Bourbon / Brunch Cocktails / Whiskey

Cozy Holiday Cocktails + Jackson Morgan Southern Cream

11.16.18

Blog life + social media start to feel really overwhelming to me this time of year. Part of me is super inspired by all of the delicious food and drinks in my feed, but the other part of me feels exhausted by the endless recipes, tablescapes, possibilities. How to I keep up?

Instead of running the Instagram race, I’m trying to remember why I look forward to Thanksgiving—truly, at its core. It’s my mom’s stuffing, the same one I’ve eaten my whole life. It’s rewatching the video of my littlest niece when she was 3, proclaiming herself The Turkey Boss. It’s a nap on the couch with the people I love. It’s FaceTiming with the people we miss and can’t be with. It’s not a perfect menu or a picturesque place setting, that I can tell you.

What I do love is creating a fun new cocktail we can sip together while we cook in my sister’s kitchen—but I’m keeping it low-key this year with some help from my buddies at Jackson Morgan. They make delicious creamy liqueurs that couldn’t be more perfect for this time of year.

These  cocktails are so easy! They’re just a few ingredients each so you don’t have to stress about getting everything together or making things perfect. Which means: more time for the good stuff.

Salty Buzz // A cocktail with salted cream, irish whiskey and cold brew coffee // The Shared Sip

Salty Buzz
makes 2 cocktails

Assembly
Mix all in a shaker filled with ice. Serve in a rocks glass, garnished with a cinnamon stick and cinnamon!

Monkey Business // A cocktail with cream liqueur, bourbon, and a cinnamon-banana simple syrup // The Shared Sip

Monkey Business
makes 2 cocktails

Assembly
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until very cold, about 20 seconds. Strain into a coupe or martini glass. Garnish with bruleed banana.

For the cinnamon-banana syrup, combine ½ c. demerara sugar (or brown sugar), ½ c. water, 1 ripe banana (lightly mashed), and ½ a cinnamon stick (broken into shards) over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Turn heat to low and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep for 1 hour. Strain into a glass jar, pressing bananas to release the syrup. Use immediately or store the in fridge for up to 2 weeks.

This post is sponsored, but I only promote products I really believe in and would purchase independently. This is super important to me. ✨

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