Honey, I Shrunk My Guinness cocktail by Marcelo Nascimento at Honest Pint.
The Good Old-Fashioned Blues cocktail by Ace Overton at Puckett’s
Midnight Kiss by Kelley Cureton at Tennessee Stillhouse.Also read
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Signature drinks, those original cocktails unique to your party, are a great way to make an event memorable.
Following are some original concoctions suggested by local bartenders and businesses.
Simple kick
From Marcelo Nascimento, bar manager at The Honest Pint:
“Entertaining is about simplicity so you can enjoy your own party. The Cameron’s Kick is our most popular classic cocktail and perfect for a party. At its core it’s a whiskey sour elevated with a mild and fruity Irish whiskey, and Scotch whisky for a touch of smoke. Orgeat is an emulsion made from almonds that is sweet, nutty and slightly floral. We make our own at Honest Pint, but liquor stores and some specialty stores will have it for purchase.”
Cameron’s Kick
3/4 ounce Jameson Irish Whiskey or similar
3/4 ounce Grant’s Blended Scotch Whisky or similar
3/4 ounce orgeat
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
Garnish with 2 dashes of Angostura bitters and a lemon peel
In a shaker, combine all ingredients and top with ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish by adding two dashes of Angostura bitters to the top and finish with a lemon peel.
Popularity x 2
From Marcelo Nascimento, bar manager at Honest Pint
“In keeping with our beer-and-shot popularity, we created a duality of our most popular. Not Your Father’s Root Beer has become a phenomenon and it’s even better with whipped Irish cream on top. We make our own Irish cream then whip it to use as a floater on top of the root beer to mimic the head from a Guinness. Root beer float for adults.”
Honey I Shrunk My Guinness
3 ounces Small Town Not Your Father’s Root Beer or similar
1 small scoop of vanilla ice scream
Whipped Irish cream
In a shot glass, add Not Your Father’s Root Beer, float ice cream, then float whipped Irish cream.
Curing the blues
From Ace Overton, bartender at Puckett’s
“Don’t let winter give you the blues. Our take on this classic cocktail is a better solution. Locally produced Corsair Ryemaddedon Whiskey, fresh blueberries and brown sugar simple syrup will make you happy to have these blues.”
The Good Old-Fashioned Blues
Brown Sugar Simple Syrup
3 cups brown sugar
3 cups hot water
12 broken cinnamon sticks
Combine all ingredients and let sit 24 hours. Strain and store in a store-n-pour.
Drink ingredients
2 ounces Corsair Ryemageddon Rye Whiskey
1/2 ounce brown sugar cinnamon simple syrup (recipe above)
3 dashes Fee Brothers Original Bitters
7-8 fresh blueberries
Luxardo cherry (available in jars from Athens Distributing Co.)
In a glass mixing vessel (such as a pint glass), muddle the blueberries with the bitters. Add syrup, rye, one scoop ice and stir with spoon. Alternately, you can shake the ingredients.
Strain into rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with skewered Luxardo cherry and blueberry.
Smooch!
From Kelley Cureton at Tennessee Stillhouse on Market Street, home of Chattanooga Whiskey.
Midnight Kiss
2 ounces Chattanooga Whiskey 1816 Reserve
1/2 ounce St. Germain
3 ounce prosecco, chilled
1/4 ounce Dr. Thacher’s Pomegranate Limeade Cocktail Syrup
Combine 1816 Reserve and St. Germain over ice and stir. Double strain into a tulip glass. Top off with prosecco and Dr. Thacher’s Pomegranate Limeade syrup.