For the Chocolate Lover in Your Life: Ballotin Chocolate Whiskey [COCKTAIL TIME]
February is National Chocolate Lover’s Month. For a smooth, delicious treat that’s sure to impress, why not suggest a rich and robust flavored whiskey, like Ballotin Chocolate Whiskey?
Inspired by a love of bourbon whiskey and a passion for chocolate, Ballotin Chocolate Whiskey was founded in 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky with a single focus: create elegant and delicious sipping whiskeys designed for flavor-craving friends. The result is an approachable whiskey that tastes like an expression of your favorite chocolate indulgences. Available in eight flavors, including Original Chocolate, Bourbon Ball, Caramel Turtle, Chocolate Mint, Peanut Butter Chocolate, Chocolate Mocha, Chocolate Cherry, and Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream — all of Ballotin’s spirits combine the backbone, body, and base flavor of aged American whiskey with all-natural essences of classic and contemporary chocolate favorites.
Ballotin Bushwacker
- 1 ½ oz Ballotin Original Chocolate Whiskey
- ½ oz Dark Rum
- ½ oz Coffee Liqueur
- ½ oz Real Cream of Coconut
- 1 ½ oz Whole Milk
- Chocolate syrup for garnish
Shake all ingredients with ice in a mixing tin. Squeeze chocolate syrup around inside of pint glass. Fill with ice and strain.
Ballotin Chocolate Manhattan
- 1 ½ oz Ballotin Original Chocolate Whiskey
- 1 oz Rye Whiskey
- Dash of Sweet Vermouth
- Dash of Bitters
Shake all ingredients in mixing tin with ice. Strain into a Manhattan glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Ballotin Chocolate Old-Fashioned
- 1 ½ oz Ballotin Original Chocolate Whiskey
- ¾ oz bourbon
- Dash of Bitters
In a rocks or old-fashioned glass, muddle an orange slice and a cherry with a dash of bitters. Pour in the Ballotin Chocolate Whiskey and bourbon. Fill with ice.
Ballotin Chocolate White Russian
- 2 oz Ballotin Original Chocolate Whiskey
- ½ oz Vodka
- ½ oz half and half
Shake in mixing tin with ice. Strain into rocks or old-fashioned glass over ice.
Ballotin Colorado Bulldog
- 2 oz Ballotin Original Chocolate Whiskey
- ½ oz Vodka
- ½ oz cream
- Splash of Cola
Shake all ingredients except cola in mixing tin with ice. Pour into rocks glass. Add splash of cola.
Ballotin French Kiss
- 2 oz Ballotin Original Chocolate Whiskey
- ½ part Cointreau Orange Liqueur
Shake in mixing tin with ice. Strain into cocktail or Manhattan glass, up. Garnish with an orange peel.
Chocolate Brandy Alexander
- 2 oz Ballotin Original Chocolate Whiskey
- 1 oz Craft Brandy
- 1 oz cream
- Nutmeg
Shake in mixing tin with ice. Strain into a Manhattan glass. Garnish with fresh nutmeg.
Cheers!
Please drink responsibility.