Serious Winter Drinks
Ah, Winter. That time of year when bar patrons around the country pull out their heavy coats and contemplate chilly trips to the warm glow of a candlelit bar.
It’s the season to set aside the citrusy and playful (Margaritas and Mai Tais, we’re looking at you), and reach for something, well, a bit more serious.
We’re talking big flavors and elegant, stirred cocktails: Read on for menu inspiration for the shortest days of the year.
A coffee bean infusion turns this clarified milk punch into a Winter eye opener.
Mesquite & Maple Old Fashioned
Maple Syrup is the ideal cold weather sweetener, and its round, amber notes perfectly compliment Longbranch bourbon’s mesquite notes.
The split base twist adds elegant orange and Cognac notes to a base of Russel’s Reserve 10 year Bourbon.
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