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RECIPES 

Listed in alphabetical order by mixologist.

MIXOLOGIST
COCKTAIL
RECIPE

Alexandra

Betty White Christmas

  • 2 oz Crater Lake Vodka
  • 4 oz white cranberry juice
  • fir needles
  • fir bud (for garnish)

​​Infuse Crater Lake Vodka with 3-4 fir needles. Let the mixture infuse for about 4-5 days in a mason jar. Strain out the vodka after 4-5 days. Pour 2 oz of infused vodka, and 4 oz or white cranberry juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Garnish the drink with a fir bud.

Anna

75 Sips of Comfort & Joy

  • 1.5 oz Crater Lake Rye Whiskey
  • 1 Luxardo Cherry 
  • 4 oz of Rosé Champagne (or your choice of champagne or sparkling wine)

​Drop one Luxardo cherry into your champagne flute. Next, pour 1.5 oz of Crater Lake Rye Whiskey into the flute. Finally, pour approximately 4 oz of champagne down the side of the glass, so that it does not spill over. Enjoy!

Anthony

Home Alone Fashioned

  • 2 oz Crater Lake Reserve Rye
  • ¾ oz Yes Cocktail Ginger Citrus cocktail mixture
  • 3-5 dashes of Orange Bitters
  • 1 oz apple cider
  • cinnamon sugar

Start your cocktail by rimming the glass with cinnamon sugar. Next, fill your shaker with ice, pour 2 oz of Crater Lake Reserve Rye, ¾ oz of Cocktail Ginger Citrus cocktail mixture, 3-5 dasher of bitters, and 1 oz of apple cider. Shake the drink for 10 seconds, pour into your cinnamon rimmed glass with some ice.​​

Chan

SolluCIO Bulldog

  • 1.5 oz Crater Lake Vodka
  • 1.5 oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
  • 1.5 oz Kahlua
  • 4 oz of Coca-Cola
  • a sprig of rosemary

In a shaker, pour Crater Lake Vodka, Bailey’s Irish Cream, Kahlua and shake contents. Pour into a glass full of ice. Slowly add 4 oz of Coca-Cola and garnish with rosemary sprig.

Diane & John

The Mistletoe

  • 2 oz of Crater Lake Ginger Vodka
  • 1.5 oz of Midori
  • 3 oz of fresh pineapple juice
  • 1 maraschino cherry
  • (Optional: sugar for the rim of the glass)

​Start the cocktail with a shaker full of ice. Pour 2 oz of Crater Lake Ginger Vodka into the shaker, add 1.5 oz of Midori Melon Liqueur, and three oz of fresh pineapple juice. Shake for about ten seconds. You can also dip the rim of your martini glass in sanded sugar. Last step, garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Jess

A Partridge in a Pear Tree


 

  • 1.5 oz Crater Lake Gin
  • 0.75 St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur
  • 0.5 oz lemon juice
  • 0.5 oz thyme infused simple syrup (homemade)
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 red pear slice
  • 1 thyme spray

​​Pour Crater Lake Gin, St. George Spiced Pear Liqueur, lemon juice, thyme infused simple syrup, 1 egg white and a couple cubes of ice. Shake for 60 seconds or until ice has melted. Pour over a rocks glass with ice and garnish with a red pear slice and a thyme spray.

Kate

Christmas Card

  • 1.5 oz Crater Lake Vodka
  • .75 oz Antico Amaro Noveis
  • 0.5 oz Demerara simple syrup
  • 5 drops of Cardamom Cocktail Spice by Addition

Combine ingredients and add ice. Stir for about 16 seconds. Strain into a chilled glass and garnish with fresh apple slices. Enjoy!

The Christmas Card cocktail is a booze-forward, rich and dry cocktail that is reminiscent of a spicy manhattan with a seasonal twist. Simple, clean, and complex!

