WALKING ON THE MOON
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Cîroc
½ oz (15 ml) Lillet
½ oz (15 ml) Tio Pepe Fino sherry
¼ oz (7 ml) Honey Ginger Syrup
1 dash of orange bitters
4 fresh sage leaves
lemon peel, to zest
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a mixing glass. Add ice, stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass, zest a lemon peel over the drink to express oils. Discard lemon peel, no garnish.
- For HONEY GINGER SYRUP: In a saucepan, bring 2 cups (500 ml) each honey and water to a boil. Add about 1 cup (250 ml) of roughly chopped fresh ginger. Let stand for about 10 minutes. Strain off chunks of ginger and store, refrigerated, for up to a month.
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BISON GRASS FIZZ
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Żubrówka Bison Grass vodka
1 oz (30 ml) Spiced Hibiscus Syrup
¾ oz (22 ml) fresh lemon juice
Villa Teresa Organic Veneto Rosé Frizzante, to top
lemon twist, for garnish
Instructions
- Add all ingredients except for sparkling to a cocktail shaker. Add ice, shake, strain into a champagne flute. Top with Villa Teresa. Garnish with a twist of lemon.
- For SPICED HIBISCUS SYRUP: In a large pot, add 2 cups (500 ml) water, 2 cups (500 ml) white sugar, 3 whole star anise, 3 whole cloves, 3 cinnamon sticks and 1 cup (250 ml) dried hibiscus flowers. Bring ingredients to a boil, remove from heat and let stand until cool. Strain out remaining particles of spices. Store covered in refrigerator up to a month.
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CUCUMBER MINT COBBLER
Ingredients
Serves 1
¾ oz (22 ml) Absolut vodka
¾ oz (22 ml) Hendrick’s gin
½ oz (15 ml) Simple Syrup
½ oz (15 ml) lime juice
4 mint leaves, plus extra sprig for garnish
4 slices of cucumber, plus extra slices for garnish
Instructions
- Put cucumber in bottom of a cocktail shaker and muddle until pulpy. Add remaining ingredients including mint (no need to muddle mint leaves), add ice and shake. Strain into an old-fashioned cocktail glass, top with crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig and a thin slice of cucumber.
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ESPRESSO MARTINI
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Kahlua
2 oz (60 ml) Stolichnaya vodka
1 oz (30 ml) espresso
chocolate-covered coffee beans, for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, shake Kahlua, vodka and espresso with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with chocolate covered coffee beans.
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WORD OF MOUTH
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Absolut Vodka
½ oz (15 ml) Averna
½ oz (15 ml) Honey Syrup
¼ oz (7 ml) lime juice
3 dashes apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Stir ingredients with ice in a shaker glass. Shake and strain over ice in a rocks glass.
- To make HONEY SYRUP: Combine equal parts honey and water on the stove and warm at low heat while stirring until the honey dissolves. Can be refrigerated for several days.
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KIWI SMASH
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka
½ oz (15 ml) 2:1 simple syrup
¾ oz (22 ml) lime juice
1 kiwi, peeled (save one slice for garnish)
Instructions
- After peeling a kiwi fruit, slice off a piece to use as garnish. Cut the remaining kiwi into smaller pieces and place in a cocktail shaker. Muddle the kiwi well before adding the Bison Grass Vodka, simple syrup and lime juice. Shake with ice and strain over ice in an old fashioned glass. Garnish with a kiwi slice.
- To make SIMPLE SYRUP: To make a 2:1 simple syrup, place 2 cups (500 ml) sugar and 1 cup (250 ml) water in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until sugar is fully dissolved. Remove from heat. Place in a sterilized jar and chill. Will keep indefinitely in the refrigerator.
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CLASSIC CAESAR
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Alberta Pure Vodka
3½ oz (105 ml) Clamato Juice
2 dash Tabasco
4 dash Worcestershire Sauce
bacon, for garnish
celery, for garnish
pickle, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine ingredients without ice in a celery salt rimmed glass. Gently stir to combine. Add ice to the glass and garnish.
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CATCH THE BOUQUET
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Sid’s Vodka
½ oz (15 ml) Triple Sec
½ oz (15 ml) lemon juice
8 to 10 red grapes, reserve a couple for garnish
¼ tsp (1 ml) orange flower water
lemon twist, for garnish
Instructions
- Muddle grapes in a shaker tin. Combine remaining ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake well and fine strain into a chilled cocktail coupe. Garnish with lemon twist.
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VX COBBLER
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Grey Goose VX vodka
1 oz (30 ml) fresh orange juice
4 tsp (20 ml) fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp (15 ml) Giffard gomme syrup
Instructions
- Build over crushed ice in a stemmed glass. Give mixture a stir to combine ingredients. Garnish with a fruit medley using a large assortment of berries, as desired.
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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.