Specialty Cocktails
Manhattan
A time tested and traditional Manhattan cocktail recipe made with Laws’ San Luis Valley Rye
Ingredients
- 2oz San Luis Valley Rye
- 1oz Sweet Vermouth
- 2 dash Angostura Bitters
- Brandied cherry
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir to combine. Strain in to a coup or martini glass. Garnish with a cocktail cherry and enjoy.
Mountain Mint Julep
A traditional julep recipe made with our Colorado-made Four Grain Bourbon
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 oz Laws Whiskey House Four Grain Bourbon
- 1 oz Simple Syrup
- 10 Mint Leaves
Directions
Combine all ingredients in shaker tin. Muddle mint, then shake with ice. Strain over fresh crushed ice into a julep cup or tall glass. Garnish with mint sprigs and enjoy.
Rabbit Season
The perfect cocktail to welcome spring
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Laws San Luis Valley Rye
- 3 oz carrot juice
- 3/4 oz 1:1 honey syrup
- 3/4 oz lemon juice
- 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a highball glass. Top with crushed ice. Garnish with carrot greens and enjoy.
Vieux Carré
One of our favorite classics, translating to “old square” in French
Ingredients
- 1 oz Laws San Luis Valley Rye
- 1 oz Cognac
- 1/2 oz Benedictine D. O. M.
- 1/2 oz sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
Directions
Stir with Ice, strain over a large cube in a rocks glass or up in a coup glass. Express lemon peel to garnish.
San Luis Valley Hot Chocolate
Spicy hot chocolate and spicy rye. A match made in heaven
Ingredients
- 4 oz chocolate milk or chocolate almond milk
- 1 oz Laws San Luis Valley Rye
- 1/2 oz creme de cacao
- 1/2 oz vanilla simple syrup
- 4 dashes mole bitters
Directions
Heat up the chocolate milk in a container. Combine the rest of the ingredients except the chocolate milk in a mug. Add the hot chocolate milk in the mug and stir. Enjoy after a day in the mountains.
Four Grain Hot Apple Cider
Nothing says fall in Colorado like spiced cider and bourbon
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Laws Four Grain Bourbon
- 4 oz apple cider
- 1/2 oz cinnamon simple syrup
- 1/4 oz Licor 43
- 3 dashes cardamom bitters
Directions
Heat up the apple cider in a container. Combine all the ingredients except the apple cider in a mug. Add the hot apple cider to the glass, stir, and enjoy.