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Serving Up: Madison Beach Hotel

Lead Bartender Mike “Boston Mike” Mills with the Madison Honey Bee.

Madison Beach Hotel
Curio Collection by Hilton
94 West Wharf Road
Madison, CT

The Madison Beach Hotel, part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, offers a classic New England resort experience where guests can enjoy oceanfront views, award-winning dining and luxurious spa services. Built in the early 1800s as a rooming house for shipbuilders, the building and the venue have evolved over time into prime destination locations. Located on the mid-coast of Connecticut, the venue spans the Long Island Sound, with a private beach just steps away for visitors of the resort. Its Porch Restaurant offers alfresco dining, while coastal cuisine awaits at The Wharf, with sidebar seating called The Crow’s Nest to create a cozy escape. An extensive selection of spirits, specialty cocktails, craft beers on tap and wines by the glass is offered, along with serene-yet-stunning sunrises and sunsets. Summertime open-air concerts, the Sound of the Sea Spa and private event spaces create a one-of-a-kind stay.

Lead Bartender: Mike “Boston Mike” Mills

Cocktail: Madison Honey Bee

Ingredients for batching: In a 2.5-gallon barrel, add:
» 3 liters Barr Hill Gin
» 3 liters Aperol
» 3 liters Amaro Nonino

Method: Let the ingredients sit in a barrel for 90 days, shaking the barrel once a week. This will add a soft and mellow woody taste to the cocktail. When serving, take 2 ounces of the cocktail into a mixing glass with ice, stir it for 20 seconds, then strain the mixture into a rocks glass over a big ice cube and garnish it with an orange peel.

The Madison Honey Bee.

“I love a Negroni and, having been introduced to Barr Hill Gin, which has a honey and touch of sweetness flavor profile, I substituted Aperol over Campari to get more floral and lighter flavors, then I chose an amaro to add a touch of bitterness,” said Mike “Boston Mike” Mills, Lead Bartender, The Wharf at Madison Beach Hotel.

Barrel-batching the cocktail and letting it sit for 90 days with a once-a-week shake “adds a soft and mellow woody taste,” said Mills. “This cocktail is a great alternative for those Negroni and Aperol Spritz lovers. It’s a delicious, well-balanced cocktail to enjoy while overlooking the Long Island Sound here at the Madison Beach Hotel.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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