Take your bar package experience to the next level! From unique garnishes, syrups, jams, layered cocktails and beverages that tell a story, check out these unique cocktails that Ryan Manning mixed up during his session (A Chef's Approach to Mixology) during this year's Catersource + The Special Event.
Irish Coffee (cold or hot)
Ingredients
2 oz whiskey cream (recipe below)
6 oz coffee
Method
Pour coffee over ice and top with whiskey cream.
Ingredients for Whiskey Cream
14 oz condensed milk
8 oz half & half
1 oz chocolate syrup
14 oz whisky
6 dashes orange bitters
1 dash vanilla extract
Method
Blend all ingredients together in a bowl and store in glass bottles for service.
Smoked Rum Punch Infusion
Ingredients
8 oz rum
4 oz orange liquor
4 oz pineapple juice, fresh
3 oz lime juice, fresh
2 oz smoked simple syrup
1 T coconut, toasted
¼ ea. jalapeno, sliced
6 ea. mint leaves
1 ea. cinnamon stick
Method
Combine all ingredients together in French press for 30 minutes and then strain over ice to serve.
Mango & Kaffir Lime Caprioska
Ingredients
4 oz vodka
4 oz mango juice
½ ea. lime, quartered
2 ea. Kaffir Lime leaves, fresh
Method
- Muddle the kaffir lime and fresh lime with mortar and pestle
- Add to the shaker with other ingredients
- Shake with ice and then pour in glass or over ice to serve
Just Friends
Ingredients
2 oz bourbon
½ oz fig jam
3 dashes bitters
Method
- Combine in shaker and pour over large ice cube
- Garnish with orange piece
