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Hunter's Moon

Hunter's Moon

Mix It Yourself:

1.5 oz Rye Whiskey
0.75 oz Ginger Syrup
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
1 oz Wheat Beer

1. Add the whiskey, ginger syrup and lemon juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
2. Strain into a chilled coupe, and top with the beer.
3. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

*Ginger syrup: In a small saucepan, heat 1/2 cup fresh ginger juice (squeezed from freshly grated ginger root) until warm (but do not let boil) over low heat. Add 1 cup sugar, and whisk until sugar is dissolved. Store the syrup in a sealed container in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Recipe from Liquor.com

Hunters Punch

Hunters Punch

Hunters Punch

Mix It Yourself:

1 Part Jagermeister
0.5 Part Apple Brandy
1 Part Dry Riesling
1.25 Parts Apple Juice
0.25 Part Lemon Juice
0.5 Part Simple Syrup
0.75 Part Black Tea

Combined all ingredients and chill or increase the volume and serve in a punch bow. Garnish: Lemon Rounds and Apple Slices.

Hurricane

Hurricane

Mix It Yourself:

2 oz Cruzan Aged Light Rum
1 oz Triple Sec
2 oz Pineapple Juice
1 Splash Grenadine
Orange Wedge
Maraschino Cherries

Add a splash of grenadine to the bottom of a hurricane glass. Layer other ingredients and stir gently. Garnish with a cherry and orange wedge.

I Don't Pay For Suits

I Don't Pay For Suits

Mix It Yourself:

2 oz Bushmills Irish Whiskey
0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.75 oz Honey Syrup
Lemon Peel

A spoonful of honey and a splash of lemon juice define this whiskey-sour inspired favorite. It’s classier when the Shelbys are in town, of course.

I Honeydew Martini

I Honeydew Martini

I Honeydew Martini

Mix It Yourself:

3 oz. vodka
.5 oz. melon liqueur
.5 oz. orange liqueur

Fill a cocktail shaker half full with crushed ice. Pour in ingredients, shake, and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon or lime.

Photo Credit: Russell Caron Wedding Photography

Iced Agave 3-Ways

Iced Agave 3-Ways

Mix It Yourself:

2 oz Vespertino
1.5 oz Tequila coffee Liqueur
0.5 oz Mezcal

Add ingredients to shaker with ice & shake well. Strain and pour into a rocks glass with ice &
garnish lemon twist.

Iced Coffee

Iced Coffee

Iced Coffee

Mix It Yourself:

3.5 oz Bailey's Original Irish Cream Liqueur
7 oz Coffee

1. Brew coffee and allow it to cool.
2. Pour Baileys and coffee into a tall, ice-filled glass.

Imperial Blue

Imperial Blue

Imperial Blue

Mix It Yourself:

1.5 Parts Blue Raspberry SVEDKA
1.5 Parts Black Tea
0.75 Part Lime Juice
0.75 Part Simple Syrup
1 Part Sparkling Wine
3 Raspberries

In a cocktail shaker, muddle the raspberries then combine remaining ingredients (except sparkling wine). Shake and stain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Top with sparkling wine and stir. Garnish with raspberries and loose black tea.

In the Patch

In the Patch

In the Patch

Mix It Yourself:

1.5 Parts Cucumber Lime Svedka
0.75 Part Simple Syrup
0.75 Part Lime Juice
1 Strawberry

Muddle strawberry in a cocktail shaker, and remaining ingredients, and fill with ice. Shake well and fine strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice. Garnish with strawberries and a cucumber slice.

Infinity Pool

Infinity Pool

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups Mezcal
1 1/3 cups Lillet Blanc
2/3 cup Simple Syrup
2 1/4 teaspoons Bitters
3/4 cup Water
1 1/3 cups Celery Juice
1 cup Lemon Juice
Salt

Directions:

Makes about 10 cocktails in a 2 quart pitcher 

Pour mezcal, Lillet blanc, simple syrup, bitters, and water into a 2-quart pitcher and stir to mix. Seal well, covering with plastic wrap if needed, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (or overnight).

Before serving, prepare fresh celery and lemon juices and stir into the pitcher mixture.

 

To serve, place a large ice cube in each rocks glass, then pour in cocktail and garnish with a small pinch of salt and a lemon wheel.

