Six original cocktails, created by How to Drink, in partnership with Yellowstone Select Kentucky Bourbon, celebrating the US National Parks. Pull out your shaker and get ready for smoke, pine, berries, and more delicious outdoors-y stuff!
Continue reading
When it comes to winter warming (which it seems like pretty much everyone needs right now!), nothing really beats a Hot Toddy. That hot beverage with a little alcoholic kick that warms from the inside out.
Our pal Greg at How to Drink recently mixed up a hot toddy in three different ways, and they looked too tasty not to share.
As I'm sure you'll notice if you watch the How to Drink episode, this is a cocktail recipe that lends itself to infinite variations. You can use whiskey, Scotch, rum (even mezcal!). You can also use any citrus variety, and any type of sugar. Experiment with the spices! And adjust the proportions until it's exactly as you like it.
Try out one (or two, or three!) of the variations below and then move on to making your own delicious riffs from there. How you toddy is up to you!
.5 oz lemon juice
1 oz honey syrup
1.5 oz Compass Box Great King's Street Artist Blend Scotch
Cinnamon stick, lemon wheel with cloves, star anise
Hot water
Fresh nutmeg
Method
Add first three ingredients to a mug or heat-proof glass. Then add whichever of the cinnamon stick, lemon wheel with cloves, and/or star anise that you have. Pour some hot water on top and grate a little fresh nutmeg over it.
--
.5 oz lemon juice
1 oz honey syrup
1.5 oz Compass Box Great King's Street Artist Blend Scotch
Cinnamon, nutmeg
Freshly brewed hot tea - black is classic, but try a variation if you like!
Lemon studded with cloves
Cinnamon stick
Method
Stir lemon juice, honey syrup, and Scotch into a mug or heat-proof glass. Sprinkle cinnamon and grate nutmeg on top. Top off with freshly brewed hot tea. Garnish with lemon studded with cloves and/or a cinnamon stick.
--
Few bar spoons of St Elizabeth Allspice Dram
.75 oz. lemon juice
1 oz. Ginger Syrup (recipe below)
1.5 oz. Old Granddad Bottled in Bond (or another bourbon)
Hot water
Orange peel
Make a bain marie by adding hot water to a large tin and floating a smaller tin inside. In bain marie add the Allspice Dram, lemon juice, ginger syrup, and bourbon. Stir to heat all ingredients up. Prepare your glass by pouring hot water into it, then discarding it. Transfer ingredients from the bain marie to your glass. Top off with a little hot water. Garnish with an orange peel.
San Francisco Method Ginger Syrup: boil equal parts water and equal parts sugar. Pour over an equal amount of ginger root. Blend until smooth.
Continue reading
Place cherry in bottom of cocktail glass. Add all ingredients to a shaker. Add ice and shake. Strain into cocktail glass.
Same as above, but add 1 bar spoon of simple syrup.
Same as above, but add 1 bar spoon of simple syrup, .25 oz. Yellow Chartreuse, and 2 oz. Monkey 47 Gin.
Add all ingredients to a shaker, shake, strain into a Collins glass, and top with carbonated water.
Add all ingredients into a shaker (not the garnish). Dry shake, add ice and shake. Strain into a glass. Garnish with a few dashes of bitters.
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass (not the garnish). Add ice and stir. Strain into glass and garnish.
Rinse glass with absinthe. Add ice and 2 barspoons of simple syrup and 2 barspoons of Peychaud's into mixing glass. Add 2 ounces of rye. Stir and strain into glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
Rinse glass with absinthe. Add demerara sugar cube to glass. Add 2 dashes of bitters and cognac to mixing glass. Add ice into mixing glass and stir. Strain into chilled glass and garnish with twist of lemon.
In a shaker add lime juice, simple syrup, Jack Daniels, Southern Comfort, Fortaleza Blanco. Add crushed ice to the shaker. Shake (not too crazy) and pour into an open glass. For the fire boat, soak croutons in Lemon Hart 151. Float lime half in drink, place crouton on top of lime half. Safely light on fire, add cinnamon. Blow out before drinking.
Shop Spirits: The How to Drink Collection
Very much a flip flops and Jimmy Buffett kind of drink - in a good way.
Continue reading
In a shaker add all the rums, curaçao, lime juice, orgeat and simple syrup (optional). Add ice and shake. Half open pour into a mai tai glass. Garnish with a lime and sprig of mint.
Shop Recipes: The Mai Tai Recipe
Shop Spirits: The How to Drink Collection
Gift message (optional)
