There is no better time than summer to sit back and enjoy a refreshing cocktail. Finding just the drink to please your palate, however, isn’t always easy. Centro Restaurant in Lowell solves this dilemma by offering a menu of cocktails where you are sure to find exactly what you desire. Centro’s inventive drink recipes are as inviting and beautiful as their metropolitan dining room and bar, decorated in cool blues and rich browns. To go along with their brilliant beverages, Centro offers an intriguing Mediterranean-American menu that is seasonally updated. The distinctive thirst-quenchers from the bar are ideal accompaniments to these mouth-watering creations, or great all on their own.
To give one of the following three specialties a try, visit Centro or mix them up on your own. Either way, savor the burst of flavors, and let the spirit of summer take hold.
The Blueberi Lemondrop Martini: An elegant balance between citrus and sweet with just a hint of blueberry.
- 2.5 oz Stoli Blueberi vodka
- Juice of ½ of a freshly squeezed lemon
- A dash of homemade simple syrup
Shake and pour into a sugar-rimmed martini glass, garnish with blueberries and lemon.
The Ginberry: Crisp and clean with a subtle fruity essence.
- 2 oz Bombay Gin
- 1 lime, cut into 4 wedges
- .5 oz Chambord
Muddle 4 wedges of lime, then add Chambord. Continue to muddle. Add gin and fill to rim with tonic water. Shake and pour, over ice, into a rocks glass. Add a lime wedge and seasonal berries to garnish.
The Centro Margarita: A smooth twist on a classic, and perfectly refreshing.
- 2 oz Stoli Cranberi
- .5 oz Cointreau
- A splash of orange juice
-Fresh sour mix to fill the glass
Combine all ingredients and serve on the rocks in a sugar- and salt-rimmed Margarita glass.
Spirits of Summer
To give one of the following three specialties a try, visit Centro or mix them up on your own. Either way, savor the burst of flavors, and let the spirit of summer take hold.
The Blueberi Lemondrop Martini:
An elegant balance between citrus and sweet with just a hint of blueberry.
- 2.5 oz Stoli Blueberi vodka
- Juice of ½ of a freshly squeezed lemon
- A dash of homemade simple syrup
Shake and pour into a sugar-rimmed martini glass, garnish with blueberries and lemon.
The Ginberry:
Crisp and clean with a subtle fruity essence.
- 2 oz Bombay Gin
- 1 lime, cut into 4 wedges
- .5 oz Chambord
Muddle 4 wedges of lime, then add Chambord. Continue to muddle. Add gin and fill to rim with tonic water. Shake and pour, over ice, into a rocks glass. Add a lime wedge and seasonal berries to garnish.
The Centro Margarita:
A smooth twist on a classic, and perfectly refreshing.
- 2 oz Stoli Cranberi
- .5 oz Cointreau
- A splash of orange juice
-Fresh sour mix to fill the glass
Combine all ingredients and serve on the rocks in a sugar- and salt-rimmed Margarita glass.
Centro 24 Market Street Lowell, MA
(978) 453-4630 www.CentroLowell.com