Gin Fizz
A fizzy summer mainstay.
A fizzy summer mainstay.
-2 oz. Viridian Gin
-1 oz. Lemon Juice
-3/4 oz. Simple Syrup
-2 oz. Soda Water
Combine ingredients in high ball glass on ice.
Stir gently with cocktail spoon.
Garnish with a lemon twist and enjoy!
To celebrate the release of our newest spirit—Inkwell unaged corn whiskey—we set about making a brand new cocktail to celebrate both the whiskey and the warming weather. This delicious, light, deceptively punchy cocktail is a perfect way to wrap up a day in the sun, with a level of sweetness that will have your day hitting its peak as the sun drops.
The Pink Moon
An original cocktail made just to showcase our unaged corn whiskey.
An original cocktail made just to showcase our unaged corn whiskey.
-2 oz. Inkwell Red Corn Whiskey
-1 oz. Lavender Orange Blossom Honey Syrup
-1/2 oz. Lime Juice
-2-3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
To make the lavender orange blossom honey syrup, steep dried lavender flowers in hot water (4 tsp per cup, more if desired) for ten minutes.
Once the flowers have been removed, add an equal volume of orange blossom honey and stir until combined. Keep chilled.
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice, shake until chilled.
Strain into rocks glass with ice. Enjoy!
To celebrate the release of our newest spirit—Inkwell unaged corn whiskey—we set about making a brand new cocktail to celebrate both the whiskey and the warming weather. This delicious, light, deceptively punchy cocktail is a perfect way to wrap up a day in the sun, with a level of sweetness that will have your day hitting its peak as the sun drops.
The Breeze
An original cocktail made just to showcase our unaged corn whiskey.
-2 oz. Shmidt Spirits Viridian
-2 oz. Cranberry Juice
-1 oz. Pineapple
-1/2 oz. Grenadine
-Frozen Blueberries
Combine all the ingredients together with ice and shake.
pour into rocks glass filled with ice.
Add frozen blueberries before or after ice for a colorful chill-keeper
In honor of our partnership with Washington's American Ultimate Disc League Team, the DC Breeze, we present to you our newest bespoke cocktail, The Breeze. This delicious, fruity concoction is perfect for the coming summer months, when you need something sweet and chilly to keep you cool.
Gimlet
Class embodied by a simple cocktail.
Class embodied by a simple cocktail.
-2 oz. Shmidt Spirits Viridian
-1/2 oz. Lime Juice
-1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
(Optional: Soda water)
Combine all the ingredients together over ice and shake.
pour into a chilled glass.
For an effervescent kick, you can add a splash of soda water as well.
As classy as it is classic, the simple gimlet is a perfect drink for this (slowly) warming weather. Sweet and refreshing, it's the perfect cocktail to reach for at the end of a long day or the beginning of a chill night.
The Date Night
A pun-tastic drink to share on Valentine’s Day.
A pun-tastic drink to share on Valentine’s Day.
-2 oz. Shmidt Spirits Cobalt
-1 oz. Date Syrup
-1 oz. Almond Milk
Combine all the ingredients together and shake.
Then pour over ice.
That's it! Enjoy, and Happy Valentine's Day!
It's Valentine's Day weekend! Are you as excited as we are? If you want a simple, cool drink to enjoy with someone you love, have we got the one for you! Landon Harwell at EyeDrink served us up this delicious, earthen, layered cocktail, and we are excited to share it with you. (Don't be put off by the date syrup, you can find it anywhere.)
Stone Wall
Spicy and sparkling, this one is sure to please.
Spicy and sparkling, this one is sure to please.
-1 1/2 oz. Shmidt Spirits Cobalt
-1 1/2 Tsp. Simple Syrup
-1 1/2 oz. Apple Cider
-1 1/2 oz. Ginger Beer
- 1 inch piece of peeled ginger, thinly sliced.
-Lime wheel or apple slice (for garnish)
Muddle ginger in simple syrup in a cocktail shaker.
Add ice, Cobalt, and cider to shaker, then shake til chilled.
Serve over ice and top with ginger beer.
Garnish as desired and enjoy!
Mildly spiced and effervescently refreshing, this spin on the Stone Wall will be sure to please all takers and become a go-to in your cocktail-making repertoire. And while it is a cold drink, the flavor profile of ginger and apple cider makes it ideal for the cold weather. So mix one up today!
