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Hometown Mule

  • Fill glass with ice
  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Distilling Vodka
  • ¼ of a lime, juiced
  • Top with ginger beer
  • Garnish with lime wedge
Also good with American Gold Whiskey as a substitute.
Original Craft

Vodka Party Girl

  • Fill glass with ice
  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Distilling Vodka
  • 2 oz Cranberry Juice
  • 1/2 oz Lime Juice
  • Top with Tonic
  • Garnish with a lime wedge
Original Craft

RCD Pink Rush

  • Muddle 1-2 large strawberries in a glass
  • Fill glass with ice
  • Add 1.5 oz Rush Creek Distilling Vodka
  • Top with lemonade
  • Dump into shaker to thoroughly mix
  • Garnish with lemon wedge and fresh strawberry slice
Original Craft

Blueberry Bliss

  • 1 oz Cucumber Mint Syrup
  • Mint (for muddling)
  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Craft Vodka
  • 2 Lemon wedge squeezes
  • 1 spoonful blueberries
  • Splash of lemonade
  • Top w/ either Sprite or Soda, depending on sweetness preference
  • Garnish with mint
Original Craft

Vodka Sting

  • 1.5 oz Jalapeño Vodka
  • 2 oz Mango Pineapple Mix*
  • .5 oz Fresh Lime Juice (half of a lime, squeezed)
  • Top with Soda
  • Pour over ice
  • Garnish with a fresh jalapeño slice
Infuse Rush Creek Craft Vodka with fresh Jalapeño slices for several days
*Find the recipe for Mango Pineapple Mix on our Specialty Mixes Page
Jalapeño Flavored

Hibiscus Hayes

  • .25 oz Rush Creek Jalapeño Infused Vodka 
  • 1.25 oz Rush Creek Craft Vodka 
  • 2 oz Pineapple Juice 
  • 1 oz Hibiscus Simple Syrup*
  • Fill a lowball cocktail glass with ice and add Jalapeño Vodka, Original Craft Vodka, Pineapple Juice and Hibiscus Simple Syrup. 
  • Stir/toss to mix
  • Top with soda (or Sprite if you like it sweeter)
  • Garnish with a pineapple wedge and jalapeño slice
*Find the recipe for Hibiscus Simple Syrup on our Specialty Mixes Page
Original Craft,Jalapeño Flavored

Spicy Maxon Mule

  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Jalapeño Infused Vodka 
  • 6 cilantro leaves
  • 2 oz pineapple juice 
  • 1/2 of a lime, juiced 
  • Ginger beer 
  • Muddle the cilantro (just enough to release oil/fragrance) and lime juice together in the bottom of a tumbler or copper mug before filling with ice. Pour Jalapeño Vodka over the ice, followed by pineapple juice. Top with ginger beer.
  • Garnish with extra cilantro and jalapeño slice. 
Jalapeño Flavored

The Cucumber Dewey

  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Jalapeño Infused Vodka 
  • 1 oz Cucumber Simple Syrup*
  • Splash of lime juice 
  • Top with soda 
  • Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice. Shake until cold/mixed, and pour into a glass.
  • Garnish with a cucumber slice.
*Find the recipe for Cucumber Simple Syrup on our Specialty Mixes Page
Jalapeño Flavored

Malabar Blaine

  • 1 oz Rush Creek Craft Vodka 
  • .5 oz Malabar Spiced Liqueur 
  • .5 oz Sweet Vermouth 
  • .5 oz Simple Syrup 
  • 2 dashes Orange Bitters 
  • Tonic water 
  • Add all of the ingredients together in a glass filled with ice. Top with tonic water and garnish with sliced strawberries, grapefruit, lemons, and cucumber. 
Original Craft

Chocolate Jalapeño Rita

  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Distilling Jalapeño Infused Vodka
  • 1 oz Triple Sec
  • 1 oz Chocolate Margarita Syrup*
  • Pour all ingredients into a shaker, over ice. Shake, shake, shake. Pour contents of shaker into glass. Garnish with a cherry and jalapeño slice
*Find the recipe for Chocolate Margarita Syrup on our Specialty Mixes Page
Jalapeño Flavored

French Drive Pumpkin Pie

  • 3.5 oz Rush Creek Distilling Vanilla Vodka
  • 1 oz Torani Pumpkin Pie Syrup
  • .5 oz Heavy Cream
  • 1 Spoonful Pumpkin Puree
  • Pour all ingredients into a shaker, over ice. Shake, shake, shake. Strain into a martini glass.  Garnish with a cinnamon sprinkle.
Vanilla Flavored

Oak Grove Grape

  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Craft Vodka
  • 1 oz Grape Syrup*
  • .5 lime, squeezed
  • Top with soda and garnish with a lime wedge
Try with jalapeño vodka or gin!
*Find the recipe for Grape Syrup on our Specialty Mixes Page
Original Craft

King Cran

  • 1.5 ounces Rush Creek Craft Vodka
  • 2.5 ounces Cranberry Granita*
  • 1/2 lime, juiced 
  • Topped with ginger beer.  Garnish with an orange slice and 3 floating cranberries
Try with Jalapeño or Vanilla Vodka!
*Find the recipe for Cranberry Granita on our Specialty Mixes Page
Original Craft

