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Home on the Range

The Story

Sometimes it is just nice to leave all the bartools in the drawer and just mix up a quick cocktail in the glass itself. If you are an Old Fashioned purest, that’s even how you build that classic drink (muddle sugar cube and bitters, top with bourbon and add ice). I prefer the mixing glass most of the time though…

The Home on the Range is a fun twist on the Manhattan, adding the orange liqueur, Cointreau to the mix. If Cointreau isn’t already a staple of your home bar, it needs to be, if nothing else to mix up the Cable Car or make your Margaritas a bit more interesting (technically it is a triple sec, which refers to how it’s made versus what it “is”…)

This cocktail wraps up our list for Fall 2024. It’s been a fun exploration of bourbon this season, so be sure to go back and try all the others, even if that means pulling our a mixing glass or a cocktail shaker in the process. Cheers!

The Recipe

2oz Bourbon

0.25oz Cointreau

0.25oz Sweet Vermouth

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Garnish: orange and lemon twist (for the ambitious)

The Build

Add all ingredients to a chilled lowball (in the order listed)

Give it a swirl to combine

Drop in a single large cube (carefully!!) And swirl again.

Garnish with orange and lemon twist

Source: Regarding Cocktails by Sasha Petraske

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Tale of Two Cars: Cable Car

The Story

One of the great things about cocktails is that once you know a base recipe, you can always modify the elements are create something entirely new! That is definitely true for this riff on the Sidecar. The Cable Car swaps out the Cognac with Spiced Rum, adding a bold new flavor to the mix. For our recipe we chose to use Cointreau for our “orange liqueur”, but you can use Dry Curacao if you prefer (which was our choice for the Sidecar recipe).

This recipe comes from the amazing cocktail book by Steve the Bartender, and it’s definitely worth picking up a copy HERE.

Cheers!

The Recipe

This recipe is doubled for coupe

3.0oz Spiced Rum

1.5oz Orange Curacao (Cointreau)

2.0oz Lemon Juice

1.0oz Simple Syrup

The Build

All all ingredients to a cocktail shaker

Add ice and shake for 10-15 seconds

Double strain into a chilled Coupe glass (no ice)

Source: Steve the Bartender Cable Car 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

1.75 oz Evan Williams Black Label Bourbon

0.5 oz Cointreau

0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

0.5 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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Blueberry Bantha – Member Created Cocktail

The Story

This is our first member created cocktail, not created by one of the founders. We are thrilled to feature Leif’s tasty cocktail as the first of our “member created” series.

A well known fan of all things Star Wars, Leif found a creative way to combine blueberries with an often overlook liqueur, Limon Rum Chata! Leif’s original recipe is served on the rocks with minimal straining. We also discovered that if you like a cocktail served “up” (no ice) you can modify this drink. No change in the recipe, just double strain into a chilled glass.

Thank you Leif for raising this glass for all of us to enjoy!! Cheers! And May the Force be with You!!!

The Recipe

0.75oz Fresh Lime Juice

1.0oz Cointreau

1.0oz Limon Rum Chata

2.0oz Gin (Old Tom Gin works well)

8-10 fresh blueberries (will be muddled)

The Build

Add blueberries to a shaker tin and muddle into a nice paste

Add all the liquids to the shaker tin

Add 0.5 cup of ice cubes

Shake for 20-30 seconds (the longer the better)

Strain into a prepared rocks glass with ice cubes

Option for cocktails served “up””Double strain into a chilled coupe glass

Source: Runaway Anchor Member Leif Original Recipe