If you’re wanting to bring more fun to your next at-home cocktail party, huckleberries delight every time. They are known by name, but rarely eaten. Here are four recipes that feature this favorite rare berry of the mountains. 

Let’s start with the Huckleberry flavor, which you must already know, is terrific. It’s almost as universally well-received as a lemon flavor profile, but brings the specialness of rarity. In other words, people like it, even if they don’t yet know they like it. And if they haven’t yet tried it, they will want to!

The flavor also pairs exceptionally well with lemon notes. So you’ll see these recipes often combine citrus in ways that improve the overall experience of the cocktail.

Let’s jump into recipe #1, which is a riff on the related lemon drop martini: 

Hucktini Recipe

2 oz Cold Spring Huckleberry Vodka

Squeeze of lemon

Splash of simple syrup

Shaken and served up in a martini glass with sugared rim

Huckleberry Mule Recipe

2 oz of Cold Spring Huckleberry Vodka

Squeeze of Lime

Fresh huckleberries

Top with ginger beer

Lime wedge garnish

Huckleberry Lemonade

2 oz Cold Spring Huckleberry Vodka

3 oz of fresh squeezed lemonade

served over ice and garnished with a lemon slice

Huckleberry Press

In a tall glass, muddle spoonful of Huckleberries, add ice

2 oz Cold Spring Huckleberry Vodka

2 oz of Soda Water

10 oz of Sprite

Lime wedge squeeze

As you can see, lemon goes well with the special Huckleberry. They really are better together. You’ll have fun serving this to guests, but who says you have to invite anyone over? Don’t keep yourself from enjoying these cocktails recipes.

For those of you who are not from around Bozeman, look for our unique aluminum bottles that travel well — even in airplane luggage! Now there’s an easier way for you to bring a taste of Montana back home.