6 Breckenridge Distillery Summer Cocktails + Recipes

In our minds, summer is about 2 things: refreshing cocktails and good times. We’re hooking you up with recipes from our our Liquid Chef Billie Keithley. These easy-to-make cocktails are sure to help you kick back, relax and enjoy the summer sun. In Breckenridge? Swing by the BDR to sip on a cocktail created by our cocktail making prodigies behind the bar.

FLUTTERBY POTION

A clearly eye-catching cocktail to quench one’s thirst. Breckenridge Vodka, butterfly pea flower syrup, citrus and a pinch of Himalayan sea salt. You don’t have to take our word for it, but color changing magic will appear before your eyes at the twist of the straw.

Flutterby Potion
Ingredients:
1-1/2oz Breckenridge Vodka
1-1/2oz butterfly pea flower/Himalayan sea salt syrup*
1-1/2oz fresh lemon juice
Garnish: edible butterfly

Instructions:

Pour first 2 ingredients in a 10oz Collins.

Add crushed or pebble ice.

Top with lemon juice.

* butterfly pea flower syrup. Over medium heat, add 4 cups water, 1oz dried butterfly pea flowers, stir and let the color turn blue. Strain out the flowers, add 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt, 2 cups sugar. Stir until dissolved.

FARMERS MARKET BOURBON SMASH

Drinks as fresh as you’ll find at the farmers market, now served at the Breckenridge Distillery! A fresh fruit libation made with Breckenridge Bourbon, blackberries, Teakoe Signature Black Tea, Orgeat, and citrus.

Ingredients:
1-1/2oz Breckenridge Bourbon
1oz Teakoe black tea
1oz in-house Orgeat
1/2oz lemon juice
4-5 blackberries
Garnish: blackberries, a sprig of mint and powdered sugar. Double rocks or pebble ice

CUCKOO COCONUT

Breckenridge Spiced Whiskey complements this coconut elixir with turmeric, pear and a touch of nut. Close your eyes and you’ll feel like you’re on a tropical beach sipping straight out of the coconut!

Cuckoo Coconut
Ingredients:
2oz Breckenridge Spiced Whiskey
1-1/2oz cream of coconut
1-1/2oz almond milk
1oz pear juice
1oz Orgeat
1/4 teaspoon Turmeric
Garnish: cinnamon stick

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

MINT JULEP

In the 19th century, the Julep became the World’s most talked about mixed cocktail. This tantalizing tipple officially became the drink of the Kentucky Derby in 1938. Breckenridge Distillers 105 Proof Bourbon, Teakoe Kodiak Mountain Mint Tea, white/dark sugars and a mint sprig.

Ingredients:
1-1/2oz Breckenridge High Proof
3/4oz mint tea syrup
Crushed ice
Garnish: mint sprig and powdered sugar

TEA TIME MULE

This isn’t your grandmother’s tea! A cocktail you’ll crave. Breckenridge Spiced Rum, Teakoe Front Porch Peach tea, Tim Burton’s Breckenridge Bourbon Maple Syrup, ginger beer, dijon, peppered maple bacon garnish and a lime wedge. Like any recipe with bacon involved, you won’t be able to have just one.

Tea Time Mule

Ingredients:

1-1/2oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum

1oz Teakoe Peach tea

1/2oz Tim Burtons Maple Syrup

Top with ginger beer. Squeeze quarter lime

Garnish: Clothesline Bacon (Dijon, maple, & pepper)

SABROSO MOJITO

Havana, Cuba is said to be the birthplace of the Mojito. This classic island refresher is made with Breckenridge White Rum (only available at the BDR Bar), mint, lime, and sugar.

Ingredients:
2oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum
1oz lime juice
1oz raw simple
12 mint leaves
6 raspberries
Top with soda
Garnish: mint sprig, add berries for garnish

Visit us at the Breckenridge Distillery for summer sippers on the patio. Cheers to summer in The Rockies!