• MAPLE COCKTAILS WE LOVE

    Spring is the sweetest time of the year in Vermont!
    The trees are thawing and the sap is flowing.
    Toast sugaring season with some of our favorite
    maple cocktail recipes to make at home.

  • MAPLE OLD FASHIONED

    A Vermont spin on a classic cocktail. Simple to make at home, but easy for impressing guests with seasonal flavor.

    2 oz Tom Cat Gin
    1/2 tsp Maple syrup
    3-4 dashes Angostura bitters

    Stir ingredients in a mixing glass. Strain over a single large ice cube in a chilled rocks glass. Garnish with an expressed orange twist.

  • TWIST OF VERMONT

    Use berries to get an early hit of summer in this delicious maple cocktail.

    2 oz Barr Hill Vodka
    4-5 Blackberries, raspberries, or a combination
    0.75 oz Lemon juice
    0.5 oz Maple syrup
    Maple foam to top*

    Gently muddle syrup and berries in a mixing tin. Add vodka, lemon juice and ice, and shake. Double strain into a Nick and Nora glass. Top with maple foam.

    *Maple foam:
    2 Egg whites
    3oz Water
    1.5oz Maple syrup
    1oz Lemon juice (strained)

    Whisk together then add to an iSi whipping siphon. Double charge with two N2O canisters shaking vigorously and chill in the fridge for at least an hour.

  • BEE'S TREES

    A distinctly Vermont take on a Bee’s Knees that celebrates the trees instead of the bees!

    2 oz Barr Hill Gin
    0.75 oz Fresh lemon juice
    0.75 oz Maple syrup

    Combine ingredients in a mixing tin with ice and shake. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a fresh lemon twist.

  • MAPLE TOM CAT SOUR

    Maple syrup and an egg white bring a touch of decadence to a Tom Cat cocktail.

    2 oz Tom Cat Gin
    0.75 oz Lemon juice
    0.5 oz Maple syrup
    Egg white
    Bitters for garnish

    Add ingredients to a mixing tin and dry shake without ice. Add ice and shake again then double-strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with bitters drops.

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    TOM CAT COLADA

    This riff puts a bit of Vermont into a tropical favorite.

    1.5 oz Tom Cat Gin
    0.5 oz Angostura bitters
    1.5 oz Pineapple juice
    0.75 oz Fresh lime juice
    0.75 oz Cream of coconut
    0.25 oz Maple syrup

    Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a glass with crushed ice. Garnish with pineapple fronds and an orange slice.

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