PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Pedro Domencq Fundador brandy o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Amontillado sherry o champagne Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Stir all but champagne over ice. 2. Strain into a chilled cocktail or martini glass. 3. Top with champagne. 4. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: The sherry and the brandy are complimentary tastes although each is evident in this drink. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 1 cup apple cider o 2 cinnamon sticks broken o 3 ounces Hennessey VS cognac o 2 ounces Lazzaroni amaretto o 2 ounces Blandy's 5-year-old Malmsey Madeira o 2 ounces orgeat syrup o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o 2 dried apple slices Method: 1. Moisten the rim of two large cocktail glasses and invert each into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rims. 2. Combine cinnamon and cider in

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Ararat 5 Star Armenian brandy o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o 2 teaspoons Triple Sec Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish orange peel. Remarks: If you haven't tried brandy from Yerevan, you should. Likened to Armagnac, it was a favorite of the tsars. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Pedro Domencq Fundador brandy o 1 ounce Patrón XO Cafe o 1 ounce cream Garnish o ground allspice Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with allspice. Remarks: The Fundador and Patrón XO take the classic Alexander in a totally different direction. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Hennessy VS cognac o 1 ounce dark Crème de Cacao o 1 ounce cream Garnish o grated nutmeg Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with nutmeg. Remarks: This is a slightly later version of the 1915 Alexander Cocktail, a classic in its own right. It's not a mistake. We often use Hennessy VS cognac in place of brandy if we think it appropriate. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Hennessey VS cognac o ½ ounce agave nectar o 1 ounce Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o ½ orange wheel o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cracked ice and cocktail ingredients except the soda in an Old-Fashioned glass. 2. Top with soda. 3. Garnish with ½ orange wheel and cherries. Remarks: Cobbler: A spirit, a sweetener, and fruit served over cracked ice and drunk through a stra

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 2 ounces Pedro Domencq Fundador brandy o 1 splash of Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o 1 dash Angostura bitters o 1 splash fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Strain into the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with a significant piece of lemon peel wr

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Ararat Armenian 5 Star brandy o 2 dashes Mount Gay XO rum o 2 dashes Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o ½ ounce agave nectar o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 ounce Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Serve up in cocktail glass. 3. Top with soda. Remarks: The “Daisy” dates back to the mid 1800’s and is essentially a “sour” with the inclusion of a liqueu

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Ararat 5 Star Armenian brandy o ¾ ounce green Chartreuse o 1 teaspoon Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a collins glass. 3. Top with soda. 4. Stir once gently. 5. Garnish with lime wheel. Remarks: This follows the daisy formula but is ve

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Ararat 5 Star Armenian brandy o 1 ounce Mount Gay XO rum o 1 ounce agave nectar o ½ teaspoon vanilla extract o 3 ounces milk o 1 ounce cream o 1 egg white Garnish o grated nutmeg Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into two cocktail glasses. 4. Garnish with nutmeg. Remarks: A similar recipe was recorded in 1862 but

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 teaspoon sugar o 4 mint leaves. o 2 ounces Hennessy VS cognac o ½ ounce Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry o ½ orange wheel o mint sprig Method: 1. Muddle mint and sugar in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and cognac and shake. 3. Strain into an ice-filled Old-Fashioned glass. 4. Top with soda. 5. Garnish with your choice of the above. Remarks: If you’re in the m

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe: Ingredients Cocktail o 3 ounces Pedro Domencq Fundador brandy o 1 dash Angostura bitters o 1 ½ ounces Lemon Squash (see: Syrups etc.) o Fever-Tree Club Soda Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Pour over ice into a collins glass. 3. Top with soda. 4. Stir once gently. 5. Garnish with lemon wheel. Remarks: The national drink of Cyprus amended to not be made from ingredients that

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Ararat 5 Star VS Armenian brandy o ½ ounce Crème de Cassis o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a twist of lemon. Remarks: The CEO is a little sweet and has a brandy aftertaste. It is recipe of Ted Haigh who shakes all of the cocktails h

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ararat 5 Star VS Armenian brandy o 1 ounce Schladerer Edel- Kirsch o ½ ounce Triple Sec o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Reformulated from the 1930's recipe of Harry Craddock. We use Edel-Kirsch and a Yerevan brandy to make a bright tasting cocktail with an authentic cherry flavor. One that we are sure you will enjoy. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Pedro Domencq Fundador brandy o 1 dash Angostura bitters o 1 teaspoon orgeat syrup Garnish o orange or lemon peel Method: 1. Stir over ice in an Old-Fashioned glass. 2. Express peel over the glass. 3. What you do with the peel after that is entirely up to you. Remarks: The Cóctel Japones has the body of a classic cocktail and it is also very smooth. Try it. We are sure you will be calling out okawari k

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

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o chipotle powder o sea salt o 1 ½ ounces Pedro Domecq Fundador brandy o ¾ ounce Crème de Mûre liqueur o 1 dash Hella Smoky Chipotle bitters or to taste o 1 dash Hella Ginger bitters or to taste o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o splash Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer Garnish o crystalized ginger and blackberries Method: 1. Moisten the rim of an Old-Fashioned glass. Invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixtu

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Ararat 5 Star VS Armenian brandy o ¾ ounce Mount Gay XO rum o ¾ ounce Cointreau o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lime wedge. Remarks: It is appropriate diplomatically to have equality in an embassy. This tasty cocktail proves that equality can

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Hennessey VS cognac o 1 ounce Bombay gin o 1 ounce Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ½ ounce Amontillado sherry o 1 dash Hella Citrus bitters o ½ ounce orgeat syrup o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce fresh orange juice Garnish o orange peel o cherry o pineapple spear o cocktail umbrella Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except sherry over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a Tiki mug or hurrican

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Hennessy VS cognac o ¾ ounce light Crème de Cacao o ½ cup vanilla ice cream Garnish o grated nutmeg Method: 1. Add a quarter cup of ice to the cocktail ingredients and blend to a milkshake-like consistency. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with grated nutmeg. Remarks: Makes you wonder why you'd ever have a vanilla shake any other way. We used Hennessy VS cognac. Feel free to follow our ex

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Pedro Domencq Fundador brandy o ¼ ounce Fernet~Branca o ¼ ounce Maraschino liqueur o 1 dash Hella Citrus bitters o ¼ ounce grenadine Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve in an ice-filled Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Express lemon twist over the glass and drop it in for garnish. Remarks: This is a satisfying and bitter cocktail. It is an excel

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail         o 1 ounce Ararat 5 Star VS Armenian brandy o ½ ounce Chambord o champagne Garnish o raspberry Method: 1. Add brandy and Chambord to a champagne flute. 2. Top with champagne. 3. Garnish with raspberry. Remarks: A cocktail that is tasty, pretty, and has a presence missing in many champagne cocktails. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe (Serves a Crowd) Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ cup peach slices fresh or canned o 1 ½ cup apple slices o 3 ounces Pedro Domecq Fundador brandy o 3 ounces Boulard Calvados VSOP o 1 750 Ml. bottle Lindemans Pêche Lambic o 1 350 Ml. bottle of champagne Method: 1. Combine brandies and fruit in a pitcher. 2. Let stand for at least 20 minutes. 3. Add ice, lambic, and champagne. 4. Serve in an ice-filled Old-Fashioned glasses. 5.