HERITAGEBRANDY COCKTAILS

2017 EDITION

COPPER & KINGSAMERICAN BRANDY COMPANY

THE ART OF MIXED DRINKS, FANCY DRINKS,

CONCOCTIONS, OR MORE COMMONLY – COCKTAILS – IS

A UNIQUE CULINARY ART. AT COPPER & KINGS WE SEE

COCKTAILS AS SIMILAR TO SONGS; THE COLLECTION

AND LAYERING OF FLAVORS AS MUSICAL NOTES, AS AN

IMAGINATIVE, REFRESHING LIBATION.

THE MIXT&PE IS A UNIQUE INTERPRETATION OF

THE PLACE AND SPACE MUSIC PLAYS IN INSPIRING

IMAGINATIVE COCKTAILS, AND ALSO THE ROLE IT PLAYS

IN CREATING AN EXEMPLARY GUEST EXPERIENCE.

MIXT&PE finalists enjoyed Forecastle Music Festival following the cocktail competition

WITHIN THE MIXT&PE FRAMEWORK BARTENDERS

SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS BY CHOOSING INSPIRATIONAL

MUSICIANS AND THEIR SONGS AND INTERPRETING THEM

AS INVENTIVE AND IMAGINATIVE COCKTAILS.

WITHIN THE BOOK WE ILLUSTRATE, CELEBRATE AND

THANK THE FANTASTIC TALENTS OF THE CLASS OF 2017.

2017 MIXT&PE FINALISTS ENJOYED A WEEKEND IN

LOUISVILLE WITH TRAVEL EXPENSES, ACCOMMODATION

AND TICKETS TO THE FORECASTLE MUSIC FESTIVAL,

COURTESY OF COPPER & KINGS.

Forecastle Music Festival

FRONT ROW (From Left): Matthew Le, Faith Alice Sleeper, Vanna Hem, Chas WilliamsSECOND ROW (From Left): Kate Aitchison, Brandon Reyes, Saeed “The Hawk” House, Casey Heath,

Erin Delaney, Melissa Markert, Ariel ScaliseBACK ROW (From Left): Brittany Day, Abigail Deirdre Gullo, Chelsea Pickard, Marco Ortiz

THE 2017 FINALISTS

BUSY EARNIN’

BUSY EARNIN’ERIN DELANEY OF RED HOG

LOUISVILLE, KY

INSPIRATION

Artist: Jungle Song: “Busy Earnin’” Album: Jungle

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Copper & KingsAmerican Craft Brandy1 oz. Martinelli’s Apple Juice½ oz. Plantation Original Dark Rum½ oz. lemon juice½ oz. Huana Guanabana Liqueur¼ oz. agave nectar

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: cocktail glassGarnish: homemade lavender cream, honeycomb

DIRECTIONS

Combine ingredients in shaker tin, add ice, shake. Double strain into a cold coupe. Garnish with homemade lavender cream(1 oz. lavender syrup and 4 oz. heavy whipping cream) & a piece of honeycomb.

2017 COPPER & KINGS MIXTAPE WINNER

BLOWING STEAM IN THE

FACE OF THE BEAST

BLOWING STEAM IN THE FACE OF THE BEAST

MATTHEW LE OF JACK ROSE LIBATION HOUSE

LOS GATOS, CA

INSPIRATION

Artist: Eminem Song: “Not Afraid’” Album: Recovery

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Copper and KingsAmerican Craft Brandy1 oz. Copper and KingsUn-Aged Apple Brandy¾ oz. homemade sweet vermouth¼ oz. homemade orange blossom water shrub*

Tools: mixing glass, strainer,bar spoonGlass: snifterGarnish: Aztec chocolate and black walnut aromatic “steam” **

DIRECTIONS

Pour all ingredients into mixing glass. Stir with ice. Strain into snifter. Top off with aromatic “steam.” Recover.

