Best Iowa Themed Cocktails

Rye on the Rocks is just that! Templeton Distillery is located in, wait for it, Templeton, Iowa. You know that I love whiskey and Templeton Rye does not disappoint. Fill a cocktail glass with ice. Add Templeton Rye. The amount is up to you but please drink responsibly.

Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add 2 ounces butterscotch schnapps, 2 ounces Irish cream liqueur and 2 ounces cinnamon schnapps. Cover shaker and shake until shaker becomes frosty and most of the ice has melted. Strain ingredients into cocktail glass filled with ice.

I highly recommend creating this cocktail while baking your very own Oatmeal Cookies! Cookies to eat and cookies to drink! Cheers!

The Blue Water Margarita is Iowa’s official state drink, depending on who you ask! West Okoboji Lake is one of only four natural blue lakes within the United Sates. Cheers to blue water lakes. To enjoy your own blue water lake wherever you might be, follow this recipe:

Add 2 ounces tequila, 2 ounce orange liqueur, 1 ounce lime juice and 1 ounce blue curacao. Cover and shake shaker until it gets frosty and most of the ice has melted. Strain ingredients into chilled margarita glass, or chilled martini glass in my case. Garnish with limes as desired.

Are you a sunrise person or a sunset person? I love drinking the Iowa Sunrise cocktail any time of day. Look at those layers of colors! So many layers of taste!

Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add 2 ounces spiced rum and 2 ounces orange juice. Cover and shake until shaker becomes frosty and most of the ice has melted. Pour ingredients into Collins glass filled with ice. Add 2 ounces club soda and stir gently. Then add 1 ounce grenadine and watch the sunrise happen.

Iowa State University is the inspiration for this cocktail recipe. Three ingredients for tailgate parties, dorm room parties, house parties and more!

Add 2 ounce Grand Marnier, 2 ounces grapefruit juice and 2 ounce citrus vodka to cocktail shaker filled with ice. Cover and shake until shaker becomes frosty and most of the ice has melted. Strain ingredients into cocktail glass filled with ice. Top off with lemonade and garnish with lemons as desired.