Contrast Digital December 2021

HAPPY COCKTAIL DAY!

**PLEASE NOTE THE FRESH MIXES AND GARNISHES ARE DESIGNED TO BE CONSUMED WITHIN 2-3 WEEKS FROM THE DATE RECEIVED**

Please keep all fresh items refrigerated until consumption.

 

*We have included a small red solo cup to be used as your measure.  The line near the bottom is the measure for .5 oz.  The cup full is 2 oz.  Anytime you are measuring less than 2 oz, we recommend using the measure of .5 oz to the cumulative total required for your drink.

** We recommend opening the packages using scissors if you have them available.  Please cut above the reseal line.  Once open, if resealing to use some at a later point, we recommend keeping the package upright and sealed until using again.

 

Smoked Vanilla Chai Old Fashioned

Whiskey, vanilla, chai, bitters, sugar, smoke

  • Whiskey 1.5 oz
  • Vanilla-Chai pouch
  • Mixing jar
  • Bitter soaked sugar cube
  • Red solo cup measure
  • Bar spoon (wooden skewer)
  • Wood chip 
  • 1 small plate (not provided)
  • Lighter or kitchen torch (not provided)
  • Orange wheel

How to build your cocktail

  1. Add the sugar cube to the mixing jar, and add a splash of water to help soften it 
  2. Break up the cube using the thick end of the bar spoon 
  3. Measure 1.5 oz of whiskey and add to the mixing jar 
  4. Measure 1.0 oz from the pouch marked Vanilla-Chai, and add to the mixing jar
  5. Using a small plate and a lighter (not provided), in a well ventilated area, light your wood chip on fire.  Be patient with this step: you want to make sure the chip is burning well before you blow it out. 
  6. Blow out the wood chip and quickly place it on the plate.  Cover with a rocks style glass, smoking the glass while you build the drink 
  7. Add about a 1/2 cup of ice to the mixing jar 
  8. Place the thick end of the bar spoon into the mixing jar and stir the cocktail for 20-25 seconds  
  9. Add ice to smoked glass 
  10. Replace the cover of the jar just enough to strain the cocktail into the prepared rocks glass 
  11. Garnish by rising orange wheel on glass

Winged Peach

What you will need to build this drink

  • Mini bottle of whiskey
  • Peach edition Red Bull
  • Pouch marked Cinnamon-Lemon
  • Pouch marked Italian Bitters-Maraschino
  • Pouch marked Egg White
  • Shaker Jar
  • Red solo cup measure
  • Bag with peach hearts
  • Garnish skewer
  • Ice for building 

How to build this drink

  1. Add contents from your mini whiskey bottle to your shaker jar
  2. Measure 1.5 oz from the pouch marked Cinnamon Lemon and add to the shaker jar
  3. Measure 1.5 oz from the pouch marked Maraschino Bitters and add to the shaker jar
  4. Measure 0.5 oz from the pouch marked egg white and add to the shaker jar
  5. Screw the ring and cover onto the shaker jar tightly
  6. Dry shake (no ice) all ingredients for 60 seconds as hard as you can
  7. Remove the ring and cover from the jar
  8. Add about 1/4 cup of ice to the jar and replace the ring and cover to the jar
  9. Shake the drink for 8-10 seconds
  10. Remove the ring from the jar, and slide the cover off the jar just enough to strain the drink into glassware of choice, we recommend a tall glass for this drink.
  11. Slowly pour 3.0 oz of Peach Edition Red Bull to the drink. 
  12. Garnish with 2 peach hearts on a garnish skewer 

 

 

Dark and Stormy

Rum, lime ginger, bubbles

What you will need to build your Dark & Stormy

  • Mini bottle of Rum
  • 2.5 oz. of ginger syrup
  • 1 can of soda
  • Shaker jar
  • Red solo-cup measure 
  • Ice to build your drink
  • Ice to serve your drink
  • 1 bamboo garnish skewer
  • Crystallized ginger pieces

How to build your Dark and Stormy

 

  1. Empty mini bottle of rum into the mixing jar
  2. Measure 2.5 oz. of ginger-lime syrup and add it to the mixing jar
  3. Add about 1/4 cup of ice to the mixing jar
  4. Replace the cover and screw on the lid to the shaker jar
  5. Shake cocktail for 5-8 seconds (you do not want to dilute this drink too much)
  6. Unscrew the lid and slide the cover enough to strain the cocktail into ice filled glass
  7. Top with soda 
  8. Garnish with crystallized ginger on a bamboo garnish skewer

Violet Devine Wind

Vodka, Blueberry, Orange, lime, sugar 

For this cocktail, you will need the following:

  • 2.5.oz of orange-blueberry-sugar 

  • 0.5 oz fresh lime juice

  • Vodka or pouch marked 0% non- alcoholic rum

  • Shaker jar

  • Red solo cup measure

  • Ice for building your drink

  • Dehydrated orange wheel

How to build your Blueberry Cosmopolitan

  1. Measure 2.5 oz. of the orange-blueberry-sugar and add it to the shaker jar

  2. Measure 0.5 oz. of fresh lime juice, and add it to the shaker jar

  3. Empty the mini bottle of vodka (or pouch marked 0% non - alcoholic rum  to the shaker jar

  4. Add about 1/2 cup of ice to the shaker jar

  5. Replace the cover and screw the lid onto the jar

  6. Shake for 10-12 seconds

  7. Unscrew the lid and slide the cover off the jar enough to strain the cocktail into glassware of choice (we recommend serving this cocktail straight up in a coupe-style glass)

  8. Garnish by floating the dehydrated orange wheel in the cocktail