Armchair Quarterback Cocktail

Try our football season spin on a Moscow Mule with Armchair Quarterback, a hometown cocktail special for Steelers’ fans, but good for all opinionated people. Because we’re from Pittsburgh, and we know the vast majority of hometown fans are loyal to Pittsburgh brands, we chose Red Ribbon Mint Ginger Ale and the Dubliner Steelers Select Irish Whiskey to create this cocktail. Skip the beer and feel a little classy in your recliner while sipping this cocktail and shouting out your own personal judgments about what’s happening on the field. After a couple of these babies, the offensive coordinator just might be able to hear your loud opinion about what he did at third and long through the television.

Try Some Specialty Whiskey for Football Season

Try our football season spin on a Moscow Mule with Armchair Quarterback, a hometown cocktail special for Steelers fans, but good for all opinionated people. Because we’re from Pittsburgh, and we know the vast majority of hometown fans are loyal to Pittsburgh brands, we chose Red Ribbon Mint Ginger Ale and the Dubliner Steelers Select Irish Whiskey to create this cocktail. If the Steelers aren’t your team, you could try Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey, which named itsedlf the official whiskey of the Buffalo Bills, or Cedar Ridge Distilliery, which has partnered with both the Detroit Lions and the Philadelphia Eagles. 

Either way, skip the beer and feel a little classy in your recliner while sipping this cocktail and shouting out your own personal judgments about what’s happening on the field. After a couple of these babies, the offensive coordinator just might be able to hear your loud opinion about what he did at third and long through the television.

Armchair Quarterback Cocktail

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• Author: Justin Matase

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Description

An elevated way to enjoy football season.

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Ingredients

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For the cocktail:

• 6oz Red Ribbon Mint Ginger Ale
• 1.5 oz Dubliner Steelers Select Irish Whiskey
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1 oz mint simple syrup (recipe below)
• Fresh mint leaves for garnish

For the mint simple syrup: 

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1.5 cups chopped fresh mint

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Instructions

For the cocktail 

1. Fill a rocks glass or copper mug with ice.
2. Combine all ingredients in the glass/mug and stir together.
3. Garnish with mint and enjoy.

For the mint simple syrup

1. Mix water and sugar together in pot on medium heat, simmer until sugar is dissolved.
2. Remove from heat, and add mint leaves.
3. Let seep for minimum 15 minutes. Strain mint leaves from the syrup.

Notes

Mint simple can be made up to a week in advance.

Story by Star Laliberte
Recipe and Styling by Justin Matase
Photography by Keith Recker

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