Here's some of our favourite cocktails to enjoy this World Cocktail Day. Delicious made with our award-winning Virgin Oak whisky.
World Cocktail Day Celebrations
The Deanston Old Fashioned
Recipe:
- 30ml Deanston Virgin Oak or Kentucky Cask Finish Whisky
- Cube of brown sugar
- Dash of Angostura Bitters
- Splash of water
- Ice
- Orange twist to garnish
Method:
- Muddle the sugar and Angostura Bitters together in a glass with a splash of water
- Drop in some ice and the whisky and give it a good mix
- Add a squeeze of orange zest and twist to garnish
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Recipe:
- 50ml Deanston Virgin Oak
- 25ml Campari
- 15ml lime juice
- 100ml pineapple juice
- Ice, to serve
- 4 mint sprigs, to garnish (optional)
Method:
- Pour all the ingredients apart from the ice into a cocktail shaker.
- Shake for 1 min until well combined. Pour into a coupe glass – it should settle with a nice frothy top.
- Garnish with mint and lime twist.
Recipe:
- 50 ml Deanston Virgin Oak
- 25ml Blackberry Brandy (optional)
- 25ml Fresh Lemon Juice
- 15ml simple syrup
- 8 Blackberries
Method:
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Muddle a 7 blackberries in the bottom of a cocktail shaker, then fill with ice.
- Add in the whisky, fresh lemon juice syrup and stir. Garnish with fresh blackberries and a lemon twist.
Recipe:
- 50 ml Deanston Virgin Oak
- 25 ml rhubarb-ginger cordial
- Teaspoon honey
- 25ml fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 1 egg white
Method:
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Add cocktail ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake vigorously for 10 seconds to chill. Pour into a nick and nora glass. Garnish with rhubarb ribbon
Recipe:
- 50ml Deanston Virgin Oak
- 200ml Coca-Cola
- 1 Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream
- Sprinkles (optional)
Method:
- Add the whisky to the tall glass.
- Top up with Coca-Cola, leaving about 2 finger width at the top. This leaves space for the ice cream.
- Take a good scoop of vanilla ice cream and add it to the top.