2 Bourbon Cocktails for This Holiday Season
Enjoy the warm comfort of bourbon? Check out 2 bourbon cocktails you’re sure to love this holiday season.
Listen…I need a drink. Between the holidays, working from home, and living, I need a drink --and I need one now. I prefer bourbon, herbs, and fruit for cocktails. These two drinks are just the thing to help mellow out your week. I used Basil Hayden Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. It’s smooth as hell with a clean finish.
Pear Julep
3 oz Bourbon Whiskey
2 oz Pear Nectar
3 Tbsp Honey simple syrup
Mint Leaves
Crushed ice
1.) Place the mint and honey syrup into a glass and muddle. When you’re muddling, you want to make sure to bruise the leaves, but you’re not trying to make a pulp.
2.) Pour the crushed ice over the mixture. Then, add the bourbon and pear nectar.
3.) Using the stem of the mint leaf, or a spoon, GENTLY swirl the julep until the glass becomes frosty on the outside. (about 20 seconds).
Bourbon Stomper
2 oz Bourbon Whiskey
2 oz Wegmans Black and Blue “Stomp” juice (contains: Blueberry, Apple, and Black Currant Juice)
1 oz Ginger Ale
1 pinched Sweet Basil leaf
Ice
1.) In a cocktail shaker, mix the bourbon and juice. Pour into a glass.
2.) Pour in ginger ale
3.) Pinch the basil. Pinch the hell out of it. Place it on stop of your drink to float as you sip.
I loved trying this drink because of the sweet basil finish. It is a very refreshing drink to enjoy this winter season at home.
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As many of us get gussied up in our gloves and face masks in the least sexiest manor, to visit the hottest spot in any town...the grocery store, why not make a pit stop at the liquor store?
As many of us get gussied up in our gloves and face masks in the least sexiest manor, to visit the hottest spot in any town...the grocery store, why not make a pit stop at the liquor store? Days somehow feel like seconds and months simultaneously. So how about we all raise a glass to pass time? Here are 5 fun cocktail recipes I have made during this trying time. Try them out anytime of day, because there are no longer any rules about when you can start drinking. And of course please drink responsibly...just because you are home it does not mean to exceed your limits. There are many benefits of quitting drinking; a clearer head in the morning and less regrets the next day are definite advantages.
5 Stars Recipe from Delish
Photo: CHELSEA LUPKIN
What a refreshing way to bring out my inner child. Shirley Temple’s were my staple as a kid, made 7 year old me feel grown up. Use your favorite champs in this pairing of two classics: mimosas and Shirley Temples.
4 Stars Recipe from Liqour.com
Photo: LIQOUR.COM
4 ingredients. Easy-peasy lemon squeezy. This simple minty cocktail was super easy to make. Tastes like a mint lemonade with the comfort of whiskey. https://www.liquor.com/recipes/whiskey-smash/
5 Stars Recipe from Hennessy
A friend of mine introduced this to me two years ago. The moment I took my first sip from the sugar lined rim, I was hooked. Please try this, you will not regret this classic cocktail.
Sparkling Pineapple Ginger Infinite Stars
Recipe from Real Simple
Photo: YUNHEE KIM
Okay, now. This is MY drink, my go to. Whiskey already goes so well with ginger ale, but with a splash of fresh pineapple juice… *chef’s kiss*. I sub ginger ale for ginger beer for a bit of a stronger less sweet taste. Overall 10/10 would recommend.
4 ½ Stars Recipe from A Simple Pantry
Photo: REAL HOUSEMOMS
Talk about a summer cocktail. This is a perfect drink for a sunny day indoors. Or any weather. Now, this recipe calls for more ingredients than the ones prior, but you should still try it out. This cocktail is like me: sweet, light and a southern belle. Okay, I’m not really all that sweet, light, or southern, but it made me feel that way. Try this on a nice afternoon snuggled up with your dog watching a murder program.
Report: Bria Ward
Kin Euphorics Offers A Nightlife Beverage with Self-Care In Mind
Jen Batchelor, founder of Kin, the world's first euphoric, non-alcoholic beverage, has managed to glamorize teetotalism in a way that has people changing the way they view nightlife. This product is not an enticement for sobriety, but rather a self-care approach to socializing.
With the bars and restaurants temporarily closed, people have been lining up outside their local liquor store to be sure they are fully stocked for the unforeseeable future. Live stream cocktail making classes and Zoom happy hours with friends has become the new social norm thanks to Covid-19. Humans are social beings, and this quarantine has proven to be a challenge for many of us. A virtual cheers behind a computer screen just isn’t the same. And a cocktail simply tastes better when your favorite bartender shakes it up.
So whether we like it or not we are forced to take a step away from the bars, and if you’re hoping to take this time to adopt new and healthy habits, you might be at war with yourself over what time is “acceptable” to start drinking. Brunch cocktail? Afternoon happy hour? Sometime after 5pm? It might not matter so much if you felt good about WHAT you were drinking.
Jen Batchelor, founder of Kin, the world's first euphoric, non-alcoholic beverage, has managed to glamorize teetotalism in a way that has people changing the way they view nightlife. This product is not an enticement for sobriety, but rather a self-care approach to socializing. Kin has combined nootropics, which enhance cognitive function and adaptogens, herbs used to reduce stress into a classy, aesthetically pleasing bottle.
Several cities across the US including Los Angeles, Chicago and New York have begun stocking their shelves with Kin Euphorics. And so far, at least a dozen bars in NYC have added Kin to their cocktail menus. If this trend continues to spread we might be looking at more “rememorable” nights and clearer mornings. Kin Euphorics retails at $39 a bottle and includes free shipping. Add this tasteful bottle to your home bar and join your Zoom happy hours with peace of mind.
Photo Credits: Kin Euphorics Site
Report: Emily Casey
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