Mansion Heights Cider Mule

  • ¾ Malabar Cider Mule Mix*
  • Top with ginger beer 
  • After adding ice to a glass, fill ¾ with Malabar Cider Mule Mix and top with ginger beer. Garnish with a lime wedge
*Find the recipe for Malabar Cider Mule Mix on our Specialty Mixes Page
Original Craft

Rose Lane Cranberry Martini

  • 2 oz Rush Creek Craft Vodka
  • 2 oz Cranberry Syrup*
  • 2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice (1 whole lemon) 
  • Shake all ingredients over ice and strain.
  • Garnish with floating cranberries
*Find the recipe for Cranberry Syrup on our Specialty Mixes Page
Original Craft

Jalapeño Sumner

  • 1.5 oz Jalapeño Vodka
  • ½ lime, juiced
  • ½ orange, juiced 
  • 2 oz pineapple juice
  • Top w/ Soda 
  • Add all ingredients to a glass filled with ice. Stir.  Garnish with an orange slice and jalapeño ring
Jalapeño Flavored

Cold Brew Martini

  • 3 oz. Cold Brew Coffee
  • 2 oz. Vanilla vodka 
  • 1 oz. Irish Cream*
  • Fill a cocktail shaker with lots of ice, pour in coffee, vodka & splash of Irish cream-shake INTENSELY (crucial to create foam) for 30 seconds.  Garnish with Whipped Cream
*Find the recipe for Irish Cream on our Specialty Mixes Page
Vanilla Flavored

Stateline Berry Smash

  • 1.5 oz Vanilla Vodka
  • 1 heaping spoonful blueberries -OR- cherries (blueberry pie/cherry pie filling)
  • 2 lemon wedges, squeezed
  • 3 dashes cinnamon
  • Top with a Press
  • Add all ingredients to the bottom of a glass and muddle. Fill glass with ice and top with a Press.
  • Toss or stir.
  • Garnish with a lemon slice and one dash of cinnamon
Vanilla Flavored

McComb Malabar Punch

  • ¾ oz Rush Creek Vanilla Vodka
  • ¾ oz Malabar
  • 1 Cherry plus a spoonful of cherry juice  
  • Orange slice, squeezed
  • Top w/ a Press 
  • Pour all ingredients over ice and stir.  Garnish with an orange slice
Vanilla Flavored

943

  • Fill glass with ice
  • 1.5 oz Malabar Spiced Liqueur
  • Top with 2/3 Pineapple juice 1/3 Orange juice
Original Craft

Grant Grapefruit and Rosemary

  • .75 oz Vodka
  • .75 oz Malabar
  • 2 oz Grapefruit Juice
  • ¾ oz Rosemary Simple Syrup*
  • Topped with Soda
  • Shake Vodka, Malabar, Grapefruit juice, and Rosemary Simple Syrup over ice. Pour into a glass and top with Soda.
  • Garnish with a rosemary sprig and grapefruit wedge
*Find the recipe for Rosemary Simple Syrup on our Specialty Mixes Page
Original Craft

Cal’s Coffee Martini

  • 4 oz Rush Creek Distilling Coffee Vodka
  • .5 oz Cream
  • Shake VIGOROUSLY to create foam on top
  • Garnish with a sprinkle of coffee grounds
Coffee Flavored

No Brain-ard Vanilla Vodka Mule

  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Distilling Vanilla Infused Vodka
  • 2 orange wedges
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • Ginger beer
  • In the bottom of glass, muddle orange wedges and add lime juice. Fill the glass with ice and add Vanilla Vodka. Top with ginger beer and stir/toss to mix.
  • Garnish with an orange wedge
Vanilla Flavored

Pineapple Island Punch

  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Original Craft Vodka
  • Pineapple Island Punch Mix*
  • Soda
  • Fill a glass with ice. Add vodka and punch, top with a splash of soda.
  • Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry
*Find the recipe for Pineapple Island Punch Mix on our Specialty Mixes Page
Original Craft

Sandy Ct. Spicy Peach Honey Spritz

  • 1.25 oz Rush Creek Original Craft Vodka
  • .25 oz Rush Creek Jalapeño Vodka
  • 2 oz Housemade Honey Peach Syrup*
  • Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
  • Top w/ a Press
  • Pour all ingredients over ice and give a quick stir or toss
  • Garnish with 3 floating jalapeño slices
*Find the recipe for Honey Peach Syrup on our Specialty Mixes Page
Original Craft,Jalapeño Flavored

York Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha Martini

  • 3.5 oz Rush Creek Coffee Vodka
  • 2 oz Peppermint White Chocolate Cold Foam*
  • SHAKE all ingredients vigorously over ice, strain into martini glass.
  • Garnish with whipped cream and peppermint candy cane pieces
*Find the recipe for Peppermint White Chocolate Cold Foam on our Specialty Mixes Page
Coffee Flavored

