ORANGE SOUCHONG MARTINI
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Absolut Mandarin
3/4 oz (22 ml) red sweet vermouth
1 oz (30 ml) Lapsang Souchong Cordial
2 dashes orange bitters
1 strip orange zest, for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass with ice, combine vodka, vermouth, Lapsang Souchong Cordial and orange bitters. Stir until well chilled and diluted as desired. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Express oils from orange peel over surface.
- To make LAPSANG SOUCHONG CORDIAL: Pour 1¼ cups (310 ml) boiling water over 2 tbsp (30 ml) of loose-leaf lapsang souchong tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Strain out leaves and discard. Combine hot tea with 2/3 cup (150 ml) of sugar and stir to dissolve. Once cooled, refrigerate in sealed container for up to 1 month.
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JASMINE COLLINS
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Capel Premium Pisco
3 oz (90 ml) cold-steeped jasmine green tea
½ oz (15 ml) lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) simple syrup
2 oz (60 ml) soda water
1 sprig fresh mint, for garnish
Instructions
- In a Collins glass, combine pisco, jasmine green tea, lemon juice and simple syrup. Stir to mix and add ice. Top with soda water and garnish with fresh mint.
- To prepare JASMINE GREEN TEA: Combine 2 tbsp (30 ml) of loose-leaf jasmine green tea with 4 cups (1 L) of room temperature water. Cover and let sit for 6 to 8 hours. Strain loose-leaf tea through a coffee filter and transfer to a sealed container to refrigerate until ready to use.
- To make SIMPLE SYRUP: 1:1 ratio of sugar dissolved in boiling water, then chilled.
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CASAMIGOS SPRING FASHIONED
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 brown sugar cube
3 dashes plum bitters
orange rind, for garnish
2 oz (60 ml) Casamigos Reposado tequila
Instructions
- In a rocks glass, soak sugar cube with bitters. Add orange rind and muddle into a zesty, sugary paste. Pour Casamigos Reposado into glass and continue to stir and muddle to make a fluid consistency. Add large cubes of ice and stir for 3 to 5 minutes.
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BAD HOMBRE
Ingredients
Serves 1
4 slices jalapeño, (save 1 for garnish)
1½ oz (45 ml) Olmeca Altos Plata tequila
½ oz (15 ml) Grand Marnier
1 oz (30 ml) lime juice
½ oz (15 ml) egg white
½ oz (15 ml) agave syrup
Himalayan pink salt and Hawaiian
black salt, for garnish
Instructions
- In a shaker tin with ice, combine 3 jalapeño slices, tequila, Grand Marnier, lime juice, egg whites and agave syrup. Shake vigorously and double strain over ice in a rocks glass partially rimmed with Himalayan and Hawaiian black salt mix. Garnish with a single jalapeño slice.
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MYSTIC COWBOY
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Bulleit Frontier bourbon
1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
1 oz (30 ml) Honey Syrup
½ oz (15 ml) egg white
5 sage leaves (save 1 for garnish)
Angostura bitters, for garnish
Instructions
- In shaker tin with ice, combine ingredients and shake vigorously. Double strain over ice into glass and top with Angostura bitters and a single sage leaf.
- To make HONEY SYRUP: 1:1 ratio honey dissolved in boiling water. Allow to cool
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THE GOOD LIFE
Ingredients
Serves 1
5 mint leaves
3 cucumber slices
2 oz (60 ml) Tanqueray London Dry gin
½ oz (15 ml) lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) Lemongrass Syrup, make ahead, recipe follows
mint sprig, for garnish
cucumber slices, for garnish
LEMONGRASS SYRUP:
2 cups (500 ml) sugar
2 cups (500 ml) water
1 lemongrass stalk
Instructions
- In a shaker tin, muddle mint leaves and cucumber. Add gin, lemon juice, Lemon Grass Syrup and ice. Shake and strain over ice into a tall glass. Garnish with fresh cucumber slices and a mint sprig.
- To make LEMONGRASS SYRUP: In a pot, bring all ingredients to a boil, stirring constantly. Allow mixture to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes then remove from heat to cool. Strain out lemongrass stalk before using.
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EMPRESS LAVENDER GIMLET
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Empress 1908 gin
1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) Lavender Syrup, make ahead, recipe follows
fresh or dried lavender, for garnish
LAVENDER SYRUP:
2 cups (500 ml) sugar
2 cups (500 ml) water
2 oz (60 ml) muddled/crushed lavender buds
Instructions
- Shake and strain ingredients over ice into a double rocks glass. Garnish with fresh or dried lavender or other edible flowers.
- To make LAVENDER SYRUP: Bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring regularly. Allow to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, remove from heat and add crushed lavender. Steep lavender for 1 to 2 hours; strain before using.
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PLUM BLOSSOM
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) St-Germain elderflower liqueur
1 oz (30 ml) plum wine, preferably Nakano Umé
½ oz (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
2 oz (60 ml) sparkling wine
long lemon zest, for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass with ice, stir St-Germain, plum wine and lemon juice. Strain into a Champagne flute and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a long coil of lemon zest.
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PIÑA ASADA BEBIDA
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Tequila Reposado
½ oz (15 ml) Pineapple Syrup, recipe follows
¾ oz (22 ml) fresh lemon juice
1 dash Angostura bitters
6 to 8 basil leaves
Instructions
- Shake all ingredients together with ice for 10 to 15 seconds. Strain over crushed ice in a highball glass. Garnish with sliced pineapple and extra basil leaves.
- To make PINEAPPLE SYRUP: Remove skin and core of 1 pineapple. Slice into 1-in (2.5 cm) thick slices. Chop pineapple and transfer to a blender. Pulse until smooth consistency. Pour blended pineapple through a cheesecloth, squeezing out all juice into a glass bowl. Add equal parts sugar to pineapple juice and stir to dissolve. Store in a clean glass jar or bottle and keep refrigerated.
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FRESA ROJA SOUR
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Don Julio Blanco Tequila
½ oz (15 ml) Hibiscus Syrup
¾ oz (22 ml) fresh lime juice
2 dashes Bittered Sling Malagasy Chocolate Bitters
1 ripe strawberry, sliced, for garnish
Instructions
- Shake first 4 ingredients with ice for 10 to 15 seconds. Fine strain over cracked ice in a Collins glass half- rimmed with Himalayan pink sea salt. Garnish with a hibiscus flower and sliced strawberry.