This Izola bag of goodies is insane. It’s got just about everything a man needs, and some things a woman would want him to have (or keep for herself). A 5oz flask + flask funnel (we’d hate for you to spill) + travel cup + tie clip + money clip + shoe horn . And of course, the pouch. Well, what are you waiting for?
- Comment on this post and tell us the best cocktail you had this year (at home or at a bar).
- If you share the recipe, your entry will be counted three times! That’s right.
A winner will be chosen at random and announced on Christmas Eve!
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! CONGRATULATIONS TO ANDY HEWITT FOR WINNING!
Jon S. says
Old fashioned at a local bar called Gatsby’s. Hard to beat the classics.
Andy H. says
How about the eggnog I just made at work. Oops. Sorry, not sorry.
12 oz eggnog
2 oz cognac
2 oz brandy
Matthew Cornelius says
Mimosas at Le Diplomate in Washington, DC
Claire says
St. Germaine and champagne cocktail. One part St. Germaine and one part champagne. Add a spritz of soda water and garnish with a raspberry.
Kyle says
Gin and basil smash
Fresh basil -muddled
2 oz gin
1 oz simple syrup
1 oz lemon juice
Jeremiah Moore says
Gin and Tonic with a cucumber in place of the lime.
Linnae says
Ok you’re going to love me: KENTUCKY COLONEL, found at the Trump Lodge in Trump Tower in Chicago
you’re welcome.
Kentucky Colonel:
2 oz weller 107
3/4 oz benedictine
dash orange bitters
garnish with orange
Lee Thorne says
2 jiggers of Blantons on Sonic Ice
Elisabeth says
THE Mint Julep at my Derby Party. 1 part Mint infused Simple syrup ( 2 pts sugar to 1pt water- boiled till clear then mint added when cooled a bit then strained) added to 3 parts Kentucky Bourbon ( 4 parts for Kentuckians) poured over crushed ice with mint sprig and straw. In Mint julep glasses naturally.
Sarah Brown says
Okay- not sure the exact proportions because I wasn’t watching when my husband made it. BUT! It’s Applejack and Sprite mixed together and it’s divine. Doesn’t even have a name yet.
Leah H. says
Cilantro Bloody! Cilantro infused vodka, soy sauce, Sriracha, lime juice, black pepper, celery salt, onion, garlic, tomato juice, olives, celery, jalapenos.
Doug M says
I was first introduced to the Four Point at Boston’s Drink, and it’s amazing. 1oz Bourbon, 1oz Applejack, 1/2oz Blood Orange liqueur, 1/4oz Maraschino liqueur. Definitely give it a try!
Jonathan Guidry says
New Orleans classic the Sazerac
2oz Rye whiskey
1oz simple syrup
5 dashes Peyshauds bitters
Absinthe rinse in glass
Finish with a lemon peel garnish
Candice Beaty says
EASY….
2.5 oz. Doland Dry Vermouth from Chambray
.5 oz. Benedictine
rinse of St. George Absinthe
Maggie Richards says
In the spirit of the season, it was eggnog. Home made nog + Haitian Rum + 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg + 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Could drink it every night.
Trey says
Tried a Washington Apple for the first time this year and absolutely fell in love! The bartender at Corned Beef in downtown Roanoke claims to make the best!
Recipe:
2 oz Crown Royal® Canadian whisky
2 oz DeKuyper® Sour Apple Pucker schnapps
2 oz cranberry juice
Pour DeKuyper sour apple pucker and Crown Royal canadian whisky into a highball glass filled with ice. Add cranberry juice, more to taste if desired, and serve.
Michelle says
A Cock Smash!
It’s a Whiskey Smash with Chicken Cock Spiced Whiskey. Mmmmm.
Chris M says
I mixed 2 dashes of lavender bitters, a splash simple syrup from cane sugar, a splash of white grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed), muddled with a couple of nice mint leaves, and 2oz burbon last night, it was fantastic.
Kitten shoemake says
Jalapeño gin martini!
