December 2020

Are you wondering what to do with the whiskey you were gifted over the holidays?

Look no further because Chilled has put together four whiskey cocktails that will be the perfect thing to sip on this weekend. There is no better time to further your bartending skills than with one of these whiskey cocktails. Grab your shaker and get to work.

I Am My Own Muse

I Am My Own Muse

Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a Tiki cocktail! Sip on this fruity and delicious taste of summer. Created by Mariena Mercer – General Manager at Chandelier Bar and the property mixologist for The Cosmopolitan Resort, Las Vegas

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Knappogue Castle 14-Year-Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey
• 1/2 oz. Kai Coconut Pandan Shochu
• 1/4 oz. Tempus Fugit Creme de Banane
• 1 oz. Pineapple Juice
• 3/4 oz. Lime Juice
• dash Pandan Paste
• 1/4 oz. Coconut Chai Roobios Syrup*
• Angostura Bitters
• Frida Glass or highball
• Crushed

Garnish: Simple syrup and Electra Dust, 2 dashes of Angostura Bitters, and edible flowers

Preparation: Assemble all ingredients and shake with ice for 20 seconds. Paint simple syrup on glass and apply Electra to the lips (or rim) of the glass. Pack the glass with crushed ice and strain the cocktail over ice. Finish with 2 dashes of Angostura Bitters and edible flowers.

*Coconut Chai Roobios Syrup

(1-liter water, 1-liter sugar, 4 tablespoons loose-leaf Coco Chai Roobios loose leaf tea). Bring all ingredients to a boil and simmer on low for 20 minutes. Let infuse for 1 hour and strain out solids. Refrigerate.

Peanut Butter Cup Martini

Peanut Butter Cup Martini

Peanut butter and cocktail are a match made in heaven. If you are looking for a decadent drink, this will be the perfect thing to cure that sweet tooth.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Whisper Creek Peanut Butter Chocolate
• 1 oz. Pickers Vodka
• 1 oz. Dark Creme De Cacao Liqueur
• 3 drops Vanilla Extract
• Peanut Butter Cup

Preparation: Add all ingredients (except the peanut butter cup garnish of course) to a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake vigorously for 30 seconds before straining into a chilled glass. Garnish with a peanut buttercup.

Teeling Eggnog

Teeling Eggnog

(serves two)

Eggnog lovers can agree that the holidays wouldn’t be the same without it. To sophisticate that childhood favorite, add some whiskey to it!

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 oz. Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey
• 3 oz. Whole Milk
• 2 1/2 oz. Double Cream
• 2 1/2 tbsp. Sugar
• 1 Egg (separated into whites and yolks)
• Fresh nutmeg

Preparation: Whisk egg yolk in a bowl with 2 tbsp of sugar until the mixture is pale yellow and thick (this is best done with an electric handheld mixer). Stir in milk, double cream, and Teeling Small Batch Whiskey. When ready to serve, using a handheld electric mixer, whisk the egg white until foamy and opaque. Add the remaining sugar and whisk the egg white until soft peaks form when the whisk is removed. Pour the eggnog into a large glass and fold in the egg whites until well combined. Ladle the eggnog into glass tumblers and serve with a little freshly grated nutmeg over the top of each glass. Enjoy!

Spiced Sour

Spiced Sour

This spicey and sour cocktail will be the perfect thing to shake up and serve this weekend. With citrus flavors and excitement from the cinnamon, this drink will become a go-to.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Egan’s Vintage Grain
• 1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz. Fresh Blood Orange Juice
• 1/2 oz. Cinnamon/Clove Rich Simple*
• Egg Whites

Preparation: Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Dry shake until pressure changes, add ice and hard shake until fluffy. Double strain into a large coupe. Garnish with chocolate bitters in a pretty design andor a dried blood orange round balanced on the rim.

*Cinnamon/Clove Rich Simple

Make a rich infused syrup by dissolving 16 oz sugar in 8 oz water and adding 2 cinnamon sticks and 4-6 whole cloves to the mix. Leave them in until the finished syrup comes to room temperature.

