Off to a late start this holiday season? We’re here to help with Chilled’s Annual Gift Guide.  

Here are some sure to please spirits that will appeal to your whiskey loving family and friends and with a wide range of varying price points, you’ll find something for everyone on your shopping list. 

Dewar’s Double Double 21 Year Old Scotch Whisky

Dewar’s Double Double 21 Year Old Scotch Whisky undergoes a unique 4-Stage Ageing Process and is then finished in Oloroso Sherry casks, creating subtle notes of cinnamon and ripe vine fruits with a silky smooth finish. This 21 Year Old is the perfect gift to let people on your holiday shopping list know how special they are. 

Dewar’s Double Double 21-Year-Old  $117.99 USD  

Sagamore Spirit Rye Whiskey

Sagamore Spirit is a 150-time award-winning Maryland-style Rye Whiskey. With a determined focus to create the best Rye Whiskey imaginable, our team of distillers crafts each spirit with a nod to both tradition and innovation. Toast to the season of giving with the most Wonderful Rye of the Year! 

Sagamore Spirit Signature Rye Whiskey $39.00 USD 

Redwood Empire Lost Monarch

Redwood Empire Lost Monarch is a proprietary blend of house-distilled and carefully sourced rye whiskeys and mature stocks of four, five, and eleven-year-old bourbon aged in classic high-char American Oak casks. 

Redwood Empire Lost Monarch $29.99 USD 

Hatozaki Small Batch Whisky

Hatozaki Small Batch Whisky is a perfect gift for people who are whisky connoisseurs to casual drinkers and everyone in between. This premium product packs a unique flavor profile that is a delight for every palate and is secured in an elegant gift box. 

Hatozaki Small Batch Whisky. $36.99 USD  

FEW Bottled-in-bond Bourbon

This first release of FEW Bottled-in-bond Bourbon commemorates the 125th anniversary of the passage of the US Bottled in Bond Act of 1897. Distilled in a single season at FEW, aged a minimum of 4 years in a federally bonded warehouse and bottled at 50% abv. 

FEW Bottled-in-bond Bourbon $54.99 USD 

Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Co

This new, limited-edition release from Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Co. hails from Port Dundas, one of Scotland’s most respected and historic distilleries. Although the distillery closed its doors in 2010, select remaining stocks were used to make this rare Scotch, named Muckety Muck for a prized pig from the legendary Port Dundas piggery. The aroma of this collector’s bottle starts with a burst of caramel and notes of baked sugar backed by the taste of crisp fruit and lightly toasted oak. The fruit forward flavor is blended with hints of butterscotch vanilla which carry through to the finish, capturing the essence of the holidays in every sip. 

Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Co. $299.00 USD

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From hundreds of cocktail entries, bartenders submitted their best cocktails using Le Grand Courtâge Blanc de Blancs or Brut Rosé inspired by all that embodies the French spirit of Joie de Vivre and living joyously.

Grand Prize Winner, Dallas Juanes takes home $2500 and for his winning Je ne sais quoi cocktail. Congratulations.

The Le Grand Courtâge competition panel of judges including Andrew Pollard, Chief Mixologist Cosmopolitan Hotel (Vegas); Tawnya Falkner–Proprietor, Le Grand Courtâge; Wendy Hodges, Chilled 100 National Director; Michael Page, Breakthru Mixologist and Tony Devencenzi, RNDC Mixologist were tasked with choosing the Top Ten winning cocktails to receive cash prizes. Congratulations to all the winning bartenders.

Thank you to all the participating bartenders!

Grand Prize Winner

$2500

Dallas Juanes

Je ne sais quoi

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Broken Shed Vodka is thrilled to partner with three Chilled 100 Bartenders to create one-of-a-kind recipes using its sustainable, premium, New Zealand-made vodka. Broken Shed is created using only three ingredients: two of them water and the other eco-friendly whey. It’s the ideal base for creating infusions and high-quality cocktails.

Carol Donovan, Chicago bartender and owner of Illinois’ Division on the Rocks & Intoxicatingly Fun Cocktails, created her ‘All The Whey’ cocktail using Broken Shed Vodka. Inspired by the holidays, Donovan mixed Broken Shed with freshly squeezed blood orange juice, lemon juice, homemade blood orange oleo-saccharum, and a pomegranate honey reduction for a festive and flavorful sipping experience.