*Homemade Orange Blossom Water Shrub:1 cup apple cider vinegar2 cups granulated sugar1 whole orange cut into pieces2 oz. orange blossom waterBring apple cider vinegar and orange pieces to a boil. Add sugar and orange blossom water, and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. Strain and cool.

**Aromatic “Steam”:Combine ½ oz. black walnut bitters and ½ oz. Aztec chocolate bitters with 2 oz. hot water. Pour liquids into mixer with dry ice. Let “steam” build.

2017 COPPER & KINGS MIXTAPE: 2ND PLACE

LATHER ME

LATHER MEBRANDON REYES OF DOCK18 COCKTAIL LAB

MILWAUKEE, WI

INSPIRATION

Artist: MNDSGN Song: "Lather" Album: Body Wash

INGREDIENTS1 ½ oz. Chicha Morada syrup*1 ½ oz. heavy cream2 oz. Cake Frosting-Washed Copper & Kings Floodwall Apple Brandy**2 oz. seltzer1 dash Bittercube Bolivar Bitters1 lemon peel

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: collins glassGarnish: lemon peel

**Cake Frosting Washed Copper & KingsFloodwall Apple Brandy:250g Miss Jones Organic Cake Frosting750mL Copper & Kings Floodwall American Apple Brandy

Melt cake frosting in a pot on a low heat. Add brandy and blend thoroughly every 15 minutes for one hour. Let rest for 30 minutes and place in freezer overnight. Strain through chinois, then coffee filter. Bottle and refrigerate.

DIRECTIONS

Combine all ingredients except seltzer in shaking tin, add ice and reverse mime shake. Add seltzer to glass, pour cocktail into glass, and garnish.

*Chicha Morada Syrup:Macerate the ingredients below for five minutes, then strain through chinois.250g pineapple juice5g Butterfly Blue Pea Flower

Combine below ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to medium heat, simmer for 10 minutes, turn off heat, rest for 10 minutes and strain through chinois.600g filtered water100g purple corn kernels20g cassia cinnamon3g allspice2g clove

Whisk 500g of granulated sugar into the tea until dissolved, then whisk in pineapple juice. Bottle and refrigerate.

2017 COPPER & KINGS MIXTAPE: 3RD PLACE

NIGHT MOVES

NIGHT MOVES

MELISSA MARKERT OF THE DEAD RABBITNEW YORK CITY, NY

INSPIRATION

Artist: Bob Seger Song: “Night Moves” Album: Night Moves

INGREDIENTS

2 oz. Copper & KingsUn-Aged Apple Brandy, infused with Butterfly Pea Flower*¼ oz. Templeton Rye¼ oz. dry vermouth¼ oz. Parfait Amour (curaçao based liqueur, flavored with rose petals, vanilla and almonds)1 tsp. blueberry syrup**2 dashes Burlesque Bitterspinch of salt

Tools: mixing glass, strainer,bar spoonGlass: Nick and Nora glassGarnish: lime twist

DIRECTIONS

Add all ingredients to mixing glass. Add ice and stir. Strain into chilled Nick and Nora glass. Garnish with lime twist.

*Butterfly Pea Flower Infused Copper & Kings:6 oz. Butterfly Pea Flower Tea1 bottle Copper & Kings Un-Aged Apple BrandyCombine ingredients and agitate for 30 seconds to a minute; until you achieve desired color. Strain solids through a coffee filter or cheesecloths.

**Blueberry Syrup:8 oz. fresh blueberries8 oz. water 8 oz. cane sugarCombine ingredients in saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, stirring until sugar is dissolved.

