Celebrate the summer sun with these refreshing co*cktails from the Breckenridge Distillery. Whether you are BBQing in your backyard, throwing a summer party, or kicking your feet up around the pool, these 30 easy-to-make co*cktails are sure to keep you cool this summer. In Breckenridge this summer? Stop by the Breckenridge Distillery Restaurant to soak up the Colorado sun with a hand-crafted co*cktail.
Make these 30 summer co*cktails from Liquid Chef Billie Keithley at home. Get your favorite Breckenridge spirits delivered to your door.
WATERMELON & BUBBLES
Watermelon & Bubbles
1 oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
1-1/2 oz watermelon/basil/white pepper simple syrup*
½ oz fresh lime juice
Top with Soda
Build in glass top three ingredients. Add ice and top with soda. Slightly stir to incorporate.
Garnish: watermelon ball
*Watermelon simple syrup: over medium heat add 1 cup watermelon juiced, 4 oz monk fruit sweetener, 4 basil leaves, and 1/2 tsp white peppercorn. Muddle gently and stir until sweetener is dissolved. Let cool, strain and refrigerate.
BLAME IT ALL ON MY ROOTS
Blame It All On My Roots
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
1 oz cream liqueur
1 scoop vanilla ice cream (optional)
Top with root beer
Build in glass. Scoop of vanilla ice cream, Breckenridge Bourbon, and cream liqueur. Top with root beer.
Garnish: crushed root beer barrel candy
BITTER BEE
Bitter Bee
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Bitter (Buy Now)
3/4 oz honey simple syrup*
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
Shake ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over large cube.
Garnish: Saffron threads
*Honey simple syrup: over medium heat, add 1 cup water, 6 oz honey and 2 oz sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool & refrigerate.
TRANQUILITY
Tranquility
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
2-1/2oz Pandan Coconut Crème powder
4 oz almond milk
4 oz milk
Shake ingredients with ice strain into a mug ½ filled with ice.
Garnish: edible flower
SUNSET
2 oz Breckenridge Port Cask Finish (Buy Now)
3/4 oz orgeat
3 blueberries, 3 raspberries, 2 sliced strawberries, 1 lemon slice.
Top with ginger ale
Muddle berries and lemon in a shaker tin. Add Port Cask and orgeat. Shake ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over ice.
Garnish: berries
SPARKLING SPRING
Sparkling Spring
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
Strongwater Tonic
Cucumbers
Strawberries
Build in glass, cucumbers, strawberries and crushed ice. Add Breckenridge Gin. Top with tonic and more crushed ice.
Garnish: cucumber slice, mint sprig & strawberry slice.
SMOKED PAINKILLER
2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
3-1/2 oz pineapple juice
1-1/2 oz crème of coconut
1 oz orange juice
½ oz Falernum
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over crushed ice. Smoke with applewood.
Garnish: pineapple and grated nutmeg
DAVY JONES LOCKER
Davy Jones
2 oz Breckenridge Rum Cask Finish (Buy Now)
1 oz peach/apricot shrub*
¾ oz fresh lemon juice
3 dashes tiki bitters
Shake ingredients with ice. Strain and serve up. (optional: smoke co*cktail with Smoke Top)
Garnish: delicate edible flower
*Peach/apricot shrub: warm 3 peaches and 2 apricots then peel skins. Add 2 cups water, 1-1/2 cup sugar, ½ oz cider vinegar, ½ tsp vanilla bean paste and ½ tsp smoked sea salt. Muddle fruit and stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool, strain & refrigerate.
BLUE RIVER SOUR
2 oz Breckenridge PX Sherry Cask Finish (Buy Now)
¾ oz blueberry/honey simple syrup*
½ oz fresh lemon juice
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain and serve over ice.
Garnish: blueberries
*Blueberry/honey simple syrup: over medium heat add 1 cup water, 4 oz honey, 4 oz sugar and 4 oz blueberries. Muddle blueberries and stir until sugar is dissolved. Let cool, strain, bottle and refrigerate.
JAZZ HANDS
Jazz Hands
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
1/2 oz honey simple syrup*
Blueberry/raspberry cube*
Shake all ingredients vigorously until the cube is mostly gone or close to.