All The Whey

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Broken Shed Vodka
• 1 oz fresh squeezed blood orange juice
• 3/4 oz blood orange oleo-saccharum*
• 1/2 oz pomegranate-honey reduction**
• 1/4 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice

Preparation: Combine Broken Shed Vodka, blood orange juice, oleo saccharum and lemon juice in a mixing glass.  Shake gently with ice. Strain over fresh ice in a collins glass. Drizzle pomegranate-honey reduction over the top. Garnish with pomegranate arils and blood orange twist.

*Blood Orange Oleo-Saccharum: 4 blood oranges, 1 lemon, 8 oz granulated sugar. Peel the blood oranges and lemons in large strips (do not include any white pith with the peels). Place into gallon sized Ziplock bag, cover with the sugar and seal the bag. Toss to coat peels thoroughly with sugar and allow to sit at room temperature for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours. Strain out the oil – squeezing the peels to release as much oil as possible. Peels may be discarded. Refrigerate oleo-saccharum until ready to use (up to 1 week). Please note: the peeled fruit should be juiced to also be included in the above cocktail recipe.

**Pomegranate-Honey Reduction: 4 oz pomegranate juice, 2 oz honey. Combine in small saucepan and heat to a slow boil. Continue heating until volume is about half. Allow to cool and transfer to airtight jar. May be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

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It happened again! The holiday season snuck up on us! So if you still haven’t found that perfect gift, look no further.

Why not opt for a nice, easy gift that’s ready to go! There are so many popular ready to drink cocktails out there, the category’s innovation has skyrocketed in the past couple of years. So, the notion of ‘something for everyone’ is a total understatement when it comes to the ready to drink category.

Check out Chilled’s Annual Gift Guide’s top ready to drink gifts to give to everyone on your list this year from the newbie to the connoisseur.  

Spa Girl Cocktails

Spa Girl Cocktails. A better-for-you canned cocktail known for its delicious taste, pure ingredients, and premium vodka. At 16.5% ABV, this little can packs a punch allowing you to drink less to enjoy more. This ready-to-drink spirit is low-calorie, low-sugar, vegan, gluten-free, with nothing artificial.

RECEIVE 30% OFF WITH CODE CHILLED30. 

Café Agave Spiked Cold Brew Coffee

Cold Brew Espresso Martinis to Go. Cold brewed coffee meets agave nectar infused wine, real dairy cream and natural flavors. A deliciously gluten free coffee cocktail in a can. 

Café Agave Spiked Cold Brew Coffee $15.99 

Two Stacks Irish Whiskey

Blending the very best of contemporary Irish flavor with real distilling heritage, Two Stacks Irish Whiskey leads Ireland’s whiskey revival with the first canned Irish Whiskey. Two Stacks Dram in a Can (100 ml | 86-proof) with a complex blend of light and dark grain, pot still whiskey, and peated malt (also available as a 750ml bottle). 

Two Stacks Irish Whiskey  

Tio Rodrigo Margarita Agave Seltzer

Give the gift of a fiesta this season with the new ready to drink cocktails from Tio Rodrigo. Made with blue agave, lime juice and all natural ingredients, the line comes in three flavors–pineapple ginger, mango chamoy, and watermelon mint. 

Tio Rodrigo Margarita Fiesta 12PK $19.99 

Maneki Wanko Lucky Dog Sake

For the Sake drinker who’s always looking to try something new, Lucky Dog is a playful spirit brewed in the Hyogo prefecture. It’s the perfect pairing for the season with its slightly soft, perfectly balanced flavor. 

Maneki Wanko Lucky Dog Sake. $4.79 

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From now through January 1st,  Ocean Casino Resort Jingle Bell Bar is offering festive cocktails and themed entertainment on weekends.

The Jingle Bell Bar pop-up holiday experience is located just steps off the casino floor and is decking the halls with nostalgic décor!

Nothing says the holiday’s like giving back, and in support of Jingle Bell Bar, Ocean Casino Resort will make a monetary donation to Atlantic City Toys for Kids.

Check out some of the festive cocktails to sip while you spread cheer, sing, and snap pictures with friends and family this holiday season.

