PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o ½ ounce Pimm’s No.1 Cup o Angostura bitters to taste Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: This is a sipping cocktail. You will not want to rush this one. Black Label makes it dry. The Pimm’s Cup gives it depth and you control the bitters. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch o 2 ounces Coco Lopez Coconut Cream o 3 ounces pineapple juice o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 splash of water o 1 pinch of sea salt o 1 dash Angostura bitters Garnish o pineapple slice o pineapple leaves Method: 1. Blend cocktail ingredients with ice until smooth. 2. Serve over ice in a hurricane glass. 3. Garnish with pineapple slice and leaves. Remarks: T

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o 1 ounce Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: There is a lot of alcohol in this drink. Just an observation. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o ¼ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ¾ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Amontillado sherry o ¼ ounce light Crème de Cacao Garnish o grapefruit peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with grapefruit peel. Remarks: This is a strong and attractive cocktail. The five spirits needed to make it will have a

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o 3 dashes Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o 1 ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce Tillen Farms Bada Bing Cherry juice o 1 dash Woodford Reserve cherry bitters or to taste o 1 egg white Garnish o grated nutmeg o Tillen Farms Bada Bing cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. F

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Chivas Regal scotch o 1 ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o ¾ ounce Lillet Rouge o ¼ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Angostura bitters o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: The balance of sweetness and bitterness is crucial. Take care when using multip

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste Method: 1. Swirl absinthe in chilled martini glass and discard the excess. 2. Stir remaining cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. Remarks: This is an unusual assortment of ingredients that produce an unusually good cocktai

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Chivas Regal scotch o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer o 1 dash Angostura bitters Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in an ice-filled double Old Fashioned glass and stir gently. 2. Garnish with lime wedge. Remarks: This is a little more complex than it’s Russian counterpart and feels more like a cocktail and l

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 teaspoon grated ginger o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o 1 ounce grapefruit juice o ¾ ounce Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o grapefruit peel Method: 1. Muddle ginger a shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake. 3. Fine strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 4. Garnish with grapefruit peel. Remarks: We find this is an improvement to the Penicillin Cock

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Chivas Regal scotch o 1 ounce green Crème de Menthe o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o mint sprig o slice of kiwi fruit Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with kiwifruit and mint sprig. Remarks: Scotch is often underrated as a liquor to be mixed with other liquors and liqueurs. We want to change that. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o ½ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce Campari o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o ½ ounce fresh orange juice Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: Taken from Sarah Morrissey's Greyfriar cocktail recipe and adapted to fit our ingredients list. We also added the

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch o 1 ounce Drambuie o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 egg white o Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again. 3. Fine strain into a collins glass. 4. Top the drink by slowly adding soda to fill the glass. Remarks: This is mild, pleasant, and good with food. It's a bit of work but well worth it.

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch o ½ ounce Demerara Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Crème de Mûre Garnish o blackberry o lemon slice Method: 1. Fill an Old Fashioned glass with cracked ice. 2. Shake cocktail ingredients except Crème de Mûre over ice. 3. Strain into the prepared glass adding more cracked ice if necessary. 4. Gently layer the Crème de Mûre on top a

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch o 1 ounce Drambuie o 2 ½ ounces Rose’s Sweetened Lime Juice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: At first glance, this looks like a lot of lime juice. Try it. You just might find that it's refreshing. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch o 2 ounces organic apple cider o 1 ounce Earl Grey Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o hot water o 3 ounces champagne or sparkling wine Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir to combine first four cocktail ingredients a mug. 2. Add hot water leaving room for wine and stir. 3. Top with champagne or sparkling wine. 4. Garnish with lem

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Chivas Regal scotch o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur Garnish o 1 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: The substitution of St. Germain for the Lillet Blanc found in the Affinity Cocktail makes this a different drink. One that is very floral and very F

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Chivas Regal scotch o ½ ounce Drambuie o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc 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 lemon twist. Remarks: A cocktail made with scotch and Drambuie but named the Loch Lomond. We suspect Rusty Nail was already taken. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Chivas Regal Scotch o 1 splash Lazzaroni amaretto o 1 splash blue Curaçao o ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice o 1 teaspoon agave syrup Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: "Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog. For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce maple syrup Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lime wheel. Remarks: As this is Thurston Howell III’s cocktail use the most expensive scotch and rum you’ve got and be happy that you can. Just like Thurston would. .

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ½ ounce Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ½ ounce yellow Chartreuse o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Method: 1. Swirl absinthe to coat the inside of a cocktail glass and discard excess. 2. Stir remaining cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. Remarks: There's a lot

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Boulard Calvados VSOP o ¼ ounce Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o ¾ ounce Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 dash Angostura bitters o 1 teaspoon Demerara Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve over a large ice cube in an Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: These ingredients go together well and result in a cocktail that will get your attention. If you

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o ¼ ounce Amontillado sherry o ¼ ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: Questions arise immediately. For instance, why would you name a cocktail after a church? Yo

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce Manzanilla sherry o ½ ounce agave nectar o ¼ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon wheel dehydrated or torched o ½ thinly sliced orange wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in an Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lemon wheel and orange slice. Remarks: Peat in terms of scotch equals smoky. Smo

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 teaspoon grated ginger o 2 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o splash Monte Alban mezcal o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce Ginger Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Muddle ginger in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except for the mezcal and shake to chill. 3. Fine strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 4. Top with mezcal. 5.