Category: Cocktail

Jack And Ginger Come To The Party

Jack Daniel’s is bringing Jack and Ginger – in the form of Jack & Ginger Ale canned cocktail – to the party as the latest addition to the Tennessee distilling behemoth’s roster of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails. Jack & Ginger Ale, is available at 7% alcohol by volume [14 proof] with a single 355ml can being […]

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Jack Daniel’s is bringing Jack and Ginger – in the form of Jack & Ginger Ale canned cocktail – to the party as the latest addition to the Tennessee distilling behemoth’s roster of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails.

Jack & Ginger Ale, is available at 7% alcohol by volume [14 proof] with a single 355ml can being priced at $3.50 while a four-pack will be priced at $13.

Jack & Ginger Ale joins Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola, Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, and Jack Honey & Lemonade on the Jack Daniel’s RTD roster. Jack Daniel’s first released a Jack and soda RTD but then collaborated with Coca-Cola specifically in June 2022.

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Jeptha Creed’s Photo Finish

The folks at Kentucky’s Jeptha Creed Distillery created this cocktail to honor the upcoming 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. 2 ounces of Jeptha Creed… Read More

The folks at Kentucky’s Jeptha Creed Distillery created this cocktail to honor the upcoming 150th running of the Kentucky Derby.

2 ounces of Jeptha Creed Straight Four Grain Bourbon

½ ounce of St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur

½ ounce of Cointreau

2 ounces of fresh squeezed orange juice

1 ounce of fresh pineapple juice

Combine all ingredients into a shaker tin with ice. Shake thoroughly and strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Garnish with an orange wheel.

Graton Resort’s Emerald Isle

Graton Resort & Casino’s head mixologist, Jessica Christensen, created this cocktail to reflect the beauty of Ireland and its lush landscape. 1 ½ oz Tullamore… Read More

Graton Resort & Casino’s head mixologist, Jessica Christensen, created this cocktail to reflect the beauty of Ireland and its lush landscape.

1 ½ oz Tullamore DEW (or other Irish whiskey)

½ oz Cointreau

1 ounce of lemon juice

½ ounce of simple syrup

¾ oz Aquafaba

1 teaspoon of Matcha powder.

  1. Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
  2. Dry shake (without ice) for about 15 seconds.
  3. Add ice to your shaker and shake again for about 10 seconds.
  4. Grab a chilled coupe glass and strain the cocktail into your coupe glass.
  5. Sift matcha powder over top of half of the cocktail, start from the outside, and work your way to the middle of the cocktail.

Angel’s Envy Makes People Envious In Edinburgh And London

Angel’s Envy is making people envious in Edinburgh and London as they collaborate with bars in those two cities to celebrate the Manhattan cocktail until Wednesday, February 21, 2024. More than 21 bars in the two cities will be making their versions on the cocktail [typically consisting of bourbon, sweet vermouth and bitters] while using […]

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Angel’s Envy is making people envious in Edinburgh and London as they collaborate with bars in those two cities to celebrate the Manhattan cocktail until Wednesday, February 21, 2024.

More than 21 bars in the two cities will be making their versions on the cocktail [typically consisting of bourbon, sweet vermouth and bitters] while using Angel’s Envy Bourbon – with each drink claimed to be priced from $13.

The participating bars in London are:

Silverleaf
SOMA
A Blue Whale in The Bar
Cocktail Trading Co
Discount Suit Co
Equal Parts
Low Country Bar
Raffles London at The OWO
Royal Automobile Club
The Donovan Bar
Brown’s Hotel
TT Liquor
Shoreditch Arts Club
Funkidory
The Hoxton, Holborn
K Bar, The Kensington Hotel

In the Edinburgh, bars include:

Bon Vivant Restaurant
Commons Club
Duck & Waffle
Hey Palu
Lady Libertine
Lucky Liquor Co
Panda & Sons
The Devil’s Advocate
Wildcat

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Bib & Tucker’s Campfire Old Fashioned

The folks at Bib & Tucker Bourbon provided this twist on the classic Old Fashioned cocktail using their Double Char Bourbon. 2 parts of Bib… Read More

The folks at Bib & Tucker Bourbon provided this twist on the classic Old Fashioned cocktail using their Double Char Bourbon.

