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1/2 oz. triple sec
1/2 oz. blue curacao
1/2 oz. sweet & sour mix
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Mix all ingredients except grenadine in shaker to chill, pour into a martini glass. Add dash grenadine and watch it sink to bottom.
The martini is one of the best known cocktails in history and on June 19th we celebrate it with Martini Day! Though we do not know the true origins of this iconic drink, one thing is for sure…they are delicious! Whether you like them up, on the rocks, shaken, stirred or dirty, we have a martini for you.
Raspberry Blush
2 oz. Sobieski Raspberry Vodka
¾ oz. lime juice
¾ oz. simple syrup
½ oz. pomegranate juice
Raspberry and mint sprig for garnish
Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, except the pomegranate juice. Shake and strain into chilled martini glass. Top with pomegranate juice and garnish with raspberry and mint sprig.
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CAMUS-Politan
1 ½ oz. CAMUS VS Elegance Cognac
¾ oz. orange liqueur
¾ oz. cranberry juice
¼ oz. lime juice
Lime twist for garnish
Combine all ingredients with ice and shake. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a lime twist.
The Green Hour
1 oz. Lucid Absinthe
1 oz. melon liqueur
1 ½ oz. lemonade
½ oz. sweet ‘n sour mix
Top with lemon-lime soda and seltzer water Lime wheel for garnish
Squeeze lime and drop into shaker. Shake and strain into martini glass. Top with a splash of lemon-lime soda and seltzer water. Garnish with lime wheel and serve.
½ oz. Disaronno Amaretto
1 oz. Sobieski Vodka
2 oz. cranberry juice
¼ oz. orange juice
Shake with ice, strain into martini glass. Garnish with piece of clementine/orange.
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And they’re off!
Mint Julep
2 oz. Bird Dog Bourbon
1 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. water
Fresh mint sprig and Ice
Add sugar and water to a glass or julep cup. Add mint and lightly muddle, being sure to swab the sides of the glass with mint. Fill glass half full with crushed ice/ice. Add Bird Dog Bourbon and stir. Add more crushed ice/ice and stir again, until the glass frosts up. Garnish with fresh mint.
The 140th running of the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday and in honor of this special event, here is a gourmet recipe for the iconic Mint Julep from the 2014 American Micro Whiskey of the Year award winner, Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey, for your readers! Garrison Brothers is a family owned and operated distillery out of Hye, Texas that uses grains organically grown on their own property and Hill Country purified rainwater to create an authentic, one-of-a-kind, unparalleled bourbon whiskey. As the first legal distillery in Texas, Garrison Brothers is producing the only bourbon whiskey made entirely from organic grains and each bottle is different then the last, hand signed and number to ensure its distinctive quality.
The Garrison Brothers Peach Mint Julep:
Ingredients:
3 ounces of Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey
fresh mint leaves
1 teaspoon of sugar
Local peaches
In a shaker, gently muddle 6 mint leaves, peach slices and the sugar together. Add ice to the shaker and pour the Garrison Brothers neatly over the mixture. Stir, not shake, rapidly until the mixture is cold enough to your liking. Pour into old fashion glasses and garnish the drinks with mint leaves.
NEW* Enjoy BACARDI Mango Fusion straight to experience the refreshing and juicy mango flavor with a recognizable hint of orange. Or make the signature cocktail, Mango Fused, for an unforgettable taste experience.
Mango Fused: 1 part BACARDI Mango Fusion
3 parts Orange juice
-Pour ingredients over ice and garnish with an orange wedge
Hello Whiskey Friends! For the past couple of months, we have been hard at work setting our path for the future and constructing a plan to bring whiskey back to Chattanooga the best way we can. Today, we are excited to share with you everything we have been up to.
The Tennessee Stillhouse
At the top of our list has been our tireless effort of planning and executing on the Tennessee Stillhouse. For the past couple of months we have been extremely impressed with the progress from our architect, Thomas Palmer. We think the finished product will be everything we could have ever wished for and believe that Chattanooga will see a large positive impact from this development.
Without further adieu, we are pleased to present the first drawing of the Tennessee Stillhouse.
This four story experience will be complete with custom distilling equipment from our friends over at Vendome Copper and Brass Works. Just last week we placed the order for the first legal distilling equipment in over 100 years. Among the equipment include four 2,700 gallon fermentation tanks and the star of it all— a breathtakingly beautiful continuous still made from copper that will stand 30 feet tall and 12 inches in diameter. We’re getting chills just thinking about it. Demolition and construction will start by the end of Spring 2014 with a projected opening of Spring 2015.
So, what else have we been up to?
Vote Whiskey!
We welcomed Jon Lawrence into our Whiskey Family in February, and he’s been hard at work spreading the word about Chattanooga Whiskey all across the Southeast. When Jon came on board we realized we needed a way to tell the story of Chattanooga Whiskey; VoteWhiskey.com was the best way to do that.
An actual image of Jon, out in the wild:
When we launched the Vote Whiskey campaign back in 2012, our main goal was to change the 100-year-old distillery prohibition law. However, we knew that the spirit of Vote Whiskey was much more than voting to change the law, or even drinking Chattanooga Whiskey, it was about bringing a community together and creating change for the greater good.
Today, we hope to bring the spirit of Vote Whiskey back through VoteWhiskey.com and share it with the world. We hope it inspires all those who are passionate and encourages them to push back for what they believe in. Vote Whiskey is our raise of the glass to the future and a dare to all who see it to change the rules, again.
Rules are good. Change them. Follow @ChattWhiskey on Twitter and join the conversation #VoteWhiskey.
Keep up with Jon’s Whiskey Adventures by following him on Twitter, @WhiskeyTraveler.
Need a quick and easy refresher for spring? Try Slim Lizzy’s invigorating Watermelon Limeade (only 147 calories!)
Recipe:
2 oz. Slim Lizzy’s Margarita
3 watermelon cubes
2 lime wedges
.5 oz. agave nectar
1 oz. silver tequila
-Muddle watermelon cubes, fresh lime juice from wedges and agave nectar in a glass
-Shake Slim Lizzy’s Margarita and silver tequila together, then strain over fresh ice
-Garnish with a lime wedge