Holiday Cocktails
Cheers to spending the holidays together! From family gatherings over a turkey and cozy cocktails by the fireplace to ringing in the New Year in your sweatpants and everything in between — our flock has a cocktail for every occasion this holiday season. Celebrate with these recipes by our cocktail experts at Proof on Main.
GIVE THANKS, GET DRANKS
All-American
All the rich flavors of fall combined into one delicious Old Fashioned.
Made by Kelsee Bryant
INGREDIENTS
2 oz Hazelnut Infused Old Forester Signature
0.25 oz Spiced Pear Syrup
2 dashes Orange Bitters
For the Hazelnut Infused Old Forester:
100 grams chopped Hazelnuts (about 7/8 cups)
1 liter Old Forester Signature
For the Spiced Pear Syrup:
6 oz Hot Water
2 oz Angostura Bitters
2 cups Light Brown Sugar
2 chopped Pears
INSTRUCTIONS
For Hazelnut Infused Old Forester: Add hazelnuts to Old Forester. Let sit for 4 hours, then strain and pour back into the bottle for storage.
For Spiced Pear Syrup: Combine all ingredients and cook on low to medium heat for 15 minutes. Let it cool for 30 minutes and then strain and store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Once syrup and Old Forester are ready, stir, strain and serve on the rocks. Garnish with ground hazelnut.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! HAVE A COCKTAIL
Sufganiyot Sour
You’re going to want another one as soon as you finish drinking it.
Made by Ethan Coonce
INGREDIENTS
1.5 oz Olive Oil Washed JTS Brown
1 oz Strawberry Preserves
0.75 oz Lemon Juice
1 dash Angostura
1 Egg White
For Olive Oil Washed JTS Brown:
100 grams Olive Oil
1 liter JTS Brown
INSTRUCTIONS
For Olive Oil Washed JTS Brown: Add olive oil to JTS Brown. Let sit for 24 hours. Strain with a coffee filter. Pour back into the bottle for storage.
Shake ingredients without ice. Add ice and shake again. Strain and serve up. Garnish with a dash of Angostura.
NEW YEAR, DO YOU
This is the New Year
A low ABV cocktail you can drink all night as you ring in the new year.
Made by Davy Butterworth
INGREDIENTS
1 oz Cappelletti
0.5 oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao
0.75 oz Lemon Juice
0.25 oz Orange Simple Syrup
For Orange Simple Syrup:
1 cup Hot Water
2 cups Sugar
8 Orange Peels
INSTRUCTIONS
For Orange Simple Syrup: Combine all ingredients and cook on low to medium heat for 15 minutes. Let it cook for 30 minutes, then strain and store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Shake and strain. Top with Prosecco. Garnish with a Lemon Twist.
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