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ABASK it: New Year’s Eve Cocktails
Four festive cocktails created exclusively for ABASK by Spring Restaurant’s head bartender, Matteo Decortes
Impress with exclusive holiday tipples from Spring Restaurant head bartender, Matteo Decortes, served in ABASK's scene-stealing glasses. Be inspired by his recipes which include simple, seasonal ingredients from the restaurant's biodynamic farms at Fern Verrow and Heckfield Home Farm.
The Virgin Pink Grapefruit Paloma
in Artěl’s Fireworks Hand-Engraved Crystal Highball GlassABASK it: Pour everything except the soda water into a cocktail shaker and shake well with ice. Strain into Artěl’s Fireworks hand-engraved crystal highball glass over ice, top-up with soda water and stir gently. Garnish with a pink grapefruit wedge.
Matteo’s tip: “If in doubt add the bitters slowly so you don’t overbitter it.”
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Artel Fireworks Hand-Engraved Crystal Highball
$110
Zanetto Enamelled Silver-Plated Cocktail Shaker
$435
Zanetto Acqua Silver-Plated Cocktail Strainer
$150
Emsie Sharp Hand-Blown Glass Striped Highball
$148
Loretta Caponi Aperitivo Hand-Embroidered Linen Cocktail Napkins (Set of 6)
$335
Jarosinski & Vaugoin Animal Sterling Silver Cocktail Picks (Set of 6)
$240
Moser Hand-Blown Crystal Coloured Highballs (Set of 4)
$270
The Pear and Walnut Sour
in Giberto’s chilled Murano Martini GlassABASK it: Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake well with ice and strain into Giberto’s chilled Murano martini glass.
Matteo’s tip: “Shake as much as you can for as long as you can to make the drink extremely cold.”
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Giberto Hand-Blown Murano Martini Glass
$305
Zanetto Enamelled Silver-Plated Cocktail Shaker
$435
Zanetto Acqua Silver-Plated Cocktail Jigger
$100
Antique and Vintage 1940s Silver-Plated Cut Crystal Ice Bucket
$480
Artel Frutti di Mare Hand-Engraved Crystal Martini Glasses (Set of 6)
$715
Los Encajeros Triangu Embroidered Linen Cocktail Napkins (Set of 6)
$78
Lobmeyr Ambassador Hand-Blown Crystal Martini Glass
$198
Loretta Caponi Mendini Fish Hand-Embroidered Linen Cocktail Napkins (Set of 6)
$335
The Limoncello Spritz
in Yali Glass’ Flute-Edge Highball GlassABASK it: Pour all ingredients into Yali Glass’ Flute-Edge highball glass over ice. Stir gently and garnish with a lemon peel.
Matteo’s tip: “Pour the prosecco very slowly so that it doesn’t go flat.”
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Yali Glass Hand-Blown Murano Glass Highball
$132
Taf Firenze Circo Hand-Embroidered Linen Cocktail Napkins (Set of 6)
$280
Lorenzi Milano Chrome-Plated Bamboo Ice Bucket
$790
Augarten Hand-Painted Porcelain Lemon Box
$300
Yali Glass Venexia Hand-Blown Murano Glass Medium Highball
$110
Micheluzzi Glass Mosso Miele Hand-Blown Murano Glass Tumbler
$100
The Blackberry and Vanilla Bramble
in NasonMoretti’s Archive Revival Hand-Blown Old Fashioned GlassABASK it: Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Shake well without ice first, then add ice and shake again. Strain ingredients into NasonMoretti’s Archive Revival hand-blown old fashioned glass filled with ice.
Matteo’s tip: “Shake it first without ice to foam up the egg, then after to make it chilled.”
All the juices, syrups, purees and seasonal liqueurs are made in-house at Spring
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NasonMoretti Archive Revival 1996 Hand-Blown Murano Old Fashioned Glass
$124
Zanetto Enamelled Silver-Plated Cocktail Shaker
$435
Antique and Vintage Mid-Century Silver-Plated Pineapple Ice Bucket
$910
Artel Fireworks Hand-Engraved Crystal Double Old Fashioned Glass
$94
Anūt Cairo Scarab Hand-Embroidered Linen Cocktail Napkins (Set of 6)
$76
Lobmeyr Neo Series VI Hand-Engraved Crystal Double Old Fashioned Glass
$500
Jarosinski & Vaugoin Golf Sterling Silver Cocktail Picks (Set of 4)
$240