NOT ME

NOT ME

NOT ME

CHELSEA PICKARD OF THE DAWSONCHICAGO, IL

INSPIRATION

Artist: Tom Waits Song: “The Piano Has Been Drinking” Album: Small Change

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Lapsang tea-infusedCopper & Kings Immature Brandy*¾ oz. Carpano Antica½ oz. Copper & KingsDouble Barrels Vol. 1 (collaboration with FEW Distillery)½ oz. Amaro Montenegro¼ oz. Benedictine1 dash Angostura bitters1 dash Peychaud’s bitters

Tools: mixing glass, strainer,bar spoonGlass: tumblerGarnish: Lapsang cigarette

DIRECTIONS

Combine all liquid ingredients in a chilled mixing glass. Pour ice into mixing glass. Give thirty-forty rotations with a bar spoon, until the cocktail is sufficiently diluted. Strain chilled cocktail into a tumbler with a julep strainer. Add one oversized ice cube. Garnish with a Lapsang cigarette--attach with a roach clip.

*Lapsang tea-infused Immature Brandy:Add one tablespoon of Lapsang (smoky, black tea) to eight ounces of Copper & Kings Immature Brandy. Let sit for twelve hours, and double strain into container/bottle.

BYE, BYE MISS AMERICAN PIE

BYE, BYE MISS AMERICAN PIE

ARIEL SCALISE OF TENDER BAR + KITCHEN

PITTSBURGH, PA

INSPIRATION

Artist: Don McLean Song: “American Pie” Album: American Pie

INGREDIENTS

1 ¼ oz. Copper & KingsFloodwall Apple Brandy1 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice½ oz. rye whiskey½ oz. Licor 43¾ oz. molasses syrup*5 dashes of apple pie tincture**

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: cocktail glassGarnish: bruleed cinnamon sugar apple slice

DIRECTIONS

Add all liquid ingredients into a shaker tin. Shake vigorously. Fine strain cocktail into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a bruleed cinnamon sugar apple slice.

*Molasses Syrup:Build like a 1:1 part simple syrup.Take 1 cup water. Bring to a boil. Add 1 cup dark brown molasses unrefined cane sugar. Dissolve. Remove from heat and cool. Store in cooler.

**Apple Pie Tincture:Take one piece of freshly made apple pie. Put pie in airtight container and add 1 cup of white whiskey. Put in cooler for 3 days. Strain with a piece of cheesecloth removing all of the pie. Put remaining liquid in dropper bottle.

GOT A BAD GIRL

GOT A BAD GIRL

FAITH ALICE SLEEPER OF FIVE TO ONEWASHINGTON, DC

INSPIRATION

Artist: Run The Jewels Song: “Stay Gold” Album: Run The Jewels 3

INGREDIENTS

2 oz. Copper & KingsAmerican Craft Brandy1 oz. dry vermouth¾ oz. Peach Picon* ¼ oz. Luxardo Maraschino2-3 drops saline solution

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: cocktail glassGarnish: luxardo cherry skewered with a gold flake-encrusted bamboo pick

DIRECTIONS

Build in a mixing glass and add ice, stir and strain in to a chilled coupe. Garnish with a luxardo cherry skewered with a gold flake-encrusted bamboo pick.

*Peach Picon:Mix 2 parts Ramazzotti with 1 part peach tincture and⅓ part G.E. Massenez Crème de Peche(Note: To make peach tincture fill a mason jar with whole dried peaches and cover with Copper & Kings Un-Aged Apple Brandy, age for at least 48 hours.)

BYE BYE BABY BLUE

BYE BYE BABY BLUE

BRITTANY DAY OF THOMPSON’S BOOKSTORE

FT WORTH, TX

INSPIRATION

Artist: Glass Animals Song: “The Other Side of Paradise” Album: How To Be A Human Being

INGREDIENTS1 ½ oz. Copper & Kings Immature Brandy1 oz. Copper & Kings Un-Aged Apple Brandy1 bar spoon Copper & Kings Absinthe Blanche¾ oz. fresh squeezed orange juice½ oz. housemade Rosemary Mandarin Syrup*

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: cocktail glassGarnish: housemade Crème de Violette foam**

*Rosemary Mandarin Syrup: Steep 5-6 rosemary stalks in 3 cups water for about 15 minutes. Remove and add 3 cups plain white sugar to the hot water and dissolve into a 1:1 ratio simple syrup. Peel oranges (as little pith as possible) about 6 cups worth of orange skins. Once rosemary syrup is cooled add orange skins. Cover skins completely with syrup and let sit covered overnight. Remove skins and any small particles. Transfer to a pour bottle. Keep refrigerated.