Andrew Forrester says
HI I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE BEST COCKTAIL I HAD WAS THE HOT CHOCOLATE I MADE WITH IRISH CREAM IS THAT TECHNICALLY A COCKTAIL?
Marty Hill says
I recently had a pecan bourbon old fashioned. Amazing doesn’t describe it enough.
3 parts pecan infused bourbon
1 oz. simple syrup
1 orange peel
*The glass arrived upside down with two smoking pecan wood chips smoking in the glass, the glass was then turned over and whiskey and syrup poured. Yummy
Hugh T says
big big big fan of apple cider eggnog
2 cups half and half
1 cup milk
1 cup apple cider
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup bourbon
1/2 cup whipped cream
pinch of salt
whisk everything together and heat on low for around 15 minutes (or until its thick enough to coat the whisk). top with whipped cream
Scott Kidd says
sazerac.
Kevin says
TX Blended Whiskey on the rocks, simple yet delicious.
Rachel Trammell says
The apple snap, via Joy the Baker
ice, crushed or cubed
2 ounces bourbon
2 ounces Art in the Age SNAP
2/3 cup unfiltered apple juice, fresh pressed if possible
juice of 1 lime
cold sparkling water
sliced apple for garnish
Jolee Wilson says
A Yellowhammer on gamedays at Galletes! My fiancé makes the best Old Fashioneds but since we are heading to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl I thought I should go with a Crimson Tide tradition. Every home game we stop at Galletes first thing before tailgating on the Quad.
Phil A says
Simple but delicious – a friend’s Dark and Stormy.
2 ounces dark rum
3 ounces ginger beer
1/2 ounce lime juice
The key is the ginger beer. He insists on Reed’s ginger brew.
Parker says
The Kentucky mule from Jack Frys in Louisville.
1 1/2 oz bourbon
Ginger beer (or Ale 8)
Splash of lime juice
Serve over ice
Amy says
A berry infused sidecar from the new Babalu Tacos in Birmingham, AL. So good.
Catherine says
The Ava Crowder from Coltivare in Houston, TX:
1.5 oz bonded bourbon
0.75 oz Amaro Ramazotti
0.75 oz lemon juice
0.25 oz sorghum vinegar
0.25 simple syrup
3 dashes sassafras bitters
Shake on ice and garnish with Luxardo cherries.
Jeremy says
My wife and I just call it the House Special because this is our go-to cocktail
4 parts bourboun
2 parts dry vermouth
1 part Saint Germain
Shake in a mixer and serve over ice.
JPD says
I like any old fashioned I can get my hands on
Chris says
An Old Fashion at The White House Hotel in beautiful Biloxi Mississippi.
Brian Cromeens says
A Presbyterian.
http://liquor.com/recipes/presbyterian/
Davis Lee says
1 1/2 oz Jameson Whiskey
3/4 oz dark rum
1 1/2 oz Apple Cider
1 1/2 oz Lemon juice
1 1/2 oz agave nectar
Lemon or Lime on Rim
Cinnamon Stick (or ground cinnamon)
Anne Marie says
Vieux Carre from Downhouse in Houston. They stirred it rather than leaving the ice in there, then served it an an old-school champagne glass (shallow, large mouthed glass). I felt very fancy!
.75 oz Rye whiskey
.75 oz Cognac
.75 oz Noilly Prat Rouge Vermouth
1 tsp Bénédictine
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
2 dashes Angostura Bitters.
Add ingredients to a rocks glass. Fill with ice and stir.
Joe says
Recipe:
1 Glass, Tumbler, Coffee Mug, Trophy of your choosing
4 oz of bourbon
2 ice cubes
Rinse, repeat.
Karlie Braley says
I like me a good ole Old Fashioned!
Patrick Hughes says
Best cocktail I’ve had so far this year was a classic old fashioned from Paper Plane in Decatur, GA
Similar Recipe:
Place 1 sugar cube in an Old-Fashioned glass
Add 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters
Muddle Sugar
Rotate the glass
Add a large ice cube
Pour in bourbon
Mix
Enjoy
Angela McKaskle says
The Nuevo Estilo at Fonda San Miguel in Austin, TX! Bulleit Rye Whiskey, Amaretto and a dash of bitters served shaken on the rocks. So yum!
