Cocktail Recipes for Celebrating
Our Dir. of Ops and beverage expert, Lauren Haye, is sharing a few of our most popular cocktail recipes from 2022! Just in time for the season of celebrating (and nipping the cold in the bum). And you’re guaranteed to impress your party guests when you whip together a Halo-Halo for them 😉 💜 .
Bookmark this page or print the recipes for easy reference! And share with a friend you wanna get crafty with 🍹 🥃.
Photo by Katie Palatucci
Orchard Cobbler
This swizzle is refreshing, approachable, low ABV! Perfect start to a dinner party. We love to pair this drink with oysters in particular.
Notes: The pineapple weed was foraged and infused into Cocchi Americano overnight. You can substitute chamomile tea or skip it.
1 ½ oz Oloroso Sherry
¾ oz pineapple weed infused Cocchi Americano*
¾ oz Honey (1:1)
1 oz Vermont apple cider
1 gram citric acid
2 drops orange blossom water
Build drink in a Collins glass. Fill with crushed ice and swizzle (stir, stir, stir!) Fill the glass back up to the top with crushed ice. Garnish with apple slices and fennel fronds.
Photo by Chadwick Estey
Halo-Halo
Halo-halo is a beloved dessert from Chef James’ Filipino heritage. We made this drink specifically to bring him, and all of you, joy. It translates to “mix-mix" in Tagalog and it certainly is quite the colorful, playful, textured mix. Have fun with the garnishes and get creative! (Shout out to the Baldwin Bar for their killer Halo-Halo cocktail <3)
Notes: This intentionally has many ingredients to capture the quirky essence of Halo-halo.. You can use one rum, one kind of tropical juice, and skip the banana liqueur and you will still have an awesome, tropical concoction! Don’t skip the ube: this special kind of sweet potato tastes like vanilla and is very, very purple. You can find it at many Asian markets or online.
1 oz Mad River Vanilla Rum
1 oz Rhum Agricole
1 oz Tropical fruit juice blend**
½ oz Cream Sherry (Lustau East India preferred choice)
¾ oz Coconut Milk
½ oz Sweetened & Condensed Milk
¼ oz Lime
Bar spoon Banana Liqueur
2 drops Ube Concentrate
**for the tropical fruit blend, we did 2 parts pineapple, 1 part mango, 1 part guava
Shake with ice and strain into your favorite, large clear glass. Fill with ice and garnish with toasted coconut flakes, a big mint ploosh, tapioca pearls, fruit slices… Have fun!
Photo by Isora Lithgow
Sbagliato Punch
We shared this recipe LAST holiday season—so clearly we’re ahead of trend ;-).
In this emergency punch recipe, we’ve taken the classic Sbagliato and super-sized it, and added a few easy mods to suit your mood (or the company). Check it out and get to sippin’!
For the cocktail:
One bottle (750 ml) each:
sparkling wine (or Lambrusco)
sweet vermouth
Campari
Combine all into a punch bowl, salad bowl, or big pasta bowl—whatever can hold 80 oz of liquid plus ice. Add ice.
Pro-Tips:
Want it more boozy? Add a full bottle of gin.
Want it a little lighter? Add a full bottle of un-flavored seltzer or club soda.
Wanna get fancy? Go slice an orange and put it in the bottom of a Bundt or loaf tin, with any hard spices (star anise, cinnamon, allspice) and rosemary (or not). Pour water over and freeze overnight. VOILA—punch ice!
Photo by Kevin King
MAPLE RUM OLD FASHIONED
Calling all cocktail lovers! Here’s the recipe for a super smooth bevvie Lauren served our guests at Mud, Maple & Mexican!
2 oz Rhum Barbancourt 8yr Special Reserve Haitian Rum
3/4 oz Grade A Robust Maple Syrup (2:1 dilution)
1/2 oz Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum
Barspoon Giffard Banane
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Stir and serve down or with a big rock. Garnish with an orange twist.
Note: It's important to layer the rums! Rhum Barbancourt is smooth but bright with vanilla and citrus notes; Smith & Cross has an awesome, funky banana profile, hence the addition of a little bit of banana liqueur to pull out that flavor. It pairs beautifully to the maple. The two are a killer combo and both punch way above their price point. Splurge and buy both!