If you are still getting over the Braves season-ending loss, I have two words for you- “Coopers’ Craft.”
All baseball season, thanks to a recent partnership with Brown-Forman Corp, the Coopers’ Craft bar was found along the first-base side on the Terrace Level at SunTrust Park. Coopers’ Craft is fine Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey.
Made and aged in Louisville, Kentucky, Coopers’ Craft served up refreshing cocktails, like the Braves Bramble during the Braves’ home games. The Braves Bramble, featured bourbon, smoked rosemary, blackberry syrup, topped with lemon-lime soft drink.
Now that baseball season has come and gone, Coopers’ Craft is the perfect addition to your tailgate or man cave for football season.
There are a number of new fall and holiday cocktails courtesy of Coopers’ Craft Mixologist, Fitz Bailey. Featuring a fun pumpkin beer and bourbon mash-up to a vegan eggnog, these recipes are useful now through the New Year!
Coopers’ Craft Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey was introduced in 2016 as Brown-Forman’s newest bourbon brand in 20 years and earlier this year launched a brand new expression, Coopers’ Craft Barrel Reserve. Honoring the men and women who raise the barrels, Coopers’ Craft celebrates the company’s more than 70 years of barrel-making and wood expertise as the only major distiller that owns its own new barrel cooperage. Both bourbons begin with the same spirit but are aged using different wood techniques from the barrel resulting in final products with distinctively different flavor profiles – ranging from light and gentle to bold and robust.
“Coopers’ Craft is a celebration of barrel-making and recognition of the importance of wood when it comes to crafting bourbon,” said Lindsay Engle, Brand Manager for Coopers’ Craft Bourbon. “Both Coopers’ Craft Bourbon and our new expression, Coopers’ Craft Barrel Reserve, are perfect for sipping your way through fall and winter – neat, on the rocks, or in your favorite cocktail.”
Available in the following U.S. markets: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Coopers’ Craft is presented at 82.2 proof and is available at a suggested retail price of $21.99 to $24.99 for a 750ml bottle and Coopers’ Craft Barrel Reserve is presented at 100 proof and is available at a suggested retail price ranging from $29.99 to $32.99 for a 750ml bottle.
Nutty Harvest
“As a child, I spent many autumn days with my Meemaw picking walnuts from the tree in her yard — this cocktail brings me back to those crisp fall days.”
1.5 oz. Coopers’ Craft Bourbon
0.5 oz. walnut liquor
0.5 oz sweet vermouth
Instructions: Put all ingredients into an ice-filled shaker, shake and strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish.
Garnish: Speared Walnut
Bourbon and Brew
Courtesy of Fitz Bailey, Coopers’ Craft Mixologist
“Pumpkin is the unofficial-official ambassador for fall and this pairing is perfect for when those long nights needs a little something extra.”
1.5 oz Coopers’ Craft Bourbon
6 oz Your favorite pumpkin beer
Instructions: Rim glass with pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar. Pour bourbon in pint glass and top with your favorite chilled pumpkin beer.
Garnish: Rim Glass with Pumpkin Pie Spice and Brown Sugar
Sweet Chai of Mine
Courtesy of Fitz Bailey, Coopers’ Craft Mixologist
“This cocktail is perfect for a rainy, lazy Sunday. The only ingredients missing are an oversized blanket, your favorite streaming service, and a gloomy weather forecast.”
2 oz Coopers’ Craft Barrel Reserve
1 oz Vanilla Chai Tea Honey Syrup***
3 Dash Black Walnut Bitters
Instructions: Put all ingredients into an ice-filled shaker, stir until chilled, pour into a rocks glass over ice cube and top with garnish.
Garnish: Speared Walnut
***Copers’ Vanilla Chai Tea Honey Syrup recipe:
Your favorite Chai Tea Packet
Local Honey
Instructions: Brew 1 cup of Chai Tea using either a stove or microwave. Remove tea bag and pour into heated skillet, add 1 cup local honey and stir until dissolved about 2 mins. Cook an additional 2 mins while stirring then remove from heat. Allow to cool and enjoy.
Coopers’ Hot Chocolate
Courtesy of Fitz Bailey, Coopers’ Craft Mixologist
“Nothing quite says the holidays like heating up some chocolate and pairing it with Kentucky’s finest. My favorite thing about Hot Chocolate cocktails is how versatile they are. You like peppermint? Throw in a stick. Enjoy hazelnuts? Add some Nutella! The limit is your imagination.”
1.5 oz Coopers’ Craft Bourbon
6 oz Your Favorite Hot Chocolate Mix
Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a mug, top with garnishes
Garnish: Marshmallows or Coopers’ Whipped Cream***, Dusting of Cocoa
***Coopers’ Whipped Cream recipe:
8 oz Heavy Whipping
2 TBSP Powdered Sugar
.5 oz Coopers’ Craft Bourbon
Instructions: Add Powdered Sugar to chilled bowl, pour in heavy cream and beat with beater until stiff peaks form, add Coopers’ Craft and continue beating for 30 seconds, serve.
