Celebrate the Derby and Cinco de Mayo with these Kentucky-based spirits
What’s better than one celebration? How about TWO?
Today on Indy Style, Mike Stone and Joyce Nethery of Jeptha Creed, make us a Derby and Cinco de Mayo theme cocktail!
About Jeptha Creed:
Jeptha Creed Distillery is women-owned and operated, premium craft distillery from Shelbyville, Kentucky. We are a farm to table, but we say ground to glass since we grow and locally source all ingredients to create our spirits. We use a late harvest heirloom varietal corn called bloody butcher corn. This corn is 100% used to make our award winning, gluten free vodka that is the official vodka for The Kentucky Derby Festival. We also distill and produce moonshine whiskeys and bourbon, which our 4 Grain Straight Bourbon will launch for Indiana next month!
Derby and Cinco de Mayo Theme Cocktails
Moonshine Margarita
• 2 oz Jeptha Creed Louisville Lemonade Moonshine
• 1 oz triple sec
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
Combine all ingredients in a shaker and add ice. Shake and strain into a salt-rimmed rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wheel
Mint Julep
• 2 oz Jeptha Creed 4 Grain Straight Bourbon
• 1 oz Simple Syrup
• Mint Sprigs
Muddle mint leaves with simple syrup and crushed ice, pour in Bourbon stir add additional crushed ice
Garnish with mint leaves
Jeptha Creed Derby Cocktails
Oaks Lily Cocktail
• 1 oz Jeptha Creed Original Vodka
• ½ oz Fresh Lemon Juice
• ½ oz Simple Syrup fresh
• 3 oz Cranberry Juice
• Splash of Orange Liqueur
Combine all ingredients in a shaker and add ice. Shake until cold, strain into a tall glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a lemon wedge and blackberry skewer.
Bluegrass Belle
• 2 oz Jeptha Creed Blueberry Flavored Vodka
• 1 oz Mint Simple Syrup
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 2 Mint Sprig
Top with Lemon Lime sparkling
Add all ingredients into a shaker tin and muddle mint sprig. Add ice to shaker and shake vigorously. Strain shaker into a tall glass with ice and then top with lemon lime sparkling. Give a gentle stir and garnish with mint sprig.
One for the Roses
• 1 -750ml Bottle Jeptha Creed Honey Flavored Vodka
• 1 -750ml Bottle Rose’ Champagne
• 1 – 64oz Cranberry Juice
• 1 – 2 liter lemon lime soda
Stir all ingredients in a large dispenser and stir. *Cocktail tip: add ice in a Ziploc bag to place in the large dispenser keeping cocktail chilled to be served as a punch for your guests.
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www.jepthacreed.com
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