33 Summer Cocktail Recipes from Breckenridge Distillery

Celebrate the summer sun with these refreshing cocktails from the Breckenridge Distillery. Whether you are BBQing in your backyard, throwing a summer party, or kicking your feet up around the pool, these 33 easy-to-make cocktails are sure to keep you cool this summer. In Breckenridge this summer? Stop by the Breckenridge Distillery Restaurant to soak up the Colorado sun with a hand-crafted cocktail.

Make these summer cocktails from Liquid Chef Billie Keithley at home. Get your favorite Breckenridge spirits delivered to your door.

 

WATERMELON & BUBBLES

Watermelon & Bubbles

1 oz Breckenridge Vodka
1-1/2 oz watermelon/basil/white pepper simple syrup*
½ oz fresh lime juice
Top with Soda 

Build in glass top three ingredients. Add ice and top with soda. Slightly stir to incorporate. 

Garnish: watermelon ball  

*Watermelon simple syrup: over medium heat add 1 cup watermelon juiced, 4 oz monk fruit sweetener, 4 basil leaves, and 1/2 tsp white peppercorn. Muddle gently and stir until sweetener is dissolved. Let cool, strain and refrigerate. 

 

BLAME IT ALL ON MY ROOTS 

Blame It All On My Roots

1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey
1 oz cream liqueur
1 scoop vanilla ice cream (optional)
Top with root beer 

Build in glass. Scoop of vanilla ice cream, Breckenridge Bourbon, and cream liqueur. Top with root beer. 

Garnish: crushed root beer barrel candy 

 

ADMIRAL HALSEY

Admiral Halsey

2 oz Breckenridge Gin
2 dashes vice grapefruit bitters
¾ fresh grapefruit juice
¼ fresh lemon juice
1 ¼ orgeat
Garnish: grapefruit peel

Combine ingredients into shaker with ice and shake. Double strain into martini glass.

 

BITTER BEE

Bitter Bee

1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Bitter (Buy Now)
3/4 oz honey simple syrup*
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice 

Shake ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over large cube. 

Garnish: Saffron threads 

*Honey simple syrup: over medium heat, add 1 cup water, 6 oz honey and 2 oz sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool & refrigerate. 

 

 WE BE YAMMIN’

We Be Yammin’

2 oz Breckenridge High Proof 105
1 oz date/allspice/cardamom syrup*
1 oz lemon juice
Ube foam*
Garnish: purple viola

Shake top 3 ingredients with ice. Strain over ice. Top with ube foam.

*date allspice syrup. Over medium heat, add 1 cup water, ¾ cup date syrup, ¼ cup brown sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Add 1 oz muddled allspice and ½ oz muddled decorticated cardamom. Stir and let rest two hours. Strain, bottle and refrigerate.

*Ube simple syrup. Over medium heat, add 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Add ½ oz ube extract. Stir to incorporate. Let cool, bottle and refrigerate.

*Ube foam: in an ISI add 10 oz ube simple syrup and 4 oz egg whites. Charge, shake and refrigerate.

 

TRANQUILITY 

Tranquility
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum
2-1/2oz Pandan Coconut Crème powder
4 oz almond milk
4 oz milk 

Shake ingredients with ice strain into a mug ½ filled with ice. 

Garnish: edible flower 

 

SUNSET

2 oz Breckenridge Port Cask Finish
3/4 oz orgeat
3 blueberries, 3 raspberries, 2 sliced strawberries, 1 lemon slice.
Top with ginger ale  

Muddle berries and lemon in a shaker tin. Add Port Cask and orgeat. Shake ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over ice.  

Garnish: berries 

 

SPARKLING SPRING

Sparkling Spring

1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
Strongwater Tonic
Cucumbers
Strawberries 

Build in glass, cucumbers, strawberries and crushed ice. Add Breckenridge Gin. Top with tonic and more crushed ice. 

Garnish: cucumber slice, mint sprig & strawberry slice. 

 

SMOKED PAINKILLER 

2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
3-1/2 oz pineapple juice
1-1/2 oz crème of coconut
1 oz orange juice
½ oz Falernum 

Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over crushed ice. Smoke with applewood. 