Katie Caperton says
SPIKED EGG NOG!! Simple but it’s a classic.
Eric Irvin says
The Yellowhammer – the official pregame cocktail of the crimson tide. A great way to kick off a fall Saturday morning.
Recipe for a Gallon: OJ – 6.25 cups, Pineapple Juice (Dole out of the can) 4.5 cups, Vodka – 2 cups, Light Rum – 2 cups, Amaretto – 1.25 cups.
After pouring into a solo or plastic stadium cup – top with a maraschino cherry and splash of the maraschino juice.
Lindsey Preston says
TIght Rope Walker from The Patterson House in Nashville! So good!!!!!!!!
Amy says
I have a tie, any of the mojitos at Meson Del Angel in Cabo, Mexico (life changing drinks) and a no-name concoction:
-Pomegranate tequila
-Apple juice (best with the organic super fresh kind)
-Limes
STW says
Don’t know if it counts, but the Yellow Hammers at Galletes for the Iron Bowl were top-tier
Matt H says
Ehhh not much on cocktails. Give me a drink I call “Ice cold beer”
1 frosty mug
1 ice cold beer
Drink up.
Jenna Tarpy says
French martini at the sazarac bar in the Roosevelt hotel, New Orleans.
Becky says
Oh, my favorite drink to make at home to impress my friends (and myself): Earl Grey MarTEAni. Yum.
INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 ounces Earl Gray Gin Infusion (375ml bottle of Tanqueray, and 3/4 ounces (or 1 1/2 Tbs) of tea — Add tea leaves to the bottle of gin. Replace cap and shake well. Allow the tea to steep in the gin for 2 hours; strain gently to remove the tea leaves. Do not press the tea leaves to extract excess gin — this can make the infusion bitter.)
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
1 ounce simple syrup
1 egg white
1 lemon twist, for garnish
Lemon Zest Sugar, for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill a cocktail shaker two-thirds full of ice and add the gin infusion, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white. Shake for approximately 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass rimmed with the Lemon Zest Sugar. Add the twist.
Enjoy & Impress!
J. Benjamin says
“Southern Belle” — A friend made it on vacation, but I couldn’t replicate it just right at home. Turns out, she found it on Pinterest, so that’s where the recipe is from. It was damn good, though.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. American whiskey
1/2 oz. Campari
1 oz. Pineapple Juice
1/4 oz. Strawberry Syrup
4 Dashes Peach Bitters
Instructions:
– Muddle one half of a strawberry with the bitters in the bottom of a double old-fashioned glass and add one large sphere of ice.
– Shake the remaining ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into the glass.
– Garnish with a large strawberry and generous sprig of mint.
Note: to make the strawberry syrup, dissolve 1 cup sugar into 1 cup water over high heat, add 4 diced strawberries to the pot and simmer on low until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Let the syrup cool and then strain into a small decanter.
Jeff Meyers says
The best this year was either the Professor’s Speculation or the Firm Handshake from Proof & Provision in the Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta.
Keri says
I had an amazing shandy this summer at the local Public House in Knoxville. So delicious!
Sarah says
A whiskey cocktail with fig jam!
Jeff Hazelrigs says
By far, the best cocktail I had was at Carrigan’s in Birmingham, AL. The drink? Fightin’ Words. Built on Bulleit, it cures what ails ya and definitely would like to speak to you.
Annie says
Had quite the Old fashioned at a bar nearby (for really cheap too!)
Maker’s, bitters, orange peel, and simple syrup
Jacob Stewart says
The best cocktail I’ve had is an Old Fashioned at local restaurant in Carrollton called Plates. I’m not sure of the recipe, but man it was good!
Meghan says
So far, the best cocktail this year was from Portland’s Doug Fir! The simple First Ade – whiskey, blackberry puree, lemonade on the rocks. Delish!