Deborah Lee’s Witches Brew at The Green Room. (Photo credit: Deborah Lee)
Unless you’ve been living under a house that fell on you via a tornado in Kansas, you’re likely aware that “Wicked” has made its cinematic debut. The long-awaited adaptation of the theatrical Oz-adjacent success story, starring Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba is just about the hottest ticket this Thanksgiving weekend.
Sag Harbor Cinema has the film on the big screen, so after all the Thanksgiving food coma wears off heading over for a night at the movies might not be a bad holiday weekend activity for the whole fam, or maybe just for the grown-ups. Which is also exactly what Green Room bartender Deborah Lee had in mind when she created her latest magical potion, Witches’ Brew — and the strong female-led cast with her choice of the main spirit, gin.
“Conniption gin is the only all-woman owned gin in North America,” says Lee. “So it seemed fitting to use it for the witches!”
Witches’ Brew
- 2 oz Conniption gin
- 3 oz lemonade
- 3 oz Sprite
- 1 oz Blue Curaçao
- edible glitter, if you happen to have any
In a pint glass filled with ice, add in the gin, lemonade and Sprite. Give it a good stir.
Drizzle the Curaçao over the top and garnish with edible glitter. Stir with a wand and make some magic.
Amy Zavatto is the Editor-in-Chief for southforker, northforker and Long Island Wine Press. She's a wine, spirits, and food journalist whose work appears in Wine Enthusiast, InsideHook.com, MarthaStewart.com, the New York Post, Liquor.com, SevenFifty Daily, Imbibe, Men’s Journal and many others. She's the author of The Big Book of Bourbon Cocktails, Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails, Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients, and The Architecture of the Cocktail. She is a respected judge for the American Craft Spirits Association’s annual small-production spirits competition, and has moderated numerous panels on the topics of wine, spirits, cocktails, and regional foodways. She is the former Deputy Editor for the regional celebratory publications, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, as well as the former Executive Director of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. She is a member of the New York chapter of the international organization of women leaders in food, wine, and spirits, Les Dames d’Escoffier. The proud daughter of a butcher, Amy is originally from Shelter Island, N.Y., where she developed a deep respect for the East End’s natural beauty and the importance of preserving and celebrating it and its people.
