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Minnesota Maple
Cocktail Recipes

Remember, your cocktail is YOURS! We recommend adjusting these recipes to your own sweetness and personal preference.
 

For an easy-to-print PDF of these recipes, please email grayducksyrupco@gmail.com

Minnesota Maple Old Fashioned
 
Ingredients:

  • 2 oz bourbon

  • 1 oz Minnesota Maple Syrup

  • Orange peel
     

Instructions:

  1. Add bourbon and syrup to a mixing glass with ice.

  2. Stir until chilled.

  3. Strain into a rocks glass with a large cube.

  4. Express orange peel over top.

Maple Bourbon Sour
 

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz bourbon

  • 1 oz Minnesota Maple Syrup

  • ¾ oz lemon juice

  • Egg white optional
     

Instructions:

  1. Add all ingredients to a shaker.

  2. Dry shake (if using egg white), then shake with ice.

  3. Strain into a rocks glass.

  4. Garnish with a dash of cinnamon.

Northwoods Maple Mule
 

Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz vodka

  • 1 oz Minnesota Maple Syrup

  • ½ oz lime juice

  • 4 oz ginger beer
     

Instructions:

  1. Add vodka, syrup, and lime juice to a mule mug with ice.

  2. Top with ginger beer.

  3. Give a light stir.

  4. Garnish with lime.

Maple Chai White Russian
 

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz vodka

  • 1 oz coffee liqueur

  • 1 oz Minnesota Maple Syrup

  • 2 oz half & half
     

Instructions:

  1. Add vodka, coffee liqueur, and syrup to a glass with ice.

  2. Top with half & half.

  3. Stir gently to swirl.

Maple Gin Fizz
 

Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz gin

  • 1 oz Minnesota Maple Syrup

  • ½ oz lemon juice

  • Club soda
     

Instructions:

  1. Shake gin, syrup, and lemon with ice.

  2. Strain into a tall glass.

  3. Top with club soda.

  4. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Cabin Cran-Maple Margarita
 

Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz tequila blanco

  • 1 oz Minnesota Maple Syrup

  • 1 oz cranberry juice

  • ½ oz lime juice
     

Instructions:

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice.

  2. Strain into a rocks glass with ice.

  3. Garnish with lime or cranberries.

Spiced Maple Manhattan
 

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz rye whiskey

  • ½ oz sweet vermouth

  • ½ oz Minnesota Maple Syrup
     

Instructions:

  1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.

  2. Stir until very cold.

  3. Strain into a coupe.

  4. Garnish with a cherry.

Maple Apple Cider Smash (excellent warm or cold)
 

Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz bourbon or rum

  • 1 oz Minnesota Maple Syrup

  • 2 oz apple cider

  • Splash lemon juice
     

Instructions:

  1. Shake ingredients with ice (or warm in a mug if serving hot).

  2. Strain into a rocks glass.

  3. Garnish with apple slice or cinnamon stick.

Fireside Spiced Rum Old Fashioned
 
Ingredients:

  • 2 oz spiced rum

  • ½ oz Minnesota Maple Syrup

  • Dash of orange juice (optional)

  • Orange peel
     

Instructions:

  1. Combine rum and syrup in a mixing glass with ice.

  2. Stir briefly.

  3. Strain over a large cube.

  4. Garnish with orange peel.

Maple Espresso Martini
 

Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz vodka

  • 1 oz chilled espresso

  • 1 oz Minnesota Maple Syrup
     

Instructions:

  1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.

  2. Shake vigorously.

  3. Strain into a martini glass.

  4. Garnish with coffee beans.

Maple Berry Bourbon Bramble
 

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz bourbon

  • 1 oz Minnesota Maple Syrup

  • 1 oz blackberry or raspberry purée (or juice)

  • ½ oz lemon juice

  • Fresh berries for garnish
     

Instructions:

  1. Add bourbon, syrup, berry purée, and lemon juice to a shaker with ice.

  2. Shake well until chilled.

  3. Strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice.

  4. Garnish with fresh berries or a lemon wheel.

Maple Ginger Pear Spritz

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Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz vodka

  • 1 oz Minnesota Maple Syrup

  • 2 oz pear nectar or pear juice

  • 1 oz ginger beer

  • 2 oz club soda

  • Pear slice for garnish
     

Instructions:

  1. Add vodka, syrup, and pear juice to a glass with ice.

  2. Stir gently.

  3. Top with ginger beer and club soda.

  4. Garnish with a pear slice.

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