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The halls are decked, the presents opened, all that’s left to do is sit back and savor the rest of the day with a delicious hot cocktail!

Each of these four drinks was developed by the beverage team at a different resort. So you can travel by cocktail and plan for next year’s (hopefully) post-covid vacations.

Adult Red Velvet Hot Chocolate

Adult Red Velvet Hot Chocolate

On chilly Chicago nights, guests at the Deer Path Inn, a 57-room boutique hotel inspired by English innkeeping traditions, can tuck into the inn’s individually wrapped, Santa-approved turndown chocolate chip cookies and sip on a Red Velvet Hot Cocoa for ultimate #cozyseason vibes.

Ingredients:

• 8 oz. Chocolate Chips
• 1 cup Whole Milk
• 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
• 4 drops of Red Food Coloring (or more if deeper color desired) 
• 1 oz. Vanilla or Cream Flavored Vodka

Preparation:  In a small sauce pot, on medium heat, add the chocolate chips. Once they start to melt, start adding in the milk, while stirring with a silicone covered whisk. Stir until all melted and smooth. Bring to a low boil, stirring often, and add vanilla or cream flavored vodka, red food coloring.  Stir and cook for about a minute. Serve it in a clear cappuccino cup and top it off with whipped cream and more chocolate chips.

The Little Nell Hot Toddy

The Little Nell Hot Toddy

Exclusive Resorts’ The Little Nell in Aspen, Colorado

The Little Nell Hot Toddy creates a heady floral bouquet to keep the drink light and dangerously drinkable… perfect for daydreaming about your next trip to The Club’s private villas in Aspen, Colorado.

Ingredients: 

• 2 oz. Hennessey VSOP (or XO) Cognac
• 3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz. Anise
• Nutmeg
• Honey Simple Syrup To Taste

Preparation: Build the cocktail in any insulated glassware and top with hot Rishi’s “chamomile medley” tea. Garnish with a nutmeg-dusted lemon wheel.

The Sultan

The Sultan

The Brass Tag in Deer Valley, Utah Exclusive Resorts’

The Sultan, reminiscent of your favorite winter vacation, is a hot cocktail inspired by snow-laden mountains and ski trips. Whiskey from Park City—combining rye, bourbon, and scotch for extra complexity—is the basis of this drink from manager Josh Hockman at everyone’s favorite local hangout, The Brass Tag.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 oz. High West Campfire Whiskey
• 1/2 oz. Utah Honey
• 1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
• 2 dashes Scrappy’s Seville Orange Bitters
• 3 oz. Hot Water

Preparation: Combine and stir honey, hot water, and lemon juice in a glass. Add the bitters and whiskey. Garnish with cinnamon, an orange peel, and fresh grated nutmeg.

Wally Toddy

Wally Toddy

Wolfdale’s in Lake Tahoe, California

Don’t get spooked, but the Wally Toddy is named after the in-house ghost who is a legacy of the historic building—a Comstock mine-era lumberman’s home prior to becoming a restaurant. This simple recipe is the perfect holiday treat and will transport you from your kitchen to scenic Lake Tahoe in no time.

Ingredients: 

• 1 1/2 oz. Makers Mark Bourbon
• 3/4 oz. Honey Simple Syrup (equal parts water and honey boiled down)
• 1/2 oz. Fresh-Squeezed Lemon Juice
• 4 oz. Hot Water

Preparation: Build the cocktail in a snifter glass and serve with a lemon twist.

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Merry Christmas from your friends at Chilled!

With as weird as this year has been, we’re ready to mix up a few drinks and take it easy this holiday. These five cocktails are each a little bit festive, extremely tasty, and all are simple to mix up making them the perfect sippers for today.

Dutch Milk Punch

Dutch Milk Punch

By the team at Bols Genever 

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 oz. Bols Genever
• 1/2 oz. All Spice Dram
• 1/2 oz. Cacao
• 1 oz. Milk

Preparation: Shake and double strain over crushed ice, garnish with nutmeg.

