Craft Cocktails in Unexpected Places: A Bowling Alley

Part 1 of an Ongoing Series

Ever go to a place that is unlikely to have good cocktails, or any cocktails for that matter, and find the best cocktail ever?

In today’s cocktail world, you never know where the next great cocktail will come from. “Craft Cocktails in Unexpected Places” finds just that: delicious drinks in places you would never expect.

Bowlmor Lanes, Chelsea Piers

Bowlmor Lanes offers an action-packed list of activities, including bowling, laser tag, a ropes course and an arcade. One other thing they offer? A killer cocktail.

When I brought my kids there for a day of family fun, I never expected to be able to order a cocktail, let alone order from a full cocktail menu. After all, this is a bowling alley, right?

When asked about their signature cocktail menu, Bowlmor Lanes National Beverage Director Jeff Gliner explains, “I try to use quality ingredients and put a refreshing spin on the classics. We’ve got a premium Peach Cosmo, a citrus and raspberry-infused Jack & Coke, a Tom Collins with elderflower liquor, and an Old Fashioned meets Manhattan [called the] Madhatten. The goal is to have something on the cocktail list everyone can identify with and want to try.”

Goal achieved. With 18 locations in NY, LA, Atlanta and Miami, there may be a Bowlmor near you. If not, Gliner has provided us with their signature cocktail recipes so you can make them at home.

Forbidden Fruit

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Malibu Rum
• 1 oz. Finest Call Watermelon Puree
• 3/4 oz. Pineapple Juice
• Sierra Mist (to Top)
• Ice
• Maraschino Cherry (for Garnish)

Preparation: Fill pint glass with ice. Add all ingredients except Sierra Mist and roll over into shaker tin, then roll back into pint glass. Fill to top with Sierra Mist and garnish with a cherry.

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Speakeasy Sangria

Ingredients:

• 3 oz. Polka Dot Riesling
• 1 oz. BOLS Peach Schnapps
• 1 oz. BOLS Triple Sec
• Ice
• Sierra Mist (to Top)
• Maraschino Cherry (for Garnish)
• 2 Slices Each Lime, Lemon, Orange

Preparation: Put two lime, two lemon and two orange slices in pint glass and fill with ice. Add all ingredients except Sierra Mist and shake and roll back into pint glass. Fill to top with Sierra Mist and garnish with a cherry.

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Madhatten

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Monkey Shoulder Scotch Whisky
• 1/2 oz. Cointreau
• 1/2 oz. Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth
• 1/2 oz. Finest Call Bar Syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Orange Slice and Cherry (for Garnish)

Preparation: Put orange slice and cherry in chilled Martini glass. Put ice in shaker tin. Add all ingredients, shake and strain into glass.

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Liquid Courage

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Hendrick’s Gin
• 1/2 oz. St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
• 2 1/4 oz. Lemonade
• Club Soda (to Top)
• Lemon Slice (for Garnish)

Preparation: Fill highball glass with ice. Add all ingredients except Club Soda and stir. Fill to top with club soda and garnish with a lemon slice.

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After Party Punch

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Hennessy Cognac
• 1/2 oz. Cointreau
• 1/2 oz. Finest Call Grenadine
• Cranberry Juice (to Top)
• Ice
• Maraschino Cherry (for Garnish)

Preparation: Fill highball glass with ice. Add all ingredients and then fill to top with cranberry juice. Roll over into shaker tin, roll back into glass. Garnish with a cherry.

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Jack the Sipper

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Jack Daniel’s Whisky
• 1/2 oz. Chambord
• 3/4 oz. Sweet and Sour Mix
• 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
• Pepsi (to Top)
• Ice
• Lemon Wedge (for Garnish)

Preparation: Fill highball glass with ice. Roll over into shaker tin, then roll back into highball glass. Fill to top with Pepsi and garnish with a lemon wedge.

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Life’s a Peach

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Ciroc Peach Vodka
• 1/2 oz. Cointreau
• 1/2 oz. Finest Call Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz. Finest Call Bar Syrup
• 1 1/2 oz. Cranberry Juice
• Lime Wedge (for Garnish)

Preparation: Chill Martini glass. Put ice in shaker tin. Add all ingredients and shake and strain into glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.

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BIG SWIGS – For just $1.00 upcharge, you can really get your money’s worth with one of Bowlmor’s signature “Big Swigs” served in 23 oz. Maxim Mugs.

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Berried Alive Lemonade

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Ciroc Red Berry
• 1/2 oz. Cointreau
• 1 oz. Finest Call Strawberry Puree
• Lemonade (to Top)
• Ice
• Lemon Slice (for Garnish)

Preparation: Fill Maxim Mug with ice. Add all ingredients and then fill to top with lemonade. Roll into shaker tin, roll back into mug. Garnish with a lemon slice.

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Large Marge

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Milagro Silver Tequila
• 1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
• 4 1/2 oz. Sweet and Sour Mix
• 1 oz. Finest Call Lime Juice
• 1/4 oz. Finest Call Simple Syrup
• Lime Slice (for Garnish)

Preparation: Fill Maxim Mug with ice. Put ice in shaker tin. Add all ingredients and shake and strain into mug. Garnish with a lime slice.

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Dunk Tank

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Sailor Jerry Rum
• 1/2 oz. Myers Dark Rum
• 1 oz. Disarronno
• 1 oz. Finest Call Grenadine
• 6 oz. Pineapple Juice
• Ice
• Cherry and Orange Slice (for Garnish)

Preparation: Fill Maxim Mug with ice. Add all ingredients and roll into shaker tin, then roll back into mug. Top off mug with ice. Add rum float and garnish with a cherry and orange slice.

Chilled wants to know: Have you ever ordered a great cocktail in an unexpected place? Comment below!