DIRECTIONS

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass. In a 5 oz. coupe, fill half way with house made Crème de Violette foam using a wider flower tip. After shaking previous ingredients, fine strain gently

into the coupe between the glass and foam.

**Crème de Violette Foam: Bloom one (1) 200 bloom gelatin sheet in ice water. This takes about 15 minutes. While the gelatin is blooming, mix 3 oz. of fresh lemon juice with 4 oz. of 1:1 simple syrup in a small pot. In a separate container whisk 4 oz. egg whites (pasteurized works as well) with 3 oz. Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette set aside. Once gelatin sheet has bloomed add to pot with lemon juice and simple syrup and heat just until it is dissolved. DO NOT OVERHEAT. Cool gelatin mixture completely. Combine all ingredients. Add to a half pint iSi Cream Whipper and charge with N

20 cartridge. Shake 5-6

times and charge once more. Refrigerate foam for at least 3 hours.

BUTCHER’S FIREWATER

BUTCHER’S FIREWATER

CHAS WILLIAMS OFTHE OAKLAND ART NOVELTY COMPANY

FERNDALE, MI

INSPIRATION

Artist: Ugly God Song: “Water” Album: The Booty Tape

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Copper & Kings Butchertown Brandy½ oz. Bonal½ oz. house made gastrique*1 ½ oz. hot water

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: cocktail glassGarnish: fan of fresh apple slices

DIRECTIONS

Combine all ingredients in a warm mixing vessel, ignite and pour back and forth 5-7 times. Extinguish and pour into a coupe glass. Garnish with apple fan.

*Gastrique: Combine 200g of Orange blossom honey and 25g of Copper & Kings Floodwall Apple Brandy. Over medium heat reduce and caramelize until the mixture is noticeably darker, about 5 minutes. Add 100g of Apple Cider vinegar and 6 fresh blackberries and reduce for another 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow it to cool, once cool strain and bottle.

SHINING DOWN INBUTCHERTOWN

SHINING DOWN IN BUTCHERTOWN

CASEY HEATH OF WHISKEY CAKEKATY, TX

INSPIRATION

Artist: JJ Grey & Mofro Song: “The Sun Is Shining Down” Album: Brighter Days

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Drunken Pineapple Campari Compote*1 oz. Copper & KingsButchertown Brandy1 oz. Punt e Mes ⅛ tube of Bittermens Elemakule tiki bitters

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: old fashioned glassGarnish: flamed orange peel

DIRECTIONS

Combine ingredients in shaker tin with ice. Shake & strain into old fashioned glass with fresh ice. Garnish with flamed orange peel.

*Drunken Pineapple Compote:1 whole pineapple chopped into chunks and infused with plantation 5 year rum for 24 hours. Mash the chunks and mix with equal parts Campari, sugar and ½ part water. Cook until alcohol has burned off. Fine strain the pineapple from the mixture. (Pine mash can be repurposed as a jam)

PEACE ANDHUMPTINESS

FOREVER

PEACE AND HUMPTINESS FOREVER

SAEED “THE HAWK” HOUSE OF LUCKY STRIKE, NIGHTHAWK, MRS FISH, THE BOARDROOM

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA

INSPIRATION

Artist: Digital Underground Song: “The Humpty Dance” Album: Sex Packets

INGREDIENTS

1 ¼ oz. Copper & KingsAbsinthe Blanche¾ oz. Copper & KingsAmerican Craft Brandy1 oz. infused agave*1 oz. lemon Juice1 oz. heavy cream1 egg whitetop with sparkling apple cider

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: highball glassGarnish: star of anise pod

DIRECTIONS

Combine absinthe, brandy, infused agave, lemon juice, and heavy cream in mixing tin over ice. Shake vigorously. Strain contents into smaller half of mixing tin. Add 1 egg white to the mix and dry shake once more. Pour contents into high ball glass. Top with 2 oz. of sparkling apple cider. Garnish with a star of anise pod.

