5280 Winter Sips
As temperatures drop, warm up this season with one of these great at-home recipes. #5280WinterSip
Breck Winter Tea from Breckenridge Distillery
Celebrate winter with Breckenridge Gin, Colorado tea, and seasonal fruits.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz. Breckenridge Gin
- 2 oz. cranberry juice
- 1/2 oz. Teakoe Signature Batch No. 6 simple syrup*
- 1/2 oz. fresh blood orange juice
- 1/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
- 2 dashes Fee Brothers Grapefruit Bitters
Directions
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Strain up.
- Garnish with blood orange slices.
- *Tea simple syrup: Over medium heat add 8 oz of Teakoe Tea and 8 oz sugar. Stir until dissolved. Let cool.
Hot Lemon Toddy from Molly’s Spirits
Lemon, cinnamon, and whiskey combine for the perfect cold weather sip.
Ingredients
- 6 oz. (half can) Fishers Island Lemonade
- 1 oz. Honey House Colorado Honey Whiskey
- Cinnamon Stick
- Optional: Splash of Leopold Bros. Three Pins Alpine Liqueur
Directions
- Simmer Fishers Island Lemonade and cinnamon stick in a saucepan over low heat.
- Pour into glass and add whiskey.
- If using, top with splash of liqueur.
- Garnish with a cinnamon stick and a lemon wheel.
Oat Milk & Honey from Breckenridge Distillery
Bring on the holiday spice with this cozy cocktail featuring Breckenridge Spiced Rum, oats, and cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Breckenridge Spiced Rum
- 3 oz. oat milk
- 1 oz. strawberry milk
- 1 oz. Manuka honey simple syrup*
Directions
- Shake all ingredients with ice or warm ingredients and mix.
- Serve iced or warmed.
- Garnish with a sprinkle of oats and a cinnamon stick
- *Honey simple syrup: over medium heat, add 8 oz. water, 4 oz. Manuka honey and 4 oz. sugar. Stir until dissolved. Let cool.
Black Manhattan from Molly’s Spirits
A simple, spirit-forward cocktail to keep you warm this winter.
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Pikesville Rye Whiskey
- 1 oz. Averna Amaro
- 1 dash Angostura Bitters
- 1 dash Regans’ Orange Bitters
- Optional: Luxardo Cherry for garnish
Directions
- Stir all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into a chilled glass. Coupe glasses or rocks glasses work nicely.
- If using, garnish with a Luxardo cherry.