With bars and restaurants around the country currently closed, many of us are forced to play the role of bartender while in self-isolation. Thankfully, Slane Irish Whiskey has enlisted 20 mixologists from across the US to come up with some easy-to-recreate cocktail recipes with their At-Home Bar program.
With the At-Home Bar program, bartenders across the US were hired by Slane Irish Whiskey to showcase their very best cocktails created at home using simple ingredients and Slane Irish Whiskey because we could all use a drink – and a distraction – right about now.
Enjoy these cocktail recipes and try experimenting with some concoctions of your own – from the safety of your home, of course.
Slane Smash by Jarret Holborough
12, Atlanta
- 2 oz Slane Irish Whiskey
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 1 oz honey syrup
Place all ingredients in shaking tin with ice; shake/strain into a rocks glass with ice and garnish with a lemon twist.
Emerald Highball by Milo Salehi
The Beehive, San Francisco
- 1 oz Slane Irish Whisky
- .25 oz. Agave Nectar or Honey
- 5 oz Jasmine Cardamom Tea*
- 1.5 oz soda
- Garnish with lemon or orange peel
Add all ingredients to tin (except soda). Shake/strain into glass with ice; top with soda. Garnish with lemon or orange peel
*For the tea just brew a strong batch of jasmine tea with a couple of pods of cardamom. Let cool and refrigerate.
Don’t Be So Blue by Taylor Matthews
Hermanito, Los Angeles
- 2 oz Slane Irish Whiskey
- 1 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1 oz blueberry sage syrup*
- 1.5 oz soda
Put all ingredients in tin minus soda. Give a quick shake and add soda into tin and pour in glass. Add ice, garnish, and serve
*Blueberry Sage Syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1 cup water
- 10 sages leaves, chopped
Put over medium heat till berries start to burst and liquid turns a dark purple. Take off heat and leave to steep for 30 mins. Fine strain and refrigerate. It should keep for 2 weeks.
Fourplex by Taylor Morris
How to Survive on Land and Sea, Houston
- .5 oz lemon
- .5 oz lavender simple syrup*
- 3 oz Lapsang Souchong tea
- 2 oz Slane
Chill coup or rocks glass with ice before beginning cocktail. Add all ingredients into tin/pint glass; add ice. Stir to dilute. Empty ice out of glass; pour cocktail. Garnish with lavender sprigs
*Lavender simple syrup:
- 1 part water
- 1 part sugar
- 1 part lavender buds
Put water and sugar in a large saucepan. Stir low-med heat until sugar is dissolved. Add lavender buds. Bring to boil, then take off heat and let simmer for 30 minutes. Strain with strainer or cheesecloth. Put in the vessel and throw in the fridge.
Trouble in Paradise by Clara Ridabock
Victoria, Portland, Oregon
- 2 oz Slane Irish Whiskey
- 1 oz lemon
- .5 oz cinnamon syrup
- .25 oz peach liqueur
Build in a tin, shake and double strain into coupe. Garnish with an orange twist
Ball and a Biscuit by Scott Eton
Los Angeles
- 2 oz Slane Irish Whiskey
- .75 oz lemon
- .75 oz rosemary orgeat*
- .5 oz sherry (any dry sherry will do)
Shake all ingredients and strain over rocks. Garnish with Rosemary sprig.
*Rosemary Orgeat:
Take equal parts Almond Milk and white sugar (1:1); heat in a small saucepan with 2 rosemary sprigs and a pinch of salt and let simmer for 5 min on low heat. Strain out the Rosemary sprigs and you’re ready to go.
Boyne Valley Smash by Justin Ware
Johnny’s Gold Brick + Night Shift, Houston
- 1.5 oz Slane Irish Whiskey
- .25 of a whole lemon
- .5 clementine or mandarin orange (peeled)
- .5 oz simple syrup (2:1)*
- Top with 1 oz Sparkling water
First cut Lemon into 8 Pieces; use two slices, cut them in half, place into glass. Peel mandarin orange; use ½ of the meat, cut into small pieces. Place in glass. Add simple syrup. Muddle lemon, mandarine, and simple until the juice is completely expelled. Add Slane Whiskey. Add ice, stir briefly. Top with soda. Enjoy. Garnish with a mandarine orange wheel.
Slane and Able by Melaney Schmidt
Public Provisions, Portland, OR
- 2 oz Slane Irish Whiskey
- 1 oz coffee syrup*
- .75 oz pineapple juice
- .75 fresh lime juice
Mix all ingredients in a shaker tin with ice and shake for 8 seconds – strain into a snifter or coupe. The drink should be really fluffy.
*Coffee syrup: equal parts warm coffee and sugar – stir to integrate. That’s it!
Gold of Mount Charles by James Nowicki
The Bamboo Room at Sorry Charlie’s, Savannah
- 2 oz Slane Irish Whiskey
- .5 oz amaro
- Barspoon (scant teaspoon) honey
- 3 dash angostura bitters
- 2 dash orange bitters
- Lemon and orange oil
Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled rocks glass and stir with a common teaspoon. Express the citrus oils from the fruit (lemon first!). Garnish them in the drink and enjoy.
Preservation Punch by Jeanie Grant
Palmetto, Oakland
- 2 oz Slane
- .75 oz Lemon Juice
- .5 oz Demerara Simple (1:1)
- Heavy Bar Spoon Raspberry Preserves or Jam (can substitute other Berry Preserves)
- 3 drops Balsamic Vinegar
Shake with ice, fine strain over fresh cubes, garnish with a lemon twist and optional berry.
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