The snacking starts long before kickoff this Sunday. Make sure you’re ready for the Big Game with the best Super Bowl snacks from local Michigan businesses – and the cocktails to pair with them. The Michigan-made snacks included in this blog are paired with batched and convenient cocktail recipes, including some from the Grand Rapids-based Let’s Stay Home crew. Find our Coppercraft spirits at a store near you or, if you prefer a koozie to a cocktail glass, grab one of Coppercraft’s premium canned cocktails.
Purple Potato Chips with Sea Salt
Our list of Super Bowl snacks starts with a savory classic: Great Lakes Potato Chips. Great Lakes makes great chips, and these purple chips pair well with a purple cocktail from Let’s Stay Home.
Not Another Purple Rain Cocktail
1 oz Let’s Stay Home Blue Magic mix
1 oz Let’s Stay Home Ginger Basil mix
1 oz Coppercraft Gin
3-4 slices of cucumber
Squeeze of lemon juice
Cucumber ribbon, garnish
Shake all liquids together with ice and cucumber slices (muddle the cucumber slices into it first for a stronger flavor). Strain into a glass over ice. Add a squeeze of lemon juice and stir to watch the Blue Magic mix change color. Add the cucumber ribbon on top with a garnish pick.
Read full instructions and recipe here.
Garlic Dill Pickles
McClure’s started making pickles in Detroit using a recipe from their Grandma Lala. If you want the crunch without the actual pickle, try McClure’s pickle-flavored potato chips.
Big Batch Bloody Mary
16 oz Coppercraft Vodka
64 oz tomato juice
4 oz lemon juice
2 oz lime juice
1 oz Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp celery salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp hot pepper sauce
.5 oz prepared horseradish, optional
Combine the first seven ingredients in a pitcher. Add in horseradish, if desired. For each serving, pour approximately 1 cup over ice with 2 oz Coppercraft Vodka. Add optional garnishes as desired.
Read full instructions and recipe here.
Mixed Nuts
Grand Rapids-based Koeze has been perfecting their nut roasting method since 1910. Our team recommends grabbing a handful of roasted nuts and cashews, paired with a Strawberry Mint Fizz Let’s Stay Home cocktail.
Strawberry Mint Fizz
1.5 oz Let’s Stay Home Strawberry Mint Mix
1.5 oz Coppercraft Vodka
Sparkling water
Lemon slice and mint, garnish
Combine Let’s Stay Home Strawberry Mint Mix and Coppercraft Vodka and pour into a glass over ice. Add in sparkling water to taste. Garnish with lemon and a mint leaf.
Read full instructions and recipe here.
Cheese Kurls
Cheesy, crunchy, and tasty. A handful of Cheese Kurls made close to home is what we crave for the Big Game. These cheesy puffs pair well with an orange, lemon, and gin cocktail.
Sparkling Orange Lemon Gin Cooler Cocktail
16 oz orange juice
12 oz Coppercraft Gin
8 oz simple syrup
4 oz lemon juice about 1 lemon
16 oz sparkling water
Orange wedges, garnish
Combine all ingredients, except sparkling water. Evenly divide between two glasses filled with ice. Top with sparkling water.
Read full instructions and recipe here.
Butter Pretzels
These pretzels from Michigan-based American Gourmet Snacks are infused with butter and melt in your mouth. Create a complexly sweet batched cocktail to go with this simple, salty snack.
Winter Elixir – Orange and Kumquat-Infused Rum w/ Spices
1 bottle Coppercraft Rum
6 oz clementine or blood orange juice
3-4 clementine or blood oranges, thinly sliced
8 oz agave nectar or other sweetener
16 oz kumquats, thinly sliced
12 whole allspice
2 oz fennel seed
Combine all ingredients in a large glass container and stir. Cover and let sit for 3 days or more. Stir once a day. When you decide to stop the maceration process, refrigerate.
Read full instructions and recipe here.
Cherry Salsa
Cherry Republic Salsas are a balance of traditional spice and Michigan cherries. Pair this sweet and spicy salsa with tortilla chips and a peach, cherry, and bourbon cocktail from Let’s Stay Home.
Peach Rosemary, Cherry, Bourbon
1.5 oz Let’s Stay Home Peach Rosemary Mix
2 oz Coppercraft Straight Bourbon Whiskey
.5 oz maraschino liqueur
Rosemary sprig, garnish
Combine Let’s Stay Home Peach Rosemary mix, Coppercraft Straight Bourbon Whiskey, and maraschino liqueur and pour over ice. Add rosemary sprig as garnish.
Read full instructions and recipe here.
Salami & Snack Sticks
Boost your football-themed charcuterie board with Vollwerth’s summer sausage or snack sticks. Pair it with a batched 50/50 martini to cut the salt and fat.
50/50
9 oz Coppercraft Gin
9 oz dry vermouth
4.5 oz filtered water
Lemon twists, green olives, olive brine, cocktail onions, and orange bitters, garnish
Combine Coppercraft Gin, vermouth, and water in a spouted measuring cup, pitcher, or a medium bowl. Pour the cocktail blend into a 750 ML bottle. Seal and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or up to 2 weeks). To serve pour 3.75 oz into a coupe glass and serve immediately with assorted garnishes.
Read full instructions and recipe here.
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