*Infused Agave:Infused with cinnamon sticks, peppercorns, ginger, salt, orange peels, lemon peels, fortified with Mezcal

FOR EMMA

FOR EMMA

MARCO ORTIZ OF THE INFORMALISTEAU CLAIRE, WI

INSPIRATION

Artist: Bon Iver Song: “For Emma”Album: For Emma, Forever Ago

INGREDIENTS

1 ¼ oz. Copper & KingsButchertown Brandy¼ oz. Copper & KingsImmature Brandy¼ oz. homemade Manhattan Syrup (Butchertown Brandy)*2 dashes homemade cherry bitters (Butchertown Brandy)2 dashes homemade orange bitters (Butchertown Brandy)

Tools: mixing glass, strainer,bar spoonGlass: old fashioned glass

DIRECTIONS

Combine ingredients in mixing glass with ice. Stir and strain over clear ice ball with orange slice frozen inside (stirring is done to achieve proper dilution and chilling so as not to melt the ice ball and to make the high-proof brandy a little less hot).

Flame Butchertown Brandy over the finished drink.

*Manhattan Syrup:3 cups Butchertown Brandy1 cup Carpano Antica Formula sweet vermouth6 cups demerara sugar Cook like normal simple syrup on stove and reduce to thick viscosity (add 10 oz. of Butchertown after to fix)

RARE FAMILIARITY

RARE FAMILIARITY

ABIGAIL DEIRDRE GULLOOF COMPÈRE LAPINNEW ORLEANS, LA

INSPIRATION

Artist: Punch Brothers Song: “Familiarity”Album: The Phosphorescent Blues

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Copper & KingsUn-Aged Apple Brandy½ oz. rye whiskey½ oz. Chicory liqueur ¼ oz. smoked vanilla syrup

Tools: mixing glass, strainer,bar spoonGlass: old fashioned glassGarnish: lemon peel and cherry

DIRECTIONS

Stir all ingredients together in a mixing glass with ice. Strain and pour over a fresh large rock in an old fashioned glass. Garnish with a lemon peel and cherry.

BOMBA DE CEREZA

BOMBA DE CEREZA

KATE AITCHISON OF THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL

ALBANY, NY

INSPIRATION

Artist: The Runaways Song: “Cherry Bomb”Album: The Runaways

INGREDIENTS

2 oz. Copper & KingsFloodwall Apple Brandy1 oz. La Venenosa Raicilla½ oz. Luxardo cherry liqueur ¾ oz. lemon juice½ oz. simple syrupsplash natural cherry juice1 egg white

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: cocktail glassGarnish: tamarind powder and tajín chili-salted apple slice and 1 bing and 1 queen anne cherry spiked on a bamboo knot pick

DIRECTIONS

Combine all ingredients in shaker tin. Dry shake, then wet shake. Strain into cherry wood-smoked coupe glass. Garnish with apple slice and cherries.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

VANNA HEM OF WEEZIE’S KITCHEN RICHMOND, VA

INSPIRATION

Artist: The Kings Song: “You Really Got Me” Album: Kinks

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Copper & KingsAmerican Craft Brandy½ oz. lemon juice½ oz. homemade ginger beer¼ oz. Amaro Montenegro¼ oz. demerara syrupbar spoon of Vida Mezcal

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: cocktail glassGarnish: nutmeg

DIRECTIONS

Pour ingredients into a shaker tin with ice and whip. After 15 seconds, strain ice out and add egg white. Reverse dry shake for 1 minute and pour the contents into a chilled coupe glass. Grate nutmeg on top of foam for garnish.

