There’s no better way to stay cool this summer than with a frozen treat in hand (plus, National Ice Cream Day comes less than a month away on July 16!). We’ve rounded up the season’s most perfect elixirs for beating the heat with ice-cold boozy treats courtesy of Coopers’ Craft Bourbon, the Brown-Forman spirit that honors the men and women who raise the barrels, The Pathfinder Hemp and Root, the trailblazing non-alcoholic libation that’s taking the beverage industry by storm, and Tamworth Distilling, the New Hampshire distillery best known for creating innovative and viral craft spirits.
From a perfectly pink set of popsicles, to crowd-pleasing cordials over ice cream, and a trail-blazing zero-proof popsicle, these easy at-home recipes are sure to please at your next pool party or summer soiree.
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FROZEN BOULEVARDIER
Recipe courtesy of Brown-Forman Mixologist, Fitz Bailey
PHOTO: Frozen Boulevardier (Photo Credit: Dom Episcopo)
Ingredients:
- 16 oz. Orange Juice
- 8 oz. Rich Simple Syrup
- 3 oz. Water
- 1.5 oz. Coopers’ Craft 100 Proof Barrel Reserve Bourbon
- 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
- 1 oz. Campari
Glassware: Coupe
Garnish: Orange Twist
Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Pour into a sealed container and refrigerate for 24 hours. Pour mixture into an ice cream maker for about 45 minutes. Scoop finished sorbet back into a sealed container and store in the freezer for two hours. Scoop, garnish, serve.
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REVERSE BOULEVARDIER
Recipe courtesy of Brown-Forman Mixologist, Fitz Bailey
PHOTO: Reverse Boulevardier (Photo Credit: Dom Episcopo)
Ingredients:
- 1 Boulevardier Ice Cube**
- 1.5 oz Coopers’ Craft Barrel Reserve
Glassware: Rocks
Garnish: Orange twist
Instructions: Pour Coopers’ Craft into a rocks glass over an ice cube.
**Boulevardier Ice Cube
In a square ice tray, add 2 oz water, 1 oz Sweet Vermouth, and 1 oz Campari. Mix and freeze.
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AFFOGATO
Recipe courtesy of Global Ambassador for The Pathfinder Hemp and Root, Kraig Rovensky
PHOTO: Affogato (Photo Credit: Quaker City Mercantile)
Ingredients:
- The Pathfinder Hemp and Root
- Ice Cream
Instructions: Pour 1 oz. of The Pathfinder per scoop of ice cream over your favorite frozen treat (Kraig Rovensky suggests vanilla bean!). This root beer-inspired recipe hearkens back to the flavors of the Old West with notes of sarsaparilla.
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THE PATHFINDER POPSICLE
Recipe courtesy of Global Ambassador for The Pathfinder Hemp and Root, Kraig Rovensky
Ingredients:
- 3 oz. The Pathfinder Hemp and Root
- 5 oz. Guava purée
- 5 oz. Pineapple chunks
- 1.5 oz. Coco Lopez
- .5 oz. lime
- Pinch salt
Instructions: Blend all ingredients in a blender, pour into a popsicle mold of choice. Freeze for 12 hours and enjoy!
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BLACK TRUMPET BLUEBERRY CORDIAL OVER ICE CREAM
The Art in the Age Black Trumpet Blueberry Cordial is made with hand-picked blueberries from the forest near Tamworth Distilling and foraged black trumpet mushrooms that grow under the low-bush blueberries. Mushrooms may seem like an unexpected choice — in fact, this is the only spirit we know of that uses them — but the rich, fruity, smoky flavor of the black trumpets provide a perfect counterbalance to the sweet, tart blueberries.
Here’s the scoop: foodies can take their favorite ice cream to the next level with just one ounce of the unique cordial poured over top, which pairs perfectly with vanilla, French vanilla, soft serve, lemon sorbet, OR even peanut butter ice cream for a riff on a PBJ. The black trumpet mushrooms impart a welcomed savory note to the sweet berries and creamy ice cream. Imbibers and ice cream lovers will love this adult twist on a classic summertime favorite (and, of course, if ice cream isn’t a preferred treat, it’s a perfect summer sipper on its own).
PHOTO: Art in the Age Black Trumpet Cordial over Ice Cream (Photo Credit: Quaker City Mercantile)
The Art in the Age Black Trumpet Blueberry Cordial also makes for an amazing cooking ingredient: Pro tip: try it in your next prize-winning blueberry pie!
Art in the Age Black Trumpet Blueberry Cordial is available online nationally via Tamworthdistilling.com/shop
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ABOUT COOPERS’ CRAFT BOURBON
Since 1945 Brown‑Forman has been the only major distiller to own its own new barrel cooperage. Coopers’ Craft leverages our knowledge of barrels and expertise with fine woods to create bourbon that can range from light and gentle to robust and complex. Coopers’ Craft Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 41.1% Alc. by Vol., Produced and Bottled by Brown-Forman Beverages, Louisville, Kentucky © 2022.
Coopers’ Craft Bourbon | www.cooperscraft.com
ABOUT THE PATHFINDER HEMP AND ROOT
The Pathfinder Hemp and Root is a hemp based, non-alcoholic spirit, fermented and distilled to deliver the intense flavor and aromatic characteristics of a spirit with none of the harmful effects of alcoholic beverages.
The Pathfinder is steeped in the rich history of the American West with a liquid that is just as wild as the landscape and the people that inhabited it. Inspired by the age of apothecaries and the homemade remedies often employed by pioneers’ homesteaders and snake oil salesmen alike, Hemp and Root equally hearkens to a bygone age as it raises the standard of flavor and quality in non-alcoholic spirits with an eye to the future.
In drinks, The Pathfinder behaves like a spirit and can be served in coffee, sipped neat, served on the rocks, or used as the base of a cocktail. In other words, it fits right into the back bar of your favorite bar or cafe as well as it does your home bar cart.
The Pathfinder Hemp and Root | https://drinkthepathfinder.com
ABOUT TAMWORTH DISTILLING
Since the turn of the 20th century, Tamworth, New Hampshire has been a haven for artists, writers, thinkers and innovators – from Henry James and E.E. Cummings to President Cleveland. This small town at the foot of the White Mountains is the perfect place to do some innovating of our own. Welcome to Tamworth Distilling: Our story is as old as America, and we’ve planted our flag in the heart of a historic New Hampshire village. We’ve set up our distillery in accordance to the land around us, not against it. What we take, we give back. And what we have, we give to you. Taking a cue from the 19th century Transcendentalists of New England, we pull our inspiration from our atmosphere around us. Our recipes are born from the crops we grow, and the histories buried in the soil below.