Become An At-Home Bartender With These 8 Cocktails
Are you craving a simple cocktail, the one you used to order at your favorite restaurant? We’ve put together a list of some common, but fun cocktails you can easily make at home. And we’re also handing over the recipes to some of our best selling cocktails on the Breckenridge Distillery Restaurant menu. Be sure to shop your local liquor stores or get home delivery of your favorite Breck spirits. Drink up.
OBI WAN OLD FASHIONED
Obi Wan Old Fashioned
2-1/2oz Breckenridge Port Cask Finish
1/2oz raw simply syrup*
4 dashes of barrel-aged bitters or Angostura Bitters
Stir with ice, strain over large ice cube
Garnish: Luxardo cherry, orange
*Raw simple syrup: 1 cup sugar in the raw, 1 cup water. Simmer until dissolved.
Velvet Rope
1oz Breckenridge Bitter
4oz port red wine
3 dashes of orange bitters
Permafrost Pear
1-1/2oz Breckenridge Pear Vodka
1/2oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
3/4oz of cinnamon simple syrup*
Shake and strain over ice into a Collins glass
*Cinnamon simple: 1 cup water, 1 cup brown sugar, 5 cinnamon sticks. Simmer until dissolved and steep for 15 minutes.
GENEVER JUICE
Genever Juice
1/2oz Breckenridge Gin
1/2oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
3/4oz rosemary simple syrup*
Shake and strain over ice into a Collins glass
Garnish: sprig of rosemary and lemon
*Rosemary simple syrup: 1 cup water, 1 cup white sugar, 5 sprigs of rosemary. Simmer until dissolved and steep for 15 minutes.
Whiskey Jam
1-1/2oz Breckenridge Bourbon
1tbs jam of your choice
Shake bourbon and jam with ice. Strain over ice. Top with ginger ale.
Rickhouse Rickey
1-1/2oz Breckenridge Gin
1oz lime juice
Topped with mix of soda and tonic
BEES KNEES
Bees Knees
2oz Breckenridge Gin
1/2oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
3/4oz honey simple syrup
1 dash of orange bitters
Serve up in with a lemon peel on the rim
Breckenridge Burro
1-1/2oz Breckenridge Bourbon
1/2oz raw simple syrup
Top with ginger beer
Squeeze a quarter lime
Serve in a copper mug with Sonic ice (YUMM)
Share your cocktail pics on social media. Tag us @breckdistillery. Shop your local liquor store or get home delivery of your favorite Breck Spirits. Use code BRECKENRIDGE on drizly.com for $5 of your first order.
Drink Responsibly.
