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Recipe Friday: A Chef's Approach to Mixology

Take your bar package experience to the next level! From unique garnishes, syrups, jams, layered cocktails and beverages that tell a story, check out these unique cocktails that Ryan Manning mixed up during his session (A Chef's Approach to Mixology) during this year's Catersource + The Special Event. 

Irish Coffee (cold or hot)

Ingredients

2 oz whiskey cream (recipe below)
6 oz coffee

Method

Pour coffee over ice and top with whiskey cream.

Ingredients for Whiskey Cream

14 oz condensed milk 
8 oz half & half 
1 oz chocolate syrup 
14 oz whisky 
6 dashes orange bitters
1 dash vanilla extract

Method

Blend all ingredients together in a bowl and store in glass bottles for service.

Smoked Rum Punch Infusion

Ingredients

8 oz rum 
4 oz orange liquor
4 oz pineapple juice, fresh
3 oz lime juice, fresh 
2 oz smoked simple syrup
1 T coconut, toasted
¼ ea. jalapeno, sliced
6 ea. mint leaves
1 ea. cinnamon stick

Method

Combine all ingredients together in French press for 30 minutes and then strain over ice to serve. 

Mango & Kaffir Lime Caprioska 

Ingredients

4 oz vodka
4 oz mango juice
½ ea. lime, quartered
2 ea. Kaffir Lime leaves, fresh 

Method

  1. Muddle the kaffir lime and fresh lime with mortar and pestle
  2. Add to the shaker with other ingredients 
  3. Shake with ice and then pour in glass or over ice to serve

Just Friends

Ingredients

2 oz bourbon
½ oz fig jam 
3 dashes bitters 

Method

  1. Combine in shaker and pour over large ice cube 
  2. Garnish with orange piece 

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