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Meet Our 2022 Mixologists of the Month

Every month, we feature a Mixologist of the Month. Meet them below and pick up a few drink recipes!

January: Maxwell Parker, 701 Eateries

Drink

New York Sour

Recipe

  • 1.5 oz. Makers Mark bourbon
  • .75 oz of lemon juice
  • .75 oz simple syrup
  • 1 egg white
  • .25 oz red wine on the top

Full article here.

February: Asia Nelson, Hooligans

Drink

Toasted Sunrise

Recipe

  • 1.5 oz Hornitos Tequila
  • 3 oz orange juice
  • Splash of pineapple
  • 0.5 oz cherry juice
  • Garnished with cherries and an orange

Full article here.

March: Alex Dahlen, The Boiler Room

Drink

Smokey Manhattan

Recipe

  • 2 oz Laphroaig Scotch
  • 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
  • 1/2 oz of Honey Simple Syrup,
  • 3 dashes of Angostura Bitters
  • 3 dashes of Australian Smoke Bitters

Full article here.

April: Juan Perez, Plaza Azteca

Drink

Paloma Tradicional

Recipe

  • Jarritos soda
  • El Tesoro Tequila
  • Grapefruit juice
  • Lime juice

Full article here.

May: The Pink Pussy Cat, Frank’s Lounge

Drink

Spiced Apple Old Fashioned

Recipe

  • 1.5 oz Jim Beam White Label
  • 3 oz Apple Cider
  • 3/4 oz Cinnamon Simple Syrup
  • Caramel cinnamon sugar rim
  • Garnish with cinnamon stick and apple slice

Full article here.

June: David A. Joergensen, VFW West Fargo

Drink

End of the 18th

Recipe

  • Elderflower Liqueur rinse 
  • 2 Oz Knob Creek Straight Rye
  • 3/4 Oz Tahitian Vanilla Bean infused Simple Syrup
  • Orange Bitters
  • Organic Whole Coffee Beans

Full article here.

July: Ben Kempf, Maxwells Restaurant & Bar

Drink

Smokey Toki

Recipe

  • 2 oz Suntory Toki Whisky
  • 3/4 oz Dry Curacao orange liquor
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters 
  • 1 spoon full of DOM Benedictine

Instructions

Chill a rocks glass with ice and soda water, stir ingredients for 10 seconds, strain into an empty, chilled glass, garnish with expressed orange peel and smoke with cherry wood (using a smoke topper).

Full article here.

August: Marcus Moore, Suite Shots

Drink

Kentucky Peach

Recipe

  • 2 oz Makers Mark
  • 1/2 oz Peach Schnapps
  • 1 oz Peach Nectar
  • 3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Full article here.

September: Caitlin Pritchett, District 64

Drink

Hall of Fame

Recipe

  • 1.5 oz Makers Mark
  • 3/4 oz of Grand Mariner
  • 3 dashes of bitters
  • Splash of Orange Juice
  • Shake and pour over a large ice cube

Full article here.

October: Zachariah Cage, 46 North

Drink

46th Boulevard

Recipe

  • 1.5 oz Bail’s Hayden
  • 1 oz Carpano Antica
  • 1 oz Campari
  • 2 spoons of D.O.M Benedictine 

Instructions

Combine ingredients in a yarai mixing glass and stir. Serve over a large rock and garnish with orange peel.

Full article here.

November: Paul Bougie, local personality and longtime tailgater

Drink

Jim Beam Devils Cut Smoked Manhattan (tailgating edition with a Big Green Egg)

Recipe

  • A solid shot and a half of Jim Beam Devil’s Cut Bourbon (it is tailgating, the amount is up to you)
  • Sweet Vermouth (to taste)
  • 3-4 drops of bitters
  • Luxardo cherries

Instructions

Take your tailgating-approved glass and invert it over the smoke vent of the Big Green Egg. This will capture the real smoke from the Egg that you are cooking on. Slide a coaster under the glass and turn it over. Then, move the coaster to allow yourself to pour in your ingredients. Cover again and let sit with the smoke for a few moments. Remove the coaster, garnish with Luxardo Cherries and just a dash of juice, add ice and stir. Enjoy and cheer your team to VICTORY!!!

Full article here.

December: Zach Sulzer, Rosewild

Drink

Suntory Sour

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Suntory Toki
  • 2 oz house orange sour mix
  • 1 oz pineapple juice
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 dehydrated lime wheel

Instructions

Combine whiskey, sour mix, pineapple juice and egg white. Shake without ice. Then, add a small amount of pebble ice and whip shake. Strain into a glass and garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel.

Full article here.

Written by Brady Drake

Up & Coming Entrepreneur: Chase Evert of Chase Chapters

Meet the Mixologist of the Month: Hunter Spielvogel, Beer & Fish Company