 

Insufferable Bastard

Insufferable Bastard

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients:
1 oz Dewars
1 oz Jameson
0.25 oz Allspice Dram
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
1 Dash Angostura Bitters

Directions:
1. Shake 
2. Strain into a Fernet Branca rinsed Collins glass 
3. Fill with ice
4. Top with ginger ale
5. Garnish with cherry, orange twist, umbrella

Irish Breeze

Irish Breeze

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients

2 1/2 oz Vodka

2 oz Lime Juice

1 oz Simple Syrup

Club soda

Basil

Mint

 

Add Lime juice, Simple Syrup, Vodka, and Basil to a skier filled with ice

Shake well

Strain into a martini glass

Top with club soda and garnish with fresh mint leaves

 

IRISH COFFEE

Irish Coffee

Irish Coffee

Mix It Yourself:

1 ½ parts Bushmills® Red Bush™ Whiskey
4 parts hot coffee
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 ½ parts fresh cream

Pour hot water into handled mug. When mug is warmed, pour out. Add coffee and sugar. Dissolve sugar. Add whiskey and incorporate. Top with whipped cream. Serve hot.

Irish Coffee

Irish Coffee

Mix It Yourself:

1 1/2 ounces Irish whiskey
2 teaspoons brown sugar
Hot brewed coffee, to top
Whipped cream (Garnish)

1. Fill an Irish Coffee mug with hot water, let sit for 2 minutes, then discard the water.
2. Add the whiskey and sugar to the heated glass, fill with the coffee, and stir.
3. Top with an inch of unsweetened lightly whipped cream.

Irish Eyes

Irish Eyes

Mix It Yourself:

2 oz Broken Shed Vodka
3 Basil Leaves
1 oz Balsamic Vinegar
0.5 Cup Fresh Muddled Strawberries
Seltzer

1. Muddle basil with balsamic vinegar and combine with strawberries.
2. Add Broken Shed Vodka and top with seltzer.

Irish Eyes

Irish Eyes

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients:
2 parts Broken Shed Vodka
3 Basil Leaves
1 part Balsamic Vinegar
½ cup Fresh Muddled Strawberries
Seltzer

Directions
Muddle basil with balsamic vinegar, combine with strawberries, Broken Shed Vodka and top with seltzer.

Irish Maid - Liquor.com

Irish Maid

Irish Maid

Mix It Yourself:

2 slices Cucumber
2 oz Jameson Black Barrel Irish Whiskey
0.5 oz St. Germain
0.75 oz Fresh lemon juice
0.75 oz Simple syrup (one part sugar, one part water)

In a shaker, muddle the cucumber slices.
Add remaining ingredients and fill shaker with ice.
Shake vigorously, and fine-strain into a chilled rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a cucumber slice.

Irish Manhattan

Irish Manhattan

Mix It Yourself:

1.5 oz Tullamore D.E.W. Original
0.25 oz Sweet vermouth
1 barspoon Luxardo maraschino liqueur
Dash Of angostura bitters
Dash Of orange bitters
1 Luxardo Maraschino Cherry

1. Stir 50 ml Tullamore D.E.W. Original, 15ml Sweet Vermouth, 5ml Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur and dashes of Angostura and Orange Bitters together quickly over ice.
2. Pour into a chilled coupe glass, zest an orange twist over the surface of drink, spiral and drop into the glass.

Irish Old Fashioned

Irish Old Fashioned

Mix It Yourself:

2 oz Irish Whiskey
0.5 oz honey syrup
Few dashes of orange bitters
Garnish Orange Peel and Luxardo Cherry

Pour ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice. Add a dash of orange bitters and a dash of agave. Stir until fully incorporated. Strain into rocks glass with large ice cubes. Garnish with orange peel and a cherry.

Irish Rogue cocktail

Irish Rogue

Irish Rogue

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients:

0.5 oz St. Elder Elderflower Liqueur
1.5 oz West Cork Irish Whiskey
Ginger Beer
Lemon

Directions:

Pour St. Elder and West Cork into a mule mug filled with ice. Top with ginger beer and garnish with a lemon wedge.

IRISH STINGER

IRISH STINGER

IRISH STINGER

Mix It Yourself:

2 parts Bushmills® Red Bush™ Whiskey
½ parts crème de menthe (white)

Combine ingredients in an old fashioned glass. Add ice and stir well. Garnish with fresh mint.

Irish Wedding

Irish Wedding

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Jameson Irish Whiskey
1.5 oz Dry White Vermouth
0.5 oz Galliano Liqueur
2 Dashes Orange Bitters

Directions:
1. Stir ingredients in a mixing glass with ice, strain into a coupe glass.

Photo copyright Russel Caron Wedding Photography

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