FRESH SUMMER SIPS AT SELANNE STEAK TAVERN

Fresh, seasonal produce such as nectarines, peaches, strawberries and watermelon highlight Selanne Steak Tavern’s new summer sips recently added to the cocktail menu. “We’re lucky to work with great, local purveyors to help make our cocktails pop,” says General Manager Chad Sisco. “Taking these summer fruits and steeping them into a fun syrup is what summer drinking is all about,” he added.

Selanne Steak Tavern’s four new cocktails include:

• A riff on a childhood favorite, orange soda, the Sun Kissed is made with Ketel One Oranje, Aperol, orange juice and Q Grapefruit.
• Inspired by Chef Vince Terusa’s new Smoked Nectarine and Burrata Salad, the Country Living is concocted with Bulleit Bourbon, nectarine, Fever-Tree Ginger Beer and mint.
• Thanks a Melon — with Patron Blanco Tequila, watermelon, lime and agave — spells summer with its refreshing flavors.
• Beautiful to admire, the Perfect Sunset is reminiscent of a California sunset with fluffy clouds above with Ketel One Botanical Peach Orange Blossom, strawberry, mint, Aperol, lemon and egg white.

Also, on the list is the returning seasonal cocktails Kiss of Life created with Hendrick’s Gin, cucumber, basil, lime, simple and yuzu soda and La Ultima Palabra composed of Casamigos Mezcal, lime, Green Chartreuse and Luxardo Maraschino. And always on the list — Teemu’s Moscow Mule — Platinum 7X Vodka, Fever-Tree Ginger Beer, agave, lime and The Hat Trick — PAU Maui Vodka, grapefruit, agave, St. Germaine.

About Selanne Steak Tavern

Selanne Steak Tavern, located at 1464 South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, opened in November 2013 and is owned by Hockey Hall of Famer Teemu Selanne and local Orange County businessman Kevin Pratt. Housed in a reimagined 1934 historic home along the Pacific Coast, it is an upscale contemporary steak house with an upstairs dining room, downstairs tavern and bar area, a wine room for more intimate dining and two patios for alfresco dining. The restaurant supports local farms and fisheries that practice sustainability and humane practices. Menus feature the finest of steaks and seafood served with a variety of accompaniments enhanced by herbs from the restaurant’s herb garden. Along with its carefully selected California-focused wine list, craft signature cocktails are created from quality farmers’ market produce, homemade mixers and top-notch shelf spirits. Selanne Steak Tavern is open for dinner nightly starting at 5 p.m. For reservations and more information, call 949–715–9881 or visit www.selannesteaktavern.com.