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Amargo
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce Campari o 2 ounces grapefruit juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lime twist. Remarks: The recipe is attributed to Tami Lax of the Madison Wisconsin Harvest Restaurant. . . .


Americano
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Campari o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Rouge o ½ ounce Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Top with soda. 4. Garnish with a thinly sliced orange wheel. Remarks: First served in the 1860s, the Americano was the earliest Campari cocktail predating the Negroni. It also predates the Vesper as the


Bitter Scotsman Cocktail
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Chivas Regal scotch o 1 ounce Campari o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 ounce orgeat syrup Garnish o lemon peel o ground cinnamon Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel and a pinch of cinnamon. Remarks: Not everyone will be happy with our scotch to Campari ratio. But you don’t need get bitter about it. Just change the


Blue Edisonian
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Hennessy VS cognac o 2 ounces Campari o 1 teaspoon Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: Why Blue Edisonian? Some say it has to do with the blue color emitted by his first lightbulbs. We have no idea. But if you want to know how tame Campa


Boulevardier
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. . . .


Campari Safari
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay gin o 1 ounce Campari o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o Fever-Tree Premium Tonic Water Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. 3. Top with tonic. 4. Garnish with lemon wheel. Remarks: The addition of a good mixer is important to the character of a cocktail. We use Fever-Tree products for just that reason.


Fogerty Cocktail
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ½ ounce Campari o ¼ ounce dark Crème de Cacao o 1 dash Hella Orange 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 an orange twist. Remarks: Usually, a cocktail with Campari is all about Campari. But this is not your usual Campari cocktail. . .


Grey Friar’s Delight
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


High Plains Drifter
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o 1 splash Campari o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice...


Jasmine Cocktail
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay gin o ¼ ounce Campari o ½ ounce Triple Sec o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: Created in California in the ‘90s. The Jasmine can be your “Gateway Drink” to the bitter world of Campari. . . .


Jungle Bird
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ¾ ounce Campari o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce agave nectar o 1 ½ ounces pineapple juice Garnish o pineapple wedge and leaves Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with pineapple wedge and leaves if available. Remarks: The rum and Campari define this drink. If that’s not for you, try a little more


La Rosita
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o ½ ounce Campari o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 dash Angostura bitters Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Express orange peel over the cocktail and drop it in for a garnish. Remarks: The Campari and the lemon add some unexpected st


Lucien Gaudin Cocktail
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay gin o ½ ounce Campari o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Triple Sec 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: Named for Lucien Gaudin the famous French fencer, at least to the French. It's a pleasantly bitter Negroni-esque cocktail. . . .


Matrix Cocktail
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Campari o ¾ ounce sake o 1 dash Luxardo maraschino liqueur o ½ ounce Rose’s Sweetened Lime Juice o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o champagne Garnish o 1 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except champagne over ice. 2. Strain into a chilled flute. 3. Top with champagne. 4. Garnish with a cherry. Comments: The Campari, Maraschino, and Sake Champ


Mourning Dove Cocktail
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 bar spoon Campari o ½ ounce grapefruit juice o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce maple syrup Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lemon wheel. Remarks: Why a Mourning Dove cocktail? Well, first is the lovely color and the fact that it’s not too s


Nacho Cocktail
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Campari o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Hella Smoked Chili bitters or to taste o 1 bar spoon champagne vinegar Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Pour unstrained into an Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: This is not your basic tequila and lime cocktail. Though it's a bit complica


Negroni
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce Campari o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Rouge Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Express an orange peel over the drink and drop it in, skin side up, for garnish. Remarks: Traditionally a Negroni has equal amounts of its three ingredients. To us a little more gin, and a little less Campari


Negroni (Vodka)
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Campari o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Rouge Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Express orange peel over the drink and drop it in, skin side up, for garnish. Remarks: Traditionally a Negroni would have equal amounts of all the ingredients. But we think that less Campari and mo


Night and Day Cocktail
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Hennessy VS cognac o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o 1 splash of Campari o champagne Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients except champagne over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Top with champagne. Remarks: In a flute, a champagne cocktail. In a cocktail glass, a cocktail that has champagne in it. We could also see this in a glass with some ice and a garnish. Perhaps a job for ano


Old Pal
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Crown Royal Northern Harvest rye o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Campari Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: Yet another in the long line of Negroni inspired cocktails. The difference is often just the liquor that's used. Campari lovers may disagree, but we think a touch of fresh lem


Plum Tuckered
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o 1 ½ ounces Plum Gekkeikan wine o ½ ounce Campari Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Stir over cracked ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: We feature nearly forty cocktails made with Campari. It is safe to say that Campari is the defining element in all of them. It is here as well.


Qui to Freedom Cocktail
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Silver tequila* o ½ ounce Campari o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lime peel Method: 1. Pour Campari into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice and add to the prepared glass. 3. Garnish with lime peel as pictured. Remarks: This is another unique cocktail creat


Quill
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce Campari o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Rouge Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Swirl absinthe to coat the inside of an Old Fashioned glass and discard the excess. 2. Combine remaining cocktail ingredients over ice in the prepared glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: Take a Negroni, add an anise flavored liqueur and note the ch


Red Maple Sunset
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Campari o 1 ounce maple syrup o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o egg white Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Strain into a martini glass. 4. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: The ingredients may seem odd but, in combination, they are quite excellent. The maple syrup makes us think about breakfast. Campari and pancakes,
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