Five Trail whiskey arrives in Canada with three delicious winter cocktails

Five Trail is an award-winning Colorado single malt whiskey, and it’s available in Canada now. It’s delicious neat, on ice, and in cocktails, for any type of celebration, or a relaxing evening at home.

Winner of Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2022, the whisky is a mix of three aged straight bourbons, an aged Colorado single malt, and Rocky Mountain water to deliver a 95-proof spirit.

Toast your friends and family as you ting in the New Year with this delicious whiskey, no matter how you like to drink it. And for mixing, read on for directions on making three special cocktails, including the Five Trail Perfect Manhattan, Five Trail Dark Old Fashioned, and Five Trail Vieux Carré.

Five Trail whiskey is available now from the LCBO in Ontario. Visit their website to learn more about the whiskey.

Dark Old Fashioned

Ingredients

• 2 oz Five Trail Blended American Whiskey
• 1/4 oz rich brown sugar syrup (2:1)
• 3 dashes of Angostura bitters
• 3 dashes of orange bitters
• Lemon and Orange twist

Method

Using a rich brown sugar syrup (two parts sugar dissolved in one part water) develops the depth and warmth of Five Trail.

In a stirring glass, combine Five Trail, brown sugar syrup, and bitters with ice.

Stir well for 30 seconds and strain into a rocks glass over a large rock or sphere.

Express both a lemon & orange peel, adding brightness and balance, and place them in the cocktail to garnish. Enjoy.

Perfect Manhattan

Ingredients

• 2 oz Five Trail Blended American Whiskey
• 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
• 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
• 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters
• 2-3 dashes of orange bitters
• Lemon twist
• 1 premium maraschino cherry

Method

In a stirring glass, combine Five Trail, dry and sweet vermouth, bitters, and 4-5 cubes of ice.

Stir well for 30 seconds to chill, then strain into a coupe glass.

Express a lemon twist, garnish with a cherry, and enjoy how the aromatic spice and warm flavors of Five Trail act as the backbone of a brighter, more citrus-forward take on a Perfect Manhattan.

Vieux Carré

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Five Trail Blended American Whiskey

1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth

3/4 oz B&B Liquor (or 1/2 oz Bénédictine & 1/4 oz Brandy)

2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

2 dashes Angostura bitters

Lemon peel

Method

In a stirring glass, combine Five Trail, sweet vermouth, B&B liqueur, and both bitters with ice.

Stir and strain into a rocks glass over a large rock or sphere.

Express a lemon peel, place it in the cocktail, and “laissez les bon temps rouler” (let the good times roll) with this New Orleans classic, where Five Trail brings the spice and fruit components instead of the traditional rye and cognac.