Gift their go-to spirit

Gift Guide
Author: The Bar Team
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Your best friend is obsessed with mojitos. For your partner, the safe bet is an old fashioned, and your sister's always down for martinis. Help them create the drink they love most with a gift that shows you've been paying attention.

Aim to please

Margaritas — a party in a glass

There's a perfect tequila for every different marg: spicy, super sour, fruity, skinny and the salt-rimmed classic that started it all. Take their favorite drink up a notch with a tasty summer gift.

Two people sit by a pool, clinking glasses with drinks, next to a small table holding a pitcher, a bottle, and cards, with flowers and sunlight in the scene.
Two glasses of bright pink cocktails with salt rims, garnished with dried citrus slices and pink flowers, on a white marble surface.

Prickly Pear Margarita Recipe

A bottle of Bulleit Bourbon, three bourbon cocktails with orange peels, a jigger, mixed nuts, and a cigar cutter on a blue speckled table.

A twist on the timeless old fashioned

Easy to make, easy to drink, and it never goes out of style. Provide the makings by gifting a start-to-finish cocktail kit or a delicious Irish whiskey for an elegantly smooth drink.

A twist on the timeless old fashioned

Ah, mojitos. Minty fresh.

Add something extra special to their summer happy hours with a bottle of Ron Zacapa. Dark rum offers a unique twist on the traditional mojito recipe — just as refreshing, but even more flavorful. 

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A clear martini cocktail in a coupe glass, garnished with a single green olive on a metal pick, set against a dark background.

Clear, cold and classic martinis

Maybe they're a purist — gin, vermouth, and a twist. Maybe they're all about vodka, as long as it's dirty. Either way, give them the finest spirits to create simple, iconic martinis just the way they like them. 

Non-Alcoholic Apple Highball

For a nice change of pace, give them something delicious but non-alcoholic, and set the stage for a seasonal Apple Highball. Once they have a sip of this, they won't even miss the alcohol. 

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. Seedlip Garden

  • 1 oz. Unfiltered Apple Juice

  • 0.5 0z. Lemon Juice

  • 0.5 Maple Syrup

  • 3 oz. Soda Water

Directions

  1. Add Seedlip, apple juice, lemon juice and maple syrup to a shaker with ice.

  2. Shake & strain into a highball glass.

  3. Top with soda water and add fresh ice.

  4. Garnish with an apple fan.

A bottle of Seedlip Garden 108 with two tall glasses of a light brown drink garnished with apple slices, and two dried citrus slices on a marble surface.

Non-Alcoholic Apple Highball

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