Garnish: pineapple and grated nutmeg 

 

DAVY JONES LOCKER

Davy Jones

2 oz Breckenridge Rum Cask Finish
1 oz peach/apricot shrub*
¾ oz fresh lemon juice
3 dashes tiki bitters 

Shake ingredients with ice. Strain and serve up. (optional: smoke cocktail with Smoke Top) 

Garnish: delicate edible flower 

*Peach/apricot shrub: warm 3 peaches and 2 apricots then peel skins. Add 2 cups water, 1-1/2 cup sugar, ½ oz cider vinegar, ½ tsp vanilla bean paste and ½ tsp smoked sea salt. Muddle fruit and stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool, strain & refrigerate. 

 

BLUE RIVER SOUR 

2 oz Breckenridge PX Sherry Cask Finish 
¾ oz blueberry/honey simple syrup*
½ oz fresh lemon juice 

Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over ice. 

Garnish: blueberries 

*Blueberry/honey simple syrup: over medium heat add 1 cup water, 4 oz honey, 4 oz sugar and 4 oz blueberries. Muddle blueberries and stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool, strain, bottle and refrigerate. 

 

JAZZ HANDS

Jazz Hands

1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey (Buy Now)
1/2 oz honey simple syrup*
Blueberry/raspberry cube*

Shake all ingredients vigorously until the cube is mostly gone or close to.

*Honey Simple Syrup: over medium heat adde 1 cup water, 1/2 cup of honey and 1/2 cup sugar. Stir until dissolved and let cool.
*Fruit cubes: blend equal portions of blueberries and raspberries until pureed and strain into large cube trays.

 

BEAUTIFUL BOTANY 

2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
2 oz Perfect Purees El Corazon
1 oz fresh lime juice 

Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain and serve up. Top with honey foam* 

Garnish: red vein sorrel 

*Honey foam: in an iSi cream charger, add 6 oz honey simple syrup, 4 oz egg white and 2 oz fresh lemon juice. Charge. Give 5 shakes. Keep refrigerated. 

 

THAI IN THE COCONUT

Thai in the Coconut

1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
2 oz Perfect Puree’s Thai Basil Black Pepper Puree
1 oz cream of coconut
1/4 oz lime juice
2 drops Pandan Extract
Coconut soda
Shake the top 5 ingredients with ice. Strain and add crushed ice. Top with coconut soda.

Garnish: mixed basil

 

THE FLAMINGO

The Flamingo

1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
1 oz strawberry & hibiscus simple syrup*
Top with Fever Tree sparkling grapefruit
Add all ingredients over ice. Stir gently. 

Garnish: strawberries

*Strawberry & hibiscus simple syrup: over low-medium heat add 16 oz fresh strawberries, 3 tablespoons dried hibiscus, 2 cup water, 1/2 cup raw sugar and 1/2 cup monk fruit sweetener. While heating, muddle and then let it simmer for 10 minutes. Let cool and strain.

 

DOCTOR’S ORDERS

Doctor’s Orders

2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
1/2 oz lemon
3/4 oz honey simple syrup*
1 inch cucumber, peeled and diced
4 basil leaves
2 dashes orange flower water
4 healthy turns of a pepper mill
Muddle cucumber and basil and add the rest of the ingredients. Shake and double strain over ice.

Garnish: basil

*Honey Simple Syrup: over medium heat adde 1 cup water, 1/2 cup of honey and 1/2 cup sugar. Stir until dissolved and let cool.

 

WHISKEY MANGO FOXTROT

Whiskey Mango Foxtrot

1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Whiskey
1 oz mango/pineapple juice
2 oz mango sorbet, softened
1/4 oz lime juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain up.

Garnish: fresh mango

 

BITTER SPRITZ

Bitter Spritz

1 oz Breckenridge Bitter (Buy Now)
3 oz extra dry champagne
Lemon sparkling water
Add all ingredients over ice.

Garnish: Mandarin orange wheels

 

WHAT’S UP DOC

What’s Up Doc

1 1/2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey (Buy Now)
2 1/4 oz fresh carrot juice
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
3/4 oz apple/honey simple syrup
A pinch of carrot powder

Shake all ingredients with ice. Serve on the rocks.

