Thankfulness
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 sage leaves, plus extra for garnish
1 oz (30 ml) Tanqueray No. 10 Gin
1 oz (30 ml) honey syrup**
¾ oz (22 ml) lemon juice
3 0z Chateau St. Jean Chardonnay
pear slices, for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with cubed ice, combine 2 sage leaves, gin, honey syrup and lemon juice. Shake vigorously, then fine strain into a large wine glass over new cubed ice. Top with Chardonnay, stir gently and garnish with pear and sage.
- ** Combine ½ cup (125 ml) honey with ¼ cup (60ml) hot water. Stir to dissolve and allow to cool before using. Makes 6 oz (180 ml); any leftovers will keep in refrigerator for 2 to 3 weeks
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Gratitude
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Bacardí Superior White Rum
¾ oz (22 ml) organic, unsweetened cranberry juice
¼ oz (7ml) simple syrup *
5 mint leaves
3 oz (90ml) Villa Teresa Prosecco Rosé
fresh or frozen cranberries, for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine, rum, cranberry juice, simple syrup and mint. Shake vigorously to chill and "muddle" the mint. Fine strain into a flute glass, top with Prosecco Rosé and garnish with cranberries
- * 1:1 ratio of sugar dissolved in boiling water. Allow to cool before using.
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In the Late Afternoon
Ingredients
Serves 1
1¼ oz (37 ml) Tio Pepe Fino Sherry
½ oz (15 ml) Vecchia Romagna Brandy
¼ oz (7 ml) Pernod
1 oz (30 ml) Spiced Apricot Jam Syrup
1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) simple syrup
4 dashes Bittered Sling Kensington Bitters or other aromatic bitters
lemon slice and star anise, for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine all ingredients. Shake, then strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with lemon and star anise.
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South of the Boulevard
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Los Siete Misterios Mezcal
½ oz (15 ml) Cinzano Rosso Vermouth
½ oz (15 ml) Montenegro Amaro
¼ oz (7 ml) Campari
4 dashes Ms. Better’s Pineapple Star Anise Bitters (optional)
orange twist, for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass with ice, combine all ingredients. Stir and strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange twist.
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Midnight Limelight
Ingredients
Serves 1
4 lime leaves, save 1 for garnish
1 oz (30 ml) Tito’s Handmade Vodka
1 oz (30 ml) El Gobernador Pisco
1 oz (30 ml) lime juice
1 oz (30 ml) Oolong Tea Syrup
4 dashes Ms. Better’s Bitters
Miraculous Foamer or 1 egg white (optional)
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle 3 lime leaves with remaining ingredients. If using foamer or egg white, first “dry shake” (without ice) to combine ingredients, then add ice and shake again. Strain into a coupe or stemmed cocktail glass and garnish with remaining lime leaf.
Drink Pairings
In the Shadows
Ingredients
Serves 1
½ oz (15 ml) Kahlúa Coffee Liqueur
1 oz (30 ml) The Kraken Black Roast Coffee Rum
crushed ice, to serve
1½ oz (45 ml) Forty Creek Nanaimo Bar Cream Liqueur
½ oz (15 ml) half-and-half cream
Instructions
- In the bottom of a Collins glass, combine Kahlúa and rum. Fill glass with crushed ice. In a cocktail shaker with cubed ice, combine Nanaimo Bar Cream Liqueur with cream and shake vigorously. Strain into glass over crushed ice and top with more crushed ice, if needed.
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Black Knight
Ingredients
Serves 1
5 blackberries, divided
1 oz (30 ml) Goslings Black Seal Rum
½ oz (15 ml) lime juice
½ oz (15 ml) simple syrup
3 oz (90 ml) Guinness Draught
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with cubed ice, combine 3 blackberries with rum, lime juice and simple syrup. Shake vigorously, then fine strain into a rocks glass and top with Guinness. Add fresh cubed ice and garnish with remaining blackberries.
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White Light
Ingredients
Serves 1
medium shredded coconut flakes, for garnish
1 oz (30 ml) Malibu Coconut Rum Liqueur
1 oz (30 ml) Crème de Cacao
1 oz (30 ml) half-and-half cream
Instructions
- Sprinkle a handful of coconut flakes on a small plate. Moisten rim of a coupe glass and dip into coconut. Place glass in freezer to chill. In a cocktail shaker with cubed ice, combine remaining ingredients. Shake vigorously and fine strain into prepared glass.
Drink Pairings
The Optimist
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 egg white
1½ oz (45 ml) Bombay Sapphire Gin
1 oz (30 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice
¾ oz (22 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) orgeat
ground cinnamon, for garnish
Instructions
- Place a coupe or stemmed cocktail glass in the freezer. In a cocktail shaker, combine egg white, gin, orange and lemon juices and orgeat. Shake “dry” (without ice) to emulsify ingredients, then add cubed ice and shake vigorously to chill. Fine strain into chilled glass and garnish with a light dusting of ground cinnamon.
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Old-Fashioned
Ingredients
Serves 1
¼ tsp (1 ml) sugar
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 tsp (5 ml) water
2 oz (60 ml) Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select Bourbon
2 strips orange zest (save 1 for garnish)
1 strip lemon zest
all-natural maraschino cherry, for garnish
Instructions
- Place an old-fashioned glass in the freezer. In a mixing glass, combine sugar, bitters and water, and stir to dissolve. Add bourbon, then express oils of 1 orange zest and 1 lemon zest into the mixing glass. Add cubed ice and stir until well chilled and diluted. Strain over new ice into chilled glass and garnish with orange zest and a cherry.