Día de los Dead Guy

Name: Día de los Dead Guy
Ingredients: 2 oz Dead Guy Whiskey; 1/2 oz Del Maguey Vida De Muertos; 1/2 oz Tawney Port; 1/4 oz Ramazzotti; 1/4 oz Raspberry Syrup; 4 dash(es) Angostura Aromatic Bitters; 1 ea Pecan Smoke

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: October 6, 2022

Seasonal

Spirit Forward

This cocktail is a celebration of life, death and the origin story of Dead Guy Whiskey which really originated with Dead Guy Ale! The Ale was created in the early 90’s to celebrate, you guessed it, The Day of the Dead! The Whiskey uses the same four grains to create their stunning whiskey! Once I tasted it, I knew the best offering to the dead I could serve would be a stirred and boozy take that still leans a little sweeter to encompass both aspects of the celebration. The Whiskey is still in t...

Ingredients

2 oz
Dead Guy Whiskey

1/2 oz
Del Maguey Vida De Muertos

1/2 oz
Tawney Port

1/4 oz
Ramazzotti

1/4 oz
Raspberry Syrup

4 dash(es)
Angostura Aromatic Bitters

1 ea
Pecan Smoke

Instructions

Garnish

Lemon Twist

Build

Stir & Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and short stir to combine. Strain into a rocks glass over a large clear cube and smoke with pecan wood chips. Express a lemon peel overtop and garnish with a twist.

Editor's Note

Dead Guy Whiskey meets Vida de Muertos in this spirit-forward tribute. Pecan smoke bridges the gap between the grain-heavy whiskey and the berry-rich port finish.