Cocktail Contessa

Heather Wibbels is a whiskey mixologist creating whiskey drinkers one cocktail at a time. She's an Executive Bourbon Steward who loves researching and designing cocktails, drinking cocktails, and teaching cocktails. Mostly whiskey cocktails, given her Kentucky location, but any spirit will do when the inspiration strikes.

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Halloween is the time for bloody and bitter cocktails and this easy Boulevardier riff is perfect as a single cocktail or batched as a Halloween drink. In this cocktail we take a classic Boulevardier, top it with blood orange soda and add a fun pepper garnish to give the whole thing some horns. | @cocktailcontessa #halloweencocktails #diyhalloweencocktailparty #fallcocktailparty #halloweenpartycocktails Orange Alcoholic Drinks, Halloween Whiskey, Fall Cocktail Party, Halloween Drinks Alcohol, Boulevardier, Cocktail Decoration, Halloween Drink, Drink Garnishing, Orange Cocktails

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Must Mix EASY Halloween Drink: Bloody Booooolevardier

Halloween is the time for bloody and bitter cocktails and this easy Boulevardier riff is perfect as a single cocktail or batched as a Halloween drink. In this cocktail we take a classic Boulevardier, top it with blood orange soda and add a fun pepper garnish to give the whole thing some horns. | @cocktailcontessa #halloweencocktails #diyhalloweencocktailparty #fallcocktailparty #halloweenpartycocktails

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Rye Cocktails

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Halloween Cocktail Party

The Perfect Halloween Cocktail Does Exist - Cocktail Contessa

Incognito: Halloween Whiskey Cocktail.You don’t need dry ice or food coloring to get your creep on for a great-tasting and intriguing Halloween cocktail – just a stick a mustache on your glass and grab a great bottle of whiskey. Adding both apple brandy and whiskey to cocktail with some cinnamon syrup and fun fall bitters and you’ve got an easy.. | @cocktailcontessa #halloweencocktails #diyhalloweenparty #halloweencocktailparty

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Reese’s Manhattan – A Peanut Butter Chocolate Cocktail

I came up with the perfect cocktail for any of you that love Reese’s cups – a Peanut Butter Chocolate Cocktail that’s easy and fast. You know I love Ballotin Whiskey, and I wanted to see how it played with spicy rye and some amaro. The amaro makes it more complex and adult, but it also pulls out more of the peanut butter flavor. This one will be batched and available for consumption all weekend. | @cocktailcontessa #peanutbuttercocktail #manhattancocktail #chocolatecocktail

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Boozy Toasted White Chocolate Mocha

White chocolate lovers rejoice – I have a boozy toasted white chocolate mocha for you today! Another installment in my boozy adult lattes, this latte doesn’t require any actual toasting of white chocolate to make the drink. Rather, it relies on a small splash of caramel syrup to give it that nutty, toasty, sugary flavor you’d get from toasting white chocolate. | @cocktailcontessa #boozyhotcocoa #boozyhotchocolate #besthotchocolate

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Strawberry Campari Gin Jam Cocktail

Jam makes everything taste better, so I’m using a cheat in my Strawberry Gin Jam Cocktail today. I’m building the cocktail using strawberry preserves to give the cocktail a great taste of strawberry without having to make a simple syrup. One of the easiest hacks to use with a sour is to swap out all or most of the syrup with jam or preserves. | @cocktailcontessa #camparicocktails #strawberrycocktails #newyearsevecocktails #newyearsevecocktailparty

This Chocolate Manhattan is a delicious and decadent cocktail to make at the end of a long day at work or after a great meal. It’s also delicious when batched and kept chilled in the freezer for guests or a quick pour after work. One thing makes this drink truly fantastic – high-quality creme de cacao. Don’t skimp on getting the good stuff if you can find it. It makes this cocktail one you can’t stop drinking. | @cocktailcontessa #bestchocolatemanhattan #valentinescocktail Manhattan Cocktail, Summer Drinks Alcohol, Chocolate Pairings, Chill Drinks, Hydration Station, Bourbon Drinks, After Dinner Drinks

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Chocolate Manhattan Cocktail

This Chocolate Manhattan is a delicious and decadent cocktail to make at the end of a long day at work or after a great meal. It’s also delicious when batched and kept chilled in the freezer for guests or a quick pour after work. One thing makes this drink truly fantastic – high-quality creme de cacao. Don’t skimp on getting the good stuff if you can find it. It makes this cocktail one you can’t stop drinking. | @cocktailcontessa #bestchocolatemanhattan #valentinescocktail

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Bourbon Syrup Recipe

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Two Easy Ways to Perfect Flavored Maple Syrup at Home

