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Ginger Locks

The Story

No St Patrick’s Day would be complete without a ginger ale or ginger beer based drink. This one requires a very specific whiskey. Red Locks is a Minnesota made Irish whiskey, and it’s worth checking out if you can find it. For locals it’s easy to snag, so go grab a bottle this weekend and try out this Irish cocktail! It’s worth noting that Red Locks is a milder Irish whiskey, if you’re used to drinking Jameson. But a good smooth.

Local should stop by Kierans Pub in Minneapolis, if you get a chance, where the GingerLocks was invented, and is always on the menu!! Cheers!

The Recipe

2 oz Red Locks Irish Whiskey

1 oz Ginger Ale

Garnish with lime wedge

The Build

Fill Collins glass with ice

Add whiskey and top off with Ginger Ale

Garnish with Lime wedge

Source: Red Locks GingerLocks recipe

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Our first MiniMenu for St Patrick’s Day!!

We’ve updated our “menu list” to include a sneak peak of an upcoming Patreon Perk: Mini Menus! This one is for St. Patrick’s Day. More will come in the future, and starting in May it will be for Patreon Members Only.

We also updated our “Standards” menu, and made it “The Keepers“, listing our favorite cocktails and mocktails from past seasonal menus and cocktail parties in general. Enjoy!

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The Gunpowder of Middle Earth

The Story

Another amazing cocktail name. We must believe somewhere in Middle Earth they grew kiwi plants, right?! Perhaps not in the Shire or Helm’s Deep. But the sunny parts that weren’t found in the Hobbit or the Ring Trilogy. Well, geeky rant aside, this one is pretty fun.

You’ll be muddling the green fruit for this one, so get a muddler if you don’t already have one. You might also have noticed the name “Gunpowder” in the name. That’s not a flavor, it’s a BRAND. Don’t spoil this cocktail with Beefeater or even Hendriks. Get a good bottle of Gunpowder IRISH Gin, and enjoy every last drop in this cocktail and any others you make. Cheers!

The Recipe

1½ oz Gunpowder Irish Gin

½ oz Fresh Kiwi (peeled and cubed)

½ oz Fresh Lemon Juice

½ oz Simple Syrup

1 kiwi slice for garnish

The Build

Add the kiwi to a cocktail shaker and muddle into a paste

Add remaining ingredients to the cocktail shaker

Add ice and shake for 12-15 seconds

Double strain into a chilled coupe

Garnish with a slice of kiwi

Source: Palm Bay International cocktail recipe

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Midori Sour

The Story

One of the first cocktail I ever had over twenty years ago was the Midori Sour. It’s an often teased drink, but for this St Patrick’s Day, let’s give it a shot.

Here’s the key to a good Midori Sour, do not, I repeat, DO NOT use “sweet and sour mix”. One shot of midori and two shot of that does not a good cocktail make! You have to juice a lemon and a lime to get a good drink here, so do the work!

The vodka shot is extra, if you want a little extra kick in your melon flavored drink. I don’t make them often anymore, but the taste brings me back, and perhaps it might be the same way for you. Cheers!

The Recipe

1½ oz Midori Melon Liqueur

1 oz Vodka

½ oz Fresh Lemon Juice

½ oz Fresh Lime Juice

3 oz Club Soda (or lemon lime soda if you want it sweeter)

Here’s a link for a hand juicer, if you don’t have one.

The Build

Add all ingredients (but soda) to a highball or collins glass filled with ice (build in glass!!)

Stir for 20 seconds to combine the elements

Top off with Club Soda and stir again to mix

Source: Delish Midori Sour Recipe

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Grace O’Malley

The Story

On the hunt for an interesting cocktail based in Irish Whiskey, the name of this one jumped right off the digital page. We were intrigued by the combination of Irish whiskey with coffee liqueur. Adding orgeat, a tiki staple, was eyebrow raising, and then just tossing lemon in at the end? We were skeptical.

The outcome is a very interesting cocktail. Almost a St Patrick’s Tiki Drink. All the flavors have somehow combined into something new, which we love about cocktails. So, if you are looking for an interesting way to add some Jameson to your Saint Patrick’s Day (or any day), check this one out! Plus, as it requires a straw to drink, it’s VR Enabled!!! Cheers!

The Recipe

1½ oz Irish Whiskey (Jameson)

1 oz Coffee Liqueur (we used Tia Maria)

¾ oz Orgeat

½ oz Fresh Lemon Juice

½ oz Simple Syrup

The Build

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker

Add ice and shake for 10-15 seconds

Strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice

Source: The Tasting Panel cocktail recipe

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White Russian (featuring Mr. Black)

The Story

The earliest cocktails that I ordered at bars were Midori Sours and White Russians. Simple builds, not overly “boozy”. And while I don’t make them as much now, I’ve brought the White Russian back entirely because of Mr Black. Using this liqueur (versus kaluha) you save an entire step (no vodka bottle required), and put the coffee first in the cocktail. Simple glass build of equal parts and you’re ready for an evening chilling out.