Coopers’ Caramel Apple
Courtesy of Fitz Bailey, Coopers’ Craft Mixologist
“Coopers’ radiates delicious notes of orchard and crisp green apple so it pairs perfectly with apple cider. The caramel syrup can be ramped up based on your personal preferences and can easily take it in a delicious dessert direction. Leftover syrup goes great on vanilla ice cream or holiday pie.”
1.5 oz Coopers’ Craft Bourbon
5 oz apple cider
1 oz caramel syrup (store-bought or homemade***)
Instructions: Heat cider to the desired temperature, add bourbon and caramel syrup, pour into mug and garnish.
Garnish: Cinnamon Sticks, Apple Slice
***Caramel Syrup recipe:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup whipping cream
Instructions: Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat; add sugar and lemon juice, and cook, stirring constantly, 5 to 6 minutes or until mixture turns a caramel color. Gradually add whipping cream, and cook, stirring constantly, 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth. Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 week.
Coopers’ Eggnog
Courtesy of Fitz Bailey, Coopers’ Craft Mixologist
“Can you call it Eggnog if it’s technically vegan? Eggnog is my go-to holiday beverage and my original recipe didn’t accommodate my lactose-intolerant friends. This vegan twist lets me share a drink I enjoy with the people I care about.”
1.5 oz Coopers’ Craft Barrel Reserve
1 oz Goya Coconut Milk
3 Tablespoons Aquafaba
1.5 oz Vanilla Almond Milk
Instructions: Shake Aquafaba vigorously for 30 seconds then combine with all other ingredients into an ice-filled shaker. Vigorously shake for another 1-2 minutes, strain into ice-filled glass, top with optional garnish.
Garnish: Dash of Chinese Five Spice (optional)
Holiday Boulevardier
Courtesy of Fitz Bailey, Coopers’ Craft Mixologist
“In need of a beautifully brilliant red cocktail this holiday season? The Campari does a lot of the heavy lifting in the color department but the added cranberry juice and bitters give this classic cocktail a delightful holiday spin that’s as delicious as it is striking.”
1.5 oz Coopers’ Craft Barrel Reserve
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 oz Campari
.5 oz Cranberry Juice
Dash of Cranberry Bitters
Instructions: Put all ingredients into an ice-filled shaker, stir until chilled, pour into rocks glass with ice cube if desired and top with garnish.
Garnish: Speared Cranberries
Coopers’ Sparkling Cider
Courtesy of Fitz Bailey, Coopers’ Craft Mixologist
“This recipe is hard to mess up and super versatile – it’s perfect for brunch, winding up or winding down.”
2 oz Coopers’ Craft Bourbon
Sparkling Apple Cider
Instructions: Pour bourbon into an ice-filled shaker, stir until chilled, pour into flute and top with desired amount of sparkling apple cider, then garnish.
Garnish: Apple Slice dusted with cinnamon on side of glass or floating
Imperial Boulevardier
Courtesy of Fitz Bailey, Coopers’ Craft Mixologist
“The addition of apple cider to a classic Boulevardier highlights Coopers’ Craft Barrel Reserve’s wonderful baking spice and apple notes while keeping the spirit of the classic drink intact.”
1 oz Coopers’ Craft Barrel Reserve
.5 oz Sweet Vermouth
.5 oz Campari
2 oz Apple Cider
Instructions: Put all ingredients into an ice-filled shaker, stir until chilled, pour into rocks glass with ice cube if desired and top with garnish.
Garnish: Apple Slice
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
COOPERS’ CRAFT BOURBON (82.2) TASTING NOTES
Color: Light Amber.
Aroma: Light toasted and fresh oak character mingled with baked apple pie sweetness and a creamy citrus custard tang.
Flavor: Soft lemon custard and apple pie notes layer a bed of toasted and fresh oak character seasoned with a light dusting of spice.
Finish: Rich and smooth with lingering hints of fruit.
COOPERS’ CRAFT BARREL RESERVE TASTING NOTES
Color: Rich red topaz.
Aroma: Fresh hewn oak with hints of smoke and char are spiced with hints of cinnamon and leather atop a layer of orchard and citrus fruit. Sweetened with a sprinkling of vanilla wafer crumbs.
Flavor: Caramel and cotton candy coat fresh apple, pear and citrus fruit atop vanilla wafers dusted with sharp cinnamon.
Finish: Assertive cinnamon spice softens to a lingering apple and clean oak note.
Invite Coopers’ Craft to your next tailgate or football watching party!
