Original Sin

Original Sin 1 oz Domaine Dupont Calvados du Pays D’Auge Vieille Reserve 1 oz Rouge Gorge White Cider Vermouth 0.75 oz Cardamaro 0.25 oz Stirrings Ginger Liqueur Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with an apple peel wrapped around a chunk of candied ginger. What comes to…

I Think I’m Falling for You

I Think I’m Falling for You 2 oz Bacardí 8 Años Rum 0.5 oz ginger-infused grenadine (recipe below) 3 dashes Angostura Bitters 1.5 oz Graft Farm Flor Rustic Cider Shake the first three ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Top with cider, and stir gently to combine. Garnish with grated nutmeg. I…

Easy Does It

Easy Does It 1 inch x 1/2 diameter piece of ginger, grated & juiced 1 oz Hendrick’s Gin 0.5 oz lemon juice 0.5 oz cold-infused mint simple syrup 1 can Rogue 6 Hop IPA Grate ginger onto 3″ square of cheesecloth. Wrap cheesecloth around grated ginger and squeeze the juice out into a shaker filled…

Lucky Swizzle

Lucky Swizzle 1.5 oz Clement Rhum Blanc Agricole 1 oz Don Papa Rum 0.5 oz Velvet Falernum 3 oz Gingered apple, kale & lime juice  3 dashes Angostura Bitters Fill a 16 oz hurricane glass with crushed ice. Add ingredients, then swizzle until the outside of the glass is frosty. Garnish with a lime wheel….

Tin Fairy

  Tin Fairy 1 oz Rock Creek Rye Whiskey 1 oz Dolin Sweet Vermouth 0.5 oz Absente Absinthe Refined Liqueur 0.5 oz Stirrings Ginger Liqueur 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar 3 dashes Angostura Bitters Stir with ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an orange twist. Ten years ago today,  Lucid became the first…

The Underdog

The Underdog 0.75 oz Four Roses Bourbon Yellow Label 0.75 oz Marie Duffau Napoléon Bas Armagnac 0.75 oz  Casa Bacardi 8 years old dark rum 1 oz Ginger Peach Sweet Tea Simple Syrup (recipe below) 0.75 oz Prosecco 0.5 oz lemon juice 3 dashes Angostura Bitters Fill a mixing glass with ice, add ingredients and stir…

Sake to me Punch

Sake to me Punch: 1 cup lemon oleo saccharum (recipe below) 4 cups Matcha Tea Syrup (recipe below) 1 L + 2 cups Hendricks Gin 12 oz Stirrings Ginger Liqueur 2 cups lemon juice 720 ml bottle Nigori Sake 750 ml bottle Prosecco Garnish with lemon wheels In case any of you are looking for…

Phuket, it’s Sunday Morning!

Phuket, it’s Sunday Morning! Recipe: 2 oz. Vodka [I used Tito’s Handmade Vodka] 10 oz. Thai Bloody Mary Mix [Recipe Below] Sriracha sauce to taste [optional] Build in a 16 oz. pint glass filled with large ice cubes. Pour into chilled 16 oz. pint glass and serve. Garnish with a lime wheel and sprig of…

Squaller’s Delight

Squaller’s Delight Recipe: 2 oz. Laird’s Old Apple Brandy .5 oz. Gingered Sorghum Simple Syrup .25 tsp Sherry Vinegar 2-3 dashed Angostura Bitters Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass with large ice cubes. No garnish. For some reason, I love saying the word “squall.” The good news about this is that it…