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Recipes & Notes from the Field

24 Carrot Gold

4/21/2022

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THE RECIPE
2oz 504Gold
1oz 504Syrups Praline
1.5oz carrot juice
1oz passion fruit juice
1oz coconut cream
.5oz lemon juice
1oz orange juice
3 dashes orange bitters
A dash of ground cinnamon

Add ingredients to cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain, top with a dash of ground cinnamon.

THE STORY
We loved experimenting with carrot juice cocktails during Mardi Gras (you might remember our limited special 504King Cake cocktail Carrot King...) and decided to bring back the unique flavor for Easter! We've been surprised by how well carrot juice pairs with rum and fruit juice - it provides a nice earthy balance to the sugary presence of fruit juice, and in this cocktail, pairs with the smoky finish of the 504Gold to create something truly special. We recommend drinking the 24 Carrot Gold with a side of carrot cake or a savory pot roast!
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Fest Weather

4/8/2022

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THE RECIPE
1oz 504Silver
1oz 504Hibiscus
1oz Pineapple Habanero syrup
1oz 504Syrups Hibiscus
1oz Orange Juice
1oz lemon juice
5 shakes chili bitters

Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and pour.
THE STORY
We're SO EXCITED to finally be experiencing our first true festival season with 504Rum! Even though we've been open for more than two years now, this is our first year we're able to really fest with 504Rum since the pandemic began. With the recent release of our line of 504Syrups, we've been excited to experiment and create new flavors both in cocktail and mocktail form for the whole family to enjoy on the fairgrounds, on the bayou, and everywhere else we fest in New Orleans. Fest Weather, one of our spring menu items, features 504Syrups Hibiscus and all the fresh spring flavors we all look forward to when the jasmine starts to bloom.
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The Pink Raptor

3/31/2022

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THE RECIPE
2oz 504Silver
1oz 504Syrups Hibiscus
1oz lime juice
1oz coconut cream
3 dashes orange bitters
4 mint sprigs

​Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain.
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Fruit Filled: Stuffed Strawberry Shortcake

3/11/2022

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THE RECIPE
2oz 504King Cake
1oz strawberry syrup or puree
1oz strawberry juice
1 oz lemon juice
1oz 504Syrups Praline
Dash of cane bitters
THE STORY
During the height of Carnival season (and 504King Cake season), we made weekly specials based off of the flavors of our favorite king cakes from around the city. The Stuffed Strawberry Shortcake was one of our absolute favorites - so much so that it became a fixture on our limited parade menu! 

Our main inspiration for flavors is all things local - a strawberry king cake cocktail checks just about every box when it comes to creating something uniquely New Orleanian. With Mardi Gras over, we're entering one of our other favorite seasons - Louisiana strawberry season! This cocktail is the perfect transitionary drink to carry us straight into festival season. Be sure to reserve your bottle of 504King Cake before we close sales on March 18 - your next chance to get a bottle wont be until January 6, 2023!
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Carrot King

1/27/2022

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THE RECIPE
2oz. 504King Cake
1oz. carrot juice (we like to use a carrot juice blend with pineapple)
1oz. pineapple juice
1oz. coconut cream
1oz. 504Syrups Praline
5 dashes aromatic bitters

Add ingredients to a shaker with ice. Rim a glass with cream cheese frosting and chopped pecans, and fill with ice. Shake cocktail in shaker, then strain into glass and enjoy!
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The King Cake Factory II

1/21/2022

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 THE RECIPE
2oz 504King Cake
1/2oz coconut cream
1/2oz 504Syrups Praline
1oz lemon juice
1oz sprite, or to taste
5 dashes cane bitters

Add rum, coconut cream, praline syrup, lemon juice and bitters to a shaker and shake with ice. Strain into a collins glass over ice. Top with Sprite. Optional: Rim glass with cream cheese frosting and dip into pecan sugar ahead of pouring drink.
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Yulish & Foolish

12/16/2021

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THE RECIPE
2oz 504Gold
1oz Coco Real
1oz Lime Juice
1oz 504Syrups Hibiscus
5 dashes paradiso bitters

Shake with ice, strain into a punch glass over ice, and garnish with nutmeg!
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Ski Lift

12/15/2021

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THE RECIPE
1oz 504Silver
1oz 504Gold
1oz Pineapple Juice
1oz Lime juice
1oz 504Syrups Hibiscus
5 Dashes Paradiso Bitters
5 Dashes Orange Bitters
5 Dashes Hibiscus Rose Bitters

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain over ice into Punch Glass.

THE STORY
We've never been on a Ski Lift before, but it sounded like a good name for a wintertime cocktail... So we figured we could gather inspiration from our memories of tropical ziplines - that's the same thing basically, right? Ski Lift tastes like riding through the air in a cool breeze - refreshing with just the right amount of bite from the three types of house-made bitters we put in this cocktail. So what if it tastes more like a warm, oceanside breeze than a frigid, mountainside breeze?
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Raptor Claus

12/15/2021

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THE RECIPE
2oz 504Hibiscus
1oz 504Syrups Hibiscus
1oz lemon juice
1oz 504Syrups Praline

​Add ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and pour into a punch or hurricane glass.
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Sleigh All Day

12/15/2021

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THE RECIPE
2oz 504Silver
1oz coco real
1oz lemon juice
1oz 504Syrups Praline
​5 dashes Cane Bitters
(you can use any aromatic or old fashioned bitters in this recipe)

Add ingredients to cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and pour into a rocks glass. Garnish with pecans.

THE STORY
Like Tim Allen in The Santa Clause, we woke up like this.
Sleigh All Day tastes like the magic of the first snow - creamy and sweet with just a note of savory spice and nutty warmth in the praline syrup (we make that in-house! Ask us about it next time you're in the tasting room). At least, that's what we think, we've spent most of our winters in New Orleans and haven't seen snow here in a decade... (Remember the magic of that snowfall in 2011?)
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​New Orleans, LA 70130

Corner of Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd & Carondelet Street
One block off Saint Charles Ave @ Melpomene streetcar stop
Free street parking is available
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*The address may also appear on your GPS as 1512 Robert C. Blakes Sr. Drive. Never fear - you're in the right place! We are located on a renamed, two-block stretch of Carondelet Street.

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  • Welcome
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  • RECIPES