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BEACH NUT

Admit it. You are one.

▷ 2 OZ. BLUE CHAIR BAY
BANANA RUM CREAM
▷ 1 OZ. WALNUT LIQUEUR
Fill a glass with ice and pour
in the walnut liqueur before
topping with Blue Chair Bay
Banana Rum Cream.

THE DIDDY
A twist on vodka lemonade, with
CÎROC™ Ultra-Premium Vodka,
lemonade and a lemon wheel.

▷ 1½ OZ. CÎROC™ VODKA
▷ 1½ OZ. LEMONADE
Combine ingredients in a
highball glass filled with ice.
Stir. Garnish with lemon wheel.

HAIG CLUB NO. 1
A refreshing whisky cocktail with
simple ingredients to bring out the
fruitiness and gentle spice of the
whisky. David Beckham's signature
drink, this is one of the first
cocktails created with Haig Club.

▷ 1.5 OZ. HAIG CLUB
▷ I OZ. SPARKLING APPLE
SODA
▷ 6 DASHES GINGER BITTERS
Place a few cubes in a highball
glass or tumbler. Add Haig
Club. Pour in sparkling apple
soda. Add in 6 dashes of ginger
bitters and garnish with a slice
of ginger. Give this drink a
festive twist by stirring with a
cinnamon stick.

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Crystal Head Vodka has won
numerous awards, most recently
back-to-back gold medals in
the San Francisco World Spirits
Competition in 2016 and 2017
and gold at the Frontier Awards
in 2017. The brand was the official
vodka of the Rolling Stones 50th
anniversary tour in 2013.
Crystal Head isn't Aykroyd's first
venture as a businessman. He's also
co-founder of the House of Blues
chain of restaurants. He has teamed
up with winemakers to create his
own lines of regional and modestly
priced wines and has been involved
with Alloy Brands, which distributes
Patrón tequila in Canada.

MILA KUNIS & JIM BEAM
The Jim Beam name is steeped in
heritage and family connections.
The story began in 1740, when the
German Boehm family arrived
in America, later changing their
name to "Beam." Jacob Beam
relocated to central Kentucky, a
great place for growing corn. And
Jacob turned some of his corn into
whiskey, using his father's recipe.
He sold his first barrel of whiskey,
"Old Jake Beam Sour Mash," in
1795. The business grew and the
brand became iconic. The family
surname changed when Jacob's
daughter Margaret married into
the Noe family, but the genes still
drip with Kentucky bourbon.
Mila Kunis, the new face of
the 200-year-old whiskey brand,
brings youth and her own focus
on family. Born Milena Markovna
Kunis in Ukraine in 1983, she
came to America with her family
when she was 7, and her parents
enrolled her in a theater workshop
to improve her English. She started
acting when she was 9 and was
cast in "That '70s Show" when
she was 14. She has also been the

voice of the daughter, Meg, on
the animated sitcom "Family Guy"
and has appeared in the movies
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall," "The
Book of Eli," "Black Swan," "Friends
with Benefits," "Jupiter Ascending,"
and "Oz the Great and Powerful."
Mila Kunis married Ashton
Kutcher in 2015. Although she and
Kutcher co-starred in "That '70s
Show," sparks didn't fly till they
reconnected years later. Now the
couple has two children.
Of course, the 200-year-old
whiskey business didn't bring
on a 30-something actress to
consult them in making liquor or
even in guiding their marketing
efforts. What the popular, petite
and vivacious woman can do is
help Jim Beam to reach a new
audience, especially millennials.
The spokesperson's youthful
accomplishments complement the
campaign's theme, "Make history."
Kunis has already appeared
in several lighthearted ads and
videos. In one, she learns the
"Kentucky chew," swishing the
bourbon to experience all its
flavors. Another features Kunis
sneaking around bears hibernating
among the barrels with their
Jim Beam Honey bottles. Others
show her branding a barrel with
her name and rolling a barrel
("Pretty sure this wasn't in my
contract," she quips in a Jim Beam
commerical).
"Become one of the family,"
proclaims JimBeam.com. Mila
Kunis has.

MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY &
WILD TURKEY
Another Kentucky brand, Wild
Turkey Bourbon, has engaged
the Man in Black, a Dallas
hustler, Mud, Killer Joe, a strip
club owner, and many more
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