PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail   o 1 ounce Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch o 1 ounce Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce orgeat syrup Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: An easy cocktail to make and one that is both refreshing and delicious. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ¾ ounce Southern Comfort o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 ounce Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry juice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Think this might be too sweet? Not to worry. It isn't. It's a very pleasant and different tasting cocktail. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounce Tullamore DEW Irish Whiskey o ¾ ounce green Chartreuse o ¾ ounce Luxardo maraschino o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lime peel. Remarks: We liked the original recipe but felt it lacked presence. So, we increased the whiskey a tad. Clever us. Enjoy. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste Garnish o Tillen Farms Rainer Reserve cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with cherry. Remarks: We didn't know what we'd find from the combination of Irish whiskey, Grand Marnier, and the winey tas

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 teaspoon fresh ginger o 1 ½ ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o 1 ounce Fernet~Branca o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o mint sprig o slice of lime Method: 1. Muddle ginger in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass or an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 4. Garnish with a mint spr

PH factor:   10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste Garnish o apple slice Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass or an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with an apple slice. Remarks: Adapted from a recipe by Phil Ward of NYC’s Mayahuel Bar. This is an excellent examp

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 fresh raspberries o 1 ½ ounces Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o ½ ounce Aperol o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce pink grapefruit juice o ½ ounce grenadine o 1-2 dashes of Peychaud’s bitters or to taste o 1 splash of Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lemon peel and raspberry Method: 1. Muddle raspberries in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining except soda and shake to chill. 3. Fine strain

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o ¾ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o ¼ ounce Manzanilla sherry o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste Garnish o orange peel flamed Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with flamed orange peel. Remarks: Another interesting pairing. We are beginning to see how Irish whiskey can lead to interesting p

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with mint sprig. Remarks: This is a well-balanced, fresh tasting cocktail. It would be good at any time, but we are thinking late afternoon, when the day is behind you and

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Swirl whiskey in a cocktail glass and discard the excess. 2. Stir vodka and Lillet over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: Okay, it's not a "martini" but it is an excellent cocktail none the less. A wee bit of the Irish does mak

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ¾ ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ½ ounce Amontillado sherry o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 dash Angostura bitters o pinch of sea salt Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry. Remarks: This cocktail is an enigma, not unlike the neighborhood it is

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Quiet Man Irish whiskey o ½ ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce grenadine o 1 splash of Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda (optional) Garnish o lemon peel o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Top with soda, if using. 4. Garnish with lemon peel and a cherry. Remarks: Wh

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 7 mint leaves o 1 ounce Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o 4 ounces Lindemans Pêche Lambic o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Lightly muddle mint in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and the remaining cocktail ingredients except the lambic and shake to chill. 3. Pour all into an ice-filled Belgian beer glass. 4. Top with lambic and stir lightly

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o 1 ounce Wray & Nephew White Overproof rum o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o 1 large strawberry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a highball glass. 3. Garnish with a strawberry. Remarks: Seldom has there been a more aptly named cocktail. After you h

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ¾ ounce Lillet Blanc o ¾ ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste o 1 bar spoon Pernod Absinthe Supérieure Garnish         o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients except absinthe over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Float absinthe on top. 4. Stab drink one time with a bar spoon. 5. Garnish with lemon

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ¼ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ¼ ounce Lillet Blanc Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in an Old Fashioned glass. 2. Add one large ice cube. 3. Express lemon peel over the glass and drop it in as a garnish. 4. Serve with small spoon. Remarks: Slowly stirring with the spoon is is meant to encourage dilution in rather singular cocktail. But wh

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o 1 ounce Plum Gekkeikan wine o ½ ounce Lazzaroni maraschino o 1 dash Hella Smoked Chili bitters or to taste Garnish o 3 Tillen Farms Bada Bing cherries Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with cherries. Remarks: This starts out a little sweet and finishes with a smoky heat. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o Demerara sugar o 2 ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ¾ ounce Crème de Mûre o ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice Garnish o blackberry o lemon peel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of an Old Fashioned glass and invert it into a shallow dish of Demerara sugar to coat the rim of the glass. Add ice and set it aside 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice to chill. 3. Strain into the prepared glass

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o 1 ounce Drambuie o ½ ounce light Crème de Cacao Garnish o thinly sliced lime wedge Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a brandy snifter. 2. Squeeze lime wedge over the glass and drop it in for garnish. Remarks: You might say this tastes like a Caribbean Rusty Nail made with Irish whiskey and then dipped in chocolate. You might say that. Honestly, you might. And

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ¼ ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ½ ounce Sandeman Tawny Porto 20 Year Old o 1 ounce Honeysuckle and Pepper syrup* o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste o 1 egg Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. Remarks: Whether it’s St. Paddy’s Day, or not. Whether you’re Irish, or not. Whether you’re a drummer, or not

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce green Chartreuse o 2 ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o ½ ounce Cinnamon Thyme Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste o 2 thyme sprigs Garnish o 1 thyme sprig o 1 rosemary sprig o lemon wheel Method: 1. Swirl Chartreuse to coat the inside of a cocktail glass and discard excess. 2. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Strain in

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 mint leaves o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ½ ounces Quiet Man Irish whiskey o 1 ½ ounces Stella Artois Cidre o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Muddle two mint leaves and syrup in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except the cidre and shake to chill. 3. Serve over ice in a collins glass. 4. Top with Stella Artois and stir gently

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ¾ ounce Drambuie o ¼ ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except ginger beer over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Top with ginger beer. 4. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: This is a different, delicious, and refreshing cockt

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 teaspoon grated ginger o 1 teaspoon apricot preserves o ¼ ounce fresh lemon juice o 2 ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Muddle ginger, preserves, and lemon in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Double strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 4. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks