Origin Kitchen + Bar Releases 2014 Holiday Cocktails

DALLAS - Nov. 24, 2014 - PRLog -- Good spirits are in the air as holiday approaches, and Origin Kitchen & Bar, a Knox/Henderson neighborhood gem serving modern, eclectic American cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner, celebrates the upcoming holidays with a new seasonal cocktail menu. Staying true to Origin’s mantra of using fresh, seasonal ingredients, Bar Manager Myles York highlights three cocktail recipes perfect for the holidays. Each cocktail is $10 each.

John’s Remedy

2 oz. Jameson Irish Whiskey

¾ oz. Luxardo Maraschino Cherry Liquor

1 dash Chinese Bitters

Add ice and ingredients to shaker tin and shake thoroughly. Strain into a snifter glass. Garnish with lemon peel and maraschino cherry.

Seasonal Old Fashioned

2 oz. Redemption Rye

½ oz. Pumpkin Syrup*

2 dashes Orange Bitters

Pour all ingredients into a pint glass filled with ice. Stir and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with an orange peel.

*Pumpkin Syrup Recipe – bring one cup water to boil. Add one cup raw sugar and 4 oz. pumpkin spiced butter (available at grocery stores). Stir ingredients until evenly dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool. Once cooled, strain with cheese cloth.

King in the North

1 ½ oz. Bruichladdich Scottish Barley

½ oz. Disaronno Amaretto

Pour all ingredients into a pint glass filled with ice. Stir and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a Luxardo Cherry.

Origin Kitchen + Bar, a neighborhood restaurant featuring modern, eclectic, American cuisine, is located at 4438 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX 75204 (near Knox Street). Origin is open for breakfast and lunch seven days a week (hours vary daily) and dinner Tuesday – Saturday from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.  Brunch is available on weekends, and happy hour specials are available weekdays 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  For more information, catering, and reservations, visit www.originkitchenandbar.com or call 214.484.3970.