In the path of totality? Take advantage with these eclipse cocktail recipes.

Depending on where you are in the country, you'll have the chance to see a full solar eclipse on the afternoon of Monday, April 8. If your bar is lucky enough to be in the path of totality, expect an influx of guests before and after the big event as tourists flood into the area to watch the rare astronomical event. Take advantage of the hype, and add a few solar-inspired cocktail recipes to your menus.

 

Kraken Mai Tai

Ingredients: 

2 parts Kraken® Black Spiced Rum

1/2 parts Orange Curaçao

3/4 parts Lime Juice

1/4 parts Orgeat

1/4 parts Ginger Syrup

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients (except rum) in a shaker, add ice and shake.
2. Dump into a large rocks glass, and top with crushed ice.
3. Finish the drink by topping with rum.
4. Garnish with mint sprigs and freshly grated nutmeg.

 

The Lunar Shadow

Ingredients:

Casamigos Tequila

Orange Juice

Pomegranate Juice

Directions:

1. Shake tequila and orange juice.
2. Top with pomegranate juice.
3. Garnish with a blackberry.

 

Dark Moon Delight

Ingredients:

Stryker Texas BBQ Smoked Single Malt Whiskey

Orange liquor

Blackberry puree

Lemon juice

Top with peach cider

Directions:

1. Combine first four ingredients.
2. Top with peach cider.
3. Garnish with a lemon.

 

Eclipse Blackberry Bourbon Sour

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Critical Batch Texas Bourbon

3 oz Sour mix

5 blackberries

Cherry bitters

Directions:

1. Muddle 5 blackberries in a shaker and fill halfway with ice. 
2. Add 1.5 ounces Critical Batch Texas Bourbon
3. Add 3 ounces sour mix (equal parts lemon juice and simple syrup, with a smidgen of maple syrup)
4. Shake and pour into a cocktail glass
5. Top with three drops cherry bitters

 

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