Single Malt White Hot Chocolate
4 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 teaspoon Single Malt Aged Maple Syrup
4 oz high quality shaved white chocolate
pinch of sea salt
Optional - Single malt scotch whiskey ( 1/2 oz for each serving)
In a medium sauce pan, heat milk, vanilla, and pinch of sea salt over medium heat until milk begins to steam, about 5 minutes. Add white chocolate and whisk until completely melted & combined. Turn off heat and add single malt maple syrup and whisk until combined. If you are adding scotch whiskey you should do so now and mix until incorporated. Garnish with whipped cream, marshmallows and an extra drizzle of Single Malt Maple Syrup on top. Serve immediately (makes 4 servings)
Maple Cold Brew Coffee
1 cup of Tall Cat coffee beans
4 cups of water
1/4 cup of DMR Bourbon Barrel Aged Maple Syrup
Coarsely grind your coffee and place in a large mason jar. Add water and maple syrup. Gently stir, cover with a lid and refrigerate for 12-18 hours. Strain with a cheese cloth and pour over ice. Store in fridge for up to 4 days. This is non alcoholic unless you want to add a dash of bourbon or baileys (we won’t judge).
Maple Ginger Julep
7 mint leaves
1/2 tsp diced fresh ginger
1/2 fresh lemon squeezed
2.5 oz Jameson Irish Whiskey
1/2 oz Canton ginger liqueur (optional)
1/2 oz Bourbon Barrel Aged maple syrup
In a shaker muddle mint and diced ginger. Add maple syrup, ice, lemon juice, whiskey, & ginger liqueur. Shake for 30 seconds and strain over fresh ice. Top with a splash of club soda &Garnish with fresh mint and a piece of candied ginger.
Blood Orange Paloma
2 blood oranges juiced
1/2 of a lime juiced
1 oz DMR Smoked & Spicy Maple Syrup
2 oz of reposado tequila (or silver tequila if you prefer)
1 slice of Serrano pepper with seeds
In a cocktail shaker muddle 1 slice of serrano pepper, add lime juice, smoked & spicy maple syrup, tequila, and blood orange juice. Fill cocktail shaker with ice and shake for 30 seconds. Rim a cocktail glass with salt and poor over fresh ice. Garnish with lime wheel.
Maple Sugar Old Fashion
2 oz Bourbon or Rye Whiskey
1 dark pitted cherry (frozen works great)
1 slice of orange
1 tsp DMR maple sugar
2 dashes of bitters
In a rocks glass muddle 1 orange slice, cherry, bitters, and maple sugar. Add ice and a small splash of water, stir gently with spoon until sugar is dissolved. Garnish with an orange slice.
Smoked & Spicy Daiquiri
3 oz white or gold rum
1 oz fresh lime juice
.75 oz DMR smoked & spicy maple syrup
Pour all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and serve straight up or on the rocks. Garnish with lime wheel.
Italian Stallion
2 oz Bourbon of your choice
1 oz Nonnino Amaro
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
mint
.75 oz barrel aged maple syrup
In a cocktail shaker, muddle 6 mint leaves. Add ice, bourbon, amaro, lemon juice, and DMR barrel aged maple syrup. Shake vigorously and strain over fresh ice. Garnish with fresh mint and a dash of angostura bitters.
Maple Mojito
-muddle fresh mint & 3 lime wedges
-1 oz amber rich maple syrup
-1/2 fresh lime squeezed
-3oz of mount gay rum
Shake vigorously and pour into high ball glass with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with lime wheel.
Rosemary Maple Sour
-muddle 1 sprig of rosemary
-1 oz barrel aged maple syrup
-1/2 oz fresh lemon squeezed
-1 egg white (optional)
-2 1/2oz makers mark bourbon
Shake vigorously and strain over ice. Garnish with fresh rosemary sprig.
Maple Pineapple Express
-muddle 3 chunks of fresh pineapple
-1/2 oz of smoked &spicy maple syrup
-1/2 fresh lime squeezed
-splash of fresh lemonade
-2 1/2 oz Espolon reposado tequila
-1 egg white (optional)
If incorporating egg white, dry shake and strain over ice. If eliminating the egg white shake ingredients vigorously with ice and stain over fresh ice. Garnish with pineapple leaf and/or a jalepeno slice if more heat is desired. Top with a few dashes of angostura bitters.
Spiced Pear Sangria
1 oz Pear Vodka
2 oz Chardonnay
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz Dorset Maple Reserve bourbon barrel aged maple syrup
3 oz Fresh apple cider
Shake ingredients with ice and garnish with fresh grated nutmeg, cinnamon, apple slice, cinnamon stick, and star anise
Pickle-tini
For maple pickle recipe see left, Veggies can be anything seasonal. Once pickles are made it is best to let them sit for a few hours prior to enjoying.
4 oz Vodka
1 oz Pickling liquid
Shake with ice & serve straight up in martini glass. Garnish with pickled veggies.
Dorset Maple Reserve Hot Toddy
1.5 oz Jameson Irish whiskey
2 dashes of angostaura bitters
1 orange peel
.5 oz Dorset Maple Reserve Bourbon Barrel Aged maple syrup
Black tea of your choice
Place all ingredients in a heat proof mug. Add 1 black tea bag with boiling hot water, fresh grated nutmeg, cinnamon, orange zest, and star anise. Let stand for 5 minutes remove tea bag and enjoy!
Smoked & Spicy Paloma
2 oz Silver tequila
1/2 a lime juiced
1/2 a pink grapefruit juiced (fresh store bought is fine as well)
1/2 oz Dorset Maple Reserve Smoked & Spicy maple syrup
Shake and serve in salt rimmed glass on the rocks.