, with a drink in our hand royally inspired by the show itself.
We’re giving you the cues on the drinks you may delight in to get into the Bridgerton spirit. Enjoy your drink, Your Grace.
A Bourbon at the Bar
Anthony Bridgerton and The Duke hobnobbed at the Gentlemen’s Club often, amicably or not but always with a glass of Bourbon in hand.
We recommend the Devil's Share Bourbon whiskey, a 95 point gold winner at the USA Spirits Rating. It smells like vanilla wafers with aromas of spice and fresh bread. With a lovely texture on the palate, this one won't disappoint like Anthony's sometimes unrequited feelings.
With new face Simone Ashley joining as Anthony's new love interest in Season 2, there are plenty of scandals to be expected. Wash them down with the excellent Viscount Whiskey Sour Scandal.
The Viscount Whiskey Sour Scandal
Concept by Pop Sugar
Recipe by Culinary Hill
Viscount Whisky Scandal. Source: Website
Ingredients:
• Whiskey or Bourbon (try the Bartender Spirits Awards 91 point gold medal winner Bourbon Spring)
• Simple syrup
• Lemon juice
• Lime juice
• Cherry
1. First, fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add your whiskey, simple syrup, and citrus juices.
2. Put the lid firmly on the shaker and shake vigorously for about 30 seconds. Strain the contents of the shaker out into a cocktail glass filled with ice. Garnish with a cherry.
Ball-dancing with Champagne
Dances with special invites there are aplenty and these can only be duly fulfilled with a glass of bubbly or a few. An annual season of nightly events and parties translated into many episodes of high society gatherings, replete with trays roaming the grand rooms, flutes of champagne being the choice of drink.
If you would rather go overboard with the bubbly à la Violet Bridgerton and you have to mend your hangover with Daphne’s cure of raw eggs and garlic then the only one worth it is the Champagne Delamotte Brut Blanc de Blancs, a 90 point gold winner at the Sommelier Choice Awards.
So raise a toast to the final happy ending of Season 1 or get fancier with these Bridgerton inspired champagne cocktails that Lady Daphne would give a nod to.
Bridgerton Champagne Punch
Recipe by The Nerdy Gourmet
Ingredients:
• 32 oz cranberry juice
• 1 bottle champagne (try the Champagne Henriot Brut Millésime, a fantastic 95 points gold medal winner at the USA Wine Ratings.)
• 24 oz lemon-lime soda
• 1 cup raspberry sorbet
1. Pour the cranberry juice into the bundt pan and freeze for at least 12 hours.
2. Put the frozen cranberry juice into a punch bowl.
3. Add the champagne and soda.
4. Scoop a tablespoon of sorbet into each serving glass then ladle punch over top.
Gin Affair Champagne Punch
Recipe by Gastronom
Gin Affair Champagne Punch. Source: Website
Ingredients:
• 1 oz London Dry Gin (We recommend the Artingstall's Brilliant London Dry Gin by Minhas Distillery, a gold medal winner at the Bartender Spirits Awards with 94 points)
• .50 oz Earl Grey Syrup
• .25 oz lemon juice
• 4-5 dashes of lemon bitters
• 2-3 oz rosé champagne (Try theMirabella Brut Rose Franciacorta)
1. Combine gin, lemon juice, Earl Grey Syrup, and bitters in a shaker with ice.
2. Shake and strain into a coupe.
3. Top with rosé champagne.
4. Garnish with lemon peel if desired.
Learn how to make the Gin Affair Champagne Punch with Flix&Cheers and Boston master mixologist Bri for a 1-hour virtual class, in collaboration with award-winning Bar Hill Gin. Bar Hill Gin is an astounding 100 point gin, which took home ‘Spirit of the Year’, ‘Gin of the Year’, ‘Best in Show by Country [USA]’, and ‘Best Spirit by Quality’ at the 2020 USA Spirits Ratings.
