COCKTAILS
Cocktails rotate seasonally at the Visitor Center.
THE 1 OLD FASHIONED
Texas 1
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ½ oz Balcones Texas 1 Single Malt Whisky
- Bar Spoon of Caramel Syrup (or Demerara Syrup)
- 3 dashes Aromatic Bitters
- Lemon Twist
METHOD
Add all ingredients to an old fashioned glass. Add ice and stir 10-15 times. Garnish with a lemon twist.
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TEXAS TI PUNCH
Lineage
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ¼ oz Balcones Lineage Texas Single Malt Whisky
- ¼ oz Pecan Orgeat
- ¼ oz Lemon Juice
- Pinch of Salt
- Mint Bouquet
METHOD
Add all ingredients to a cocktail tin and shake with ice. Strain into a double rocks glass and top with pebble ice. Add straw and garnish with mint bouquet.
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TEXAS RYE MANHATTAN
Texas Rye
INGREDIENTS
- 1 oz Balcones Texas Rye Bottled in Bond
- ½ oz Sweet Vermouth
- 2 dashes Bitters
- Orange Twist
METHOD
Combine all ingredients in a chilled mixing glass. Add ice and stir. Strain into a coupe and garnish with an expressed orange twist.
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TEXAS MULE
Baby Blue
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ¼ oz Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky
- Barspoon of Liqueur (or ¼ oz Nonalcoholic Shrub)
- Ginger Beer
- ¾ oz Lime Juice
METHOD
Add all ingredients to a highball glass, gently stir to combine, top with ginger beer. Garnish with ginger candy, citrus slice or star anise.
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ESPRESSO MARTINI
Brimstone
INGREDIENTS
- ¾ oz Balcones Brimstone Smoked Whisky
- ½ oz Mr Black Coffee Liqueur
- ½ oz Vanilla Syrup
- ¾ oz Cold Brew
- Chocolate-covered Espresso Beans
METHOD
Add all ingredients to a cocktail tin and shake with ice. Strain into a coupe. Let settle for a moment, then garnish with 3 chocolate-covered espresso beans in a small triangular formation.
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BALCOLA
Lineage
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ¼ oz Balcones Lineage Texas Single Malt Whisky
- ¼ oz Almond Orgeat
- ¼ oz Lemon Juice
- ½ oz Kola Syrup
- Soda Water
METHOD
Add all ingredients except soda water to a cocktail tin and shake briefly with ice. Strain into a pitcher, then add approximately 3 ounces of soda water per cocktail to the pitcher. Gently funnel into empty soda bottles and top with remaining seltzer. Garnish with a bendable straw. Serve the bottles as a group in an ice-filled bucket.
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HIGHBALL
Lineage
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ½ oz Balcones Lineage Texas Single Malt Whisky
- 4 oz Sparkling Water
- Lemon or Orange Peel
METHOD
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a rocks glass with ice. Garnish with lime wedge.
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GRAPEFRUIT HIGHBALL
Lineage
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ¼ oz Balcones Lineage Texas Single Malt Whisky
- 4 oz Grapefruit Soda
- Grapefruit Wheel
METHOD
Add Lineage into highball glass. Add ice into glassware. Top off with grapefruit soda and garnish of your choice.
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DAWN FLAMINGO
Lineage
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ½ oz Balcones Lineage Texas Single Malt Whisky
- 1 oz Mango Syrup
- 1 oz Coconut Water
- ¾ oz Lime Juice
- Coconut Flakes
METHOD
Garnish 14 oz wine glass with coconut flakes. Add all ingredients into shaker. Add ice and shake for 10 seconds. Double strain over new ice in garnished glass.
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SWEET RATIFICATION
Texas 1
INGREDIENTS
- 1 oz Balcones Texas 1 Single Malt Whisky
- ¼ oz Pecan Syrup
- 1-2 dashes Aromatic Bitters
- Dehydrated Orange Wheel
- Cinnamon Stick
- Pecan
METHOD
Add ice into rocks glass. Add Texas 1, pecan syrup and bitters. Stir until glass is chilled. Garnish with dehydrated orange wheel, cinnamon stick and pecan.
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IMPOSTERITA
Baby Blue
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ¼ oz Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky
- ½ oz Lime
- ¼ oz Agave
- Pinch of Sea Salt
- Orange and Lime Wheel
METHOD
Add all ingredients to shaker and shake. Double strain into rocks glass. Garnish with an orange and lime wheel.
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PALOMA
Baby Blue
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ½ oz Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whisky
- 1 oz Fresh Texas Grapefruit Juice
- ¾ oz Fresh Lime Juice
- ½ oz Rich Demerara Syrup
- Pinch of Salt
- Soda Water
- Grapefruit Twist
METHOD
Add all ingredients except the soda water into a shaker with ice. Shake for 10 seconds and double strain into an ice-filled highball. Top off with soda water and give a light stir to incorporate. Express oils from grapefruit twist into glass and around the rim, then garnish with the expressed grapefruit twist.
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BOTTLED IN BOND BOULEVARDIER
Texas Rye
INGREDIENTS
- ½ oz Balcones Texas Rye Bottled in Bond
- ½ oz Sweet Vermouth
- ½ oz Red Bitter Liqueur
- Orange Peel
METHOD
In a mixing glass add all ingredients. Add ice and stir for 30 rotations. Add new ice into glassware and strain cocktail into glass. Express orange peel into glass and around rim.
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