PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ¾ ounce light Crème de Cacao o ¾ ounce Lillet Rouge o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: This is a surprising cocktail. At first glance the ingredients don't seem like they would play well together, but they do. It is a tart but well-balanced cocktail with a hin

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ½ ounces Lazzaroni amaretto o 1 teaspoon Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 egg white (only if Fancy*) Garnish o lemon peel o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: Plain (without egg white) 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve over ice in an Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry and a lemon peel. F

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o 2 ounces Lemonade (see: Syrups etc.) o ½ ounce Rosemary Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o 1 rosemary sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in an Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with a rosemary sprig. Remarks: The flavors of this cocktail are so well-balanced that it tastes like the best lemonade ever. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Bulleit Frontier bourbon o ¼ ounce Triple Sec liqueur o champagne Garnish o orange twist o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Combine first two ingredients in a champagne flute. 2. Top with champagne and stir once gently. 3. Garnish with a cherry and orange twist. Remarks: No need to wait for New Year’s Eve to enjoy this tasty take on the Champagne Cocktail. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o 2 ounces Lemonade (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ounce pomegranate juice Garnish o lemon wedge Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a double Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lemon wedge. Remarks: What are the odds the Belmont Jewel, named the official cocktail of the Belmont Stakes in 2012, will ever catch up with the Mint Julep, named the signature drink of the K

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ¼ ounce Crème de Mûre liqueur o ¼ ounce Cointreau o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o ¾ fresh lemon juice Garnish o orange wheel o blackberry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with blackberry and orange wheel. Remarks: Another bourbon cocktail that can be described as fruity. Not a complaint at a

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 mint leaves o 3 blackberries o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ounce Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o mint sprig o blackberries Method: 1. Muddle lime juice, syrup, mint leaves, and blackberries in a mixing glass. 2. Add ice and bourbon and stir to chill. 3. Strain into an ice-filled double Old-Fashioned glass. 4. Add soda and stir

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 6-8 large fresh blueberries or 2 bar spoons blueberry preserves o 2 mint leaves o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ¾ ounce Hennessey VS cognac o 1 tablespoon Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash almond extract o 3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Muddle berries or preserves with 2 mint leaves in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to c

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ounce Campari o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with an orange twist. Remarks: Ascribed to Erskine Gwynne who also founded a Parisian magazine of the same name, both in 1927. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ½ teaspoon grenadine o ½ teaspoon Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry o lemon peel o edible flower petals Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a collins glass. 3. Top with soda and stir once. 4. Garnish with a cherry and a lem

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o turbinado sugar o 1 ounce Jim Beam Bonded bourbon o 1 ½ ounces Pecan Praline Liqueur (see: Syrups etc.) o ½ ounce Finlandia vodka Garnish o pecans Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a martini glass and invert the glass into a shallow dish of turbinado sugar to coat the rim. 2. Stir remaining ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with pecans. Remarks: The flavor of t

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o finely ground pecans o Ghirardelli Sea Salt Caramel Sauce o 2 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Jim Beam Bonded bourbon o ½ ounce Licor 43 (Cuarenta Y Tres) o 1 ounce cream o 1 scoop Häagen-Dazs Bourbon Praline Pecan ice cream Method: Invert a martini glass into a shallow dish of caramel sauce to moisten the rim. Then invert it into a dish of ground pecans to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Blend remaining cockt

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Jim Beam Bonded bourbon o ½ ounce Crème de Cassis o ¼ to ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste o 1 teaspoon Agave Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve in an ice-filled Old-Fashioned glass. Remarks: This was found on the menu of Portland’s Clyde Common where apparently many went in search of renewal. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o Ghirardelli Chocolate Sauce o grated Graham cracker o 2 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Woodford Reserve bourbon o ½ ounce Licor 43 (Cuarenta Y Tres) o 1 ounce cream o 2 scoops Häagen-Dazs Bourbon Vanilla Bean Truffle Ice Cream Garnish o shaved chocolate Method: 1. Invert a martini glass into a shallow dish of chocolate sauce to moisten the rim of the glass. 2. Invert that into a dish of grated Graham cra

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Luxardo maraschino o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: This is very similar to today’s Brooklyn Cocktail but not the 1908 original. See Grohusko's Brooklyn Cocktail to get close to the original. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Brown Butter Bourbon (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste o 1 ½ ounces Pear Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve in an ice-filled Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon peel. Remarks: This gets extra points for being so original. It tastes like liqu

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ounce grapefruit juice o ½ ounce Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o grapefruit peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Express grapefruit peel over the drink and drop it in as a garnish. Remarks: This is a refreshing bourbon cocktail. Words not often heard together. Named for the iconic Californian hot spot that was e

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ¾ ounce St. Germain o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o 2 ounces Lindemans Strawberry lambic Garnish o 1 strawberry halved Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except lambic over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Top with lambic. 4. Garnish with ½ strawberry. Remarks: Yet another tasty example of a lambic cocktail. .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ¾ ounce Kahlúa o ¾ ounce Blandy's 5-year-old Malmsey Madeira o 1 splash agave nectar o ¾ ounce coconut milk o ¾ ounce cream Garnish o grated chocolate Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with grated chocolate or cocoa powder. Remarks: This cocktail is a little hard to classify. With the cream and Kahlúa, it’s

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ½ ounce Chambord liqueur o 1 dash Angostura bitters Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve in an ice-filled Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry. Remarks: A manhattan variation that is definitely worth a try. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ½ ounces Blandy's 5-year-old Malmsey Madeira o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Twist orange peel over the cocktail and drop it in as a garnish. Remarks: A die-hard manhattan fan may want to reduce the Madeira to the amount of sweet vermouth t

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Old Forester bourbon o ¾ ounce Crème de Cacao (light) o ¼ ounce grenadine o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in an Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book called for Bacardi rum and followed a path that led to a sweeter cocktail.

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ounce Pedro Domecq Fundador brandy o 1 splash Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 splash Amontillado sherry o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: This is a complicated drink but one with real potential. The four spirits may b

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Woodford Reserve bourbon o ½ ounce Pedro Domencq Fundador brandy o ½ ounce dark Crème de Cacao o ½ ounce Godiva Chocolate Liqueur Garnish o 2 Tillen Farms BaDa Bing cherries Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with cherries. Remarks: This is the perfect cocktail for chocolate lovers, dessert lovers, cocktail lovers, and any other kind of lovers