A glass of red
Whether it was Daphne and Simon sharing their first meal together as a married couple, or Lady Featherington having dinner with the Bridgertons, reds accompanied every meal.
A full-bodied red like a Shiraz would be preferred by the royals, pairing perfectly well with every six-course affair. Try the Kirrihill 2018 E.B's The Squire Clare Shiraz, a double gold winner at the Sommeliers Choice Awards.
The wine also won the titles of ‘Wine of the Year by Country [Australia]’ and ‘Wine of the Year by Varietal [Shiraz]’. Lush black fruits with secondary notes of smoked meat and black pepper, this wine is a great example of some incredibly well-made wine that will transport you back to the 1800s with every sip.
Bridgerton-inspired cocktails
Not all our livers are strong enough to handle 60ml of straight Bourbon. So for those of you whose choice of tipple isn’t bourbon or red wine, we’ve scoured the Ton for some Bridgerton-inspired cocktails.
Whistledown on the Town
If Lady Whistledown ever revealed herself, then we’d like to see her at the Queen’s table, with a gin & tea cocktail in hand. Oh to be a fly on that wall.
Recipe by The Spruce Eats
Whistledown on the Town. Source: Website
Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 ounces London dry gin (Try the Broken Bones London Dry, gold medalist at the USA Spirits Ratings)
• 2 ounces Earl Grey tea (freshly brewed; chilled)
• 1 splash lemon juice (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon sugar (to taste)
• Garnish: lemon wheel
1. Gather the ingredients.
2. In an old-fashioned glass filled with ice, pour the gin and chilled tea. Add the lemon juice and sugar to taste.
3. Stir well.
4. Garnish with a lemon wheel. Serve and enjoy.
Forbidden Love
This seems to be the common thread for romances throughout this show, with Penelope Featherington pining for Colin, Anthony’s definitely forbidden love for opera singer Siena and many more.
Forbidden Love. Source: Website
In that spirit, let’s mix up this concoction, an ode to ill-fated romances.
Recipe by HelloFresh
Ingredients:
• 3 oz gin (Try 1000 Piers Coastal Carolina Gin, 96 points, USA Spirits Ratings)
• 1 oz lime juice
• 1 oz elderflower liqueur
• 6 oz rosé champagne (Try Champagne Delamotte Brut Rosé NV, 95 points, Sommeliers Choice Awards)
1. In a cocktail shaker, combine the following: gin, elderflower liqueur, and lime juice.
2. Add ice and shake for 10 seconds.
3. Add your rose petal ice cubes to an empty cocktail glass.
4. Strain cocktail mixture onto the ice.
5. Top with rose champagne and enjoy.
I Burn For You
Inspired by Simon’s epic, toe-curling declaration to Daphne on their wedding night, ‘I Burn For You’ is crafted with Fireball, and is surely set to make you feel the heart feel the flames.
Recipe by Delicious Table
Ingredients:
• 1 shot Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
• 1 cup Apple Cider
• 3 ounces 7 UP or Club Soda
• 1 slice garnish: oranges blood oranges, whole cloves, cinnamon sticks
1. Use a vegetable peeler, and cut strips of orange peels for garnish, set aside.
2. Optional: wrap around cinnamon sticks and secure with a small piece of toothpick.
3. Slice oranges into small wedges, squeeze a slice of orange in the glass.
4. Fill glass ½ full of ice, pour 1 shot of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky.
5. Fill the glass within an inch of the top with Apple Cider.
6. Place 5 cloves, 1 cinnamon stick with orange peel garnish wrapped around.
7. Pour a splash of either 7up or Club Soda.
8. Serve and enjoy.
Anytime is tea-time
Prefer to go non-alcoholic as you stick out your new year’s resolutions a little longer? Might we suggest a cup of tea? Get one of your fancy tea-cups and sip on an Earl Grey for your low-caffeine kick and fit right into the invite-only Bridgerton world.
