It's time for a Garden Party!!

All right this week I’m featuring our most requested past list cocktail! It has featured on out cocktail list a few different times, with a different name each time. The Garden Party is just a fantastic cocktail, the worst part is I can’t even take the full credit for it; Taylor Mitchell our beloved bartender who now has an adult job, is the original creator of this bad boy. The only down side to this cocktail is that you have to wait for the bourbon to infuse, but I promise it is worth it!!!

This cocktail has more parts, so if you get hung up any where feel free to email us Amanda can help you trouble shoot!

The Prep (Don’t stress its easier than you think)

The Bourbon

Step 1: Take a butternut squash peel the outside and cut it in half, remove the seeds from the inside

Step 2: Cut the squash into half inch strips

Step 3: Roast the squash in the oven until cooked (soft) and has a caramelized color

Step 4: Let squash cool

Step 5: Once cool add squash and bourbon to a large bowl

Step 6: Let sit for 4 days

Step 7: After the 4 days strain the squash and pour bourbon back into the bottle

The Simple Syrup

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup water

1/2 tbsp 5 spice

Step 1: In a sauce pot combine the three ingredients and cook until sugar has dissolved in the water

Step 2: Remove from stove and cool

Step 3: Reserve in the refrigerator for cocktail time

The Ingredients (for a single cocktail)

2 oz Butternut Squash Bourbon

.75 5 Spice Simple Syrup

3 Dashes Walnut Bitters

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

10 oz Buternut Squash Bournbon

3.75 oz 5 Spice Simple Syrup

15 Dashes of Walnut Bitters

How it’s done

Step 1: Add butternut squash bourbon, bitters & simple syrup to a pint glass

Step 2: Add ice to pint glass & stir for 30 seconds

Step 3: Strain ice and pour into a rocks glass with one large ice cube (or how ever you prefer your drinks)

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda