Next weekend all eyes will focus on the city of Santa Clara. That is where the final game of the football season will take place. If you are rooting for Carolina then you should make the Keep Pounding Punch with the Dab On ‘Em Wings. If you want Denver to win enjoy the Orange Crush Punch and Bucking BBQ Bites.

If you have no horse or cat in the race then why not create the the Golden Gate cocktail. Bulleit Bourbon is deeply tied to the Bay Area through founder Tom Bulleit’s love for the city. In fact, Bulleit Rye was created in direct response to requests from the San Francisco bartending community. As always please enjoy responsibly.

The Golden Gate

Ingredients:

1.25 oz. Bulleit Rye

0.5 oz. blackberry syrup

2 dashes bitters

Directions: Add ingredients to an ice-filled rocks glass. Stir and serve.

Keep Pounding Punch (Serves 25)

*recipe created by Kevin Deidrich

Ingredients:

750 ml. Bottle of George Dickel Rye

10 oz. Lemon Juice

5 oz. Ginger Syrup

15 oz. Sparkling Water

7 tbsp. Simple Syrup

Muddled Raspberries

Muddled Mint leaves

Directions:

Mix ingredients in punch bowl, add muddled fruits, chill and serve with ice.

Dab On ‘Em Wings

Ingredients:

.3 cup Crown Royal Canadian Whisky

.3 cup Honey

.25 cup Soy sauce

2 Tablespoons Thai chili sauce

1 packet (0.75-ounce) stir-fry seasoning

2 teaspoons crushed garlic

4 pounds chicken wing drumettes

3 scallions (green onions), finely chopped (optional)

.25 cup chopped peanuts (optional)

Directions: In a large bowl, combine whisky, honey, soy sauce, chili sauce, stir-fry seasoning, and garlic. Add drumettes, tossing to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in refrigerator for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.

Set up grill for direct cooking over medium-high heat. Oil grate when ready to start cooking. Let drumettes stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Place on hot, oiled grill. Cook for 12 to 18 minutes or until cooked through, turning occasionally. Transfer chicken to a platter. Sprinkle with chopped scallions and peanuts (optional).

Orange Crush Punch (Serves 6):

Ingredients:

9 oz. Captain Morgan Coconut Rum

9 oz. Orange juice

6 oz. Cranberry juice

3 oz. Ruby red grapefruit juice

Directions: Combine all ingredients including Captain Morgan Coconut Rum in a pitcher and stir.

Bucking BBQ Bites

*recipe created by George Johnson from The Comfort of Cooking

Chicken Recipe:

Nonstick cooking spray

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes

8 oz. (half pound) bacon, cut into thirds

1/2 cup Spicy Sweet BBQ Sauce (recipe below)

Toothpicks

Instructions: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Wrap each chicken piece with a small strip of bacon. Secure with a toothpick and place on the baking sheet. Brush with BBQ sauce. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove pan from oven, brush bites with more BBQ sauce, and return to oven. Bake for 15 more minutes. Serve warm.

Sauce Recipe:

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1/2 cup chile sauce

1/2 cup Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum

1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce

1/4 cup ketchup

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 teaspoon ground dry mustard

Ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes, or until thickened as desired. Stir occasionally. Use immediately as you wish, or store in refrigerator until ready to use.

Turkey, football, pumpkin pie. Those are staples that everyone looks forward to on Thanksgiving. Why not add a few more reasons that your family and friends will want to have each year going forward? With these spirits and cocktails being shared and enjoyed responsibly you will be the hit of the party. All you need is Bulleit Bourbon, Captain Morgan Cannon Blast, and George Dickel to bring to the party.

For more great cocktail recipes go to the Bar.com

Ryes Up

Ingredients

0.6 oz. Bulleit Rye

0.25 oz. sweet vermouth

0.2 oz. elderflower liqueur

1 dash aromatic bitters

1 dash Peychaud’s bitters

0.25 oz. cognac

Stir and strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Berry Bliss

Ingredients

1.3 oz. George Dickel No. 12 Whisky

0.75 oz. lemon juice

0.5 oz. simple syrup

0.5 oz. crème de mure

Absinthe rinse

4 blackberries

Shake with 3 ice cubes & strain into an absinthe-rinsed glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel & 4 blackberries muddled in ½ oz. crème de mure.

Crannon Blast

Ingredients

1.0 oz Captain Morgan Cannon Blast

0.5 oz Cranberry Juice

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and pour into a shot glass.

At the end of this month we get to hang out with family and friends as we sit down to a Thanksgiving meal. If you are hosting or going to someone’s house we here at MANjr are looking to help out with some festive cocktails.