19th Century
It’s a bit of a strange brew, but it’s amazing.
It’s a bit of a strange brew, but it’s amazing.
-1 1/2 oz. Shmidt Spirits Cobalt
-3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
-3/4 oz. Lillet Rouge
-3/4 oz. Creme de Cacao
-Lemon Twist (for garnish)
Combine all ingredients in shaker with ice.
Shake until chilled.
Strain into coupe glass.
Garnish with twist of lemon.
This update of the 20th Century (yes, it's an update, even though the name suggests it is 100 years earlier, just roll with it) is a darker spin on the classic. Obviously master distiller Brian Roan prefers this one, because it's got whiskey in it instead of gin, and it uses the red wine base of Lillet Rouge, instead of its white wine-based predecessor. Mix one up to warm you up!
20th Century
This is one high class gin cocktail.
This is one high class gin cocktail.
-1 1/2 oz. Shmidt Spirits Viridian
-3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
-1/2 oz. Lillet Blanc
-1/2 oz. Creme de Cacao
-Lemon Twist (for garnish)
Shake all ingredients with ice.
Strain into coupe glass.
Garnish with twist of lemon.
There's something timeless about the look and taste of this gin cocktail. The Lillet Blanc gives it a dry white wine character, while the Creme de Cacao lends it a slightly bitter chocolate note. The lemon juice and gin, meanwhile, add in their distinctive citrus and floral notes, creating a drink that wouldn't be out of place at the Waldorf Astoria or in your own living room.
Color-Changing Silver Margarita
The summer classic with a novel aesthetic twist.
The summer classic with a novel aesthetic twist.
-2 oz. Shmidt Spirits Silver
-1 oz. Lime juice
-3/4 oz. Cointreau
-1/2 oz. Simple syrup
-Butterfly Pea Flower (powder or extract)
Add butterfly pea flower (in powder or tincture form) to Silver and set aside.
After mixing all other ingredients in a shaker, pour Silver over ice.
Strain in other ingredients from mixer and watch the color change. Enjoy!
A margarita is a perfect summer drink, and you may already know that it can be made with our Silver rye whiskey. But with the addition of one secret ingredient, these delicious margaritas can be turned from something wonderful it something truly magical. Butterfly Pea Flower has the property of changing color in the present of acidity, meaning if you add it to your Silver, once you add in the lime juice it will change color right. before your eyes!
Silver Smash
Hibiscus and grape combine with Silver to make an incredible cocktail.
Hibiscus and grape combine with Silver to make an incredible cocktail.
-2 oz. Shmidt Spirits Silver
-1/2 oz. 1:1 Simple syrup
-1 1/2 oz. Double strength hibiscus tea
-1/2 oz. Lime juice
-Four red grapes
Brew hibiscus tea to double strength, and allow to cool in refrigerator.
Muddle grapes in cocktail shaker.
Add in Silver, simple syrup, chilled tea, and lime juice.
Shake until chilled.
Serve neat and garnish with grapes if desired. Enjoy!
Given that our Silver rye whiskey is finished in a chardonnay barrel, it should come as no surprise that a cocktail made with muddled grapes ends up tasting so delicious. The addition of tart hibiscus to the mix makes this a brightly colored but deceptively subtle cocktail, lacking the overwhelming sweetness one might expect. A refreshing and daring drink.
Cranberry Mule
The classic mule with a splash of cranberry.
The classic mule with a splash of cranberry.
-1 oz. Shmidt Spirits Silver
-1 oz. Unsweetened Cranberry Juice
-2 oz. Ginger beer
-Lime twist to garnish
In a mixing glass with ice, combine the Silver and cranberry juice.
Strain into a copper mule mug filled with ice.
Garnish with lime twist. Enjoy!
(Note: The copper of the mug is actually integral to the flavor of a mule. Read why here.)
Now this cocktail was quite a surprise. Offered up to us by a fan of ours on Instagram, we decided to try it out on Instagram Live with each of our spirits to see which we liked best.The results are quite fun to watch, and while every spirit made a great cocktail, we decided that the Silver variant was the way to go.
Red Hook
A Brooklyn twist on the Manhattan.
A Brooklyn twist on the Manhattan.