*Honey Simple Syrup: over medium heat adde 1 cup water, 1/2 cup of honey and 1/2 cup sugar. Stir until dissolved and let cool.
*Fruit cubes: blend equal portions of blueberries and raspberries until pureed and strain into large cube trays.
BEAUTIFUL BOTANY
2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
2 oz Perfect Purees El Corazon
1 oz fresh lime juice
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain and serve up. Top with honey foam*
Garnish: red vein sorrel
*Honey foam: in an iSi cream charger, add 6 oz honey simple syrup, 4 oz egg white and 2 oz fresh lemon juice. Charge. Give 5 shakes. Keep refrigerated.
THAI IN THE COCONUT
Thai in the Coconut
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
2 oz Perfect Puree’s Thai Basil Black Pepper Puree
1 oz cream of coconut
1/4 oz lime juice
2 drops Pandan Extract
Coconut soda
Shake the top 5 ingredients with ice. Strain and add crushed ice. Top with coconut soda.
Garnish: mixed basil
THE FLAMINGO
The Flamingo
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
1 oz strawberry & hibiscus simple syrup*
Top with Fever Tree sparkling grapefruit
Add all ingredients over ice. Stir gently.
Garnish: strawberries
*Strawberry & hibiscus simple syrup: over low-medium heat add 16 oz fresh strawberries, 3 tablespoonsdried hibiscus, 2 cup water, 1/2 cup raw sugar and 1/2 cup monk fruit sweetener. While heating, muddle and then let it simmer for 10 minutes. Let cool and strain.
DOCTOR’S ORDERS
Doctor’s Orders
2 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)
1/2 oz lemon
3/4 oz honey simple syrup*
1 inch cucumber, peeled and diced
4 basil leaves
2 dashes orange flower water
4 healthy turns of a pepper mill
Muddle cucumber and basil and add the rest of the ingredients. Shake and double strain over ice.
Garnish: basil
*Honey Simple Syrup: over medium heat adde 1 cup water, 1/2 cup of honey and 1/2 cup sugar. Stir until dissolved and let cool.
WHISKEY MANGO FOXTROT
Whiskey Mango Foxtrot
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Whiskey (Buy Now)
1 oz mango/pineapple juice
2 oz mango sorbet, softened
1/4 oz lime juice
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain up.
Garnish: fresh mango
BITTER SPRITZ
Bitter Spritz
1 oz Breckenridge Bitter (Buy Now)
3 oz extra dry champagne
Lemon sparkling water
Add all ingredients over ice.
Garnish: Mandarin orange wheels
WHAT’S UP DOC
What’s Up Doc
1 1/2 oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
2 1/4 oz fresh carrot juice
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
3/4 oz apple/honey simple syrup
A pinch of carrot powder
Shake all ingredients with ice. Serve on the rocks.
Garnish: candied carrot ribbon & dried Chrysanthemum
BUBBLES, BLUEBERRIES & BOBA FETT
Bubbles, Blueberries Boba Fett
1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
1 oz blueberry/maple/peppercorn shrub*
1/2 oz lime juice
Top with soda
Shake first three ingredients with ice. Strain over ice top with soda.
Garnish: blueberries
*Blueberry, maple and peppercorn shrub: 8 oz blueberries,8 oz water, 8 oz sugar,2 oz cider vinegar,2 oz maple syrup, 1 bar spoon peppercorn. Muddle blueberries & peppercorn in a saucepan. Over med heat add water, cider vinegar, maple syrup and sugar. Stir until dissolved.
DEWD…WHERE’S MY MOJITO
Dewd…Where’s My Mojito
2 oz Breckenridge White Rum
3 oz Honeydew melon shrub*
1/2 oz lime juice
1/4 oz mint tea
11 mint leaves muddled
Shake all ingredients with ice. Double strain over ice. Top with soda.
Garnish: mint bouquet
*Melon shrub: blend a medium-sized honeydew with 4 Tbsp Apple cider vinegar. Strain.
