Knicks Cocktails That Bring Madison Square Garden Home for the NBA Finals
Cointreau - Coupe of Gold
Can you believe it’s been nearly 30 years since the New York Knicks last appeared in the NBA Finals? It was the year 1999, to be exact. I was still very much in high school and we were all freaking out about Y2K. As an Atlanta sports fan, I can definitely relate to Knicks diehards finally seeing their team on the biggest stage in basketball again.
And I’m sure I don’t have to say it, but this is absolutely an occasion worth celebrating. With Game 1 kicking off tonight at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, you’re going to need a solid roster of cocktails to get the party started. And with its signature orange hue reminiscent of Knicks Orange, Cointreau is the perfect spirit for mixing up some impressive Game Day sips.
Below are a few Cointreau cocktails worth adding to your lineup. And I’d love to know, what’s your favorite team and what would be your go-to drink if they made it to the finals?
Coupe of Gold (For a Crowd)
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Ingredients
1.5 cups Cointreau
1.5 cups Fresh Lemon Juice
1 tbsp Ground tumeric
0.5 cup Simple Syrup
3 cups The Botanist gin
29 Mint leaves
Directions
Stir all ingredients together in a punch bowl and refrigerate. When ready to serve, add large ice cube(s) to bowl and garnish with lemon wheels and a few additional mint leaves if desired. Ladle into coupe glasses and garnish to serve.
The Original Game Day Margarita
Cointreau
Ingredients
1 oz Cointreau
2 oz Blanco Tequila
1 oz of Fresh Lime Juice
Directions
Make a salt rim on your glass. Combine all ingredients into a shaker and shake with ice. Shake vigorously until well chilled. Strain the cocktail into a Margarita glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
The Nightcap of Champions
Cointreau
Ingredients
0.75 oz Cointreau
1.5 oz Bourbon Whiskey
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Egg white (optional)
Directions
Add all ingredients to a shaker and shake without ice. Add ice, shake, and fine strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with an orange peel.
Blue Bird Farm
Cointreau
Ingredients
0.25 oz Cointreau
0.75 oz Blue Curacao
1.75 oz The Botanist gin
0.25 oz Vodka
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a chilled mixing glass. Add ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass.