National Bourbon Month: 6 Cocktails To Keep Celebrating Throughout September

This month we celebrate the Independence of Mexico, Nicaragua, Costar Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras and because Latinos know how to throw a party, we thought it would be a good idea to gather up more cocktail recipes for our readers to keep the party going throughout the month of September. Because we know Tequila is not everyone’s drink of choice and because it is National Bourbon Month, our friends at Diamond PR sent us their favorite bourbon cocktail recipes, which can be found in some of the best hotels in Florida. Enjoy!

1) Sunset Sidecar Martini / Miami Beach (Red, the Steakhouse)

Ingredients:

2 oz. Makers “46”

5 Fresh Mint Leaves

1 squeeze Simple Syrup

0.25 oz. Agave Syrup

1 Orange Slice

Instructions: Place orange slice and four mint leaves into mixing glass - muddle well. Add simple syrup, agave and Makers “46.” Add ice and shake well. Pour into martini glass with no rim and garnish with one mint leaf.

2) Down the Rabbit Hole / Miami Beach (Sense Beach House)

Ingredients:

2 oz. Bourbon

Raspberries

Fresh Mint

Fresh Lime

Ginger Ale

Sugar

Instructions: Place raspberries, fresh mint, and lime into a shaker and muddle thoroughly. Pour 2 oz. of Bourbon Whiskey, and add a small dose of sugar. Shake and pour over crushed ice. Add a splash of Ginger Ale and voila!

3) Stranahan’s Manhattan / St. Pete Beach, FL (The Hotel Zamora)

Ingredients:

2.5 oz. Stranahan’s Whiskey

.5 oz. sweet vermouth

muddle cherries

Instructions: Combine whiskey, vermouth and muddle cherries. Shake and pour over an ice ball into a rocks glass. Garnish with orange peel.

4) Honey Badger Sour / Jupiter (Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa)

Ingredients:

2.5 oz. Jack Daniel's Honey Whiskey

1 oz. Fresh Agave Sour Mix

Splash of soda water

Fresh mint for garnish

Instructions: Combine Jack Daniel's Honey Whiskey, Fresh Agave Sour Mix, soda water and ice into a martini shaker. Shake well. Strain mixture and pour over ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with fresh mint.

5) Smoke Fashion / Miami Beach (Circa 39)

Ingredients:

2 oz High West American Prairie

.5 oz Sweet Vermouth

.25 ounce maple syrup

2 dashes Amargo Vallet

1 orange peel/zest

Instructions: Torch the center of a maple board and trap the flame in an upside down rocks glass. The flame will extinguish itself and the glass will be “smoked." Add all liquid ingredients into a mixing glass (beaker style). Fill with ice and stir with the ice for 20 revolutions. Then quickly turn the glass right side up and add ice block. Pour the drink over the block into the glass. Peel a strip of zest from an orange and squeeze the ends together facing the glass allowing the oils from the orange to give the drink another aromatic layer. Take a smell of the drink as you enjoy your first sip.

6) Whiskey Smash / Sarasota (The Resort at Longboat Key Club)

Ingredients:

2 oz. Bourbon

Lemon

Lemon wedge

4 Mint Leaves

Instructions: Muddle the mint in a shaker. Add Bourbon and squeeze lemon into shaker then fill with ice. Shake and strain into an ‘old-fashioned’ glass filled with ice. Garnish with mint sprig and lemon wedge.

Fun Fact: Bottled Heat / Clearwater Beach (Sandpearl Resort)

The classic beachfront Sandpearl Resort has reintroduced a tradition dating back to 1937. In those times, since the hotel lacked a property heating system, during cold fronts, the hotel offered “bottled heat” to guests through a nip of bourbon. In the current winter months, when the temperature is projected to dip below freezing, Sandpearl Resort places cards in each room with the story of “bottled heat” and an invitation to enjoy complimentary Maker’s Mark warmth at Caretta on the Gulf to ward away the chill. If you visit Sandpearl during warmer months, opt for a Maker’s Mark on the rocks to honor the tradition or try the mouthwatering Berkshire Pork Chop with Chipotle Bourbon Glaze.