Whip Up These Father’s Day Cocktails For Dear Old Dad

Father’s Day weekend is coming!  This is the time to celebrate the dads, grandads, husbands and father figures in our lives. Part of the annual  tradition is figuring out what dads want.  The second part is serving him the best Father’s Day Cocktails. This Sunday, prepare his favorite drink, and then wow him with your bartending skills by creating an impressive mixture. We have selected a few Father’s Day cocktails from leading mixologists across the country that he’s sure to love. These step-up-spirits are specifically designed for dads who love different tastes, and types. So go ahead, make dad a drink.

Father's Day Cocktail Recipes

Spicy Mangrove Margarita

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz. Camarena Silver
  • 1 oz. Lime Juice
  • .5 oz. Agave Nectar
  • Bar Spoon Mango Puree
  • 1 oz. Orange Juice
  • Kosher Salt
  • Chili Powder Mix

Method:

Add ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake to combine/chill. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice and garnish.

Father's Day Cocktail Recipes

La Conga Blicoti

By Hannah Chamberlain of @SpiritedLA

Ingredients:

Method:

Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker with icee. Shake all ingredients  and double strain them into a coupe. Garnish with banana chips or tropical flower.

Whip Up These Father's Day Cocktail Recipes For Dear Old Dad

Widows Peak

 

Ingredients:

Method:

Combine all ingredients (except garnishes) in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a coupe glass.

Garnish with flower.

Whip Up These Father's Day Cocktail Recipes For Dear Old Dad

Reyka Vodka Espresso Martini

By Trevor Schneider, National Ambassador of Reyka Vodka

Ingredients:

  • 2 Parts Reyka Vodka
  • 1 Part Espresso
  • .5 Part Simple Syrup

Method:

Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake, strain into a martini glass, and garnish with 3 espresso beans.

Whip Up These Father's Day Cocktail Recipes For Dear Old Dad

Breakfast on Smith St

Courtesy of Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum

Ingredients: 

  • 1.5 parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
  • 1 part fresh pineapple juice
  • .75 fresh lime juice
  • .50 part coffee liqueur
  • .50 part cold brew coffee
  • .50 part  Licor 43

Method:

Combine all ingredients into a shaker with ice.   Shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Pour into rocks glass with 1 large cube. Garnish with pineapple leaves.

Whip Up These Father's Day Cocktail Recipes For Dear Old Dad

Rum Boulevard

by Charlotte Voisey, William Grant & Sons

Ingredients:

Method:

Include all ingredients into cocktail mixing glass with ice and stir well. Strain over a large block of ice in a rocks glass. Spritz and garnish with a large orange peel.

Whip Up These Father's Day Cocktail Recipes For Dear Old Dad

Hudson Valley Cooler

by David Powell, Hudson Whiskey National Ambassador

Ingredients:

  • 2 parts Hudson Maple Cask Rye 
  • 1⁄2 part fresh lemon juice
  • 1⁄4 part real maple syrup
  • 2 parts fresh apple cider
  • Apple slices for garnish

Method:

Add lemon juice, maple syrup, and Maple Cask Rye to a shaker with ice and shake briefly to combine and chill. Strain over fresh ice cubes into a rocks glass and top with apple cider. Stir to combine and garnish with apple slices.

Whip Up These Father's Day Cocktail Recipes For Dear Old Dad

The Malt Jockey

Courtesy of Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch Whisky 

Ingredients:

Method:

Include all ingredients into a cocktail mixing glass with ice. Stir, and strain into a coupe glass and garnish with an orange twist.

Whip Up These Father's Day Cocktail Recipes For Dear Old Dad

The Calm Before the Storm

By Jaime Salas, Milagro Tequila National Ambassador

Ingredients:

Method:

Build ingredients into  highball glass, and top with ice.  With bar spoon to  swizzle, and top with club soda.

Whip Up These Father's Day Cocktail Recipes For Dear Old Dad

Cafe Agave Spiked Cold Brew 

Add this spiked cold brew to your Father’s Day Cocktails brunch menu. Equivalent to a glass of wine and 1/2 cup of coffee, this gluten free beverage is a complete cocktail in a can.  It is made with  premium 100% arabica Colombian cold brewed coffee, agave nectar infused wine, real dairy cream, pure cocoa nib and other natural flavors.

Laphroaig® Peaty Papa

Created by LA Mixologist Devon Tarby

Ingredients:

Method:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and stir until slightly chilled but still boozy. Strain into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Knob Creek® Havemeyer

Created by Kai Parrott-Wolfe (Brooklyn, NY)

 

Ingredients:

  • 2 parts Knob Creek® Rye
  • 3/4 parts espresso
  • 3/4 parts amaro
  • 1 heaping bar spoon of orange marmalade
  • Flamed orange twist (for garnish)

Method:  Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain over rocks. Garnish with a flamed orange twist.

EFFEN® Ginger Man

Created by David Nepove

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ Parts EFFEN® Vodka
  • ¾ Parts Lime Juice
  • ¾ Parts Fresh Ginger Syrup
  • 1 Dash Bitters
  • Ginger Beer
  • 5 Mint Leaves

Method:

Muddle mint, lime juice and ginger syrup, add to a cocktail shaker with the vodka over ice and strain. Strain and pour into a tall glass with ice and ginger beer. Garnish with mint sprig.

Basil Hayden’s® Lemon-Rosemary Punch

Created by Matt Sharp (Houston, TX)

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 bottle of Basil Hayden’s® Bourbon
  • 10 ounces Simple Syrup
  • 10 ounces Lemon Juice
  • 2 Lemons
  • 30 dashes Aromatic Bitters
  • Sprig of Rosemary (for garnish)

Method: 

  • Combine all ingredients into a large punch bowl with 4 cups of ice.
  • Slice lemons into wheels and add to bowl.
  • Stir to chill and ladle into Collins glass with a rosemary sprig.

Serves: 16

Tropical HEET

Ingredients:

  • 4 oz Pineapple Juice
  • 1  1/2 oz HEEET Cinnamon Vodka
  • 1 oz Ginger Ale
  • Splash of grenadine
  • Slice of pineapple (for garnish)

Method:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice to highball glass and pour mixture.  Garnish with a slice of pineapple.

Photos: Courtesy

Cruzan ® Slowpoke Shandy

Ingredients:

Method:

Combine rum, lime and ginger syrup in a pint glass and slowly pour half of the beer into the glass. Add a few ice cubes and finish pouring the beer.

Photos: Courtesy

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