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.
