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What is a camping trip without a delicious summer libation, especially to Après a long bike ride or hike? Billie Keithley created 11 co*cktails perfect for your next summer backcountry experience. Leave the Kool-Aid drink mix, Country Time Lemonade powder, and Crystal Light squeeze bottles at home. Instead, think ‘elevated co*cktail experience’.

So, pack your cooler and make these 11 co*cktails on your next camping trip. Get your favorite Breckenridge spirits delivered to your door.

Celestial Old Fashioned

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Celestial Old Fashioned

50 ml Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)

1 Honey stick

1 Dropper of walnut Strongwater bitters

Juice of half a lemon

Add ingredients to camp mug & incorporate with ice.

garnish: Cinnamon stick

Sunrise

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Sunrise

50 ml Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)

2 oz Water

1 Packet of raw sugar

1 Lemon squeezed & added

1 Sliced lime

3 Sliced strawberries

Add all ingredients to reusable pouch. Seal & shake up with ice cubes.

Bonus: Clip to a carabiner on your backpack for easy access!

Source of the River

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Source of the River

50 ml Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)

1 Packet Honey Stinger Rapid hydration packet

8 oz Water

1 Slice of lemon

Incorporate all ingredients with ice.

garnish: mint leaves

GIVE ME S’MORES

One of our favorites, the Give Me S’mores makes adulting fun. Build a S’more and dip it in this super easy boozy hot chocolate.

Give Me S’mores

1 oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)

Top with hot cocoa

Pair with a campfire S’more

CAMPFIRE MULE

1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Spiced Rum (Buy Now)

1/2 oz maple syrup

Top with ginger beer

Squeeze of a quarter lime

Garnish: bacon from your camping breakfast

CAMP SHANDY-LA

Our play on a Summer Shandy. We paired our Breck Vodka with a refreshing brew from Broken Compass Brewery. Add fresh lemon to brighten this crisp co*cktail.

Camp Shandy-La

1 oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)

Broken Compass Westy Grapefruit IPA or your favorite citrus IPA

Splash of lemonade

Garnish: lemon wheel

SLEEPING UNDER THE STARS

1-1/2 oz Breckenridge Pear Vodka (Buy Now)

6 oz Chamomile tea

1/2 oz honey

Juice of half a lemon

APPLE JACKS SNACK PACK

Don’t knock this before you try it. Yes, adding bourbon to your cereal isn’t a bad idea. It is genius! Small boxes of cereal are easy to pack, have a bowl built right in and make for the perfect breakfast or afternoon snack around the campfire.

Apple Jacks Snack Pack

1 oz Breckenridge Bourbon (Buy Now)

Mini box of Apple Jacks. Cut open. Add milk.

BOTA BAG BEES KNEES (makes 3)

6 oz Breckenridge Gin (Buy Now)

1-1/2 oz lemon juice

2 -1/4 oz honey simple

3 dashes orange bitters

Add all ingredients to a Bota bag

When ready to imbibe, add ice and shake it all up. If lemon is available, add a zest.

Garnish: Honey Stinger waffle

MOUNTAIN HIGHBALL IN A CAN

1 oz Breckenridge Vodka (Buy Now)

Squeeze of lime juice

2 dashes bitters (minis available)

Addtop three ingredients to a can of soda water of choice

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FAQs

What are the 6 basic co*cktails for beginners? ›

Get a handle on those six drinks, the authors write, and you'll be able to create innumerable variations. They are the Old Fashioned, Martini, Daiquiri, Sidecar, Whiskey Highball, and Flip. In each drink, every ingredient falls into at least one category.

What are the 5 core co*cktails? ›

Manhattan, Negroni, Sazerac, Vodka Martini, Old Fashioned — these classic co*cktails have been around for ages.

What are the 6 root co*cktails? ›

The basic types of co*cktails are the Old Fashioned, Daiquiri, Martini, Whisky Highball, Flip, and Sidecar.

What is an easy co*cktail to order? ›

The Highball is a no-nonsense choice and probably the simplest co*cktail you can order. With its simple two ingredient combination of spirit and soda, it's a quick order for any bar patron. Fill a Highball glass with ice, pour whiskey, and top with soda water. Garnish with a lemon or lime wedge.

What are the top 5 classic co*cktails? ›

The 10 World's Most Popular Classic co*cktails Guide
  • Margarita. The classic Margarita co*cktail has been one of the most popular co*cktails in America for years and still remains on top. ...
  • Cosmopolitan. ...
  • Daiquiri. ...
  • Gimlet. ...
  • Manhattan. ...
  • Negroni. ...
  • Old Fashioned. ...
  • Sex on the Beach.

What are the 4 main co*cktails? ›

In an attempt to demystify the always delightful but often murky path to co*cktail enlightenment, we present four basic co*cktail categories: sours, fizzes, Old-Fashioneds and three-parters.

What is the big six co*cktail? ›

Blog 001 // The Big Six. Triple Sec, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Maraschino, Angostura Bitters, Absinthe.

What is a classy mixed drink? ›

The French 75 is a classic made with champagne, cognac, and lemon juice. For a strikingly colored variation try the Sicilian 75, with Campari and blood orange juice. The bellini is another classic sparkling wine co*cktail. Our version doubles down on the fruit with both peach brandy and peach puree.

What is the best strongest co*cktail? ›

Extremely Strong co*cktails
  • Angelo Azzurro. Gin. Martini. Extreme Strong.
  • Angel Face. Gin. Martini. Classic. ...
  • Jack Frost Manhattan. Whiskey. Martini. Extreme Strong.
  • Manhattan. Whiskey. Classic. Martini. ...
  • Scottish Licorice. Liqueur. Short. Extreme Strong.
  • La Louisiane. Whiskey. Martini. Extreme Strong.
  • Dry Martini. Gin. Classic. ...
  • Knockout. Gin. Martini.

What are the five mother co*cktails? ›

This concept that all sauces can relate back to one of the mother sauces was championed by the king of chefs and the chef of kings, Auguste Escoffier. In the bar world, we have something quite similar: the six basic drinks – the Daiquiri, Old Fashioned, Martini, Sidecar, Highball and Flip.

What are flip co*cktails? ›

A flip is a co*cktail containing egg (whole egg or just yolk), sugar and a spirit or fortified wine. They are similar to Egg Nogs but while Egg Nogs contain milk or cream, Flips don't. Flips were originally served hot, often warmed with a hot poker.

What are the six drinks everyone should know? ›

The top six basic co*cktails that every mixologist should know are the Martini, Manhattan, Old-Fashioned, Margarita, Daiquiri, and Gimlet.

Which alcohol is least harmful to your liver? ›

Take a look at this list of the least-damaging alcoholic drinks from Legends at White Oak to help you drink consciously.
  • Red Wine. ...
  • Light Beer. ...
  • Tequila. ...
  • Gin & Rum & Vodka & Whiskey.
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What are the 6 essential liquors? ›

There are six primary liquors — whiskey, brandy, vodka, rum, gin and tequila. These beverages fall under the liquor category because they use a similar distilling method, but each has a distinct flavor that arises from using different ingredients and aging processes.

What are the 6 base spirits for co*cktail mixing? ›

Among the many distilled spirits available, there are just six base liquors: brandy, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, and whiskey. While distilled using similar methods, each is unique in flavor, and there are distinct styles within each category.

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