The Jingle Bell Fizz

The Jingle Bell Fizz

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. ABERFELDY 12 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• 1 oz. Unfiltered Apple Juice
• 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz. Cinnamon Syrup
• Sparkling Wine (to top)

Preparation: Add ABERFELDY 12, apple juice, lemon juice and syrup to a glass and stir. Pour into a champagne flute and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a rosemary sprig and a dehydrated apple slice.

Black Velvet

Black Velvet

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Lobos 1707 Mezcal
• 3/4 oz. Red Wine Syrup
• 3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
• 1 bar spoon of Apricot Jam
• 1 Dried Apricot

Preparation: Combine all liquid ingredients and apricot jam with ice in a shaker. Shake, strains, and serve in a rocks glass. Garnish with a dried apricot.

White Russian

White Russian

By the team at Galliano

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Galliano Ristretto
• 1 oz. Vodka
• 1/2 oz. Cream

Preparation: Build ingredients into an ice-filled glass. Garnish with a spring of mint and as many white chocolate straws as you can handle.

Naughty and Spice

Naughty and Spice

The warmth of Buffalo Trace bourbon and nutmeg paired with crisp apple cider, lemon juice, and orange liqueur makes the Naughty and Spice the perfect cocktail to transport those who drink it to a warm southern holiday at Keeneland Racecourse.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 oz. Buffalo Trace
• 1 oz. Orange Liqueur
• 3 oz. Apple Cider
• 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
• 1/4 tsp. Ground Nutmeg

Preparation: Build in a shaker tin with ice. Shake Hard and Strain over Ice. Garnish with Orange Wheel, Cinnamon Stick and Star of Anise.

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The parties are canceled; the celebrations are postponed.

These holidays are unlike any other in years past. What hasn’t changed is having the perfect bottle of wine that can evoke memories of togetherness.

Allomi Cabernet Sauvignon

With notes of delicious blackberry, lavender, and boysenberry, this wine has a flavor that can’t be beat. This cabernet will soon become a favorite with the hints of vanilla and a dense and well-integrated tannin that provide a plush mouthfeel. The black plum leads to notes of espresso and a subtle oak spice.

Allomi Cabernet Sauvignon

Lion Tamer Cabernet Sauvignon

A wonderfully smooth and seamless wine that has notes of blackberries, black cherries, and ground coffee. This is a great wine to add to your collection. Mouthwatering tannins surround the mouth leaving a sublet smoke and elegant flavor behind.

Lion Tamer Cabernet Sauvignon

19 Crimes Snoop Cali Red

Just in time for the unforgettable holiday, this California red is the perfect blend of Petite Syrah, Zinfandel, and Merlot. Not only is this a great wine to sip after a stressful day, but it can also make up for the canceled holiday plans.

19 Crimes Snoop Cali Red

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The parties are canceled; the celebrations are postponed.

The holidays are unlike any other in years past. What hasn’t changed is having the perfect bottle of wine that can evoke memories of togetherness.

Drinking alone has received a bad reputation over the years. While it should always be done in moderation, wine drinkers are often enjoying a glass to themselves after a long day. The best part about drinking solo is avoiding the conversation with others about what wine you’re going to choose.

Here are three wines that will make drinking by yourself less of a hardship.

Allomi Cabernet Sauvignon

With notes of delicious blackberry, lavender, and boysenberry, this wine has a flavor that can’t be beat. This cabernet will soon become a favorite with the hints of vanilla and a dense and well-integrated tannin that provide a plush mouthfeel. The black plum leads to notes of espresso and a subtle oak spice.

Allomi Cabernet Sauvignon

Lion Tamer Cabernet Sauvignon

A wonderfully smooth and seamless wine that has notes of blackberries, black cherries, and ground coffee. This is a great wine to add to your collection. Mouthwatering tannins surround the mouth leaving a sublet smoke and elegant flavor behind.

Lion Tamer Cabernet Sauvignon

19 Crimes Snoop Cali Red

Just in time for the unforgettable holiday, this California red is the perfect blend of Petite Syrah, Zinfandel, and Merlot. Not only is this a great wine to sip after a stressful day, but it can also make up for the canceled holiday plans.

19 Crimes Snoop Cali Red

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The holidays don’t feel the same without a little peppermint in your life.