Cheers!

The Recipe

2 oz Mr Black Coffee Liqueur

2 oz Cream (heavy cream is great!)

The Build

Fill low ball glass with ice cubes

Add Mr Black over the ice

Add cream over the ice (over up-turned spoon if you want to be fancy)

Stir and Drink!

Source: Mr Black Recipe

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Rusty Nail

The Story

Most people know me as a scotch drinker. When I first tried it, I did not like it a all. I learned that was mostly because I was drinking cheap stuff. Once I was introduced to high quality brands (Lagavulin is still my fav), I discovered the joy of sipping a Scotch Neat over the course of an hour or so. Now when I introduce people to scotch I use the Rusty Nail. This cocktail is as simple as it gets, just scotch and drambuie. The drambuie is sweet and mellows the scotch out. You still get the distinct scotch flavor, but the additional sweetness takes off some of the burn and pushes the peat into the background. So if you’re new to Scotch, try this one out!

Cheers!

The Recipe

2 oz Blended Scotch Whisky

1 oz Drambuie

1 lemon peel (garnish)

The Build

Add everything to a mixing glass, half fill with ice cubes

Mix for 30 seconds

Strain into a low ball glass over a large ice cube

Release lemon oil over the drink, and add the peal for garnish

SOURCE: Anders Erickson Rusty Nail Recipe

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Whiskey Sour

The Story

This is another “anybody can make this cocktail” option. This was the first “complex” cocktail I made that also turned into a showpiece. I say “complex” because it requires quality ingredients and careful attention to the steps. There are two keys to this cocktail. First, always use fresh lemon. I know juicing isn’t convenient, but canned lemon juice will make a bad cocktail. Second, be very careful during the “dry shake” portion of shaking. The key to a shaker (any style) is the cold will hold the shaker together. Without the cold, the shaker will try and expand while shaking, and I have a few experiences with blowing the seal and splattering my kitchen with cocktail ingredients. So pay attention when you dry shake!

Cheers!

The Recipe

1½ oz Bourbon

¾ oz Lemon Juice (fresh)

½ oz Simple Syrup (rich demerara if you have it)

½ oz Egg White (one egg, usually)

3 drops Angostura Bitters (garnish)

The Build

Dry shake all ingredient (minus bitters) for 20 seconds

Add ice to shaker and shake 20 seconds

Double Strain into low ball glass with fresh ice cubes

After the foam settles, Drip 3 drops of bitters on top of the cocktail

Source: Anders Erickson Whiskey Sour Recipe

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Why Not? – Death and Co. Original

The Story

This cocktail is an original, created at Death and Company by Devon Tarby in 2017. This is a twist on the classic sidecar, but adds in maple syrup to the mix. Perfect for the Winter Menu in 2024!

This cocktail features an herbal garnish of a sage leaf. We recommend not skipping the garnish on this one. Just like a Mai Tai just isn’t a Mai Tai without the bouquet of mint at the top of the glass, the “Why Not” mixes taste and smell perfectly here. And the bourbon called for in the recipe is not super expensive; so that’s great! Cheers!

The Recipe

1¾ oz Evan Williams Black Label Bourbon

½ oz Cointreau

¾ oz Fresh Lemon Juice

½ oz Dark Robust Maple Syrup

Garnish: Sage Leaf and Lemon Wheel

The Build

Shake all ingredients with ice

Double strain into a double old fashioned glass with ice cubes

Garnish with Sage and Lemon Wheel

Source: Cocktail Codex, a Death and Company book

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Poet’s Dream

The Story

Another tasty cocktail from the Winter Menu (and the Cocktail Codex, from Death and Company). If you enjoy a martini, you’ll probably enjoy this too. If you are not yet drinking your martinis by the book (gin, vermouth, maybe bitters), this is a nice entry to the cocktail. It pulls back on the vermouth, and adds in the complex herbal liqueur of Benedictine (one of our favs!). Sticking with orange bitters and you’ve got a nice sipper. Cheers!

The Recipe

2 oz Gin

¾ oz Dolin Dry Vermouth

¼ oz Benedictine

2 dashes Orange Bitters

Garnish: Lemon Twist

The Build

Stir all ingredients over ice (good 30 seconds)

Strain into a chilled Nick and Nora glass

Express lemon oil and set on the edge of the glass

Source: Cocktail Codex – A Death and Company Book