Lodestar American Whiskey

• 12 oz Lodestar Whiskey
• 12 oz spiced pear liqueur (like St. George)
• 9 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 9 oz spiced simple syrup
• 6 oz dry curaçao or triple sec
• 12 oz chilled Champagne or sparkling white wine
• Orange and lemon wheels, for garnish

Makes 12 drinks. Pour all ingredients into a punch bowl or drink dispenser and stir. Add lemon and orange slices. Serve in your choice of cocktail glass with ice. For a slightly less sweet cocktail, top the glass off with more Champagne or sparkling white wine. Spiced simple syrup: add 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water with 3 cinnamon sticks, 2 star anise pods and a 2 inch piece of fresh ginger (sliced) to a small pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook gently for 20 minutes. Let the syrup come to room temperature before chilling.

• 2 oz Lodestar Whiskey
• 1 bar spoon maple syrup
• 2 dashes black walnut bitters
• 2-4 drops 80/20 saline solution (optional)
• Orange peel
• Bacon garnish (optional)

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and stir with ice. Pour into a lowball glass over 1 large ice cube and express the oils of an orange peel over the glass. Garnish with fried bacon or orange peel. To batch 8 cocktails: combine one 750ml bottle of Lodestar Whiskey, 1/2 cup water, 1 1/2 oz maple syrup, 1/2 oz black walnut bitters and 1/2 tsp 80/20 saline solution (optional) in a pitcher or flip-top bottle and chill. Serve over 1 large ice cube with an expressed orange peel. The water stands in for the dilution you would get from stirring with ice.

• 2 oz Lodestar Whiskey
• 2 oz mango juice
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• A pinch of cayenne pepper or other spicy ground chili

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker and dry shake (no ice) roughly 15 times. Add 2-3 medium ice cubes and shake another 15 times. Strain into a cocktail glass.

• 2 oz Lodestar Whiskey
• 1 shot light roast espresso
• 7-10 oz tonic water
• Orange peel, for garnish

Add tonic water to a glass with ice and add the orange peel garnish. In a separate glass, pull a shot of light roast espresso and add the whiskey. Slowly pour the whiskey and espresso over the back of a spoon into the tonic glass.

• 2 oz Lodestar Whiskey
• 2 oz chilled Lapsang Souchong tea
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• Orange peel, for garnish

Combine all ingredients except the orange peel and pour into a long drink glass with ice. Twist the orange peel over the glass to release its oils, then add it as a garnish. For the tea, steep one tea bag in 8-10 oz boiling water and let it come to room temperature before removing the bag, then chill before using.

• 1 1/4 oz Lodestar Whiskey
• 1/2 oz Fumus Pumila apple brandy or mezcal
• 1/2 oz dry curaçao or Cointreau
• 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup (1:1)
• 1/4 oz pineapple juice
• 1/4 oz Green Chartreuse or Faccia Brutto

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake, then strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

• 3/4 oz Lodestar Whiskey
• 3/4 oz Aperol
• 3/4 oz Amaro Nonino or another bitter amaro, such as Lo-Fi Gentian Amaro
• 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake until chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into a coupe.

• 1 oz Lodestar Whiskey
• 1 oz Fumus Pumila apple brandy (mezcal works too)
• 2 bar spoons unsweetened pumpkin purée
• 1 egg white
• 3/4 oz mulling spice simple syrup
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 6 drops 80/20 saline solution (optional)

Combine all ingredients in a shaker and dry shake (no ice) for 15 seconds. Add ice and shake again for 10-15 seconds. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with ground cinnamon. Mulling spice simple syrup: simmer 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, 4-5 whole cloves, 1-2 star anise pods, 3-4 allspice berries, a 2 inch piece of fresh ginger (sliced), 1 cinnamon stick and 1 slice of orange peel for 15-20 minutes. Cool completely and strain. Keeps refrigerated in an airtight container for up to a month.

• 2 oz Lodestar Whiskey
• 2 oz unfiltered apple cider
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 oz mulling spice simple syrup

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a highball glass over fresh ice. Garnish with apple slices and a star anise pod. Store-bought spiced apple cider works if you want to skip the syrup. Mulling spice simple syrup: simmer 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, 4-5 whole cloves, 1-2 star anise pods, 3-4 allspice berries, a 2 inch piece of fresh ginger (sliced), 1 cinnamon stick and 1 slice of orange peel for 15-20 minutes. Cool completely and strain. Keeps refrigerated in an airtight container for up to a month.

• 2 oz Lodestar Whiskey
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• Cinnamon stick, for garnish

Bring 1/3 cup water to a boil and pour into a mug. Add the whiskey, lemon juice and honey and stir to combine. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

• 2 oz Lodestar Whiskey
• 2 oz fresh pressed green apple juice
• 1 oz fresh pressed fennel juice
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake 5 times. Strain into a glass over fresh ice. For a sweeter drink, use 1 oz simple syrup.