Blitzem

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz Malfy Gin
• 1 1/2 oz Campari
• 1 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth

Preparation: Shake and strain and pour over rocks. Garnish with a dehydrated blood orange.

The Little Drummer Boy

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Absolut Vodka
• 2 oz Chocolate Liqueur
• 1 oz Half and Half
• 1/2 oz White Crème de Cacao

Preparation: Shake and strain and pour over martini glass. Garnish with whipped cream and red/green sprinkles.

Poinsetta Margarita

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Avion Silver Tequila
• 2 oz Pom Juice
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup
• 3/4 oz Triple Sec

Preparation: Shake and strain and serve into a highball with a half-sugar rim

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While San Diego isn’t exactly known to be a winter wonderland, you can still get into the spirit by sipping on these signature festive drinks! We’ve gathered a list some of San Diego’s hottest cocktail bars to help raise your cup of cheer to the next level.

Next time you are in San Diego you won’t want to miss these creative cocktail bars.

Animae

969 Pacific Hwy, San Diego, CA 92101

Photo by James Tran

Created by Bar Lead Cory Miller, their Squash and Carrot Negroni highlights infused gin, campari, sweet vermouth, tarragon, and citrus bitters. It’s a seasonal take of the classic negroni.

Barbusa

1917 India St, San Diego, CA 92101

Photographed and Styled by Sachi and Pepá

This popular Little Italy hotspot is ready for the holiday season with a few festive cocktails. Their seasonal take on a grasshopper, Mint Mistletoe Martini, is made with creme de menthe, creme de cacao, and a dash of heavy cream.

The Guild Hotel Bar

500 W Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101

Photo by Camila Margotta

Located within The Guild Hotel, this bar draws guests into a warm and comforting atmosphere, making it the perfect place to sip on a holiday cocktail. Try the White Hat Fizz, made with Mezcal, suze, apple shrub, lemon, cream, soda, Absinthe, and orange bitters.

Polite Provisions

On the corner of Adams and 30th street in North Park, Polite Provisions hosts Miracle on 30th Street through the month of December. Polite Provisions Miracle cocktail list includes the Christmapolitan with Vodka, Elderflower, Absinthe, spiced cranberry, dry vermouth and lime, and the Snowball Old Fashioned with Rye Whiskey, gingerbread, aromatic bitters, orange essence.

Madison on Park

University Heights neighborhood gem, Madison on Park, is making spirits bright with its cocktail menu and stunning indoor-outdoor ambiance. Known for their specialty cocktails with unique ingredients, sip and savor cocktails that will get you in the holiday spirit including the Madison Old Fashioned with 1776 Rye Whiskey, cherry bark vanilla bitters, pecan-wood smoked maple syrup and orange peel.

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Whiskey is meant to be enjoyed (and made) with others. In the spirit of togetherness, Sagamore Spirit, maker of award-winning, Maryland-style rye whiskey, redefined what it means to work with industry influencers, with the launch of Sagamore Spirit Creator’s Cask.

Sagamore Spirit teamed up with four distinct content creators to do one thing: create a one-of-a-kind bottle of whiskey together, for their followers (and beyond).

Purposefully bringing together a diverse mix of palates within the world of whiskey, cocktails, beer and beyond was a focus from the very beginning. The process invited four creators (@WhiskyNomad, @TheBrewBrotha, @TheEducatedBarFly, and @ThatOneDudeRyan)

for an exclusive visit to the Sagamore Spirit distillery and farm. They were guided through the history of Maryland rye, the brand’s origin and gathered in Sagamore Spirit’s aging barn for a private tasting and selection.

Turns out, the process wasn’t as easy as one might assume. Finding a blend that appeals to each of the creator’s unique perspectives (and audiences) took thoughtful consideration and – of course – some lively debate (some of which you can find in a YouTube video here).

The result is a unique, Maryland-style blend of seven-year-old straight rye whiskies titled Creator’s Cask, a first of its kind whiskey selected and bottled in collaboration with creators.

As an additional personal touch, each bottle is also hand-signed by one of the four creators, making it an extraordinary gift for the whiskey fan in your life. Creator’s Cask consists of a medium to long finish, with notes of baking spices, cab franc, blackcurrants, dried figs and more. On the palate, you’ll find the good warm notes found in a bourbon, but then dissolve into a nice spice onto the back palate, indicative of American ryes.

