Nauti Mojito 1 oz Nauti Spirits Rum 1 oz Blackwell Jamaican Rum 0.75 oz Maggie’s Farm Falernum Liqueur 0.75 oz lime juice 3/4 tsp Liberty & Co Gum Syrup 6 mint leaves Lightly muddle mint in shaker, add remaining ingredients & ice, shake and double-strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with mint sprig and lime…
Category: Summer
Guayaba Tequila Sour
Guayaba Tequila Sour 2 oz Hornitos Reposado Tequila 0.75 oz rosemary guayaba [Mexican guava] simple syrup 0.5 oz lemon juice 3 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters 1 egg white Shake all ingredients but the egg white in an ice-filled shaker until frost forms on the outside of the shaker. Double strain into a chilled coupe. Dump ice…
Lei It On Me
Lei It On Me 1.5 oz Plantation Barbados Rum, 5 year 1.0 oz Clément Rhum Blanc Agricole 0.5 oz lime juice 0.5 oz Velvet Falernum 0.25 oz Liber & Co. Classic Gum Syrup 3 dashes Bittermen’s Elemakule Tiki Bitters Pulp of 1 passion fruit 1″ piece of turmeric, 1/4″ in diameter, peeled, grated, wrapped in cheese…
Rhubarb Gin Julep
2 oz Dogfish Head Whole Leaf Gin 0.5 oz rhubarb cardamom purée 10 mint leaves Muddle mint leaves and rhubarb cardamom purée in a 12 oz julep cup. Fill with crushed ice. Add gin, then swizzle until ice forms on the outside of the glass*. Top with more crushed ice to fill glass. Garnish with…
Honeysuckle Rosé
Honeysuckle Rosé 2 oz Gruet Rosé Brut sparkling wine 1 oz honeysuckle-infused vodka (recipe below) 0.5 oz lemon juice 1/2 tsp simple syrup 2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters Combine vodka, syrup, lemon juice and Peychaud’s in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into an iced champagne glass. Top with Rosé Brut and stir…
Summer’s Last Hurrah
Summer’s Last Hurrah 1.25 oz. Bombay Sapphire Gin 0.75 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth 0.75 oz Plum Thyme Syrup 0.25 oz lemon juice 1/2 tsp Campari Shake and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a sprig of thyme. It’s 7:55 pm and it’s already dark. The last two peaches I ate were mealy. Yep. There’s…
The Angeleno
The Angeleno 1 oz Bombay Sapphire Gin 0.75 oz Amaro Angeleno 0.75 oz St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur 0.5 oz lemon juice Shake and strain into chilled coupe. No garnish. As anyone who’s been there knows, Southern California forces an aesthetic on its landscape. It’s as if the flora are competing in a beauty contest where the…
Smoky Peach Margarita
Smoky Peach Margarita 1.5 oz Espolón Reposado 100 % Agave Tequila 0.75 oz Pelotón de la Muerte Mezcal 0.25 oz Cointreau 1/2 grilled peach, preferably freestone 1.25 oz Basil Limeade Concentrate pinch of salt Pour ingredients into a blender with 7 standard ice cubes and blend on high until no chunks remain, then serve in a 12 oz glass….
Pommetini
Pommetini 1.5 oz Gin de Neige 1 oz Rouge Gorge White Cider Vermouth 1 tsp Campari 1/4 tsp cider vinegar Pour ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice, stir for 20 seconds and strain into a chilled martini glass (unless you have a cocktail glass with a fleur-de-lis, in which case, use that.) No…
Mango Sticky Nice
Mango Sticky Nice 3 oz Tozai Snow Maiden Junmai Nigori Sake 3 oz Mango Nectar 1 oz Tombo Shochu/Soju 0.75 oz Thai coconut syrup Shake the bottle of sake before measuring, then pour ingredients into a shaker filled with ice, shake for 20 seconds, then strain into a 12 oz collins glass filled with ice. Garnish…
Tiki Negroni
Tiki Negroni 1 oz Don Papa Rum 1 oz Campari 1 oz Lillet Blanc 0.5 oz Velvet Falernum 2 oz freshly-squeezed orange juice Place ingredients in blender with 10 standard ice cubes and blend until no ice chunks remain. Garnish with orange wheel. People are having too much fun with Negroni Week for me not…
Blackberry Mojo
Blackberry Mojo 1 oz blackberry simple syrup 8 mint leaves 2 oz Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin 0.75 oz lemon juice 2 oz prosecco Add the blackberry simple syrup and mint leaves to a mixing glass and muddle. Add the gin and lemon juice, then shake and strain into a chilled 10-oz Collins glass filled…
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