There is the Captain Cider that is a simple cocktail with Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum, cranberry juice and cider. The Spiced Ginger Ale is also a bar favorite to enjoy with friends and family on Thanksgiving Eve. Finally, Captain Morgan’s Crannon Blast and Blasted Apple are the perfect shot options for the group toast.

The Captain Cider

1 oz. Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum

1.5 oz. Cranberry Juice

1.5 oz. Hard Cider

Combine all ingredients in a rocks glass filled with ice, garnish with apple wedges and cranberry.

The Spiced Ginger Ale

1.5 oz. Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum

0.5 oz. Sour Mix

1.5 oz. Ginger Ale

Aromatic Bitters

Lime Wedge

Combine all ingredients in a rocks glass filled with ice, stir and serve.

Crannon Blast

1.5 oz. Captain Morgan Cannon Blast

0.5 oz. Cranberry Juice

Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass.

Blasted Apple

1.25 oz. Captain Morgan Cannon Blast

0.25 oz. Crown Royal Regal Apple

Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass.

When you are looking to turn any ordinary day into a better day why not follow supermodel Chrissy Teigen’s lead? She teamed up with Captain Morgan to throw a Sunday RumDay bash in Miami. Chrissy and The Captain hung out poolside with guests, passed out some boozy popsicles with Captain Morgan Pineapple Rum. She even got behind the bar to show bartenders and guests alike how to mix up Chrissy’s signature cocktail, the Freaky Teigy.

Plus next Sunday is National Rum Day. So if you are looking to have a new drink to celebrate Rum Day you should try out Teigen’s new drink.

Freaky Teigy

1.5 oz. Captain Morgan Pineapple Rum

1.5 oz. Coconut Water

1 oz. Club Soda

Lime Wedge

Instructions: Fill tall glass with ice. Add Captain Morgan Pineapple Rum and coconut water. Top with club soda. Squeeze lime wedge and drop in. Best served in a coconut.

Do you smell that? No I am not going into a WWE Rock style monologue. I am wondering if wherever you are right now you can smell the intoxicating smells of a backyard barbeque. We are now if full swing of grilling season. The grill and smoker are being put to use every weekend.

What are you going to serve with those mouthwatering burgers and kabobs? How about some delicious and refreshing cocktails inspired by Captain Morgan? We got you covered this summer with three new drink recipes that are sure to pair up perfectly with your grub!

Captain Morgan’s Pirate Paradise

1 oz. Captain Morgan Grapefruit Rum

.5 oz. Elderflower Liqueur

.75 oz. Lime Juice

.5 oz. Honey Syrup

2 oz. Coconut Water

Directions: Shake and strain over ice into a Collins glass. Garnish with ¼ of a grapefruit wheel.

Put the Thai in the Coconut

1.5 oz. Captain Morgan Coconut Rum

.75 oz. Lime Juice

.75 oz. Simple Syrup

3 Slices Fresh Lemon Grass, Muddled

1 Slice Jalapeño Pepper, Shaken (to taste)

Directions: Muddle, shake all and fine-strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a skewered jalapeño slice.

Captain Morgan’s Sunset Sipper

1.5 oz. Captain Morgan Pineapple Rum

1 oz. Orange Juice

1.5 oz. Coconut Cream

Ground Nutmeg / Cinnamon Blend

Directions: Shake all & strain over ice into a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with dusted nutmeg / cinnamon.

Captain Morgan White Rum is fantastic. How can you improve upon this rum? Well the Captain has figured out how. He added Sports Illustrated cover model Chrissy Teigen into the mix. She has teamed up with Captain Morgan to debut the brand’s newest flavor offerings: Captain Morgan Pineapple, Captain Morgan Coconut and Captain Morgan Grapefruit Rum.

Chrissy stars as a peg-leg pirate with a taste for island cocktails. She forces beach inhabitants to “surrender” to the three new flavors now available by everyone’s favorite rum brand. Check out the video below the list of cocktails.

With warmer weather right around the corner, we’ve also included some cocktail recipes that feature the new Captain Morgan White Rum Flavors. As always please enjoy Captain Morgan responsibly.

Palomaloha

1.5 oz. Captain Morgan Grapefruit Rum

Juice of ½ lime

Grapefruit soda to top

Directions: Fill tall glass with ice. Pour in Captain Morgan Grapefruit Rum, lime juice and grapefruit soda. Garnish with grapefruit wedge.

Baewatch

1.5 oz. Captain Morgan Pineapple Rum

1 oz. Cranberry juice

1 oz. Pineapple juice

1 slice(s) pineapple(s)

Directions: Fill tall glass with ice. Pour in pineapple juice and Captain Morgan Pineapple Rum. Top with cranberry juice. Garnish with pineapple wedge.

