RECIPES

Here in Texas, we don’t rush a good thing—and that goes for cocktails too. Whether you're pourin’ up a bold bourbon sipper or a crisp gin refresher, Avonak spirits bring smooth flavor and Texas backbone to every glass. Our cocktail recipes are easy to make, hard to forget, and always ready for good company.

Texas Gold Rush

Bourbon, honey, and lemon—sweet and simple

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Texas Honey Bourbon

  • ¾ oz lemon juice

  • ¾ oz honey syrup (1:1 honey to warm water

    Instructions:

  • Shake with ice and strain into a glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel. • Optional: Float over vanilla ice cream for a next-level dessert.

Hill Country Gimlet

Bright, floral, and made for sipping on a warm Texas night

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Fifty9 Gin

  • ¾ oz fresh lime juice

  • ½ oz elderflower liqueur (like St. Germain)

  • ½ oz simple syrup

Instructions:

Shake and strain into a glass over fresh ice. Garnish with rosemary sprigs, lime wedge and/or cucumber slices

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Post Oak Bourbon

  • ¼ oz maple syrup

  • 2 dashes orange bitters

  • 1 dash smoked bitters (optional)

Instructions:

Stir over ice, strain into glass over a large ice cubes. Garnish with Texas grapefruit or blood orange wedge and cherry.

Smoked Maple Old Fashioned

Deep, rich, and oak-forward—just like the bourbon.

Texas Stone Sour

A bright, citrus-forward bourbon cocktail with southern soul

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Avonak Bourbon

  • ¾ oz fresh lemon juice

  • ½ oz orange juice

  • ½ oz simple syrup • Dash of Angostura bitters

Instructions:

Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain over fresh ice in a glass. Garnish with a lemon spiral and blueberrie

Barrel-Aged Gin Old Fashioned

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Distiller’s Reserve Gin

  • ¼ oz demerara syrup

  • 2 dashes orange bitters

  • 1 dash aromatic bitters

Instructions:

Stir over ice and strain into a glass with one big cube. Garnish with orange peel

For whiskey drinkers who like to walk the line.

At Avonak, we believe the best cocktails are made with great spirits—and even better neighbors. That’s why we’re proud to mix things up with fellow Houston originals like Saint Arnold Brewing Co. From bold bourbon-and-beer pairings to crisp vodka cocktails with a kick of Saint Arnold Ginger Beer, these hometown collabs bring big Texas flavor to every glass.

COLLAB RECIPE

For whiskey drinkers who like to walk the line.

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Distiller’s Reserve Gin

  • ¼ oz demerara syrup

  • 2 dashes orange bitters

  • 1 dash aromatic bitters

Instructions:

Stir over ice and strain into a glass with one big cube. Garnish with orange peel