Mint Leaves

Mint syrups are the perfect additions to those festive cocktails. They add a cool and fresh taste that will elevate the drink and impress your guests. We have complied a list of our favorite peppermint syrups to try out.

Add one of these to your last-minute holiday shopping and enjoy a merry and bright cocktail!

Monin Mint Concentrate Flavor

This natural and authentic mint flavor is perfect for any cocktail. It won’t add any sweetness and it is artificial free. Perfect for alcoholic beverages, spa waters, or any culinary creations.

Monin Mint Concentrate Flavor

Woodford Reserve Mint Julep Cocktail Syrup

Made from raw Demerara sugar and fresh spearmint, giving this syrup a rich and minty flavor. The fresh and crisp taste is perfect to pair with any beverages like mojitos, mint juleps, and more.

Woodford Reserve Mint Julep Cocktail Syrup

KWE Wild Mint Cocktail Syrup

Add the perfect amount of freshness to your cocktail with the addition of KWE Wild Mint Cocktail Syrup. With flavors of lime and mint, this syrup made from hand-picked wild mind and gives off a little taste of wild botanicals.

KWE Wild Mint Syrup

Sonoma Syrup Mint Infused

During the Middle Ages, mint was used as a cleansing and to purify drinking water. Sonoma Syrup Co. infuses fresh spearmint leaves to give a true and authentic mint taste.

Sonoma Syrup Mint Infused

Cocktail Artist Premium Mint Syrup

Made with natural mint flavors, this award-winning syrup has a touch of pure cane sugar and organic agave nectar for sweetness. The premium mint syrup is concocted without any artificial ingredients or colors.

Cocktail Artist Premium Mint Syrup

Brown Butter Toffee Julep

Brown Butter Toffee Julep

Ingredients:

• 3/4 oz. Monin Brown Butter Toffee Syrup
• 2 oz. Bourbon
• 1 Pump Monin Mint Concentrated Flavor
• 12 oz. Crushed Ice
• Cinnamon Stick
• Mint Sprig

Preparation: Place ingredients into serving glass and muddle. Add remaining ingredients and fill serving glass 1/2 full of crushed ice. Stir to frost glass and top off with additional crushed ice Add garnish and serve.

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Get festive with a tasty glass go Eggnog!

It might be a classic, but just about everyone has their own vacation on this holiday staple. We’re sharing four delicious recipes that each bring their own take to the table. What’s your go-to eggnog recipe? Let us know in the comments!

Foggy Noggin Martini

Park on Fremont Foggy Noggin Martini

Ingredients:

• 4 oz. (Vegas local) Ellis Island Egg Nog
• 1 oz. Brandy
• 1 oz. Heritage BSB Brown Sugar Bourbon
• 1 Star anise, for garnish
• Cinnamon dust, for garnish
• Nutmeg dust, for garnish

Preparation: Combine all ingredients and pour into a coupe glass. Garnish with cinnamon, nutmeg and star anise.

Yule Nog

Yule Nog

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Origin Eggnog
• 3/4 oz. Cognac
• 3/4 oz. Pineapple Rum
• 1/2 oz. Overproof Traditional Dark Rum
• 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
• 2 dashes Aromatic Bitters

Preparation: Combine ingredients and shake vigorously until chilled. Strain contents into a Nick & Nora or stemmed cocktail glass. Garnish with fresh grated nutmeg and a charred cinnamon stick. Enjoy on a cold night or in charming company (preferably both).

“This recipe uses both rum and cognac to emphasize the baking spices and depth of the eggnog, as well as light tropical fruit notes. The result is a well balanced cocktail that evokes a Colorado holiday with beach front memories. The unique richness of the A2 Guernsey milk envelopes your palate in flavor and is a deceptive match to the robust spirits. When shaken, the A2 proteins create a rich head with a dense foam to add another layer to rest garnishes and aromatics on. Feel free to add charred pineapple slices, orange peel, or even a spritz of your favorite absinthe on top to make the cocktail your own.“
– Jack Bethel

Let It Snow

Let It Snow

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Vegas Baby Vodka
• 1 oz. Disaronno
• 1 oz. Heavy Cream
• 1/2 oz. Maker’s Mark Bourbon Whiskey
• Grated nutmeg, for garnish
• Cinnamon stick, for garnish

Preparation: Combine ingredients and shake over ice. Strain into martini glass and top with grated nutmeg and a cinnamon stick.

