With Father’s Day just around the corner, everyone is always curious WTF do we get our dads that say “I love you,” but also say, “You’re the sh*t?” Obviously – alcohol is the perfect way into anyone’s heart (unless your dad doesn’t drink, and if that’s the case, get him a book or something).
For those who have dads who are ready for a Sunday Funday and let loose, here are some killer drink recipes that use some of the best whiskey and beer – trust me, you won’t be sorry.
1. Burdeos Old Fashioned
2 oz. Gran Patrón Burdeos
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
2 Orange Zests (one for garnish)
1 Bar spoon rich demerera syurp or one demerara sugar cube
How To Make It:
Express one orange zest into a double old fashioned glass.
Combine Gran Patrón Burdeos, sugar and bitters in the glass.
Add large chunks of ice and stir ten revolutions to chill.
Express a second orange zest over the surface of the drink.
Garnish with the orange peel.
2. Saint Bernard Spritz
Created by Lucinda Weed, Beverage Consultant, New Orleans
2 oz. Aperol
3 oz. Prosecco
1 oz. Sparkling Water
How To Make It:
Build in a wine glass and enjoy somewhere outdoors!
3. Blackberry Tom Collins
1.25 oz NOLET’S Silver Dry Gin
.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
.75 oz Simple Syrup
3 Blackberries
Club Soda to top
How To Make It:
Muddle blackberries with a simple syrup in a mixing glass. Add NOLET’S Silver, lemon juice and ice. Shake and strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice. Top with soda. Garnish with two fresh blackberries.
4. Samuel Adams Summer Ale Sangria
Serves: Approx. 40 three-ounce servings
4¼ bottles Samuel Adams Summer Ale
2 bottles of light white wine, like a sweet Riesling
2 oz. soda water
½ cup of cognac
½ cup of apple schnapps
½ cup of simple syrup
2 honeydew melons, peeled, sliced and diced
4 oranges, cut in to wheels
How To Make It:
Mix all ingredients except soda water together in a large bowl, and refrigerate overnight. Add 2 oz. of soda water, and serve.
Happy Father’s Day to all you daddys out there!