LITTLE RED CORVETTENATHANIEL SMITH OF SPOON & STABLEMINNEAPOLIS, MN

Artist: Prince Song: “Little Red Corvette” Album: 1999

2016 COPPER & KINGS MIXTAPE WINNER

2016 COPPER & KINGS MIXTAPE FINALISTS

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Copper & KingsAmerican Apple Brandy1 oz. Homemade Rosé Vermouth, with Copper & Kings Immature Brandy as base*¾ oz. fresh lime¾ oz. homemade grenadine5 drops homemade apple bitters (using Copper & Kings Apple brandy as base)

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: cocktail glassGarnish: fresh lavender

DIRECTIONS

Combine ingredients in shaker tin, add ice, shake. Pour into chilled cocktail glass, garnish with a sprig of fresh lavender.

Rosé Vermouth:Steep 1 lb. fresh, hulled strawberries in 2.5 cups of Copper & Kings Immature Brandy for 2 days. Strain. Caramelize 3 cups of sugar and cool. Add strawberry, brandy, heat, cool.

In second pot, combine 3 cups Spanish garnacha rosé wine with fresh rosemary, sage, oregano and thyme, ¼ tsp Chinese ground ginger, along with dried wormwood, gentian, and powdered ginger. Boil for ten minutes, cool. Add one cup ruby port.

LITTLE RED CORVETTENATHANIEL SMITH OF SPOON & STABLEMINNEAPOLIS, MN

Artist: Prince Song: “Little Red Corvette” Album: 1999

BLACK BETTYCHRIS DEMPSEY OF QUARTER BAR DALLAS

DALLAS, TX

Artist: Ram Jam Song: “Black Betty” Album: Ram Jam

INGREDIENTS

2 oz. Copper & Kings CR&FTWERKOscar Blues1 oz. D&D Blackberry shrub¾ oz. lemon juice½ oz. honey½ oz. Fernet-Branca

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: cocktail glassGarnish: blackberries, lemon twist

DIRECTIONS

Combine all ingredients in shaker tin with ice and shake vigorously. Double strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with blackberries and lemon twist.

LAFFY TAFFYADAM SARKIS OF THE PHOENIX COCKTAIL CLUBMILWAUKEE, WI

Artist: D4L Song: “Laffy Taffy” Album: Down For Life

INGREDIENTS

2 oz. Copper and KingsAmerican Craft Brandy¾ oz. Lime Acid Orange Juice½ oz. Banana- Rooibos Syrup¾ oz. egg white½ oz. Grass Jelly Soda1 dropper of Yuzu Tonic Tincture

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: cocktail glassGarnish: dried banana

DIRECTIONS

Add ice to shaker tin, reverse mime shake, strain into cocktail glass.

Top with a barspoon of Cabernet, garnish with microplaned lemon zest and a dried banana.

2016 COPPER & KINGS MIXTAPE FINALISTS

LIFE UNTAMEDDANTE WHEAT OF THE BUTCHERTOWN SOCIAL,LOUISVILLE, KY

Artist: Glass Animals Song: “JDNT” Album: Zabba

BED RESTDYLAN RICKER OF THE TREATY HOUSE,FREDERICKSBURG, TX

Artist: Buddy Guy Song: “Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues” Album: Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Copper & KingsAmerican Craft Brandy¼ oz. Campari1 oz. blackberry, beet, & IPA shrub¼ oz lime juice3 dashes Crème de Violette1 dash salineegg white1 oz. homemade verjus

Tools: 2 shaker tins, strainerGlass: cocktail glassGarnish: violet flowers, lime zest

INGREDIENTS

1 ¼ oz. Copper & KingsAmerican Craft Brandy¼ oz. Campari¼ oz. Benedictinedash of Amores Melipona bitters

Tools: mixing glass, strainerGlass: cocktail glassGarnish: orange twist

DIRECTIONS

In one shaker combine all ingredients expect for egg white and verjus. Shake, 2x strain into coupe.

In second shaker combine egg white and verjus. Shake well, float on top in coupe.

Garnish with violet flowers and lime zest.

DIRECTIONS

Stir all ingredients with ice in mixing glass until proper dilution occurs.

Single strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with an orange twist wrapped around the stem of the glass.