BARREL-SMOKED STRAWBERRY HORCHATA
Barrel-Smoked Strawberry Horchata
2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
4-1/2 oz Horchata mix*
Bar Spoon lime juice
Shake ingredients with ice.
Garnish: freshly grated cinnamon and freeze-dried strawberry.
*Horchata mix: add 8 cups rice and 30 oz water, steep, blend & strain. 13 oz cream of coconut, 10 strawberries, 1 oz cinnamon simple, 1/2 oz vanilla bean paste, 8 oz rice water, blend together and strain.
PURE. WHISKEY. PASSION.
Pure. Whiskey. Passion.
2oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
2oz apple liqueur
1-1/2oz passion fruit juice
1-1/4oz lemon juice
2 drops orange flower water
Shake top 5 ingredients with ice. Serve up.
Garnish: dehydrated passion fruit slice
TEA-KI VIBES
Tea-Ki Vibes
2oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
2oz cream of coconut
2oz double strength green tea
1oz pineapple juice
Pinch of green matcha tea
Shake top 5 ingredients with ice. Strain over crushed ice.
Garnish: mint and favorite tiki imaginations
SWANKY BANANA SWIZZLE
Swanky Banana Swizzle
2oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
1oz banana simple syrup*
1/2oz allspice dram
1/2oz lime juice
4 dashes Angostura Bitters
6 mint leaves
Garnish: mint sprig
*Banana Simple Syrup: muddle mint, banana syrup, lime and dram. Add half a glass of crushed ice and swizzle with swizzle stick or bar spoon. Add more crushed ice and bourbon. Swizzle, top with crushed ice & bitters.
FARMERS MARKET BOURBON SMASH
1-1/2oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)
1oz Teakoe black tea
1oz in-houseOrgeat
1/2oz lemon juice
4-5 blackberries
Double rocks or pebble ice.
Garnish: blackberries, a sprig of mint and powdered sugar.
FLUTTERBY POTION
Flutterby Potion
1-1/2oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
1-1/2oz butterfly pea flower/Himalayan sea salt syrup*
1-1/2oz fresh lemon juice
Garnish: edible butterfly
Instructions:
Pour first 2 ingredients in a 10oz Collins.
Add crushed or pebble ice.
Top with lemon juice.
* Butterfly pea flower syrup: over medium heat, add 4 cups water, 1oz dried butterfly pea flowers, stir and let the color turn blue. Strain out the flowers, add 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt, 2 cups sugar. Stir until dissolved.
CUCKOO COCONUT
Cuckoo Coconut
2oz Breckenridge Spiced Whiskey (Buy Now)
1-1/2oz cream of coconut
1-1/2oz almond milk
1oz pear juice
1oz Orgeat
1/4 teaspoon Turmeric
Shake 6 ingredients with ice. Serve over crushed or pebble ice.
Garnish: cinnamon stick
MINT JULEP
1-1/2oz Breckenridge High Proof (Buy Now)
3/4oz mint tea syrup
Crushed ice
Gently muddle raw simple syrup and mint. Add 2/3 cup of pebble ice. Stir to incorporate. Add Breckenridge High Proof and top with more pebble ice.
Garnish: mint sprig and powdered sugar
Mint tea and honey simple syrup:over medium heat add 8oz mint tea, 4oz honey and 4oz sugar. Stir until dissolved.
TEA TIME MULE
Tea Time Mule
1-1/2oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)
1oz Teakoe Peach tea
1/2oz Tim Burtons Maple Syrup
Top with ginger beer. Squeeze quarter lime
Garnish: Clothesline Bacon (Dijon, maple, & pepper)
Citrus Party
Citrus Party
¾ oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)
1-1/2 oz citrus syrup*
Top with soda
Build in glass top two ingredients. Add ice and top with soda. Slightly stir to incorporate ingredients.
Garnish: zest of orange, lemon & lime
*Citrus simple syrup: peel two grapefruits, two oranges, one lemon and one lime with little pith as possible. Over low heat add 1 cup water and citrus peels. Muddle peels gently to release oils. Add juice of one grapefruit, one orange, ½ cup monk fruit sweetener, ½ cup raw sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Let rest and cool. Strain, bottle and refrigerate.
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