Got Moonshine? Here's 10 Cocktails You Can Make
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ingredients 1 ¾ oz. Hudson New York Moonshine Corn Whiskey 1 oz. Antica Sweet Vermouth ½ oz. Cointreau 3 dashes orange bitters 1 lemon twist Preparation Stir the first four ingredients with ice and strain, up or over fresh ice, into rocks glass. Garnish with lemon twist. (Whiskey Park in New York City.)
Ingredients ½ oz. Tito’s Vodka ½ oz. Dutch’s Spirits Sugar Wash Moonshine ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice ½ oz. limoncello equal parts Sprite and soda water fresh thyme sprigs lemon slice Preparation Place the spirits and lemon juice in a shaker. Strain into a mason jar. Top with Sprite and soda water. Garnish with thyme sprig and lemon slice. (Chef’s Garden Restaurant at Crystal Springs Resort in New Jersey. Photo courtesy of Lauren Scrudato.)
Ingredients 1.5 oz. STILLHOUSE Original Moonshine 2 oz. ginger beer .5 oz. sweet and sour cocktail mixer .5 oz. peach juice .5 oz. cranberry juice 6 mint leaves, torn 3 peach wedges, skin removed Preparation Place all ingredients, except ginger beer, into shaker with ice. Shake to bruise mint and peaches. Add ginger beer and swirl to avoid breaking down carbonation. Pour into mason jar and serve. RECIPE: The Pot Pie Made With Peaches … And Beer (Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar in California.)
Ingredients 1.5 oz. Troy & Sons Platinum White Whiskey .5 oz. Aperol 1.5 oz. fresh pressed watermelon juice .75 oz. lemon juice .75 oz. simple syrup fresh rosemary 1 watermelon slice Preparation Add all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake. Pour into a mason jar. Garnish with fresh rosemary and a watermelon slice. (Yardbird Southern Table & Bar in Miami Beach.)
Ingredients 2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice 6 cups water 2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups moonshine ½ cup grenadine syrup strawberry slices thin slices of lemon Preparation Put the water and sugar in a small pot over medium heat, and heat until the sugar has dissolved and the water starts to clear, stirring occasionally so as not to burn the sugar (the mixture does not need to boil). Let cool. In a separate bottle, combine lemon juice, strawberries and moonshine with your syrup, and stir. When ready, pour over ice and add slices of lemon. (Cornelia Guest of Cornelia Guest Events.)
Ingredients 1 part white rum 1 part pineapple juice 1 part grenadine moonshine-infused maraschino cherries Preparation Mix white rum and pineapple juice together. Add grenadine. Finish by adding moonshine-infused maraschino cherries. READ: 5 Classic Cocktails You Should Know How to Make (Andrea Correale, celebrity caterer and founder of Elegant Affairs Catering.)
Ingredients 2 oz. Dutch’s Sugar Wash Moonshine 10 mint leaves 2 lime wedges 1 Tbsp. sugar club soda Preparation Muddle mint, lime and sugar in a pint glass. Combine with shaker full of ice and add moonshine. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds and pour into a highball glass. Top with club soda. (ABC Cocina in New York City.)
Ingredients 2 oz. Stillhouse Original Moonshine 3 oz. tomato juice 1 Tbsp. lemon juice salt and black pepper to taste 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce 2 drops Tabasco Preparation Put all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until cold. Strain into a glass. Garnish with lemon wedge, celery stalk, or green olives. (Mixologist Sam Spohr of Bludso’s in Los Angeles.)
Ingredients 1 oz. Dutch’s Sugar Wash Moonshine ¾ oz. Dutch’s Peach Brandy 1 oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice ½ oz. simple syrup 3 dashes orange bitters 1 egg white maraschino cherries Preparation Add all ingredients (except orange bitters) in a cocktail shaker and shake. Add ice and shake again. Pour into pre-chilled coupe glass and finish with 3 drops of orange bitters on top, making a triangle. Garnish with cherries. (Mixologist Ivan Mitankin of Bathtub Gin in New York City.)
Ingredients fresh mint leaves 2 sugar cubes or ½ oz. simple syrup 1 oz. Sugarlands Shine Silver Cloud Moonshine 1 oz. Sugarlands Shine Blockaders Blackberry Moonshine 1 fresh mint sprig Preparation Muddle mint leaves and sugar in glass. Add moonshines to mint and sugar. Fill glass with ice. Stir well and garnish with mint leaves. (Sugarlands Distillery in Tennessee.)