-2 oz. Shmidt Spirits Cobalt
-1/2 oz. Vermouth (Punt e Mes or similar)
-1/2 oz. Maraschino liqueur
-Cherry (to garnish)
In a mixing glass, combine all ingredients with ice and stir gently until chilled.
Strain into your glass of choice.
Garnish with speared cherry. Enjoy!
The Manhattan is a great jumping-off point for making new cocktails because it is so simple and so classic. It's bred a lot of regional variants, and today we present you with Brooklyn's own Red Hook. This is a fairly new cocktail, invented in 2003 by Vincenzo Errico at the Milk & Honey bar. We made it with our own little twist, and the result is an approachable, delicious cherry-hinted cocktail.
Shmidt's Mule
A Moscow Mule, made all the better by using Shmidt Spirits.
A Moscow Mule, made all the better by using Shmidt Spirits.
-2 oz. Shmidt Spirits Silver (or Cobalt)
-3 oz. Ginger Beer
-1/2 oz. Lime juice
-Mint garnish
In a mixing glass, combine all ingredients with ice and stir gently.
Strain into a copper mug filled with ice.
Garnish with sprig of mint, and enjoy!
Served in it's distinctive copper mug, the Moscow Mule is a classic cocktailwith style to burn. We at Shmidt Spirits had a feeling that we could improve upon the recipe with our own spirits, and boy were we right! In fact, though the Silver version has an added smooth sweetness, we reckon people will like this cocktail equally as much if its made with Cobalt, which had a bit more of a boozy whiskey punch.
The Husky (Cobalt Cream)
Our play on an Irish cream.
Our play on a classic Irish cream.
-7 oz. Shmidt Spirits Cobalt
-7 oz. Sweetened condensed milk
-3 oz. Heavy cream
-1 tbsp. Chocolate syrup
-1/4 tbsp. Instant coffee
-Garnish with fresh ground nutmeg
Warm heavy cream in a sauce pan, and add in the instant coffee to dissolve.
Mix with sweetened condensed milk, whiskey, and chocolate syrup.
Once combined, place into container and then chill in freezer to temperature.
Keep chilled and serve neat or on the rocks.
Garnish with fresh ground nutmeg and enjoy!
It's a long July 4th weekend, and that means we thought you all might want something cool and sweet—and a lot of it. So here we are with our play on a cream liqueur, which should make just under 18 ounces of the delicious, frosty beverage. We nicknamed our Cobalt Cream 'The Husky,' after master distiller Brian Roan's new rescue dog, a husky who happens to be named Bailey. So mix up a batch, and share with your friends!
Cobalt Milk Punch
A cool, sweet treat.
Cool, creamy, and sinfully sweet.
-2 oz. Cobalt
-3 oz. Half and half
-1 oz. Simple syrup
-2 dashes vanilla extract
-Nutmeg or cinnamon
Add all the ingredients (except nutmeg/cinnamon) into a shaker filled with ice.
Shake until chilled, then strain small, chilled glass.
Grate fresh nutmeg or sprinkle cinnamon on top.
The concept of a milk-based cocktail on a warm (or scorching hot) day might seem unthinkable. But when you have a single sip or our Cobalt Milk Punch, you'll be singing a different tune. Think of it like a chilled cream liqueur, or a spiked milkshake. It's smooth, refreshing, satisfying, and deliciously sweet.
For this drink, you’re really going to want to give your arms a workout. The more you shake,. the frothier the concoction becomes, and it’s that foam that will support the aromatic addition of cinnamon or nutmeg. Not to mention, that mixing will give a spectacular chill to the whole thing, which is exactly what you want on a warm evening.
Rosy-fingered Dawn
Pretentious name, delicious flavor.
Pretentious name, delicious flavor.
-2 oz. Silver
-1 oz. Orange juice
-1/2 oz. Simple syrup
-1/4 oz. Campari
-Peychaud's Bitters
-Blackstrap Bitters
Add all the ingredients into a shaker filled with ice.
Shake until chilled, then strain small, chilled glass.
No garnish needed.
The image of a rosy-fingered dawn comes from Homer, the phrase stemming from The Odyssey. It conjures the image of a pink and red sunrise, a breaking day, but also refers to the goddess Dawn. What does all that have to do with our cocktail? No one knows. Brian and Arthur made this drink on accident while inventing the Bog Grove Fairy, and once Brian threw out the pretentious-sounding name, it stuck. So enjoy! Raise your glass as the sun rises in the sky.
