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1.5 oz Bluecoat Gin 0.5 oz Earl Grey syrup (recipe here) 0.5 oz lime juice 0.25 oz grenadine 1 tsp creme de violette 2 dashes Rhubarb bitters Combine all ingredients and shake with ice. Serve up. NOTES: maybe use slightly less violette. Pretty tasty overall, especially for a gin drink. Would also like to make […]

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2 oz Vodka 1 oz Earl Grey syrup (below) 0.5 oz Domaine de Canton 0.5 oz lemon juice Shake with ice, strain into glass. Served up with a twist of lemon. Earl Grey Syrup Soak 1 Earl Grey tea bag in a large glass of hot water for at least 1 hour. Bring 7 oz […]

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2 oz Brandy 0.5 oz Ginger syrup (here) 0.5 oz Grand Marnier 3 dashes of orange bitters Garnish with candied ginger Shake ingredients well and serve up with garnish. NOTES: Tried it first without Grand Marnier, but was too bitter. Current iteration slightly too sweet. Either use less Grand Marnier next time, or try triple […]

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1.5 oz Rye 1 oz Mezcal 1 oz Sweet potato & rosemary shrub (recipe below) 0.5 oz Honey syrup (recipe below) 0.25 oz sweet vermouth Shake ingredients and pour over crushed ice. NOTES: surprisingly tasty. Not overly sweet, smoky, and packs a pretty solid alcoholic punch. Would benefit from garnishing with rosemary for the scent, […]

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One of the classics that I’ve somehow never had before. 1.5 oz Brandy 1 oz Brown Creme de Cacao 1 oz Heavy cream Shake vigorously with ice and serve up, topped with nutmeg. NOTES: I bought light cream like a dumbass, so it wasn’t as rich as I assume it should have been, but pretty […]

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2.5 oz Rye 0.5 oz Sweet vermouth 0.5 oz Dry vermouth 0.5 oz Strawberry basil syrup (here) 2 dashes Angostura bitters Club soda 1 strawberry slice strawberry and muddle in glass with bitters. Combine rye, vermouth and syrup in shaker. Pour over crushed ice. Top off with seltzer (not much. roughly 1 oz). Garnish with […]

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2 oz Bourbon 0.5 oz Pineapple basil shrub (recipe below) 0.25 oz maple syrup 0.25 oz dry vermouth Shake ingredients with ice, pour over crushed ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with pineapple left over from making the shrub. Pineapple Basil Shrub 1 small pineapple 1/2 bottle apple cider vinegar 5 oz sugar 10 leaves […]

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Kind of a half-riff on the Honeymoon cocktail 2 oz Brandy 0.5 oz Triple Sec 0.5 oz Benedictine 1 oz Apple cinnamon syrup splash of seltzer Mix brandy, syrup, triple sec and benedictine in shaker with ice. pour over rocks in a tumbler. top off with a small amount of seltzer. probably garnish with an […]

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