If you’re shopping local and love incorporating local goods into your holiday revels, you might want to pick up some Louisville based Ballotin flavored whiskeys and try out these 9 delicious cocktails to keep your holiday spirits up.

 

Sleigh Ride

2 parts Ballotin Chocolate Mint Whiskey

1 part Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream

1⁄2 part Tito’s Handmade Vodka

Shake in mixing tin with ice. Strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with chocolate shavings and a soft mint on the side of the glass.

 

Elf Yourself

2 parts Ballotin Original Chocolate Whiskey

1⁄2 part Cointreau Orange Liqueur

Shake in mixing tin with ice. Strain into cocktail or Manhattan glass, up. Garnish with an orange peel.

 

Bad Santa

1 part Ballotin Original Chocolate Whiskey

1 part Bourbon

Dash of Bitters

In a rocks or old fashioned glass pour in one ounce each the Ballotin Chocolate Whiskey and Bourbon. Fill with ice. Add a dash of bitters and stir. Garnish with a cherry and an orange twist.

 

Silver Bells

1 1⁄2 oz Ballotin Caramel Turtle Whiskey

Dash of bitters

3 oz champagne or prosecco

Stir Ballotin Caramel Turtle and bitters in a mixing tin with ice. Strain into a champagne flute and top with Champagne or Prosecco. Garnish with a cherry.

 

White Christmas

2 parts Ballotin Bourbon Ball Chocolate Whiskey

1 part Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream

Shake in mixing tin with ice. Strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with chocolate shavings

Chocolate Brandy Alexander

1 1⁄2 parts Ballotin Original Chocolate Whiskey

1 1⁄2 parts Copper & Kings Craft Brandy

1 part cream

Shake in mixing tin with ice. Strain into a Manhattan glass Garnish with fresh nutmeg

 

Ballotin Pecan Pie

2 parts Ballotin Bourbon Ball Chocolate Whiskey

1 part Rivulet Pecan Liqueur

Shake in mixing tin with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with ice. Garnish with a whole pecan

 

Sugarplum

2 parts Ballotin Caramel Turtle Whiskey

1⁄2 part Chambord

1 part cream

Shake in mixing tin with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with fresh raspberries

 

Ballotin Chocolate Peppermint Martini / Winter Wonderland (Pictured above)

2 parts Ballotin Original Chocolate Whiskey

1⁄2 part Death’s Door Wondermint or other peppermint schnapps

Dash of Amaro

Shake in mixing tin with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass rimmed with crushed peppermints.