Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: bartender Andrew making a Finlandia Grapefruit Julep
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: Delicious Cocktails made with Finlandia vodka and el Jimador tequila
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfans in the el Jimador photo booth
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: a tasting station featured el Jimador tequila
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: featuring icy Finlandia vodka
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: Brad Carrick and Brianna Beall
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: a tasting station with Herradura tequila
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: Chris Carman and Melissa Zeidler
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: Shaundra Eichstadt and Jeff Morin
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfans in the el Jimador photo booth
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfans in the el Jimador photobooth
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfans in the el Jimador photobooth
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: the Finlandia Grapefruit Julep
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfan Riley Manlapaz with Karen Beldad
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: star bartenders Emma and Andrew
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: Melisa and Christina hosted the special tasting station
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: a special tasting station featured Finlandia vodka
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfan Riley Manlapaz and Karen Beldad
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: Melisa and Christina hosted the special tasting station
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfan Noel Kvisler
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfans in the el Jimador photobooth
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: Jessi Larraine and Brian Graziani enjoy the el Jimador photo booth
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfans in the el Jimador photo booth
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfans in the el Jimador photo booth
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfans in the el Jimador photo booth
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfans in the el Jimador photo booth
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfans in the el Jimador photo booth
Giants Viewing Party at Reed & Greenough: superfans in the el Jimador photo booth
On April 9, baseball fans gathered in the Marina for a special viewing party at Reed and Greenough to watch the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies!
Guests enjoyed a tasting station and specially priced cocktails made with Finlandia vodka and el Jimador tequila—see the delicious recipes below!—while jamming to a classic soul soundscape by star bartender Emma and enjoying tasty pizzas provided by Reed & Greenough.
Superfans also went wild in the photo booth sponsored by el Jimador, celebrating another Giants victory!
Photos: Anna-Alexia Basile | annaalexiabasile.com
Featured cocktails at the Reed & Greenough Giants Viewing Party, April 2013:
FINLANDIA GRAPEFRUIT JULEP
1 1/2 oz. Finlandia® Grapefruit
1/2 oz. honey syrup*
3/4 oz simple syrup (equal parts of sugar and water dissolved together)
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
1 1/2 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
1 ½ oz.POM Wonderful pomegranate juice
2 mint sprigs
Bruise one mint sprig in the bottom of a mixing glass with the lime and honey syrup.
Add the juices, vodka and shake. Strain over crushed ice into a chilled highball glass. Garnish with the remaining mint.
*honey syrup: use two parts clover honey and one part warm water; stir until dissolved.
FINLANDIA CHILI & PASSION
0.68 oz. Finlandia Grapefruit
1/2 Passion Fruit Chili
0.5 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
0.34 oz. S imple Syrup
Glass: Martini
Method: Shake & Strain
Garnish: Passion Fruit Pulp & Chili Powder
SHAKE & BITE
Shot of el Jimador with an orange that has been dipped in cinnamon
EL JIMADOR MARGARITA
1.5 oz EJ blanco
1 ounce fresh lime juice
1/4 to 1/2 ounce simple syrup or agave syrup depending on taste
Salted rim over rocks