— No. 54 —

The Meridian

2 oz Mag­el­lan Blue Gin 1/2 oz Amaro Non­i­no 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz apple sim­ple syrup 1 sprigs of sage 1 lemon wheel and 1 sprig of sage for gar­nish Top with club soda In a mix­ing glass add one healthy sprig of sage and the apple sim­ple syrup, then mud­dle. Add ice and remain­ing ingre­di­ents except the gar­nish and the club soda. Shake and dou­ble strain into an ice filled high­ball glass. Top with club soda …

— No. 45 —

Oregon Trace

Oregon Trace Cocktail

2 oz Buf­fa­lo Trace bour­bon 3/4 oz Clear Creek Pear Brandy 1/2 oz fall sim­ple syrup 1 bar spoon of fresh lemon juice 2 dash­es Post Pro­hi­bi­tion orange bit­ters 1 pear slice Shake all ingre­di­ents except pear slice with ice and strain into a chilled cock­tail glass. Gar­nish with a pear slice. You can try this cock­tail at our Octo­ber (Oct. 15th 2010) Liba­tion Lounge event at the Gin Mill (Bal­ti­more City). Fall sim­ple syrup recipe 2 cups of water 2 …