It’s back. Football. Here is an original MDC cocktail punch we designed for Super Bowl 2014. Bourbon coupled with applejack and awash in ginger ale. Like football, all appropriate features for a uniquely American sport. Below is the pitcher recipe, serving 12, and the Mocktail instructions. Touch Down – Serves 12 1 cup bourbon 1 […]
This is a variation on the Ante Cocktail from London’s Savoy Hotel bar. They use a mixture of Calvados, the famed apple brandy from France, and Cognac. For a lighter taste, we’re swapping out the French spirits for Laird’s Applejack, the New Jersey elixir. The few drops of lemon add a nice balance. Ante Up […]
Cellphones, wifi? Want to blame it all on someone? Or raise a glass in tribute to Guglielmo Marconi, the Italian inventor (born April 25, 1874) whose work led to our wireless world? This pre-Prohibition drink brings back applejack with a pleasing dose of orange bitters. Marconi Wireless 2 ounces applejack 1/4 ounce sweet vermouth 3-4 […]
We capped our weeklong offering of Super Bowl week cocktails with Touchdown, a punch for eight based on Laird’s Applejack. The drink was a hit and led us to build other recipes using applejack. Here’s a very straight forward mix of applejack and freshly-squeezed juice. A.J. 1 1/2 ounces applejack 1 1/2 ounces fresh orange […]
For Super Bowl Sunday we fashioned a punch called Touchdown using bourbon and New Jersey-made Laird’s Applejack. The light Applejack spirit made it a popular cocktail and we’ve decided to feature it again in this version of a sour. Moonlight 2 ounces applejack 2 ounces lemon juice 1 teaspoon simple syrup Put all the ingredients […]
Super Bowl Sunday is a uniquely American celebration, and our original MDC cocktail punch appropriately features a uniquely American liquor first distilled in Monmouth, New Jersey: Laird’s Applejack. If Laird’s is not available. you can substitute another applejack brandy. We’ve served this punch to wide acclaim. Below is the pitcher recipe, serving twelve, and the […]