Celebrate the unofficial end of summer with the ultimate cookout cocktail with Crown Royal’s newest offering, limited-edition Crown Royal Texas Mesquite. This whiskey has been hot out of the gates since its launch in May, and we’re confident Crown Royal Texas Mesquite is the perfect complement to any Labor Day meal with its rustic and refined notes of smoked mesquite and barbeque. It combines the smoky flavor of locally sourced Texas mesquite wood with the signature smoothness of Crown Royal De Luxe.

Get it while it’s hot! Crown Royal Texas Mesquite is available until the end of summer in Texas and other select states, including California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, Maryland and Tennessee.

Texas Mesquite Mule

Cocktail recipe developed by Texas Mixologist Brian Floyd 

1.5 oz. Crown Royal Texas Mesquite

½ oz. lemon juice

½ oz. agave syrup

4 oz. Ginger Beer

Directions: Combine Crown Royal Texas Mesquite, lemon juice and agave syrup in a shaker. Strain over ice and top with ginger beer. Garnish with a lemon wheel or slice of candied ginger.

Texas Mesquite Old Fashioned

Cocktail recipe developed by Texas Mixologist Brian Floyd 

1.5 oz. Crown Royal Texas Mesquite

½ teaspoon of wildflower honey

Dash of orange bitters

Directions: Add honey to a rocks glass and top with Crown Royal Texas Mesquite. Stir for 30 seconds to mix in the honey, then add ice. Add a dash of orange bitters and stir again. Garnish with an orange peel and mint sprig.

Mesquite Paloma

Cocktail recipe developed by Texas Mixologist Brian Floyd

1.5 oz. Crown Royal Texas Mesquite

3 oz. Grapefruit soda

Grapefruit wedge garnish

Directions: Combine Crown Royal Texas Mesquite and grapefruit soda into a shaker and pour into a glass over ice. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

Fredericksburg Fix

Cocktail recipe developed by Texas Mixologist Brian Floyd 

1.5 oz. Crown Royal Texas Mesquite

1 teaspoon of peach preserves

½ squeeze of lemon

Directions: Combine the peach preserves, lemon and Crown Royal Texas Mesquite into a shaker and shake vigorously. Strain over crushed ice and garnish with a lemon slice.