Don’t Nog It ’til You Try It

Don’t Nog It ’til You Try It

From Charleston’s The Bar at The Spectator Hotel master cocktail craftsman, Allen Lancaster.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Brown butter washed Striped Pig Spiced Rum*
• 3 oz. White chocolate-tarragon eggnog**

Preparation: Combine above ingredients in mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain and pour contents into snifter. Top with fresh grated nutmeg and white chocolate, then garnish with tarragon sprig.

*Brown butter washed Striped Pig Spiced Rum

• 1lb. Unsalted butter
• 1 bottle Striped Pig Spiced Rum

Preparation: Add butter to medium sauce pan at medium to high heat. Cook butter until brown, whisking regularly as not to burn. Remove from heat and add rum. Let stand at room temp for 4-5 hours. Transfer to freezer safe container and put in freezer overnight. Take out of freezer the next day and remove hardened butter from the top. Pour contents through fine strainer and again through coffee filter. Reserve liquid and store in dry cool place.

**White chocolate-tarragon eggnog

Ingredients:

• 12 Eggs
• 8 cups Milk
• 4 cups Half-n-Half
• 1 1/2 cups Sugar
• 1 tbsp. Nutmeg
• 1 tsp. White Pepper
• 2 tbsp. Cinnamon
• 1 Med Bunch Tarragon
• 16 oz. Bag White Chocolate Chips

Preparation: Add eggs to mixing bowl, whisk, and set aside. Combine remaining ingredients, except the white chocolate, into a medium sauce pan on medium heat. Let simmer for 10-15 minutes, then strain to remove tarragon. Reserve a small amount and use to temper eggs by slowly whisking it in. Put the remainder back on low heat and add the now tempered egg mixture. Slowly add white chocolate chips, stirring simultaneously, until completely incorporated. Remove from heat, allow to cool, transfer to storage vessel, and refrigerate.

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Adding a nip (or two) of peppermint spirits to your next drink can keep the chill at bay!

As an add in to your next mug of hot cocoa or in a cocktail of its own, peppermint spirits are a great way to get in the winter mood! Here are five of our favorite options right now.

Telluride Distilling Company — Chairlift Warmer Peppermint Schnapps

Using a European-Alp’s style recipe, this schnapps features a bright and authentic peppermint flavor without being too sweet. We found that this lower sugar makes it a but more sophisticated and workable.

Telluride Distilling Company — Chairlift Warmer Peppermint Schnapps

Tippy Cow Rum – Shamrock Mint

Although it was made for St. Patricks day, Tippy Cow’s Shamrock Mint Rum Cream is a delightful way to add some cheer to your holiday! Made from Wisconsin dairy cream and Caribbean Rum, it’s the perfect add in to your morning coffee or your hot chocolate.

Tippy Cow Rum – Shamrock Mint

Death’s Door — Wondermint Schnapps Liqueur

Made from a blend of pure grain spirits, three times distilled peppermint extract, rosewater, bitter almond, and a splash of absinthe, Wondermint is a complex take on a mint spirit. With its sweet, herbaceous, and of course minty profile, it’s a blast to work with in hot and cold cocktails.

Death’s Door — Wondermint Schnapps Liqueur

Rumchata — Peppermint Bark 

All of the best parts of Rumchata with a peppermint twist! Flavors of dark chocolate, white chocolate, and candy cane mix together with real dairy cream and Caribbean Rum for the perfect holiday drink. It’s fantastic for a Peppermint Bark Martini.

Rumchata — Peppermint Bark

Marie Brizard — White Mint

Made from the distillation of essential oils extracted from fresh mint leaves, this sweet smooth liqueur has the powerful and fresh flavor of mint. It’s perfect neat or in cocktails. Once distilled, it’s rectified three time to allow for optimal purity and taste.

Marie Brizard — White Mint

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