Creating flavored maple syrups at home is a snap with one of these two methods for infusing maple syrups for cocktails and cooking. Infusing homemade simple syrup is fast, but if you use a premade syrup, like barrel-aged bourbon maple syrup, you can take advantage of those maple and barrel flavors as the base for your flavored maple syrups. | @cocktailcontessa #maplesyrup #craftcocktails #maplecocktails

Sometimes you don’t have time to look for three bottles of liqueur, 2 different bitters, and a hard-to-find garnish – you just need a Maple Old Fashioned. Swapping out the maple syrup for a basic simple syrup magnifies the rich vanilla and caramel flavors of a classic Old Fashioned. And with those maple flavors I want nothing more than a touch of orange bitters and that fun bacon garnish to have the flavors of breakfast at dinner. | @cocktailcontessa #mapleoldfashioned #bestoldfashionedcocktails Maple Old Fashioned, I Want Nothing, Moonshine Cocktails, Classic Old Fashioned, Orange Bitters

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Easy Maple Old Fashioned Makes Your Friday Cocktail a Breeze

Sometimes you don’t have time to look for three bottles of liqueur, 2 different bitters, and a hard-to-find garnish – you just need a Maple Old Fashioned. Swapping out the maple syrup for a basic simple syrup magnifies the rich vanilla and caramel flavors of a classic Old Fashioned. And with those maple flavors I want nothing more than a touch of orange bitters and that fun bacon garnish to have the flavors of breakfast at dinner. | @cocktailcontessa #mapleoldfashioned #bestoldfashionedcocktails

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Tipsy Pixie: Bourbon Women Cocktail for St Patrick’s Day

To celebrate the Irish in all of us, how about a creamy green cocktail that tastes like a thin mint for all my Bourbon Women out there? We all love a good St Patrick’s Day cocktail, and I’ve never tried to make a green whiskey cocktail before, and it’s March, AND Girl Scout Cookie season so I immediately went to the flavors in my fridge-chilled thin mints. | @cocktailcontessa #stpatricksdaycocktails #stpatricksdaydrinks #stpatricksdaycraftcocktails #bestcraftcocktails

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Green Suze Cocktail Recipe

I swore I wasn’t going to post a kelly green cocktail for St Patrick’s Day. Turns out I was lying because I came up with this green Suze cocktail I’m calling the Pissed Leprechaun. Some French liqueur Suze, whiskey, and pineapple is a brilliant combination – and it becomes brilliant green with the addition of a touch of blue curaçao. Perfect for a non-traditional St Paddy’s cocktail. | @cocktailcontessa #stpatricksdaycocktails #stpatricksdaydrinks #whiskeycocktails

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Irish Gold Rush – Pot o’ Gold Cocktail

Instead of heading to the land of fake green cocktails for St Paddy’s Day, I’m striking out for the end of the rainbow with this Irish Gold Rush cocktail riff. Instead of using bourbon, I’ve got a lovely Irish whiskey as the base (single malt or a blend if you have it). With a nod to the clover, I have clover honey syrup infused with lavender and a touch of lemon juice. Simple, fast and tasty. Mine was far too easy to tip back. | @cocktailcontessa #stpatricksdaycocktails #stpatricksdaydrinks

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How To Use Spicy Bitters in Cocktails to Elevate Your Drinks

Spicy bitters don’t need to be a mystery. Learning how to use them can be a fun exercise in experimenting with both flavor and mouthfeel. They can be so firey just a drop can be detected in an 8 ounce drink. Or they can be a subtle addition that adds a subtle increase in heat a few seconds after you swallow. | @cocktailcontessa #bitters #craftcocktails #bestcraftcocktials #bartendingtips #bartendinghacks #bartending #spicybitters

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Sherry Old Fashioned Cocktail

Tasting a sherry-finished whiskey gave me the idea for this Sherry Old Fashioned. The nuttiness and elevated dried fruit notes made me wonder how an Old Fashioned would taste if I substituted a sweet dessert sherry for the simple syrup. Spoiler alert: it makes it taste rich and complex. It’s a delicious Old Fashioned that’s easy to recreate at home to elevate your cocktail game. | @cocktailcontessa #oldfashionedcocktails #sherrycocktails #bourboncocktails #bestbourboncocktails

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Pumpkin Spice Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe

The perfect bourbon thanksgiving Old Fashioned does exist with this fast and easy pumpkin spice cocktail that whiskey aficionados and newbies can enjoy. With a quick simple syrup you can make in the microwave or on the stove and batch instructions below it’s perfect to sip one by one or with a crowd. | @cocktailcontessa #thanksgivingcocktails #pumpkinspicecocktail #fallcocktails #thanksgivingmenu

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