Sport doesn’t stop when the snow starts falling in Michigan. In fact, it only gets more impressive. A select few will stand atop mountains in 10-degree weather and 30 mph winds or trudge through snow drifts that stand 3 ft high. These 6 winter sports paired with 6 winter cocktails provide the ultimate cold-weather rush for those ready to get outside and challenge themselves.
#6 – Ice Skating
Ice skating is thousands of years old, and still a classic today. Whether spinning pirouettes or taking baby glides on the rink, ice skating is one of the more popular winter sports.
Triple Jump
- 1.5 oz Coppercraft Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- .75 oz Creme de Cacao
- .75 oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao
- .5 oz half-and-half
- Club soda, to top
- Dark chocolate, garnish
- Dehydrated orange wheel, garnish
Rim a Collins glass with chocolate and set aside. In a shaker tin add all the ingredients except club soda and dry shake. Add ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into your prepared glass with fresh ice and top with club soda. Garnish with a dehydrated orange wheel.
#5 – Sledding
The foundation for three Winter Olympic sports – luge, skeleton, and bobsledding – and the most accessible of all winter sports.
Boozy Hot Chocolate
- 3 oz Coppercraft Rum
- 16 oz whole milk
- 6 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- .5 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- Mini marshmallows or whipped cream, garnish
Read full instructions and recipe here.
#4 – Fat Tire Snow Biking
A rad style of riding that has you floating through snow drifts.
Pale Rider
- 1 oz Coppercraft Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- 1 oz honey
- 1 oz orange juice
- 1 sugar cube
- Orange zest, garnished
Soak the sugar cube in Coppercraft Straight Bourbon Whiskey on a bar spoon. Add to glass. Stir in fresh pressed orange juice, honey, and Coppercraft Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Top with cracked ice, garnish and serve.
Read full instructions and recipe here.
#3 – Downhill Skiing
A fast-paced and adrenaline-fueled pursuit that requires strength, stamina, and an après ski drink.
Flinn’s Après Steazy
- 1.5 oz Lucano amaro
- .75 oz Coppercraft Rye Whiskey
- .75 oz Campari
- .50 oz Thatcher’s Organic Elderflower Liqueur
- .75 oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- Lemon twist, garnish
Add the Lucano amaro, Coppercraft Rye Whiskey, Campari, Thatcher’s Organic Elderflower Liqueur, and lemon juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Double-strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with lemon twist.
Read full instructions and recipe here.
#2 – Snowboarding
A great view and fresh air pair well with skiing’s younger cousin and lift, fluffy, powdery snow.
Snowboard
- 1 oz Coppercraft Vodka
- 1 oz eggnog
- Crushed ice
- Soda water to top
- Kiwi slice, garnish
Mix everything together in a highball glass. Make sure ice is crushed, almost like “slush.” Serve with a slice of kiwi.
Read full instructions and recipe here.
#1 – Hockey
A Midwest classic that turns frozen ponds into ice arenas.
Zamboni
- 2 oz Coppercraft Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- .5 oz simple syrup
- 2 lemon wedges
- 8 mint leaves
- Crushed Ice
- Mint Leaf Garnish
Muddle 8 Mint Leafs. Add simple syrup and Coppercraft Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Shake and strain over crushed ice. Pour into a rocks glass and add mint leaf garnish. Squeeze in two lemon wedges.
Read full instructions and recipe here.
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