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 30 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 30 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 (Buy Now)
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 (Buy Now)
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
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.
TRANQUILITY
Tranquility
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
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 (Buy Now)
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 (Buy Now)
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 (Buy Now)
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 (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
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 (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.
DEWD…WHERE’S MY MOJITO
Dewd…Where’s My Mojito
2 oz Breckenridge White Rum
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 (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 (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 (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
Flutterby Potion
1-1/2oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
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.
CUCKOO COCONUT
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
MINT JULEP
1-1/2oz Breckenridge High Proof (Buy Now)
3/4oz mint tea syrup
Crushed ice
Garnish: mint sprig and powdered sugar
TEA TIME MULE
Tea Time Mule
1-1/2oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
1oz Teakoe Peach tea
1/2oz Tim Burtons Maple Syrup
Top with ginger beer. Squeeze quarter lime
Garnish: Clothesline Bacon (Dijon, maple, & pepper)
Citrus Party
Citrus Party
¾ oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
1-1/2 oz citrus syrup*
Top with soda
Build in glass top two ingredients. Add ice and top with soda. Slightly stir to incorporate ingredients.
Garnish: zest of orange, lemon & lime
*Citrus simple syrup: peel two grapefruits, two oranges, one lemon and one lime with little pith as possible. Over low heat add 1 cup water and citrus peels. Muddle peels gently to release oils. Add juice of one grapefruit, one orange, ½ cup monk fruit sweetener, ½ cup raw sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Let rest and cool. Strain, bottle and refrigerate.
Visit us at the Breckenridge Distillery for summer sippers on the patio. Cheers to summer in The Rockies!
