{"id":2362,"date":"2019-06-25T17:30:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T17:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/josephmagnus.com\/?p=2362"},"modified":"2020-12-27T11:08:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-27T11:08:19","slug":"cocktails-for-carnivores-grill-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/josephmagnus.com\/cocktails-for-carnivores-grill-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocktails for Carnivores &#038; Grill Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firing up the grill again is both comfortable and nostalgic, but finding the ideal accompaniment to quench your thirst and compliment your fresh-off-the-grill fare can be no small feat.<\/p>\n<p>Cracking open the same old beer is stodgy. Shake up something impressive at your next barbecue with these cocktails featuring our preeminent spirits and designed to pair with perfectly charred meat.<\/p>\n<h3>Cucumber &amp; Tonic<\/h3>\n<p>For hot days when standing in front of the grill wets your brow, cool off with a refreshing cucumber gin tonic.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 oz Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin<\/li>\n<li>Cucumber slices<\/li>\n<li>Fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>Tonic water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fill a glass with ice and a few slices of cucumber. Pour in the gin and lemon juice. Top off with tonic water, and garnish with a cucumber wheel on the brim.<\/p>\n<h3>Twisted Lemonade<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">No matter your age, lemonade is a timeless taste on summer days. Add an \u2018adult\u2019 twist to maintain your sanity.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1.5 oz Murray Hill Club Whiskey<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">4 oz pre-made, chilled lemonade<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Pour lemonade and whiskey into a shaker with ice, shake until combined. Strain into a cocktail glass over the rocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Kentucky Buck<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Recommended sipping slowly with a straw. Don\u2019t be fooled, this cocktail holds a punch.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">2 oz Joseph Magnus Bourbon<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">.5 oz fresh lemon juice<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">2 dashes of Angostura bitters<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ginger beer, chilled<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Start with a tall cocktail glass filled with ice, add the bitters, bourbon, and lemon juice. Fill to the top with ginger beer, and stir until combined.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Bourbon Arnold Palmer<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s as simple as it sounds, and as classically refreshing as you\u2019d think! <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">2 oz Joseph Magnus Bourbon<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">2-3 oz pre-made, chilled lemonade<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">2-3 oz chilled, iced tea<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Add ice to a tall cocktail glass. Pour all ingredients over the ice, and stir until combined.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Lemon Gin Spritzer<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Summery, citrusy flavors combine with a bit of bubbly to make a sweet and simple quench.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">2 oz Joseph Magnus Vigilant Navy Strength Gin<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">.5 oz lemon juice<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">.5 oz simple syrup<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Chilled, dry sparkling wine or champagne <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Add ice, gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a shaker and shake until combined. Strain into a champagne flute, top to the brim with sparkling wine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Mint Julep<\/h3>\n<p>This cocktail resembles a classic mojito, but substitutes bourbon for rum because of bourbon\u2019s unique ability to compliment barbecued flavors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 oz Joseph Magnus Bourbon<\/li>\n<li>4-6 mint sprigs<\/li>\n<li>0.5 oz simple syrup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Muddle the mint sprigs to release the aroma, then add mint, simple syrup, and crushed ice to a tall glass. Pour in the bourbon and stir well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firing up the grill again is both comfortable and nostalgic, but finding the ideal accompaniment to quench your thirst and compliment your fresh-off-the-grill fare can be no small feat. Cracking open the same old beer is stodgy. Shake up something impressive at your next barbecue with these cocktails featuring our preeminent spirits and designed to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/josephmagnus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/josephmagnus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/josephmagnus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josephmagnus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josephmagnus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/josephmagnus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josephmagnus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/josephmagnus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josephmagnus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/josephmagnus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}