Camping Cocktails Bourbon
Sometimes cold sometimes hot usually uncomfortably both in the same day even under the cover of the shady trees summer time camping inevitably includes heat and humidity.
Camping cocktails bourbon. Bring just a few bottles of alcohol like vodka whiskey or bourbon and maybe a liqueur that you can combine in various forms or sip straight. Add a few ice cubes or one of my awesome mini ice blocks that you can read about here pour 1 1 2 ounces bourbon and a splash of club soda over the ice and stir. This drink with bourbon and ice cream was designed to help you keep your cool. 1 5 oz bourbon five sprigs of fresh mint 1 for garnish 1 tbsp sugar ice 8 16 oz seltzer or club soda.
A garnish is not necessary for a camp cocktail jared tells me but if you brought oranges along for a healthy snack swipe a little peel from one and you ve classed up your campside bar. This sweet and smokey bonfire night inspired cocktail comes from the brilliant team at whisky bar black rock just off finsbury square london ec2. This classy cocktail has a retro name and a sweet tart flavor. The name makes it sounds like a 1920 s mixed drink but it s actually a modern take on the classic whiskey sour if you re a lover of bourbon drinks add this one to your to do list the combination of the zing of the lemon the nuance of the honey and the spicy whiskey finish is perfection.
Top with another maraschino cherry and a slice of orange. It s the gold rush. Sealed in a glass jar it s perfect for gifts and gatherings. Shop camp create delicious easy to make craft cocktails.
Bring mixers you ll enjoy on their own too. The iconic drink is a great choice when you want to slightly enhance your bourbon and really let the whiskey s subtle nuances shine. In either a silver cup or a highball glass muddle two or three mint sprigs with a dash or two of simple syrup fill the glass with crushed ice add bourbon top off the glass with club soda and garnish with a mint sprig after slapping it in your hand once or twice to release extra aromatics from the mint. Add about half an ounce of cold water maybe spring water to a bit of sugar and slug of bourbon then a couple dashes of bitters.
Unlike pre made bottled cocktail mixers soda fruit juice lemonade v 8 apple cider and iced tea pull double duty during the day. Of alcohol refrigerate for three days and shake before serving. Simple and fascinating few cocktails can beat the old fashioned. There s nothing that signals the beginning of autumn quite like the smell of a bonfire.