Garnish: candied carrot ribbon & dried Chrysanthemum

 

BUBBLES, BLUEBERRIES & BOBA FETT

Bubbles, Blueberries Boba Fett

1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
1 oz blueberry/maple/peppercorn shrub*
1/2 oz lime juice
Top with soda

Shake first three ingredients with ice. Strain over ice top with soda.

Garnish: blueberries

*Blueberry, maple and peppercorn shrub: 8 oz blueberries,8 oz water, 8 oz sugar,2 oz cider vinegar,2 oz maple syrup, 1 bar spoon peppercorn. Muddle blueberries & peppercorn in a saucepan. Over med heat add water, cider vinegar, maple syrup and sugar. Stir until dissolved.

 

‘LET’S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS’

‘Let’s Get Down to Business’

2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
1 oz toasted rice simple syrup*
2 dashes saline solution
1 dash lime bitters
¾ rice wash dry vermouth*
½ lime juice
1 lime peel

Build ingredients in mixing glass. Stir, strain into frozen coupe Flame lime peel over glass and discard.

*Rice dry vermouth: over medium heat, combine 4 cups rice with 1 bottle dry vermouth. Let sit until cloudy. Strain and bottle.

*Toasted rice simple syrup: over medium heat, combine 2 cups water and 1 cup sugar. Toast 1 cup rice in oven until golden brown and add to simple syrup. Steep, strain and bottle.

 

DEWD…WHERE’S MY MOJITO

Dewd…Where’s My Mojito

2 oz Breckenridge White Rum (only available at the Breckenridge Distillery Restaurant)
3 oz Honeydew melon shrub*
1/2 oz lime juice
1/4 oz mint tea
11 mint leaves muddled

Shake all ingredients with ice. Double strain over ice. Top with soda.

Garnish: mint bouquet

*Melon shrub: blend a medium-sized honeydew with 4 Tbsp Apple cider vinegar. Strain.

 

BARREL-SMOKED STRAWBERRY HORCHATA

Barrel-Smoked Strawberry Horchata

2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
4-1/2 oz Horchata mix*
Bar Spoon lime juice

Shake ingredients with ice.

Garnish: freshly grated cinnamon and freeze-dried strawberry.

*Horchata mix: add 8 cups rice and 30 oz water, steep, blend & strain. 13 oz cream of coconut, 10 strawberries, 1 oz cinnamon simple, 1/2 oz vanilla bean paste, 8 oz rice water, blend together and strain.

 

PURE. WHISKEY. PASSION.

Pure. Whiskey. Passion.

2oz Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey (Buy Now)
2oz apple liqueur
1-1/2oz passion fruit juice
1-1/4oz lemon juice
2 drops orange flower water

Shake top 5 ingredients with ice. Serve up.

Garnish: dehydrated passion fruit slice

 

TEA-KI VIBES

Tea-Ki Vibes

2oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
2oz cream of coconut
2oz double strength green tea
1oz pineapple juice
Pinch of green matcha tea

Shake top 5 ingredients with ice. Strain over crushed ice.

Garnish: mint and favorite tiki imaginations

 

SWANKY BANANA SWIZZLE

Swanky Banana Swizzle

2oz Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey (Buy Now)
1oz banana simple syrup*
1/2oz allspice dram
1/2oz lime juice
4 dashes Angostura Bitters
6 mint leaves

Garnish: mint sprig

*Banana Simple Syrup: muddle mint, banana syrup, lime and dram. Add half a glass of crushed ice and swizzle with swizzle stick or bar spoon. Add more crushed ice and bourbon. Swizzle, top with crushed ice & bitters.

 

FARMERS MARKET BOURBON SMASH

1-1/2oz Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey (Buy Now)
1oz Teakoe black tea
1oz in-house Orgeat
1/2oz lemon juice
4-5 blackberries
Double rocks or pebble ice.

Garnish: blackberries, a sprig of mint and powdered sugar.

 

FLUTTERBY POTION

Cuckoo Coconut

2oz Breckenridge Spiced Whiskey (Buy Now)
1-1/2oz cream of coconut
1-1/2oz almond milk
1oz pear juice
1oz Orgeat
1/4 teaspoon Turmeric

Shake 6 ingredients with ice. Serve over crushed or pebble ice.

Garnish: cinnamon stick

 

Citrus Party

 

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