Chilled 100 Bartenders Craft Locally Inspired Cocktails using Templeton Whiskey

Our Chilled 100 Bartenders embrace the art of crafting cocktails by drawing inspiration from local surroundings, infusing regional flavors, and honoring hometown traditions.

With Templeton Whiskey as their base, our Chilled 100 Bartenders create cocktails that tell a story that reflects the essence of a home turf.

I wanted to be creative yet still use ingredients available at my bar every day.  I really like how grapefruit and honey complement the profile of Templeton Straight Rye Whiskey and wanted the rosemary to add an unexpected savory component.  The rim is optional, but that touch of sweet and salty is a fun addition, also.
Enjoy!

Perfectly Rye-diculous

by Carol Donovan – @Intoxicating_Fun / facebook.com/carol.donovan1

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Templeton Straight Rye Whiskey
• ¾ oz. Fresh Squeezed Pink Grapefruit Juice
• ½ oz. Rosemary-Honey Syrup*
• Fresh Grapefruit Twist & Sprig of Rosemary (for garnish)

Preparation

1. Prepare cocktail glass: Lightly rim all or part of the glass with a combination of turbinado sugar & salt.
2. Measure Templeton rye, grapefruit juice and rosemary-honey syrup into mixing glass.
3. Add ice.
4. Shake well.
5. Strain into prepared glass.
6. Garnish with grapefruit twist & sprig of rosemary.

*Rosemary & honey syrup

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Ingredients

• ½ cup wildflower honey
• ¼ cup water
• 2 large sprigs rosemary
• ¼ of a lemon peel

Preparation

1. ½ cup wildflower honey, ¼ cup water, 2 large sprigs of fresh rosemary & the peel only (no pith) of ¼ of a lemon.
2. Bring honey & water to a boil.
3. Reduce temperature and add rosemary and lemon peels.
4. Simmer for 10 minutes then remove from heat.
5. Allow to cool and then remove the rosemary and lemon peels.
6. Store refrigerated.

My inspiration was to create a chocolate and nut cocktail which I have not had anywhere before. Then I decided my cherry on top would be smoke.

Smoked Chocolate Pecan Old Fashioned

by Terence Allen – @mixapothecary

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Chocolate Infused Templeton Rye
• 1 oz. Pecan Syrup*
• 2 dashes Chocolate Bitters
• Orange Slice
• Double rocks glass and a long orange curl

Preparation

1. In a mixing glass, add 2 oz. of chocolate infused Templeton Rye, 1 oz. Pecan syrup, 2 dashes of chocolate bitters.
2. Add ice and stir.
3. Place the orange slice in the bottom of the rocks glass then add 1 large ice cube then add the stirred mixture.
4. Place a smoker on top and smoke with Pecan wood chips.
5. Drape the orange curl in and around the front of the glass.
6. Infuse 2 cups of Templeton Rye with 1 cup of cocoa nibs in a glass jar for 2 days.

*Pecan Syrup

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Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup of water
• ½ cup of pecans

Preparation

1. Mix all ingredients together in hot water, store refridgerated.

Inspired by the allure of passion, sweetness, and a touch of decadence—this cocktail brings the bold, fruity flavors of the Porn Star Martini and the rich sophistication of a New York Sour into one unforgettable drink. Perfect for Miami’s hotbed of energy, passion, and creativity, this drink is as daring as the content creators who thrive here.

Only Fans Sour

by Shaun Gordon – @last_word_life

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Templeton Rye
• ¾ oz. Passion Fruit Purée (Boiron)
• ¾ oz. Lemon Juice
• ¾ oz. Vanilla Rose Syrup*
• 1 Egg White
• ½ oz. Red Wine
• Dried Rose Petals (for garnish)

Preparation

1. Add all ingredients but red wine to shaker tin, wet shake vigorously with ice, dump ice, dry shake to build froth, strain into coupe glass, float red wine, garnish with dried rose petals.

*Vanilla Rose Syrup

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Ingredients

• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Water
• ¾ cup Dried Rose Petals
• 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract

Preparation

1. Add all ingredients but extract and simmer for 7-10 minutes, add vanilla extract, stir, strain, bottle.  

I wanted to showcase how versatile whiskey is and make it appealing and approachable for women.

Catch Her in the Rye

by Jules Comtois – @JustJulesBartending

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Coconut Oil Fat Washed Templeton Rye
• ½ oz. Bual Madeira
• ¾ oz. Mr. Black Coffee Liqueur
• ¾ oz. Vanilla Demerara
• 1 oz. Espresso
• ½ oz. Vegan Heavy Whipping Cream
• Fresh Grated Nutmeg (for garnish)

Preparation

1. Coconut Oil Fat Washed Templeton Rye, add ingredients to shaker, shake, strain into couple glass.
2. Garnish with whipping cream and fresh nutmeg.

Small town Iowa has been home since I was three years old. My mom always utilizes apples because of an apple tree in the yard. It’s a campfire favorite of ours!

Iowa Caramel Apple Mule

by Nancy Foley – @straybartenderia 

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Templeton Fortitude Bourbon
• 1 oz. 100% Apple Juice
• ½ Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
• ½ oz. Caramel Sundae Syrup
• 1 oz. Ginger Beer
• 3 oz. Lemon Lime Soda Pop
• Copper Mule Mug, Apple Wheel drizzled with caramel (for garnish)

Preparation

1. Fill copper mug with ice, add 2 oz.
2. Templeton Fortitude Bourbon, 1 oz. 100% apple juice, ½ fresh squeezed lime juice, ½ oz. Carmel Sundae Syrup.
3. Stir for dilution and mix the ingredients, fill glass with ice and top 1 oz. ginger beer, and top with lemon lime soda.
4. Add apple wheel and drizzle with caramel (when cutting apples, spray lime juice to keep white).