Matchbox Introduces Berry Delicious Summer Cocktails

Berries are bursting into season and matchbox, vintage pizza bistro in the historic Penn Quarter, is creating chilled, fruity libations ideal for summer, each made with a different variation of house-infused vodka and/or rum, and priced between $7-$8 each. First up is the matchbox Punch, a colorful combination of house-infused berry and mango vodkas, house-infused pineapple rum, pineapple juice, orange juice and grenadine, or the Watermelon Tease, with house-infused watermelon vodka, rum, gin tequila, triple sec and a splash of sour mix.

Then comes the Berry Blast a libation made with house-infused berry vodka, pineapple juice and a splash of Sprite followed by the Ginger Snap, created by mixing house-infused vodka with fresh lemon juice and ginger syrup. To craft each specialty cocktail, fresh fruit is steeped for 10 days in either vodka or rum, then cooled to 47 degrees in a below ground walk-in cooler.

TWO DRINK RECIPES
matchbox Punch
1 part house-infused berry vodka 1 part house-infused pineapple rum 1 part house-infused mango vodka 1 part pineapple juice 1 part orange juice Splash of grenadine
Combine ingredients into a tall glass and stir. Serve on the rocks and garnish with an orange wedge.
Berry Blast

2 parts house-infused berry vodka
1 part pineapple juice
Splash of Sprite

Combine ingredients into a tall glass and stir. Serve on the rocks and garnish with an orange wedge.

Matchbox, vintage pizza bistro, is open six days a week, Monday through Friday 11:00 AM to 12:00 AM and Saturday from 12:00 PM to 1:00 AM. The restaurant is located in the heart of Gallery Place at 713 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C, steps from the MCI Center. For additional information please call (202) 289-4441 or visit www.matchboxdc.com.

XXX