To purchase a bottle, buyers simply need to visit Reserve Bar, where it can be shipped nationwide pending restrictions on the site.

For more last minute gifting ideas, visit Chilled’s Annual Gift Guide here.

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From hundreds of cocktail entries, bartenders submitted their best cocktails using Le Grand Courtâge Blanc de Blancs or Brut Rosé inspired by all that embodies the French spirit of Joie de Vivre and living joyously.

Check out 2nd Place Winner Steven Huddleston earning $1000 for his winning cocktail entry! Congratulations.

The Le Grand Courtâge competition panel of judges including Andrew Pollard, Chief Mixologist Cosmopolitan Hotel (Vegas); Tawnya Falkner–Proprietor, Le Grand Courtâge; Wendy Hodges, Chilled 100 National Director; Michael Page, Breakthru Mixologist and Tony Devencenzi, RNDC Mixologist were tasked with choosing the Top Ten winning cocktails to receive cash prizes. Congratulations to all the winning bartenders.

Thank you to all the participating bartenders!

2nd Place Winner

$1000

Steven Huddleston

Perfect Pearing

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Whether you’re shopping for friends, family, fellow bartenders, and the like, finding something for everyone isn’t always easy and sometimes you must think outside the box to find that perfect gift.

When it comes to spirits lovers on your list, some may enjoy the flavor of smoke, which makes for a unique gift giving experience. Happily, we’ve compiled a list of gifts that your smoke-loving enthusiast is sure to love.

Middleton Mixology SmokeTop Cocktail Smoker

The Middleton Mixology SmokeTop cocktail smoker is a fast, easy and fun way to add a spectacular visual effect, as well as aromatic toasted depth to any drink. This is the perfect gift to take your friends and family’s home bar to the next level.

Use code: CHILLED at checkout to save 10%!

Smoke Top Bundle $51.99

Don Sixto

Enjoy the holidays with Mezcal Don Sixto, award-winning artisanal mezcal created by proud craftsmans´ hand, preserving centuries of tradition and culture. Elixir of the Aztec Gods six types of different wild Agaves, Espadin, Barril, Mexicano, Coyote, Tobala and Arroqueño from Sola de Vega, Oaxaca.

Don Sixto Mezcal Barril $85.00 USD

Loch Lomond

Savor Loch Lomond’s Signature Style with various aged whiskys perfect for everyone on your list (and don’t forget about yourself!) Through the distilling choice we make, our expressions always deliver fruit, sweet honey and soft smoke. It’s our style, its timeless and distinctive and keeps us true to our origins.

Original Single Malt Scotch $44.99 USD

Mortlach 20-Year-Old

Hailing from Speyside, Mortlach 20-Year-Old Cowie’s Blue Seal brings unparalleled bold flavor. With bursts of caramelized apple and dark berries, this Single Malt is rich and robust without forgoing its native region’s traditional smoky flavor. This bottling excites the palate and is a staple addition to the collection of the whisky enthusiast on your holiday gifting list.

Mortlach Single Malt Whiskey 20-Year $243.49 USD

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From hundreds of cocktail entries, bartenders submitted their best cocktails using Le Grand Courtâge Blanc de Blancs or Brut Rosé inspired by all that embodies the French spirit of Joie de Vivre and living joyously.

Here are Five (5) bartenders of the Top Ten (10) Winners receiving CASH PRIZES of $500 each for their cocktail entries! Stay tuned for the Grand Prize Winner and Runner-Up announcements.

The Le Grand Courtâge competition panel of judges including Andrew Pollard, Chief Mixologist Cosmopolitan Hotel (Vegas); Tawnya Falkner–Proprietor, Le Grand Courtâge; Wendy Hodges, Chilled 100 National Director; Michael Page, Breakthru Mixologist and Tony Devencenzi, RNDC Mixologist were tasked with choosing the Top Ten winning cocktails to receive cash prizes. Congratulations to all the winning bartenders.

Thank you to all the participating bartenders!

Aaron Joseph

Pearadise

Jon Mateer

Strawberry Moon

Christina Mercado

Star of Autumn

Christopher Day

Romancing the Stone

Robert Chavez

Fig & Rose 75

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