You’re gathered around the roaring campfire with your friends after a day of trekking through the snow. You want to warm up with a drink but you don’t want to have to mess with a shaker, a muddler, or a strainer - you just want something simple to sip. We gathered our favorite two-ingredient cocktails that don’t require any fancy tools or skills so you can kick back under the stars without the hassle.
THE GEAR
There are two ingredients to these cocktails, and you’ll want to bring along two items: your cup and your flask. The Bugaboo Cup is the perfect lightweight cocktail cup with folding handles and stamped graduations - plus fun colors to differentiate yours from your buddy’s. Next, opt for the new and improved Boulder Flask to carry your choice adult beverage. With a shatter resistant body and grippy silicone bumper, this flask is ready for an adventure. Add a splash of booze to your cup and you’re ready to cheers. But what to fill your flask with? Read on.
WARM MIXES FOR A WINTER COCKTAIL AROUND A CAMPFIRE
Now that you have a blazing fire, your cup, and flask dialed, here are some ideas on what to put in them:
- Bourbon + Apple Cider
- Coffee liqueur + coffee
- Schnapps + hot chocolate
- Whisky + hot water
- Rum Chata + Hot Cocoa
- Rum + Hot Buttered Mix
FOR THOSE WHO STILL ENJOY A COLD DRINK ON A COLD DAY
- Rum + cola
- Tequila + grapefruit juice
- Whisky + bitters
- Gin + lime sparkling water
- Bourbon + ginger ale
- Grapefruit vodka + lemon-lime soda
- Vodka + orange juice
- Bourbon + lemonade
- Vodka + raspberry sparkling water
- Vodka + tomato juice
Whatever combo you come up with!
Outdoor cocktails shouldn’t be complicated - and you don’t need a degree in mixology to enjoy these tasty aprés treats. Cheers to new adventures!
