One of the easiest ways to add a personal touch to your wedding is with a signature drink. But what if you're on different ends of the spectrum when it comes to alcohol preferences? That's why many couples opt to offer "his & hers" drinks. And while it's easy to find plenty of fruity drink recipes, it can be more of a challenge to find a unique mixed beverage with a masculine edgel. Here, 5 options that'll satisfy his palate.
Braveheart
Ingredients:
2 oz. The Black Grouse
3 ½ oz. tomato juice (we love McClures Bloody Mary Mix)
½ oz. fresh lemon juice
½ oz. worcestershire
Pinch celery salt
Pinch fresh horseradish
Directions:
Shake all ingredients over ice and strain into an ice-filled glass and garnish with a gherkin, pickled onion and piece of bacon.
Created by Tim Heuisler, Time Restaurant, Philadelphia
That Scotch One
Ingredients:
1½ oz Cutty Sark Whisky
½ oz Cocchi Americano
¾ oz White Peppercorn, Hibiscus Honey Syrup
¾ oz lemon juice
2 dash Peychauds Bitters
Boylan Creme Float
Muddled strawberry
Mint sprig garnish
Directions:
Combine all ingredients except the Boylan Creme in a Collins glass. Top with a Boylan Creme float and garnish with a sprig of mint.
Created by Gareth Howells, Forrest Point, Brooklyn
The Inside Scoop
Ingredients:
2 oz. Jägermeister
4 oz. root beer
1 spray or 1 drop orange blossom water
1 scoop vanilla Ice cream
Directions:
Mix the Jägermeister, root beer, and orange blossom water. Top with ice cream and serve.
Created by Erin Sullivan, The Third Man, NYC
German Vacation
Ingredients:
1 oz. Jägermeister
1 oz. Flor de Caña 4-year gold rum
¾ oz. ginger syrup
¾ oz. Orgeat
¾ oz. lemon juice
Heavy dashes of Peychaud's bitters
Directions:
Shake with a few pebbles. Pour over fresh pebble ice in a swizzle glass. Mound more on top like a snow cone and "paint" with Peychaud's. Ahoy!
Created by Sother Teague, Amor y Amargo, NYC
Tigers Love Pepper
Ingredients:
1½ oz. The Black Grouse
½ oz. Lime Juice
¾ oz. Black Pepper Hibiscus Cordial*
Ginger beer
Lime wheel for garnish
Black Pepper Hibiscus Cordial: Combine 1 cup water with 2 cups sugar and 1 oz. of dried Hibiscus flowers and bring to a boil in a small sauce pan, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Allow to cool and strain. Add 1 TBS cracked black pepper and mix well.
Directions:
Combine The Black Grouse and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain over fresh ice in a Collins glass and top with Ginger Beer. Add the slice of lime and drizzle the Black Pepper Hibiscus Cordial into the glass.
Created by Meaghan Montagano, Extra Fancy, Brooklyn
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