Firetower Spring Cocktails

Nothing says Springtime like vibrant colors and fresh flavors. Our seasonal cocktails at the Firetower have been thoughtfully crafted to capture the energizing taste and feel of this special time of year at Blackberry Mountain. Shake, pour and enjoy!

Review the recipes to recreate at home, or join us at Blackberry Mountain to enjoy alongside gorgeous views of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Flower Child

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces Song Cai Floral Gin
• ½ ounce pineapple juice
• ½ ounce St. Germain Elderflower
• ¼ ounce Luxardo Bitter Bianco
• 2 drops saline solution (20:80 mix)
• 3 dashes grapefruit bitters
• Edible flowers for garnish

To make:
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin and shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a martini coupe, then garnish with edible flowers.

Tricolore Spritz

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ ounces Italicus
• ¼ ounce lemon juice
• 3 ounces Prosecco
• 5 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
• Lime for garnish

To make:
Build in a red wine glass over ice. Garnish with a lime slice.

Pink Cadillac

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ ounces Tequila Por Mi Amante* (Strawberry Infused MiCasa Tequila Anejo)
• ¾ ounce lime juice
• ½ ounce Grand Marnier
• ¼ ounce agave syrup
• Strawberry for garnish

To make:
Half-rim a rocks glass with pink Himalayan salt and Tajín. Shake all ingredients together and open pour into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with a strawberry heart.

*For the Tequila Por Mi Amante:
Combine two bottles of MiCasa Anejo and 14 ounces of strawberries. Allow three weeks to infuse and then strain.

Sunset Swizzle

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ ounce Old Forester 1920 Bourbon
• 1 ounce Orange Old Spice*
• ½ ounce lemon juice
• 1 barspoon absinthe
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Fresh basil sprig for garnish

To make:
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin. Shake extra hard for 20 seconds and then open pour into a short Collins glass. Garnish with fresh basil sprig and a swizzle straw.

*For the Orange Old Spice:

• 1 pint orange juice
• ¼ cup sugar
• 3 Tablespoons allspice

Toast allspice and then crush in mortar and pestle. Add orange juice to a pot over medium-high heat. Add in allspice and let boil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sugar and let it completely dissolve. Strain through a cheese cloth and fine mesh strainer.