2 parts of Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon

0.25 part of maple syrup

2 dashes of Coffee Pecan Bitters

2 dashes Black Walnut Bitters

Orange Peel

Add bourbon, maple and bitters to a mixing glass over ice. Stir for 30 seconds until cold. Strain liquid over fresh ice into a rocks glass and garnish with orange peel.

Photo by Robert Jacob Lerna courtesy of Bib & Tucker.

Graton Resort’s Sweater Weather

Graton Resort and Casino in California supplied this fall cocktail recipe by chief mixologist Jessica Christensen. ¾ ounce of Evan Williams Spiced Cider 1 ¼… Read More

Graton Resort and Casino in California supplied this fall cocktail recipe by chief mixologist Jessica Christensen.

¾ ounce of Evan Williams Spiced Cider

1 ¼ ounces of Makers Mark 

2 dashes of Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Garnishes: Orange Peel, Smoked Cinnamon Stick, Star Anise

Add all ingredients, except for the garnishes, into a rocks glass. Add ice and stir for about 10-15 seconds. Strain over fresh ice and garnish with an orange peel, star anise, and a cinnamon stick. Express the oils of the peel over the cocktail and torch the end of the cinnamon stick until it smokes.

Woodford Reserve’s Perfect Manhattan

The folks at Woodford Reserve shared this Manhattan recipe with us, and the simplicity makes it appealing with just three ingredients. Add ingredients to mixing… Read More

The folks at Woodford Reserve shared this Manhattan recipe with us, and the simplicity makes it appealing with just three ingredients.

  • 1.5 ounces of Woodford Reserve Bourbon
  • 3/4 ounce of Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth
  • 2 dashes of Angostura ® bitters.

Add ingredients to mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled and diluted, then strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a cocktail cherry.

Dewar’s 12 White Peach Palmer

Our friends at Dewar’s shared this cocktail recipe ahead of Labor Day. It’s a hard variation of the Arnold Palmer (half iced tea, half lemonade),… Read More

Our friends at Dewar’s shared this cocktail recipe ahead of Labor Day. It’s a hard variation of the Arnold Palmer (half iced tea, half lemonade), and makes a perfect highball.

●       1.5 ounces of Dewar’s 12 Year Old

●       1/2 ounce of peach liqueur

●       3/4 ounce of lemon juice

●       1/4 ounce of simple syrup

●       2 ounces of unsweetened green iced tea

Shake all ingredients and strain over fresh ice in a highball glass. Top with iced green tea. Stir gently to combine. Garnish with dehydrated peach and mint.

Image courtesy of Dewar’s.

The Teeling Whiskey Sour

With National Whiskey Sour Day coming up August 25, the folks at Ireland’s Teeling Whiskey Company provided this recipe for a variation on the classic… Read More

With National Whiskey Sour Day coming up August 25, the folks at Ireland’s Teeling Whiskey Company provided this recipe for a variation on the classic cocktail.

  • 2 parts Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey
  • 1 part lemon juice
  • 1/2 part simple syrup
  • 1/2 of an egg white

Method: Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Shake until chilled and fine strain into a Rocks glass over ice.

The Macallan’s Summer Cocktails

The Macallan provided these twists on classic cocktail recipes for National Scotch Whisky Day on July 27 using The Macallan Double Cask 12 and 15… Read More

The Macallan provided these twists on classic cocktail recipes for National Scotch Whisky Day on July 27 using The Macallan Double Cask 12 and 15 Years Old.

The Macallan Three W’s (Wisdom, Wine, & Whisky)

25ml  Double Cask 12 Years Old

10ml Oloroso syrup

2 dashes of orange bitters

Champagne to top up

Serve in a champagne flute

The Macallan Old Fashioned

50ml Double Cask 12 Years Old

1 Sugar cube

2 dashes of orange bitters

Clear ice

Combine sugar bitters and The Macallan into a mixing glass. Stir over ice until chilled and strain into a rocks glass over a clear block of ice. Garnish with an orange twist.

The Macallan Sour

50ml Double Cask 15 Years Old

20ml lemon juice

10ml brown sugar syrup

Egg white

Oloroso sherry float

Shake all ingredients except the sherry into an ice filled shaker. Strain into glass over ice. Using a bar spoon, slowly layer the sherry over the top of the cocktail.

Published July 13, 2023