Holiday Favorites

This delicious cardinal red holiday mimosa cocktail is part of our 12 Days of Christmas Cocktails Series at the Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery Cocktail Bar. Visit the Distillery Cocktail Bar Thursday-Sunday to see which of the 12 special cocktails are available.   1.5 oz Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey.5 oz Aperol1.5 oz pomegranate juice.25 oz orange juice   Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with rosemary and pomegranate seeds. Creator: Kevin Dolson

This delicious cocktail is part of our 12 Days of Christmas Cocktails Series at the Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery Cocktail Bar. Visit the Distillery Cocktail Bar Thursday-Sunday through December 23 to see which of the 12 special cocktails are available.   2 oz Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey.75 oz lemon juice.5 oz honey syrup (2:1 raw honey and water).25 oz allspice dram1 dash chocolate bitters Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Express the oils from a lemon peel over the top of the drink and discard the peel....

This delicious Nelson’s Nog is part of our 12 Days of Christmas Cocktails Series at the Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery Cocktail Bar. Visit the Distillery Cocktail Bar Thursday-Sunday through December 23 to see which of the 12 special cocktails are available.   2 oz Nelson Bros. Classic Bourbon1 oz vanilla spiced simple syrup (recipe below)2 dashes plum bitters1 dash chocolate bitters1 whole egg   Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. “Dry shake” with no ice to mix the ingredients, then add ice and shake hard until chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with grated nutmeg. Vanilla Spiced...

This hued holiday spiced sour cocktail is part of our 12 Days of Christmas Cocktails Series at the Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery Cocktail Bar. Visit the Distillery Cocktail Bar Thursday-Sunday through December 23 to see which of the 12 special cocktails are available.   2 oz Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey.5 oz blue curacao.25 oz Benedictine.5 oz cinnamon simple syrup (recipe below).25 oz lemon juice.25 oz lime juice1 dash orange bitters1 egg white Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. “Dry shake” with no ice, then add ice and shake hard until chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Express the...

This clarified whiskey milk punch is part of our 12 Days of Christmas Cocktails Series at the Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery Cocktail Bar. Visit the Distillery Cocktail Bar Thursday-Sunday through December 23 to see which of the 12 special cocktails are available.   (Serves 2. Scale up for larger batches)4 oz Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey.5 oz allspice dram4 oz blood orange juice1 oz lime juice1 oz simple syrup2 dashes tiki bitters1 cinnamon stick (broken into small pieces)6 allspice berries4 oz milk   Combine all ingredients except milk in a glass vessel. Pour the punch into 4 oz of milk....