Winter chill is in the air and the snowflakes are flying. Are you ready for winter? Thankfully, we are here to keep you warm during those cold winter months with delicious cocktails…and, think beyond just warm drinks. Billie Keithley combined seasonal ingredients, home-made syrups and shrubs with our award-winning spirits. Stay warm with these 22 winter cocktails.
TIPSY PENGUIN
Tipsy Penguin
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
3/4 oz vanilla/maple simple syrup*
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
2 oz unfiltered apple juice
3 dashes Bitter Truth Spiced Chocolate Bitters
Shake top 4 ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over ice.
Top with bitters
Garnish; mint bouquet & pomegranate seeds (chocolate mint if available)
*Vanilla/maple simple syrup: over medium heat add 8 oz water, 4 oz brown sugar, 1 oz vanilla bean paste and 1 oz maple syrup. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool and refrigerate.
ELEVATION PASSION
Elevation Passion
1 -1/2 oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
1 oz Perfect Puree’s El Corazon (passion fruit, blood orange & pomegranate)
Top with sparkling water
Add Top two ingredients to a glass. Add crushed ice and sparkling water. Stir to incorporate.
Garnish: blood oranges & pomegranate seeds
LIQUID DESSERT
Liquid Dessert
1 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
2 oz cream liqueur
1/2 oz Cold Brew coffee
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain and serve up. Top with whip cream.
Garnish: pralines
MOUNTAIN MARTINEZ
Mountain Martinez
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
1 oz Antica Carpano Vermouth
1/4 oz cherry liqueur
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Stir all ingredients with ice. Strain and serve up.
Garnish: zest of orange peel dropped into cocktail
WINTER ON AN ISLAND
Winter on an Island
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Whiskey (Buy Now)
1 oz coconut almond milk
1 oz cream of coconut
1 oz ginger simple syrup*
1 oz pineapple juice
1/2 oz orange juice
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over ice.
Garnish: edible orange flower
*Ginger simple syrup: over medium heat add 1 cup water, 6 oz sugar and three tbs crushed ginger. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Turn off heat and cover. Let rest two hours. Strain and refrigerate.
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
Change in the Weather
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
1 oz cinnamon, apple, cherry simple syrup *
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
Ginger ale
Shake top three ingredients with ice. Serve over ice ant top with ginger ale.
Garnish: cherries
*Cinnamon/apple/cherry simple syrup. On low heat add 4 cups apple juice and 2 cups frozen tart cherries. Muddle cherries as they thaw. Bring to medium heat and add two cups sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Add 10 cinnamon sticks, turn off heat, cover and let rest two hours. Strain and refrigerate.
NUTS OVER RUM CASK
Nuts Over Rum Cask
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Rum Cask Finish (Buy Now)
4 oz oat milk
1/2 oz orgeat ( or make your own orgeat*)
4 drops Bitterman’s Xocolatl Mole bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain & serve over ice.
Garnish: crushed nuts.
*Homemade Orgeat-
Ingredients:
12 oz raw almonds
3 cups sugar
3 cups water
Instructions: Heat oven to 375. Spread 12 oz of raw almonds on a cookie sheet. Cook 10 minutes. Let cool (you can hear them crackle a bit). Add into spice grinder a few pulses at a time. Over medium heat add 3 cups water and 3 cups sugar. Stir until dissolved. Add Almonds. Turn off heat and cover. Let rest for 8 hours and strain.
PASSION FOR PEACE
Passion For Peace
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
2 oz passion fruit juice
3/4 oz brown sugar cinnamon simple syrup*
1/2 oz lime juice
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain over pebble ice.
Garnish: lime wheel and fresh ground cinnamon
*Brown sugar/cinnamon simple syrup: over medium heat add 8 oz water and 8 oz brown sugar. Stir until dissolved. Add 5 cinnamon sticks and let rest.
BRECK WINTER TEA
Breck Winter Tea
*Can be served hot or cold
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
2 oz cranberry juice
1/2 oz tea simple syrup*
1/2 oz fresh blood orange juice
1/4 oz fresh lemon juice
2 dashes Fee Brothers Grapefruit Bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain up.
Garnish: blood orange slices
*Tea simple syrup: over medium heat add 8 oz brewed tea and 8 oz sugar. Stir until dissolved. Let cool.
