Sleepytime Manhattan (Low-ABV)
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#ad Together with my friends at @littlesaintsco, I’ve developed an autumn-forward Manhattan. Here’s the thing, this is a no-abv alternative made with their St. Oak NA spirit. Combined with an allspice tea made with cinnamon, cloves, and allspice - it’s almost a guarantee that you’re going to want to make over and over again this season.
If you havent had St. Oak before, it’s made with reishi and lion’s mane mushroom which has a calming effect on the body. As far as flavor, it’s got notes of oak, vanilla, caramel and a little bit of spice to give it that kick similar to bourbon. I’m honestly really impressed with this spirit and if you’re looking for a low or no-abv alternative to whiskey, I can highly recommend trying this one out. And trust me, I don’t give out NA recommendations lightly.
Cheers y’all.
ingredients:
2 oz | 60 ml Little Saints St. Oak
¾ oz | 22.5 ml Sweet Vermouth
½ oz | 15 ml Allspice Dram
5 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Orange Twist Maraschino Cherry (Garnish)
instructions:
Combine all ingredients in mixing glass and stir with ice. Pour and strain in a rocks glass over a large cube. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and orange twist.
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I’m your huckleberry 🤠
I just got back from Montana with my friends at @traegergrills. It was strictly a grilling event but given what I do, of course I had to get behind the bar. I knew I wanted to incorporate local Montana ingredients like huckleberry, juniper (grown on site) and honey but also wanted to incorporate smoke from the grill. So I had the idea to make a bramble type cocktail.
For the smokey element, I smoked some local raw honey along with some juniper berries on the Traeger to just get a kiss of smoke. I then constructed the cocktail originally using gin like a traditional bramble, but the juniper botanicals overpowered the recipe so I switched to a reposado tequila and knew it was the perfect fit. They also had some locally made huckleberry liqueur which was the perfect last ingredient to top the cocktail and bring that sweet/sour/fruity element to the cocktail. Finally topped it with that smoked juniper berry branch to give it that botanical pop and tricking your brain into thinking you’re drinking a bramble when you’re actually drinking something closer to a margarita.
Given the ingredients and location, it was just fitting to call this the ‘Big Sky Bramble.’ Cheers y’all.
Big thanks to @i_drewcifer for the R&D help!
🎥: @tobojosh / @grillvaultbbq