Linda

The Blitzen

  • 2 oz Crater Lake Vodka
  • 1 oz Patron XO Café
  • 1 oz Mozart Chocolate Liqueur
  • Candy Cane Infused Heavy Cream
  • Crushed Candy Cane to rim glass
Rim a martini glass with crushed candy canes. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, pour Crater Lake Vodka, Patron XO Café, and Mozart Chocolate Liqueur. Shake cocktail for 10 seconds and pour into martini glass. Top off cocktail with candy cane infused heavy cream. Cheers!
 

Max

O'Trees Martini

  • 1.5 oz Crater Lake Vodka
  • 1/3 cap of dry vermouth
  • 3 olives on an olive spear
  • half spoonful of olive juice (Adjust for personal Preference)

​Start your Martini by placing ice in your martini glass (This will keep the glass cold longer). Measure 1.5 oz of Crater Lake Vodka into your cocktail shaker as well as your dry Vermouth. Throw out the ice in your glass. Place three olives on an olive spear and set them in your glass. Use a spoon to measure out additional olive juice for flavor. Shake your martini for 20-30 seconds. Pour out contents into your glass.

Max

NW Breakfast Shots

  • 0.5 oz Crater Lake Rye Whiskey
  • 0.5 oz Butterscotch Liquor
  • 1 oz of orange juice
  • 1 piece of bacon

This drink requires two shot glasses per drink. Fill up the first shot glass with 0.5 oz of Crater Lake Rye Whiskey. In the same shot glass pour 0.5 oz of Butterscotch Liquor. Fill up the second shot glass with orange juice. Garnish the OJ glass by placing half a slice of bacon on top of the shot glass, or stand up the bacon inside the glass.

Pam

Jingle Dalgona

  • 2 oz Crater Lake Hazelnut Espresso Vodka
  • 2 oz half and half
  • 1 large dollop of dalgona (see recipe below)
  • Coco nibs or crushed hazelnuts for garnish 

​To make dalgona, in a bowl combine 2 TBSP each of instant coffee, sugar, and hot water. Whisk until color changes to light brown and becomes airy like whipped cream. Set aside or transfer to a piping bag.

To make cocktail: Pour the Crater Lake Hazelnut Espresso Vodka over ice then slowly add the half and half. Dollop with the dalgona and garnish with coco nibs or crushed hazelnuts and enjoy! Make sure to stir cocktail before sipping.

Phil, David & Jay

Making Fabulous Happen Martini

  • 1.5 oz of Crater Lake Vodka
  • 1.5 oz of Midori
  • 0.5 oz lemon juice
  • 10 mL real maple syrup
  • cubed honeydew
  • 2 oz of Perrier
  • maraschino cherry

Muddle cubes of honeydew in a cocktail shaker. Add Crater Lake Vodka, Midori, lemon juice, and maple syrup. Add ice to shaker, and shake drink for about ten seconds. Pour mixture into martini glass. Add 2 oz of Perrier on top and garnish with one maraschino cherry and a slice of honeydew.

Tim

The Wonder Twins

 

  • 1.5 oz Crater Lake Sweet Ginger Vodka
  • 1.0 oz Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur
  • 0.5 oz Cointreau
  • 0.5 oz lemon juice
  • hint of Orange Blossom Water

Pour 1.5 oz Crater Lake Sweet Ginger Vodka, 1.0 oz Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur, 0.5 oz Cointreau, 0.5 oz of fresh lemon juice, and a the hint of Orange Blossom Water into a cocktail shaker. Add ice to you shaker, shake for 10-20 seconds. Double strain the drink with the addition of a mesh strainer to eliminate the ice chips. Lastly, garnish with candied ginger chips on a cocktail spear.

Tim

Santa's Workbench

  • 2.0 oz Black Butte Whiskey by Crater Lake Spirits
  • 0.5 oz Amaro Nonino
  • 0.25 oz Frangelico Liqueur
  • 2 dashes of Bittercube Cherry Bark Vanilla Bitters

​Add all ingredients to a mixing glass. Add ice. Stir.  Strain into a rocks glass with no ice and garnish with a skewered cherry.


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