SWEATER WEATHER
Sweater Weather
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Espresso Vodka (Buy Now)
1 oz Five Farms Irish Cream
1/2 oz Godiva chocolate liqueur
1 oz espresso
1 egg white (optional)
2 dashes orange bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice excluding the egg white. Remove ice. Add egg white and Hawthorne strainer spring. Shake again and strain into a coupe glass.
Garnish: orange zest and dark chocolate shavings
BRECK APRES CIDER
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Whiskey (Buy Now)
1/4 oz cider vinegar
1/4 oz honey
1/4 oz lemon juice
Fill with hot cider and stir
Top with whipped cream & apple chip
FIGGY TODDY
Figgy Toddy
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
1/2 oz Colorado honey
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
2 bar spoons fig preserves
Top with hot water
Stir all ingredients
Garnish: lemon zest
BRECKENRIDGE SMASH
2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
3/4 oz 365 Turbinado simple syrup
1 orange wheel cut into quarters
1 lemon wheel cut into quarters
4 mint leaves
In a rocks glass, add 4 mint leaves, orange, lemon & Turbinado. Gently muddle. Add half glass crushed ice. Stir to incorporate. Add Breckenridge Bourbon & top with crushed ice.
Garnish: mint bouquet and powdered sugar
*Turbinado simple syrup: over medium heat add 8 oz water and 8 oz Turbinado sugar. Stir until dissolved. Let cool.
FLANNEL PAJAMAS
Flannel Pajamas
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Pear Vodka (Buy Now)
4 oz unfiltered apple cider
1/2 oz lemon juice
Top with pear cider beer
Shake top 3 ingredients with ice. Strain over ice, top with cider beer
Garnish: apple slices
JUNIPER NUT TART
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
1 oz tart cherry juice
1 oz grapefruit juice
1/4 oz Orgeat
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz lime juice
Garnish: mint sprig, lime and a couple of Luxardo cherries
SOLSTICE SPIRIT
Solstice Spirit
2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
1 oz tart cherry/vanilla bean/cinnamon/allspice syrup*
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
Shake all ingredients with ice. Serve over pebble ice.
Garnish: mint bouquet.
*Tart cherry/vanilla bean/cinnamon/allspice simple syrup: 0ver medium heat add 16 oz tart cherry juice, 16 oz sugar, and 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste. Stir until dissolved. Add 1 cinnamon stick, 2 oz crushed allspice, 1 teaspoon cider vinegar. Stir and let rest for 6 hours. Strain and bottle.
TIKI ANYTIME
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Whiskey (Buy Now)
2 oz almond milk
1 oz cream of coconut
1 oz orgeat
3/4 oz butterscotch liqueur
Shake all ingredients with ice.
Garnish: fresh nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla bean sugar.
BLOOD ORANGE HARD SODA
Blood Orange Hard Soda
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
1-1/2 oz blood orange shrub*
Top with soda
Garnish: blood orange
*Blood orange shrub: over medium heat, add 1 cup of blood orange juice, 1 cup sugar and 2 oz of cider vinegar. Stir until dissolved. Remove from heat. Let rest for 2 hours.
BOURBON & BOLD
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
1/2 oz cherry brandy
1/2 oz Falernum
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/4 oz Breckenridge Bitter
2 dash cherry vanilla bitters
Shake all ingredients with ice & serve up.
Garnish: brandied cherries
OF ALL THE GIN JOINTS
Of all the Gin Joints
2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
1 oz apple & basil simple syrup*
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
Shake all ingredients with ice. Serve up.
Garnish: mixed basil
*Apple & basil simple syrup: over medium heat, combine 1 cup of apple juice, 1 cup sugar and stir until dissolved. Add 12 basil leaves and let rest for 2 hours.
WINTER IS COMING
1 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
1/2 oz Breckenridge Espresso Vodka (Buy Now)
1 oz almond milk
1 oz whole milk or heavy cream
1/4 oz macadamia nut liqueur
1 egg white
2 bar spoons of powdered sugar
Shake all ingredients with ice.
Garnish: grated nutmeg and cinnamon
SIERRA VISTA MULE
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Pear Vodka (Buy Now)
1 oz cranberry juice
1/2 oz Colorado honey simple syrup*
1/4 oz fresh lime juice
2 dashes cranberry bitters
Top with ginger beer
Garnish: lime and cranberries
*Honey simple syrup: over medium heat, add 1 cup water, 1/2 cup honey & 1/2 cup sugar. Stir until dissolved.
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