Homeward Bound
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Suntory Roku Gin
1 oz (30 ml) Tio Pepe Palomino Fino Sherry
a squeeze of lemon
1 small dab of wasabi
cucumber and lemon slices, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine first 4 ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake.
- Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice and top with ginger beer.
- Garnish with cucumber and lemon slices.
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Lighter Mojito
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Bacardi Gran Reserva Maestro de Ron White Rum
¾ oz (22 ml) lime juice
5 drops liquid stevia
3 sprigs mint (save 1 for garnish)
3 oz (90 ml) soda water
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with ice cubes, combine rum, lime juice, stevia and 2 mint sprigs. Shake vigorously and fine strain into a rocks glass over ice. Top with soda and garnish with a mint sprig.
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Strawberry Basil Gimlet
Ingredients
Serves 1
4 small strawberries (save 1 slice for garnish)
1 oz (30 ml) Grey Goose Vodka
½ oz (15 ml) lime juice
3 drops liquid stevia
1 sprig basil (save 1 leaf for garnish)
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle strawberries. Add ice cubes, vodka, lime juice, stevia and 3 basil leaves. Shake vigorously and fine strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a strawberry slice and/or basil leaf.
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Blackberries and Bubbles
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Tanqueray Gin
½ oz (15 ml) lemon juice
3 drops liquid stevia
10 ripe blackberries (save 1 for garnish)
3 oz (90 ml) soda water
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with ice cubes, combine gin, lemon juice, stevia and 9 blackberries. Shake vigorously and fine strain into a Collins glass over ice. Top with soda and garnish with a blackberry.
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Convertible
Ingredients
Serves 3 to 4
2 to 3 slices fresh jalapeño, or to taste
13½ oz (400 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice
7½ oz (225 ml) tomato juice
4 oz (120 ml) freshly squeezed lime juice
¾ oz (22 ml) grenadine
¼ tsp (1 ml) salt
½ tsp (2.5 ml) freshly ground black pepper
1½ oz (45 ml) Espolòn Reposado Tequila*
basil leaf or jalapeño slice, for garnish
Instructions
- To make a sangrita mix, in a bowl, muddle jalapeño slices. Stir in juices, grenadine, salt and pepper. Strain out jalapeño and transfer to a sealed container. Can be stored in refrigerator for up to 1 week.
- In a rocks glass with ice, combine tequila and/or mezcal with 3 oz (90 ml) sangrita mix and stir. Garnish with a basil leaf or jalapeño slice.
- * For a smoky version, substitute tequila with 1 oz (30 ml) Sombra Mezcal. For a lighter smoke accent, use ¾ oz (22 ml) tequila and ¾ oz (22 ml) mezcal.
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Pynk
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Aperol Aperitivo
¼ oz (7 ml) Odd Society Bittersweet Vermouth (Can substitute Amaro Montenegro for a slightly different take)
¾ oz (22 ml) Honey Syrup
2 dashes orange blossom water (Available at specialty grocery stores)
1 pinch salt
soda water, to top
grapefruit twist, for garnish
Instructions
- To make Honey Syrup, dissolve a 1:1 ratio of liquid honey into boiling water. Allow to cool before using.
- In a Collins glass, add first 5 ingredients and stir to combine. Fill glass with ice and top with soda. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.
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Elderflower Spritz
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
3 oz (90 ml) dry Prosecco
1 oz (30 ml) soda water
thinly sliced cucumber, mint sprigs or edible flowers, for garnish
Instructions
- Pour St-Germain into a wine glass filled with ice cubes. Slowly add Prosecco, then top with soda. Stir gently and serve garnished with any combination of cucumber, mint sprigs or edible flowers.
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In the Sun
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Cabo Wabo Reposado Tequila
½ oz (15 ml) Lillet Blanc
¼ oz (7 ml) Giffard Crème de Violette
1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) Simple Syrup
edible flowers, for garnish
Instructions
- To make Simple Syrup, dissolve a 1:1 ratio of sugar into boiling water. Allow to cool before using.
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with edible flowers.
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See Fernando
Ingredients
Serves 1
½ oz (15 ml) Cachaça 51
¼ oz (7 ml) Grand Marnier
Villa Teresa Rosé Frizzante, to top
orange twist, for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass with ice, stir first 3 ingredients. Strain into a coupe glass and top with sparkling rosé. Garnish with an orange twist.
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Cherry Spritz
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Averna Amaro Siciliano
3 oz (90 ml) Concerto Lambrusco
1 oz (30 ml) cherry soda, such as Boylan’s Black Cherry
cherries (fresh or maraschino), for garnish
Instructions
- Pour Amaro into a wine glass filled with ice cubes. Slowly add Lambrusco, then top with cherry soda. Stir gently and garnish with cherries.