Tag Archives: cocktails

The Sport of Kings means regal cocktails, like the Blackberry Mint Julep.

Hammerstone’s Blackberry Mint Julep A delicious cocktail is the perfect way to stay cool and refreshed when the weather starts to warm up. This recipe for our Blackberry Mint Julep is perfect for your next cocktail party or summer soiree. But we highly suggest you whip up a couple of these unique Kentucky Derby cocktails [...]

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It’s an Irish Car Bomb. It’s a Jello Shot. It’s both.

Irish Car Bomb Jello Shots If you’re like us, you’re into do-it-yourself science projects, especially the ones which allow you to take your favorite liquors and turn them into one awesome semi-solid cocktail. This recipe combines Guinness, Jameson and Bailey’s with a little gelatin. The result? The best jello shot you’ll ever have. These beautifully nebulous babies [...]

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Strawberry Moonshine Mint Julep – Moonshine gets all gentrified.

Strawberry Moonshine Mint Julep Winter is on it’s way out and balmy weather is in the forecast. That means it’s time to start planning the drink menu for the warmer days that lie ahead. When we think warm-weather drinks, we think mint juleps. The mint julep, one of the first mixed drinks, was popularized on 18th-century [...]

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Yes, your Irish eyes will be smiling after a couple of these babies.

The Paddy Cocktail St. Paddy’s Day is right around the corner. It’s time to start planning. You need a strategy. The goal here is to pay homage to a rich culture through one of it’s time-honored traditions, which is drinking. But, you need to accomplish this task with the decorum and class of a grown adult. [...]

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Make the proper diagnosis.

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Santa knows stress.

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Remain calm. Drink whiskey.

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One small step for whiskey…

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Only two things make whiskey better: More of it, or chasing it with beer.

The serviceable and delectable Boilermaker. A whiskey, beer back, is hardly the highlight of creative bar-tending. But as many of us know, not every beer-and-booze pairing works. Finding a perfect pairing takes a little thought. You have to be careful not to overpower the flavors in any direction – like having a super heavy beer with a whiskey that’s [...]

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Bourbon Cherry Bounce – It’s a Holiday Hooch, and you’ve got to start it now.

Hammerstone’s Bourbon Cherry Bounce We believe that everyone has a little “bootlegger” in them, and this preparation let’s you get in touch with your “inner outlaw”. This is not an immediate-results kind of recipe. It requires some patience, but very little work. Start now, while cherries are fresh and gorgeous, and by the holidays you’ll [...]

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