Molly Matcha Martini

  • 3 oz Rush Creek Vanilla Vodka
  • 1.5 oz melted vanilla bean ice cream
  • 1.5 oz Matcha Simple Syrup
  • Add all ingredients to a shaker, filled with ice. Shake intensively to create foam. Strain into a martini glass.
  • Garnish with a sprinkle of Matcha powder on top
*Find the recipe for Matcha Simple Syrup on our Specialty Mixes Page
Vanilla Flavored

Sumner Spicy Pineapple Margarita

  • 2 oz Rush Creek Jalapeño Vodka (for less spicy, use 1 oz Rush Creek Original Craft Vodka and 1 oz Rush Creek Jalapeño Vodka)
  • 1 oz agave
  • 1 whole lime, juiced
  • Topped with pineapple juice
  • Fill a single glass with ice, add all ingredients and dump into a shaker.
  • Shake vigorously and return to glass.
  • Garnish with a lime wheel and floating jalapeño slices
Jalapeño Flavored

Crowley Iced Coffee

  • 2.5 oz Rush Creek Coffee Vodka
  • Topped with cold brew coffee
  • 2 heaping spoonfuls of Cold Foam*
  • Fill a single glass with ice, add Rush Creek Coffee Vodka and top with cold brew coffee, leaving enough room to add the Cold Foam. Give it a few, GENTLE up/down stirs so that the cold foam isn’t sitting on top, but do NOT mix completely. Stir just enough so that the foam falls, creating an ombre effect.
  • Garnish with a sprinkle of coffee grounds
*Find the recipe for Cold Foam on our Specialty Mixes Page
Coffee Flavored

Lindwall Lavender Lemonade

  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Vanilla Vodka
  • 1 oz Lavender Syrup*
  • Topped with lemonade
  • Add a splash of soda water to give it some fizz
  • Fill a glass with ice and add all ingredients. Give it a quick stir or toss.
  • Garnish with a lemon wheel
*Find the recipe for Lavender Syrup on our Specialty Mixes Page
Vanilla Flavored

White Rush N

  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Vanilla Vodka
  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Coffee Vodka
  • Topped with cream
  • In a rocks glass filled with ice, add Rush Creek Vanilla Vodka and Rush Creek Coffee Vodka. Top with cream (leave separated/don’t stir).
Vanilla Flavored,Coffee Flavored

Bloody Mary

  • 1.5 oz Rush Creek Original Craft Vodka or Rush Creek Jalapeño Vodka
  • Bloody Mary Mix*
  • Fill glass with ice, add Vodka and top with Mix.
  • Add optional Tabasco, celery salt and Worcestershire sauce.
  • Garnish with a beef stick, olive, pickle, mushroom, pearl onion, asparagus spear, brussels sprout and okra.
*Find the recipe for Bloody Mary Mix on our Specialty Mixes Page
Original Craft,Jalapeño Flavored

Dirty Martini

  • Fill a martini glass with ice and water while you prepare the cocktail to chill the glass.
  • 2.5 oz Rush Creek Original Craft Vodka*
  • Splash of Olive Juice
  • Optional splash of Dry Vermouth
  • Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice. Shake until very cold. Dump contents of chilled glass out and strain martini into glass.
  • Garnish with two blue cheese stuffed olives, skewered
*Or Rush Creek Botanical Gin
Original Craft

Gimlet

  • 2.5 oz Rush Creek Original Craft Vodka*
  • 1 oz Simple Syrup**
  • 1 whole lime, juiced
  • Fill a rocks glass with ice and add all ingredients. Give a quick stir or toss.
  • Garnish with a lime wheel.
*Or Rush Creek Botanical Gin
**Find the recipe for Simple Syrup on our Specialty Mixes Page
Original Craft

Lemonade Shake-Up

  • 3 oz Rush Creek Original Craft Vodka or Jalapeño Vodka*
  • Half of a lemon
  • Sugar
  • 1 cup lemonade
  • 3 cups water
  • Squeeze the lemon into a shaker
  • Fill the lemon hull 2/3rds full of sugar and drop into the shaker with juice
  • Add your choice of Rush Creek Craft Spirit
  • Fill the shaker with ice, lemonade and water
  • Shake
  • Pour everything into a glass, including the lemon hull
*Or try with Rush Creek Bourbon
Original Craft,Jalapeño Flavored

Sugar Cookie Martini

  • 1 oz Rush Creek Vanilla Vodka
  • 1 oz Rush Creek Coffee Vodka
  • .5 oz Simple Syrup*
  • 1.5 oz Sugar Cookie Liqueur*
  • 1 oz Heavy Cream
  • Shake all ingredients vigorously over ice, strain into martini glass.
  • Garnish with sprinkles.
*Find the recipes for Simple Syrup and Sugar Cookie Liqueur on our Specialty Mixes Page
Vanilla Flavored,Coffee Flavored

York Peppermint Dark Chocolate Mocha Martini

  • 3.5 oz Rush Creek Coffee Vodka
  • 2 oz Peppermint Dark Chocolate Cold Foam*
  • Shake all ingredients vigorously over ice, strain into martini glass.
  • Garnish with whipped cream and peppermint candy cane pieces.
*Find the recipe for Peppermint Dark Chocolate Cold Foam on our Specialty Mixes Page
Coffee Flavored

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