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French Manhattan

1 1/2 oz Cognac

1 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth

1/4 oz Grand Marnier

2 dash Angostura or Orange Bitters

  1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
  2. Stir well, about 30 seconds.
  3. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a cherry or orange peel and enjoy!
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Ultra-Violent Radiation

2 oz Hibiscus-orange Infused Gin

3/4 oz Orange Liqueur, such as Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao

1 oz Lemon

3/4 oz Simple Syrup

2 oz Cold Seltzer

  1. Combine gin, liqueur, lemon, and simple syrup in a shaker tin with ice.
  2. Shake well, about 30 seconds. Set aside.
  3. Measure 2 oz cold seltzer into you cocktail glass. Pour cocktail over seltzer and add ice until glass becomes full.
  4. Garnish with an orange peel and enjoy!
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Amaretto Sour: Two Ways

The Amaretto Sour is a cocktail near and dear to my heart—it was the first cocktail that truly sparked my love for making craft drinks. These two amaretto sours work to turn this “Little Bitter” liqueur from a college party shot into something magical for after dinner or enjoying something low ABV.

Classic Amaretto Sour

2 oz Amaretto, such as Di Amore or Gozio Amaretto

1 oz lemon

1/4 oz Simple Syrup

  1. Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker tin with ice.
  2. Shake well, about 30 seconds.
  3. Double strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a lemon peel. Enjoy!

*For a more sour version of this cocktail, simply omit the simple syrup.

Amaretto Fizz

1 oz Amaretto

3/4 oz Rye or Cognac

1 oz Amontillado Sherry

1 oz Lemon

1/2 oz Simple Syrup

Egg White (or 3/4 oz of aquafaba)

  1. Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker tin without ice.
  2. Dry shake (without ice) for about 30 seconds.
  3. Add ice to the tin. Shake another 45-60 seconds.
  4. Double strain over ice and garish with an orange peel–enjoy!
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Old Fashioned: Four Ways

Classic Pre-Prohibition Style Old Fashioned

2 oz bourbon or rye

¾ oz simple syrup (or 2 sugar cubes)

7 dash Angostura

5 dash Orange Bitters

Orange Peel

  1. Combine your simple syrup (or sugar) with bitters in mixing glass. If you are using raw sugar, muddle with bitters until the grains of sugar have combined with bitters into smooth liquid.
  2. Add whiskey and ice. If using raw sugar that has been muddled, allow to sit for 1 minute so ice will melt slightly and help your bitter/sugar mixture combine further.
  3. Stir well for about 10 seconds. Strain over ice into new glass.
  4. Peel orange. Hold peel 2-6 inches above cocktail, gently gripping the peel on either side with pointer finger and thumb. Pinch, skin-side down, to express citrus oil over the top of the cocktail and gently rub skin-side of the peel over the lip of glass. Drop peel in drink and enjoy!

Muddled Old Fashioned

2 orange slices

1 brandied/sour cherry

1 tbsp granulated sugar

3 dash angostura

2 oz bourbon or rye

Soda Water

1. Add orange, cherry, sugar and angostura to a thick-bottomed glass. Muddle well

2. Pack the glass with ice. Pour 2 oz of bourbon or rye over ice and fruit. Stir the brandy and muddled mixture together until well combined. 

3. Top with soda water, and enjoy!

Cuban Old Fashioned

2 oz rye whiskey

½ oz dry curuçao

1 tsp sugar

3 dash of angostura

1 lime peel

1 mint sprig (optional)

-Peel lime and drop into cocktail shaker with sugar. Gently muddle to extract lime oil from peel into the sugar.

-Add whiskey, curuçao, angostura, and mint sprig to shaker with ice.

-Shake well, about 45 seconds. 

-Double strain into rocks glass. Garnish with lime peel and mint sprig.

Wisconsin Old Fashioned

1 orange slice

1 brandied/sour cherry

1 sugar cube

3-4 dash angostura

2 oz Brandy

Your Choice: Seltzer, Citrus Soda, or Grapefruit Soda

1. Add orange, cherry, sugar and angostura to a thick-bottomed glass. Muddle well, careful to avoid crushing the rind of the orange. 

2. Add a bar spoon of whatever seltzer you’ve chosen to use to the fruit mixer. Continue to muddle bitter, sugar, and fruit into the carbonated water. 

3. Pack the glass with ice. Pour 2 oz of brandy over ice and fruit. Stir the brandy and muddled mixture together until well combined. 

4. Top with soda of choice, and enjoy!

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There Was a Man, There Was a Woman

2 oz Reposado Tequila

1/2 oz Green Chartreuse

1/2 oz Amontillado Sherry

3/4 oz Lime

3/4 oz Cantaloupe Syrup

Squirt Citrus Soda

Tajin

  1. Rim a glass half way with Tajin spice mixture. Set aside.
  2. Combine tequila, chartreuse, sherry, syrup, and lime in a cocktail shaker with ice.
  3. Shake well, about 30 seconds.
  4. Strain over one large ice cube in spice rimmed glass. Top with desired amount of citrus soda and stir to combine.

Cantaloupe Syrup

1 cup Water

1 cup Granulated Sugar

1 Cup Cantaloupe, cubed

  1. Cut 1 cup of fresh cantaloupe into cubes. Set aside.
  2. Bring water to a rolling boil over medium-high heat. Slowly stir sugar into hot water until dissolved.
  3. Add cantaloupe to syrup. Reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool completely.
  4. Add syrup with cantaloupe to a sealable container and store in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
  5. Remove syrup from container and strain. Discard solids and return syrup to an airtight container. Store chilled for up to 2 weeks.