2016 COPPER & KINGS MIXTAPE FINALISTS

LIFE UNTAMEDDANTE WHEAT OF THE BUTCHERTOWN SOCIAL,LOUISVILLE, KY

Artist: Glass Animals Song: “JDNT” Album: Zabba

THE ONECARLOS RUIZ OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS RESORT,

SOMERVILLE, NJ

Artist: Michael Jackson Song: “Billie Jean” Album: Thriller

INGREDIENTS

2 oz. Copper & KingsImmature Brandy 1 oz. Giffard Pamplemousse 1 oz. fresh lime juice ½ oz. simple syrup (2:1)2 dashes Bittermans Hellfire bitters1 dash of Copper & KingsAbsinthe Blanche

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: Collins glassGarnish: sage leaf

DIRECTIONS

In a cocktail shaker, add all ingredients shake with ice. Double strain into Collins glass filled with ice and garnish with sage leaf.

Simple Syrup:In a pot add 2 cups sugar to 1 cup water. Bring to medium heat and stir until sugar is dissolved.

BOYS DON’T CRYLAUREN PAYLOR OF HOTEL PALOMAR,WASHINGTON, DC

Artist: The Cure Song: “Boys Don’t Cry” Album: Boys Don’t Cry

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Copper & KingsAmerican Craft Brandy½ oz. Alexandra Olorosso¼ oz. Luxardo Maraschino¼ oz. China China 1 dash absinthe bitters

Tools: mixing glass, strainerGlass: cocktail glass

DIRECTIONS

Stirred ingredients in a mixing glass with ice, strain into a cocktail glass.

2016 COPPER & KINGS MIXTAPE FINALISTS

GINGER F*CKMIKE HARTMAN OF STOCKS & BLONDES AND LAS REINAS CHICAGO, IL

Artist: Kings of Leon Song: “Sex On Fire” Album: Only By The Night

HOLE 43RYLEY RODRIGUEZ OF BALSE,NEW ORLEANS, LA

Artist: Damien Rice Song: “Trusty And True” Album: My Favourite Faded Fantasy

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Copper & KingsImmature Brandy½ oz. Copper & KingsButchertown Brandymuddled strawberryfresh mint 1 oz. lime juice½ oz. jalapeño ginger simpleButchertown Soda Ginger Beer

Tools: shaker tin, strainerGlass: pint glass

DIRECTIONS

Combine ingredients in shaker tin with ice. Shake contents.

Strain into pint glass with ice and top with Butchertown Soda Ginger Beer.

Garnish with a mint sprig.

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Copper and KingsAmerican Apple Brandy1 ¼ oz. Foro Amaro ½ oz. Cuarenta y Tres½ oz. lemon juice3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Tools: mixing, strainerGlass: highball glass

DIRECTIONS

Build ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice.

Strain and serve in highball glass with single large ice cube or ice ball.

2016 COPPER & KINGS MIXTAPE FINALISTS

GINGER F*CKMIKE HARTMAN OF STOCKS & BLONDES AND LAS REINAS CHICAGO, IL

Artist: Kings of Leon Song: “Sex On Fire” Album: Only By The Night

REPEAL DAYSAM TREADWAY OF BACKBAR,BOSTON, MA

Artist: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Song: “S.O.B” Album: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Copper and KingsAmerican Craft Brandy1 oz. High West Double Rye½ oz. Carpano Anticasweet vermouth½ oz. Benedictine1 dash Angostura bitters

Glass: rocks glassGarnish: lemon twist

DIRECTIONS

Build ingredients over one large ice cube in a rocks glass, garnish with a lemon twist and discard.

2016 COPPER & KINGS MIXTAPE FINALISTS

From Left: Sam Treadway, Dante Wheat, Adam Sarkis, Lauren Paylor, Carlos Ruiz, Nathaniel Smith,Ryley Rodriguez, Mike Hartman, Chris Dempsey, Dylan Ricker

THE 2016 FINALISTS

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