With the thought that we wanted a bourbon/whiskey based cocktail and wanted to do something with the Raspberry Syrup we decided to try a Blinker. Ingredients: 2 oz Bourbon 1.5 oz Grapefruit juice 1 teaspoon Raspberry Syrup Assembly: Shake with ice...
Continue readingAncho Reyes Old Fashioned tweaked for fall
Went for a slight twist on the Ancho Reyes Old Fashioned posted previously. Swapped the orange bitters for cranberry because…. fall is coming…. The previous post of the Ancho Reyes Old Fashioned:...
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I wanted a nice fall cocktail for this afternoon and mulled cider sounded perfect. The only issue is that it is still warm enough to sit outside with a cool cocktail so I went with a cold version....
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Not sure what prompted this one but it was another evening looking to try a different spin on a bourbon cocktail making use of what we had in the house. The idea of coffee with cinnamon and brown sugar just seemed...
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A spiked homemade hot mulled cider was just what we needed to cap off the week. There is nothing like heating up some store-bought apple cider and adding your own cinnamon sticks, clove, and some orange slices to make the house...
Continue readingGinger bourbon smash
For something with a bit more spice than a typical whiskey smash, I decided to bring some ginger syrup into the mix. The fresh lemon brightness is refreshing and with the ginger, it adds just a bit of warmth. This is...
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Playing with bourbon and ginger flavors has me trying some different combinations based off of The Gold Rush cocktail from the Difford’s Guide website....
Continue readingBourbon & Mulberry
Boodles Proper Gin introduced Boodles Mulberry as the first first-ever mulberry gin in America and we just had to try it. We decided that for our first cocktail we would use it to make a Bourbon & Mulberry....
Continue readingMaple Leaf
Tonight I wanted to try another bourbon cocktail that was more on the simple side....
Continue readingAin’t nothing but a hound-dog
We had this peach ginger cocktail syrup we wanted to use and decided to take inspiration from one posted by bonappetit called the hound dog cocktail....
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