Hot Cocktail Recipes For Every Season

PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023
By Mackenzie Glover

You can’t spell “fun” without “cocktails.” Well, maybe you can, but who would want to? That’s why if you scroll on down, you’ll find delicious and refreshing cocktails for any time of the year featuring the increasingly popular spiced rum, tequila, vodka and mmmmm, mmmmm, Irish whisky spirits from the William & Grant family of brands: Sailor Jerry, Milagro, Tullamore D.E.W., and Reyka! Sure, you can find tasty drinks like these at musical festivals like the Sturgis Buffalo Chip®. But festivals don’t have to be the only ones to share these hot cocktail trends with friends. You can make them at home while dreaming up your festival fun!

ST. PATRICK’S DAY DRINK RECIPES

IRISH COFFEE

Ready for St. Paddy’s Day perfection? Start with our Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Coffee tutorial, then explore our blog for the best St. Paddy’s drinks to keep the celebration going all day long.

Then, scroll on to find more St. Patrick’s Day recipes from all of the featured brands! 

ICED IRISH COFFEE

Ingredients:
30ml Tullamore D.E.W. Original
90ml American Coffee/Cold Brew Coffee
15ml Demerara Sugar
40ml Cream
Nutmeg (Garnish)

Directions: Pour Tullamore D.E.W. Original, cold brew coffee and Demerara sugar into a highball glass. Shake double cream in a shaker until thickened before laying over the drink. Garnish with a grating of nutmeg and enjoy.

 

SAILOR JERRY PREGAME PUNCH

Ingredients:
6 Parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
1 Part Lemon Lime Soda
6 Parts Spicy Ginger Beer
3 Parts Pineapple Juice
1 ½ Parts Lime Juice

Directions: Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl or pitcher, fill with ice. To serve, pour into a highball glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

 

TREBOL (SHAMROCK)

Ingredients:
2 Parts Milagro Silver
1 Slice Tomatillo
1 Part Fresh Lime Juice
½ Parts Agave Nectar
4 Cucumber Slices
1 Pinch Cilantro
1 Slice Jalapeno
1 Pinch Salt
1 Slice Cucumber (Garnish)

Directions: Combine all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour the liquid into a Boston Shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass. Garnish with cucumber.

 

THE GREEN LAGOON

Ingredients:
1 ½ Parts Reyka Vodka
¾ Parts Limoncello
½ Part Midori
½ Part Blue Curacao
½ Part Simple Syrup
Top with Club Soda (Optional)
Candy Fish (Garnish)

Directions: Shake all ingredients over ice and strain into a highball glass over ice and garnish with candy fish. Top with Topo Chico mineral water for extra fizz.

RUM RECIPES

CHICA-CHERRY JERRY

Ingredients:
2 Parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
½ Part Vanilla Syrup
Cherry Cola

Directions: Combine Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum and vanilla syrup in a highball glass. Fill with ice. Top with cherry cola and garnish with a fresh cherry.

BACKYARD LEMONADE

Ingredients:
2 Parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
4 Parts Fresh Lemonade

Directions: Build Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum and fresh lemonade in a rocks-filled highball glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

HIGHBALL OF DUTY

Ingredients:
1 ½ Parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
½ Part Pineapple Juice
Top with Ginger Ale

Directions: Build cocktail in Collins glass over ice, stirring until mixing well. Garnish with pineapple wedge and leaf.

TEQUILA RECIPES

THE FRESHEST MARGARITA

Ingredients:
2 Parts Milagro Silver
¾ Parts Agave Nectar
1 Part Fresh Lime Juice
1 Lime Wheel (Garnish)

Directions: Pour all ingredients into a Boston shaker, add ice, shake and strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

SPICY MARGARITA

Ingredients:
1 ½ Parts Milagro Silver
¾ Part Fresh Lime Juice
½ Part Serrano Simple Syrup
1 Serrano Chili (Garnish)

Directions: Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a Serrano Chili and salted rim.

MAYAN MULE

Ingredients:
2 Parts Milagro Reposado
½ Part Fresh Lime Juice
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
3 Parts Ginger Beer
Lime Wheel (Garnish)
Mint Sprig (Garnish)

Directions: Pour all ingredients into a highball glass with ice. Stir and garnish with mint sprig and a lime wheel.

IRISH WHISKY RECIPES

TULLY MULE

Ingredients:
50ml Tullamore D.E.W. Original
150ml Ginger Ale
1 Lemon Wedge

Directions: Pour Tullamore D.E.W. over ice into a glass. Top with 2 parts Ginger Ale. Garnish with lemon wedge.

TULLY AND BREW

Ingredients:
30ml Tullamore D.E.W.
Beer of Your Choice (IPA, Red Ale, Stout are all great pairings)

Directions: Pour Tullamore D.E.W. into a shot glass and pair with your beer of choice for a complementary sipping experience.

VODKA RECIPES

ORANGE CRUSH

Ingredients:
1 ½ Parts Reyka Vodka
3 Parts Fresh Orange Juice
Top Sprite or Soda

Directions: Combine all ingredients in a glass and stir.

ICELANDIC MULE

Ingredients:
2 Parts Reyka Vodka
¾ Part Ginger Syrup
Top Soda Water
Garnish Lime Wedge

Directions: Shake and strain into iced Collins glass. Top with soda water. Garnish with lime wedge.

What’s your favorite summer cocktail? Share it in the comments below, and you might see it pop up on the menu at your favorite Buffalo Chip watering hole!

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