DRINKS

The mixologists at Teeling created this recipe as the official cocktail for Notre Dame fans .

LOS KOJONES DE QUIJOTE

2 oz . Old Forester bourbon 1 oz . Lemon juice 1 oz . Cointreau ½ oz . Sweet vermouth 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Combine ingredients and shake . Strain over a big rock ice cube . Garnish with cherries on a pick .

The mixologists at Fogón and Lions in Alpharetta , GA created this recipe .

WINNING HAND

1 ½ parts Bib & Tucker 6-year-old small batch bourbon ½ part Campari ½ part Dry vermouth 1 barspoon Walnut liqueur

Stir all ingredients together in a mixing glass filled with ice . Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube . Garnish with an expressed orange peel .

The mixologists at Bib & Tucker created this recipe .

AUTUMN OLD FASHIONED

2 oz . Triple Dog Irish whiskey ½ oz . Chilled chai tea ½ oz . Squash apple syrup * 2 dashes Aromatic bitters

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with cubed ice and stir well . Strain over a king cube in a short glass . Garnish with cinnamon stick and dried orange slice .

* For Squash apple syrup : Add one cooked and chopped acorn squash to a blender ( about one cup ), add ½ cup of applesauce , and puree . Add the pureed mixture to a warm saucepan and add ½ cup of raw honey and ½ cup of water . Stir well until all ingredients are combined and the honey has dissolved . Allow the mixture to cool before adding it to the cocktail , and store any unused syrup in the refrigerator .

The mixologists at Triple Dog created this recipe .

FREQUENT FLYER

1 ¼ oz . Compass Box Artist Blend Scotch whiskey ¼ oz . Bowmore 12yr single malt Scotch

½ oz . Krogstad aquavit ¾ oz . Lime juice ½ oz . Cane syrup ¼ oz . Massenez Mangue liqueur ½ oz . Egg white Soda Absinthe mist

Pour a bit of club soda into a Collins glass . Combine other ingredients in a shaker and dry shake . Shake with ice , then strain into Collins glass over soda . Garnish with absinthe mist .

Alexander Ali of Death & Co . in New York created this recipe .

THE FIGHTING IRISH HIGHBALL

1 ½ oz . Teeling small batch Irish whiskey 2 oz . Apple cider 2 oz . Ginger ale

Add all ingredients into a highball glass filled with ice and stir . Garnish with a lemon wedge .

MODERN MARG

1 ½ oz . Bourbon ½ oz . Agave syrup ¾ oz . Triple Sec or equivalent ½ oz . Lime juice ¾ oz . Pineapple juice

Combine all ingredients and shake with ice for 15 seconds . Strain and serve in a salted-rim rocks glass . Garnish with a lime wedge .

The mixologists at RD1 Spirits created this recipe .

GAME TIME SHANDY

1 oz . Bourbon 1 oz . Grapefruit juice ½ oz . Honey syrup IPA of choice

Shake bourbon , lemon juice , and honey with ice for 5-10 seconds . Strain into beer mug over ice and top with cold IPA . Stir gently to combine . Garnish with grapefruit slice .

The mixologists at Brother ’ s Bond Bourbon created this recipe . •

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