The key ingredient here is the blackstrap bitters. The molasses, cinnamon, and nutmeg flavor and aroma perfectly counter balance the sweetness of the other ingredients. It was only after adding them into this drink on our third try that we knew we’d stumbled upon something marvelous.
Silver Lemonade
A childhood favorite given a Silver sheen.
A childhood favorite given a Silver sheen.
-2 oz. Silver
-1 oz. Lemon juice
-1/2 oz. Simple syrup
- 1/2 oz. Tonic
-Lemon wheel
Add all the ingredients into a shaker filled with ice.
Shake until chilled, then strain small, chilled glass.
Garnish with a lemon wheel.
It just keeps getting hotter. So.we devised a nostalgic, delicious way to beat the heat with our Silver Lemonade. Adding our Silver rye with the tart and sweet refreshment of lemonade creates a cool drink that will see your way through the ever-warmer days of summer and clear into the crisp fall.
Our thought process here was to basically take the sweetness of a lemonade (which is lemon juice, water, and sugar) and soothe it a bit with the distinctive flavor of tonic syrup. This allows for the grain-forward flavor of our Silver, with its delicate Chardonnay finish, to bond harmoniously with everything else to make a smooth-sipping haven from the heat.
The Bog Grove Fairy
Weird name, delicious cocktail.
Weird name, delicious cocktail.
-2 oz. Silver
-1 oz. Orange juice
-1/2 oz. Simple syrup
- 1/2 oz. Cranberry juice
-3 dashes, Peychaud's bitters
Add all the ingredients into a shaker filled with ice.
Shake until chilled, then strain small, chilled glass.
Garnish as desired (or leave it plain, it’s strange enough as it is!).
With a name like that, how can it not be good?! The truth is that when Master Distillery Brian J. Roan created this delicious, fruit-forward beverage, he had no idea what to call it. Then he realized that oranges grew in groves, and cranberries come from bogs, and well, it may not make a lot of sense but you can see the logic. What matters, is that this playful, tasty cocktail should please everyone at the picnic, weird name or not.
The balance here is between the overwhelming citrus of the orange juice and the tartness of the cranberry. The simple syrup helps to settle things down a bit, the bitters add a touch of aromatic harmony, and the Silver… well the Silver does its part with a gentle kick and a delicious rye character.
Silver Tonic
The classic Viridian and Tonic with a Silver twist.
The classic Viridian and Tonic with a Silver twist.
-2 oz. Silver
-½ oz. syrup
-3 dashes orange bitters
-Seltzer
-Lemon twist garnish
In a high ball glass filled with ice, add Silver, simple syrup, and orange bitters.
Top with seltzer, and then gentle mix with cocktail spoon.
Garnish with twist of lemon.
We've loved out Viridian and Tonic since we came up with it. In looking for more recipes to help show off the distinct character of our Silver, we decided to see whether or not a simple swap would result in something equally as delicious. And it did! The versatility of Silver continues to astound us.
The most interesting thing about Silver is how much it adapts to each cocktail that you put it in to. It brings the character of a rye you might expect but in a way that isn’t burdensome or pushy. At the end of the day, it’s a harmonious accompaniment, not a brutish soloist.
The Sterling Orange
A birthday cocktail created by our very own Master Distiller.
A birthday cocktail created by our very own Master Distiller.
-2 oz. Shmidt Spirits Silver
-3/4 oz. Tonic
-1/2 oz. Orange Juice
Add all the ingredients into a shaker filled with ice.
Shake until chilled, then strain into a glass of your choosing.
Garnish with a twist of citrus peel.
For his birthday, Master Distiller Brian J. Roan wanted to invent a new cocktail to feature his favorite of the three Shmidt Spirits—Silver. He decided to revisit a youthful favorite cocktail—the screwdriver—but added a classy kick of tonic syrup for a more mature flavor. So consider this cocktail his gift to you.
It’s a simple drink, but the flavor and the character are there. Silver can disappear into a fruit drink easily, while still granting a little bit of that rye character. What’s missing is the barrel and the color. The tonic adds a small touch of complexity, and wraps up this drink nicely.