With Father’s Day fast approaching on 6/18, you may be looking for ways to impress dad. Try a stellar homemade cocktail made by you to brighten his day.

Whether dad prefers whiskey or rum, we have the perfect at home-friendly cocktail recipes from Great Jones Distilling Co. and Equiano Rum which are sure to make your dad proud.

The Magnificent Old Fashioned (above)
INGREDIENTS

2oz Equiano Original

0.5oz Ginger-Rosemary Syrup

2 dashes Angostura Bitters

2 Dashes Orange Bitters

Orange Zest

Rosemary Sprig ice cube

Fresh rosemary

METHOD
Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir for 10 seconds.

Strain and pour into smoked rocks glass.

Zest with orange, garnish with smoked rosemary sprig.

For smoked glass: use hickory wood chips to smoke glass before adding large

rosemary ice cube.

INSPIRATION
“The Magnificent Old Fashioned: This cocktail was inspired by Father’s Day and I wanted to celebrate the amazing men in our lives with a unique twist on a classic… the old fashioned.  Equiano Original Rum gets to be up front and center, giving us dried fruit notes, light oak and caramel. Then the ginger-rosemary syrup and bitters deliver what I call a little sweet heat and balance with a hint of herbaceous notes that linger but allow the smooth sip to be enjoyed thoroughly.  Cheers to all the magnificent fathers, this one’s for you!” – Adi Batista, Equiano Brand Ambassador, Georgia

 Fedora 2.1
INGREDIENTS
1 shot Equiano Original

1⁄2 shot Uncle Nearest 1856

1⁄2 shot Grand Marnier

1⁄4 shot vanilla syrup

3 Dashes of chocolate bitters

METHOD
In a mixing glass, stir all the ingredients with large ice cubes until cold. Serve over a large rock of ice in an old fashion rocks glass. Garnish with a large twist of orange peel and a black cherry.

INSPIRATION
“The Fedora 2.1 is inspired by a hypothetical scenario in which Tom Bullock, an American bartender in the pre-Prohibition era and Nearest Green, a former slave and first African-American master distiller were to create a cocktail. ” – Ian Burrell, Equiano Co-Founder & Global Rum Ambassador

Classic Old Fashioned
INGREDIENTS

2oz Great Jones Straight Bourbon

1 sugar cube

1 dash orange bitters

2 dashes Angostura bitters

1 splash chilled club soda

1 orange peel

METHOD
Place the sugar cube (or 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar) in an Old Fashioned glass.

Wet it down with a short splash of water or club soda, and crush the sugar with a muddler.

Rotate the glass so that the sugar grains give it a lining.

Add a few large ice cubes, pour in the bourbon, and give it a few stirs with a bar spoon.

Garnish with a large orange peel after expressing its oils over the glass.

For more than 100 years, no whiskey distillery has called Manhattan its home. Great Jones Distilling Co. is Manhattan’s first and only legal whiskey distillery since prohibition, which opened in August of 2021. Located at 686 Broadway, Great Jones Distilling Co. is situated in the heart of the historic NoHo neighborhood and abutting the legendary Great Jones Alley, Great Jones Distilling Co. encompasses the collective energy that sets New York City apart from anywhere else with a working distillery, tours, tasting room bar, restaurant (The Grid), speakeasy and retail space. The distillery produces whiskey crafted from 100% New York-sourced grain, which are distilled, aged in new charred American Oak barrels, and bottled by Great Jones Distilling Co. The Great Jones Straight Bourbon Whiskey (86 proof) is a light-to-medium-bodied bourbon with notes of creamy vanilla and a peppery finish.
Made with corn, malted barley and rye, and aged a minimum of four years in new charred American oak barrels.