Celebrate Dad with These Father’s Day Cocktails
Whether you’re raising a glass to the grill master, the golf fanatic, or the guy who taught you how to tie a tie, this year’s Father’s Day cocktail lineup has something for every kind of dad.
From bold, spirit-forward sippers to easygoing spritzes perfect for sunny afternoons, these drinks are sure to hit the spot.
Surprise the father figure in your life by mixing up one of the libations below—cheers to them!
Coffee Lemon Spritz
Ingredients
1 oz. Mr Black Coffee Liqueur
1 oz. Limoncello
Sparkling Water, to top
Preparation
Fill a glass with ice, add Mr Black and Limoncello, top with sparkling water, garnish with a lemon wheel, stir, and sip responsibly in the sun.
Summer Bourbon Breeze
Ingredients
2 oz. Taffer’s Browned Butter Bourbon
1 oz. Lime Juice
1 oz. Honey Syrup
3-4 Cucumber Slices
2-3 Mint Leaves
Lemon
Garnish: Cucumber Slice and Cucumber Lemon Wedge on a pick
Preparation
Muddle cucumber and mint.
Combine all ingredients into a mixing glass or tin with ice.
Shake until well chilled.
Strain into Collins glass with ice and garnish.
Preparation
Stir with ice.
Pour over a fresh sphere or cube of ice.
Garnish with a beautiful slice of orange and cherry.
Preparation
Stir with ice.
Pour over fresh ice.
Garnish with orange rind.
Photo by Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Preparation
Combine all ingredients and ice within a shaker tin and shake for 30 seconds or until the shaker feels cold to the touch.
Add a few drops of foamer and top with ginger ale.
“The inspiration behind this recipe begins and ends with the memories I have of my dad; from his impromptu pancake breakfasts, to the ‘special occasion cigar’ accompanied by an old fashioned, to the backyard grill master weekends. I would not be the man I am today without all the lessons of empathy, compassion, and strength I learned from him. I wanted to create a complex, spirit-forward sipper that would sit well next to a cigar, with enough liquid in the glass to not make you get up to have to stir down another too soon.” — Eric Hausser
Smoke & a Pancake
by Eric Hausser – Head Bartender, Beatnik on the River, Chicago
Ingredients
½ oz. Compass Box Glasgow Blend
½ oz. Santa Teresa 1796 Solera Rum
½ oz. Cynar
½ oz. Manuel Aragon El Neto Amontillado Sherry
½ oz. Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth
¼ oz. Jamaica Coffee-Infused Maple Syrup
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Preparation
Stir and double strain over a large format cube.
Garnish with lemon peel and Amarena Fabbri cherry skewered on rosemary.
“The name “Forget Me Not” came to me because it’s simple, beautiful, and full of meaning. It’s also the name of a little blue flower that stands for true love, loyalty, and memories that last forever. To me, that’s what being a father is all about—loving deeply, staying present, and creating moments my kids will carry with them always. Crafted with Compass Box Orchard House Scotch, this cocktail balances bright orchard fruit with delicate floral notes — a nod to the beauty and complexity of raising my daughters.” — Tommy Techamanoon
Forget Me Not
by Tommy Techamanoon – Head Bartender, Bandista at Four Seasons Housto
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Compass Box Orchard House Scotch
½ oz. Giffard Abricot du Roussillon
¼ oz. Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth
½ oz. Lemon Juice
¼ oz. Simple Syrup
1 Egg White
Garnish: Drop of Blue Curaçao and Flower
Preparation
Add the spirit, citrus juice, simple syrup, and egg white into a shaker.
Shake vigorously without ice for 10–15 seconds to emulsify the egg white and create foam.
Add ice to the shaker and shake again for 10–15 seconds to chill and dilute the drink.
Strain into a chilled rocks/old fashioned glass (for a smoother texture, double strain using a fine mesh strainer).
Garnish with drop of Blue Curaçao and Flower.
Wyoming Sunset Iced Tea
Ingredients
2 oz. Wyoming Whiskey Double Cask
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
½ oz. Simple Syrup
½ oz. Peach Liqueur
3 oz. Black Iced Tea
Preparation
Combine all ingredients into a shaker.
Shake and strain into a Collins glass over ice.
Garnish with a lemon wheel or dehydrated lemon.
Additional Notes
Wyoming Whiskey Double Cask: a sherry cask-finished bourbon with exceptionally smooth notes of vanilla, candied orange peel and warm spices.
Raspberry Collins
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
½ oz. Raspberry Syrup
¼ oz. Triple Sec
2 oz. Soda Water
Preparation
Combine all ingredients besides soda water in a shaker.
Shake and strain into a Collins glass over ice.
Add soda water.
Garnish with a lemon wheel and raspberry on a garnish pick.
Additional Notes
Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch: a light and smooth balanced bourbon with inviting floral notes and hints of vanilla bean that mixes perfectly in cocktails.
Preparation
Combine all ingredients into a mixing glass and stir with ice until properly diluted and chilled.
Strain into chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass.
Garnish with orange twist and cherry on a garnish pick.
Manojo Margarita
Ingredients
1 ¾ oz. Manojo Mezcal
½ oz. Peach Liqueur
½ oz. Pineapple Juice
Garnish: Slice of pineapple and a drop of Cholula hot sauce
Preparation
Shake quickly and strain into Rocks glass.
Mana Paloma
Ingredients
2 oz. Teremana Blanco
1 oz. Grapefruit Juice
¾ oz. Lime Juice
½ oz. Simple Syrup
Club Soda, to top
Pinch of Salt
Garnish: Lime Wheel or Grapefruit Peel
Preparation
Combine ingredients in a Highball glass over ice.
Gently stir, then garnish with a lime wheel or grapefruit peel.
Teremana Sunrise
Ingredients
3 oz. Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
1 ½ oz. Teremana Blanco
Drizzle of Pineapple Syrup
Garnish: Half Orange Wheel
Preparation
Build in a Rocks glass with ice.
Garnish with a half orange wheel.
Preparation
Combine Chopin Family Reserve Vodka and Dos Déus Origins Dry White Vermouth in an ice-filled mixing glass, then stir gently until cold.
Once cold, pour into martini glass through a fine mesh strainer and garnish with a twist of lemon.
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