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5218 Lawton Avenue
Oakland, CA 94114

510-654-9159

Oliver McCrum Wines has been importing small production Italian wine and distributing to fine retail and restaurant establishes throughout California since 1994. Over time, our portfolio of producers has steadily grown to over 45 producers from 15 different regions of Italy. We look for typical Italian wines with clarity and freshness, usually made from indigenous Italian grape varieties using clean, transparent winemaking techniques and no obvious use of oak. 

Cocktails

Filtering by Category: Lemon

Moroccan Mint

Michele Boscia

Moroccan Mint

.5 oz Seimilametriquadri Lu Sule
.5 oz Seimilametriquadri Lu Mare
.5 oz Bordiga Centum Herbis
.5 oz Sirene Americano Bianco
.5 oz demerara syrup
.25 oz lemon
1 oz black tea concentrate*

Muddle above with fresh mint, shake, strain with fine mesh strainer, serve on the rocks in a highball. Garnish with a lemon wheel and fresh mint sprig.

*Black Tea Concentrate (malty, mild unscented, eg. Assam)
.5 teaspoons loose leaf Assam tea leaves steeped for 8 minutes in 5 oz boiling water. Strain and allow to cool

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categories Bordiga, Bordiga Centum Herbis, Lemon, Sirene, Sirene Americano Bianco, Simple syrup, Seimilametriquadri, Tea, Highball

Orchard Spritz

Michele Boscia

Orchard Spritz

1.5 oz Liquori dell’Etna Pera 
.25 oz Il Gusto di Amalfi Finocchietto 
.25 oz lemon
1 oz soda water
4 oz Prosecco (preferably Sorelle Bronca)

Shake Pera, Finochietto and lemon over ice. Strain into collins or wine glass. Top with ice, soda, prosecco and garnish with lemon twist. 

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categories Soda/Sparkling Water, Lemon, Liquori dell'Etna, Liquori dell'Etna Pera, Il Gusto Finocchietto, Il Gusto, Sorelle Bronca Prosecco, Prosecco, Collins, Wine glass

The Neon

Michele Boscia

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The Neon


1.5 oz Il Gusto di Amalfi Limoncello
1 oz Bernard Genzianella
.5 oz Bresca Dorada Arangiu
1 oz lemon juice

Shake and strain over rocks (or coconut water ice cubes) into a Collins glass. Top with prosecco or sparkling water

Recipe courtesy Lauren Reuthinger (@laurenreuthinger)

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categories Collins, Bresca Dorada Arangiu, Bresca Dorada, Il Gusto di Amalfi, Il Gusto Limoncello, Lemon, Bernard Genzianella, Bernard, Soda/Sparkling Water, Sorelle Bronca Prosecco

Sardinian Colada

Michele Boscia

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Sardinian Colada

2.5 oz Bresca Dorada Limoncino
1 oz pulp coconut water
1 oz Minneola juice
1/4 cup frozen pineapple chunks
1/4 in knob ginger, microplaned
Sorelle Bronca Prosecco

Blend until smooth & frothy, fine strain over coconut water ice cubes in old fashioned glass. Top with Prosecco, garnish with half lemon wheel



Recipe courtesy Lauren Reuthinger (@laurenreuthinger)

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categories Lemon, Bresca Dorada Limoncino, Sorelle Bronca Prosecco, Pineapple, Ginger, Orange, Coconut, Bresca Dorada

Ragazzo della Isola

Michele Boscia

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Raggazo della Isola

2 oz Macchia Bianco Vermouth
2 oz Amara Rossa
Lemon wedge

Build in glass, add ice and lemon wedge,
squeeze the juice from the lemon wedge
into the cocktail and swirl/stir until acid is
integrated. Strain into coupe, serve up. Leave the wedge in the cocktail.

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categories Amaro, Amaro Cocktails, Classic Cocktails, Macchia, Macchia Bianco Vermouth, Lemon, Mi-To, milano-torino, Rossa, Rossa Amara, Vermouth Cocktails

Savoy's Downfall

Michele Boscia

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Savoy’s Downfall

1.5 Bordiga Chiot Amaro
.5 Creme de Peche
.75 Lemon
.75 Simple syrup
Dash Absinthe
Handful of mint leaves

Add all ingredients to a shaker tin, muddle mint, add ice and shake. Fine strain into a Zombie glass over crushed ice.
TO TIKI-FY
Add all ingredients to blender, add 2 cups of crushed ice, blend until mint is incorporated and drink has a slushie consistency, pour into Zombie glass

Recipe courtesy David Kinsey of KINDRED, San Diego (@thebaldbarkeep, @barkindred)

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categories David Kinsey, Bar Kindred, Amaro, Amaro Cocktails, Bartender, Bordiga Chiot Amaro, Lemon, Simple syrup, Mint, Tiki, Zombie glass, Blended

Palatine Gate

Michele Boscia

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Palatine Gate

1.5 oz Bordiga Occitan Gin
.5 oz Bordiga Chiot Amaro
.75 oz Lemon
.75 oz Simple syrup
4-5 Sage leaves
2-3 Strawberry slices

Add all ingredients to a shaker tin, muddle strawberries and sage, add ice and shake. Fine strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with fresh strawberry slice picked with a sage leaf.

Recipe courtesy David Kinsey of KINDRED, San Diego (@thebaldbarkeep, @barkindred)

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categories David Kinsey, Bar Kindred, Amaro, Amaro Cocktails, Bartender, Bordiga Chiot Amaro, Lemon, Simple syrup, Bordiga, Bordiga Occitan Gin, Strawberry, Sage, Gin