When it comes to last minute gifts, the grocery store is a great resource. For Dad, gifting him ingredients for his favorite drink is the perfect way to show up to his place on Father’s Day. If your Dad already has everything, indulge him in his favorite things. Buy the ingredients for your Dad’s favorite cocktail and wrap it up as the best Father’s Day gift!
BOURBON
For a Dad that loves bourbon, gift him a great bottle of his favorite whiskey or the top shelf version. If you’re not sure what his favorite drink is, here is a recipe with simple ingredients to include in his gift.
Easy Bourbon Recipe: Whiskey Highball
Ingredients:
2 ounces whiskey
4 ounces club soda, chilled
Lemon wedge garnish
Ice
Instructions:
Add the whiskey into a highball glass with ice.
Top with club soda and stir gently and briefly to combine.
Intermediate Bourbon Recipe: Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
1/2 teaspoon sugar
3 dashes bitters
1 teaspoon water
2 ounces bourbon
Orange peel garnish
Instructions:
Add the sugar and bitters to a rocks glass, then add the water, and stir until the sugar is nearly dissolved.
Fill the glass with large ice cubes, add the bourbon, and gently stir to combine.
Express the oil of an orange peel over the glass, then drop in.
GIN
Gin recipe ingredients will make a great gift for the spirit lover. If your Dad enjoys all gin beverages try one of these recipes.
Easy Gin Recipe: Gin and Tonic
Ingredients:
2 ounces gin
4 ounces tonic water
Garnish: 2 lime wheels or other seasonal garnishes you may prefer
Instructions:
Fill a highball glass with ice, then add the gin.
Top with the tonic water and gently stir.
Garnish with lime wheels or seasonal garnishes.
Intermediate Gin Recipe: Gin Gin Mule
Ingredients:
1 mint sprig
1 ounce simple syrup
3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
1 3/4 ounces Tanqueray London dry gin
1 ounce Audrey Saunders’ ginger beer
Garnish: mint sprig
Instructions:
In a shaker, muddle the mint sprig, simple syrup and lime juice.
Add the gin, ginger beer and ice, and shake until well-chilled.
Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice.
Garnish with a mint sprig.
VODKA
Vodka cocktail ingredients are a great way to give a lighter spirit to lift his spirits!
Easy Vodka Recipe: Vodka and Water
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Tito's Handmade Vodka
4-8 oz water, to taste
1 lemon slice
Instructions:
Just add Tito's Handmade Vodka and water to a glass with ice.
Garnish with a lemon slice.
Intermediate Vodka Recipe: Vodka Martini
Ingredients:
2 1/2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
1 dash orange bitters
Garnish: lemon twist
Instructions:
Fill a highball glass with ice, then add the gin.
Top with the tonic water and gently stir.
Garnish with lime wheels or seasonal garnishes.
TEQUILA
Even if your dad can get a little salty sometimes, a little tequila and lime can always make him feel much better!
Easy Tequila Recipe: Ranch Water
Ingredients:
2 Ounces Tequila
1/2 Lime Juice Only
4 Ounces Topo Chico
Lime Wedges
Instructions:
Salt the rim of a Collins or Highball glass
Fill with ice
Add tequila and lime juice, top off with Topo Chico
Serve with slices of lime and the remaining bottle of Topo Chico
Intermediate Tequila Recipe: Cadillac Margarita
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup reposado tequila or any clear tequila
1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (don’t use the bottled stuff)
3/4 cup Grand Marnier liqueur
Light agave syrup, optional to taste
Kosher salt
Lime wedges
Instructions:
In a large pitcher 1/2 full with ice.
Pour the tequila, lime juice, and Grand Marnier over the ice. Stir well to combine.
Taste for sweetness. Add a bit of light agave syrup if desired. Stir well.
For the glasses, pour about 1/4 cup of kosher salt onto a small plate.
Using a lime wedge, wet the rim of each glass and dip each glass into the kosher salt.
Carefully add ice cubes to each glass as to not knock off the salt rim.
Strain the margarita mixture into each glass.
Garnish with a slice of lime.
Head to the grocery store to grab a few last minute gifts for dad in the liquor section, he'll be glad you did.
Very Happy Gifting!
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VHM
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