“Dressed Can” Cocktails for the Super Bowl

Ed.: Remember when I said in the February cocktail events round-up that no one in D.C. was hosting a cocktail-themed event?  Well now you can do it yourself, thanks to this idea for “dressed can” cocktails from Julia (who previously posted about how to make your own Slivovitz).

When you’re hosting guests for a game day, cocktails made in a can are a great way to upgrade the drinks offerings without a lot of legwork (or clean up). These “dressed cans” don’t have to be a can of beer either – soda, juice, or canned wine can all form the base of a delicious drink.

Whether you’re tuning in for the Puppy Bowl or the Super Bowl, game day drinking is also a marathon. I started off easy with a Stiegl Radler, a 2% ABV grapefruit shandy (game day drinking is a marathon after all).

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Inspired by a Greyhound cocktail, I doctored the Stiegl up with 1.5oz Tanqueray, ‘Rizzo’ rosemary and grapefruit bitters from Crude Small Batch Bitters, lemon juice (Stiegl is on the sweeter side), and some fresh grapefruit. If you’re a Salty Dog lover, you could rim the can in grapefruit juice and salt, or swap out the gin for tequila to make a Paloma. Bon Appetit published a great list of beer cocktails – next time there’s a Budweiser in the cooler, I might just sneak in a shot of Amaro.

Enjoy, and have a great game day!