The Little Red Door, a cocktail bar in Paris’s Marais district, unveils the third edition of its seasonal menu, featuring creative twists on classic drinks inspired by winter ingredients.
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Since mid-January 2025, the bar has been offering the latest iteration of Twisted Mirrors: Alterations and Wonders, introduced after its July 2024 reopening. This time, the focus is on winter flavors, with each cocktail appearing in a mirrored duo—one version using seasonal ingredients, the other crafted exclusively with French products. “We selected different classics to better highlight seasonal produce,” explains Nicolas Goradesky, head of creative. The team also refined the garnishes, making them fully edible to reduce waste.
Winter Flavors at Little Red Door
Among the highlights:
- Vieux Frère – Yuzu butter-infused Grey Goose vodka, yuzu oleo, and a yuzu water infusion, topped with a slightly bitter yuzu foam for contrast. Visually resembling lemonade with a delicate citrus aroma, it offers a rich, buttery mouthfeel before evolving into fresher, herbal notes.
- Gabriel – A vegetal creation featuring striped beet eau-de-vie from Parisian microdistillery Baccae, Dolin blanc vermouth, vanilla spirit from Alsace’s Metté distillery, geranium syrup, olive vodka (Manguin Oli), saline solution, and water. It comes with a homemade ginger lollipop garnish, echoing the Serafin (pear, ginger, lemon, Patrón Silver tequila).
- Squash Squash – A milk punch blending pumpkin paste infused with cognac (Rémy Martin VSOP) and Trois Rivières rum, plus curaçao, pumpkin juice, French curry and lime syrup, and pumpkin milk clarified with lemon. “The challenge with pumpkin is using as much of it as possible—juice, flesh, seeds,” notes head bartender Oliver Eardley. The result? A smooth, fruity, citrusy drink with a comforting touch of squash.
Elegantly Twisted Classics
For Rob Roy lovers, a refined twist awaits: The Macallan 12yo whisky, Martelletti sweet vermouth, Noix de Saint-Jean aperitif, and genmaicha tea infusion create a rich, nutty, and powerful take on the classic. Another must-try: the house Old Fashioned, with sobacha, Woodford Reserve, Angostura bitters, and sugar syrup.
The welcome drink tradition continues (bergamot, grape juice, and strawberry in late January), and cocktails remain priced at €18.
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