— No. 146 —

Basil Smash

2 oz gin
3/4 oz lemon juice
3/4 oz simple syrup 1:1
4-5 basil leaves
top with club soda
garnish with a basil leaf

— No. 135 —

City Paper Cocktail

2 oz Boyd and Blair Vodka
1/2 oz Galliano
1/4 oz honey syrup
5 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters
6-8 Thai basil Leaves
Top with grapefruit soda
Garnish with a sprig of Thai basil

— No. 126 —

Old Faithful

January 20, 2013

1 750-ml bottle of bourbon
1 2/3 cups of Saint Germain
4 cups of fresh grapefruit juice
1/2 cup of powdered sugar
20 dashes of grapefruit bitters
1 750-ml bottle of sparkling water
30 mint leaves
20 stripes of grapefruit peels

— No. 125 —

Absente Video

December 10, 2012

— No. 124 —

El Comediante

November 15, 2012

2 oz red bell pepper infused rum
1/2 oz ginger syrup
1/2 fresh lime juice
1 oz ginger ale
red wine float
1 mint sprig for garnish

— No. 116 —

El Matrimonio Clandestino

2 oz Sauvignon Blanc
1 oz Cachaca
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz of pineapple juice
6-8 muddled mint leaves
1 pineapple wedge for garnish
1 pineapple leaf for garnish
1 pineapple mint sprig for garnish

— No. 115 —

Mint Julep

2 1/2 oz overproof bourbon (Noah’s Mill)
3/4 oz simple syrup (1:1)
12 muddled mint leaves
Crushed ice
1 mint sprig for garnish
Dust top with powdered sugar
1 small drinking straw

— No. 114 —

Bonne Fée

1 oz Absente
1 oz water
1/2 oz lemon juice
3/4 oz house made grenadine
1/2 oz Campari
6-8 muddled mint leaves
Top with 1 oz of club soda
Garnish with a mint sprig

— No. 110 —

Ginger Rogers

2 oz gin
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz ginger syrup
8 to 10 mint leaves
Top with ginger ale
Garnish with a lime wedge

— No. 109 —

Manly Deeds Womanly Words

3/4 oz Smith and Cross Rum
3/4 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz Montenegro Amaro
1/2 oz honey syrup (1:1) with chamomile, cloves, and black peppercorns
Dash of Post Prohibition Pick Me Up Bitters
Dash of Angostura Bitters
Top with 2 oz Green Flash West Coast IPA
Garnish with a thyme sprig

— No. 108 —

Justice For All

1 1/2 oz Brandy or Cognac
1 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz Combier L’Orange
1/2 oz Montenegro Amaro
1/2 oz honey syrup with chamomile, clove & black peppercorn
Dash of Post Prohibition Pick Me Up Bitters
Dash of Angostura Bitters on top for garnish
Garnish with an orange and lemon twist

— No. 107 —

Trader Vic’s Mai Tai

1 oz amber Martinique rum
1 oz dark Jamaican rum
1 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz orgeat syrup
1/2 oz of Cointreau
garnish with mint (a lime if you like)