The first 3-day weekend of the year is a reason to kick back or have an adventure – and here are cocktails to accompany the ride!
The year has started with a bang and now we are rolling into the first 3 Day weekend – ending in the presidential inauguration. Skiing, hiking, travel, chilling or politics…what better way to compliment the activity than with something tasty. Here are the best cocktails for this winter 3 day weekend.
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Original Sin
What better way to start a 3 Day weekend and Inauguration weekend then with a little indulgence in with the original sin. The drink has multiple recipes – including one iwth absinthe, but this one should be easy, tasty and a perfect way to kick off the weekend.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces chilled champagne
- 1 ounce brandy
- Splash of triple sec
- Splash of grenadine
- Orange twist for garnish
Create
- Combine ingredients in a brand snifter
- Stir and add ice cube to chill to taste
- Garnish with orange twist
The Americana Cocktail
Wha better way to celebrate Martin Luther King Day with an all American drink and a vision of a better tomorrow. This drink is tasty and potent.
Ingredients
- 1 sugar cube (we prefer a demerara sugar cube)
- 4 dashes of Angostura bitters
- 1 ounce bourbon
- 2 ounces Brut Champagne
- Orange slice for garnish
Create
- Coat the sugar cube well with the Angostura bitters – approximately 4 dashes
- Drop the sugar cube into a chilled flute
- Pour the bourbon over the sugar
- Top up with the Champagne.
- Garnish with an orange slice
Whiskey Smash
Why not try something different. You might not want to get smashed this weekend, but this cocktail can trace its origin back to the late 1800s. Tasty, refreshing and easy to make. Great way to delight your taste buds.
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Bourbon
- ¼ Lemon, cut into chunks
- ½ oz. simple syrup
- 8-10 Mint leaves
- Garnish: Mint sprig
Create
- Muddle the lemon in a shaker
- Add simple syrup, mint leaves, and bourbon
- Shake with ice for 20 seconds
- Strain into ice filled highball glass
- Garnish with a mint sprig
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Frostbite
Weather skiing, hiking, road tripping or hanging out in DC – chances are the weather is going to be nippy. Why not lean into it and have this spicy frostbite to feel cozy and warm on the inside?
Ingredients
- 1 ounce tequila
- 1 ounce heavy cream
- 1 ounce white crème de cacao
- 1/2 ounce white crème de menthe
- Cocoa powder for garnish
Create
- Combine ingredients into a shake
- Add ice and shake vigorously
- Strain into highball or martini glass
- Garnish with a sprinkle of cocoa powder