The Shark Puncher

9 oz. Captain Morgan Coconut Rum

9 oz. Orange Juice

3 oz. Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice

6 oz. Cranberry Juice

Directions: Combine all ingredients including Captain Morgan Coconut Rum in a pitcher and stir.

In this week’s Captain Morgan Rum Room Original, Jenna Marbles makes a guest appearance on “​’Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving​”

JASH and Captain Morgan have teamed up together to support comedy and make new, awesome, weekly videos. All this great content will live on the Captain Morgan channel.

Click here to see more Rum Room Originals.

When going to or hosting a Halloween party what is your drink of choice? Are you a beer guy? Do you go with a mixed drink? Why not spice things up with trying these great cocktail recipes for you and your friends to imbibe at this year’s Halloween shindig.

The tealogists from Owl’s Brew took their costume tea blends and created Halloween-inspired cocktails with Captain Morgan. The Reaping and Haunted Voyage are two simple recipes that are sure to be a huge hit during this year’s festivities. Owl’s Brew tea is available nationally at stores including Crate & Barrel and Whole Foods and can be ordered online at theowlsbrew.com.

Plundering Pumpkin

1.5 oz. Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum

6 oz. Pumpkin beer

Directions: Drop shot of Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum in a glass of pumpkin beer and enjoy.

Haunted Voyage*

1 oz. Captain Morgan® White Rum

2 oz. Owl’s Brew The Classic

.5 oz. Grapefruit Juice

Directions: Shake and pour over ice into a rocks glass.

Garnish: Black sugar rim.

*Created by Owl’s Brew

The Reaping*

1 oz. Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum

2 oz. Owl’s Brew Coco-Lada

.5 oz. Splash of ginger beer

Directions: Swirl and serve over ice in Collins glass.

Garnish: Fresh ginger

*Created by Owl’s Brew

Witches Brew

4 oz. Once Upon a Vine® Fairest Chardonnay

2 oz. Pear nectar

1 oz. Lime juice

.5 oz. Simple syrup

3 Sprigs of thyme

Directions: Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker and strain into a chilled glass. To spook the brew up, celebrity chef Nadia G recommends freezing a surgical glove.

Princess Potion

1 bottle Once Upon a Vine Lost Slipper Sauvignon Blanc

8 oz. Grapefruit juice

8 oz. Lemon juice

8 oz. Lime juice

8 oz. Simple syrup

1 Cucumber

1 Bunch of mint

Directions: Pre-cut ingredients and pour into punch bowl. Serves 4.

Last night Captain Morgan played host to a bunch of celebs and athletes at the Epic Nightclub in Minneapolis. It was part the many festivities going on this week’s MLB All-Star Game. On hand were fantastic athletes like Olympic medalist Jennie Finch, 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee Frank Thomas and NFL tight end Jermichael Finley.

The guests had a great time trying out some Captain Morgan White Rum cocktails. There were some celebrity guests too in attendance. Bravo Talk Show Host Andy Cohen was there and rapper B.o.B. performed.

Every four years when soccer takes to its biggest stage, one group of teams stands out as having the fiercest, most intense competition in the big tournament. Known as the “Group of Death,” the talent among these four squads is often so overwhelming that it becomes impossible to predict its outcome.

This year, the USA is part of this group. Since it will inevitably be an exhilarating ride throughout the tournament, we wanted to provide you and your readers with some fun and easy cocktails with a twist to enjoy while they cheer on the Red, White and Blue! The twist? Each of the cocktails listed is unique to one of the Group of Death teams.

Below are the cocktail recipes to enjoy responsibly when you are watching the World Cup!

Black, Red and Whisky- Germany

1.5 oz. George Dickel No. 8

1/2 oz. orange juice

1/2 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice

1/4 oz. homemade grenadine

Instructions: Pour ingredients into Shaker with ice.  Shake and strain into Coupe glass.

Stars & Strikers- USA

1.5 oz. CAPTAIN MORGAN WHITE RUM

2 oz. cranberry juice

2 oz. orange juice

Instructions: In a shaker half filled with ice, add CAPTAIN MORGAN WHITE RUM, cranberry juice, and orange juice. Shake well and strain into highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with lime.

The Black Star- Ghana

1.25oz Crown Royal XO

.25oz Dry Curacao

.25oz Lime Juice

Bar spoon kumquat cordial

The Shield

1.3 oz. Bulleit Bourbon

1 oz. Orange juice

1 oz. Lemon juice

½ oz. Simple Syrup

½ oz. amaretto

Instructions: Garnish: orange & cherry. Shake ingredients and strain into an ice filled tumbler.