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Bent Nail Cocktail
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Crown Royal o ½ ounce Drambuie o 1 teaspoon Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a suitably bent lemon peel. Remarks: Some people like their nails a little rusty. This cocktail is for those who like their rusty nails a little kinky. . . .


Black Forest Cocktail
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o 1 ½ ounces Godiva Chocolate liqueur o ½ ounce Lazzaroni maraschino o ½ ounce Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry juice o ½ ounce cream Garnish o whipped cream o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with whipped cream and cherry. Remarks: I


Black Monday Cocktail
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Goslings Black Seal rum (151 Proof) o ½ ounce Sambuca Romano o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: The kind of drink you’d want to have several of if you were long that infamous morning. . . .


Blood and Sand
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Black scotch o ¾ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ¾ ounce Lillet Rouge o ¾ ounce fresh orange juice Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: You may have noticed that when recipes call for cherry brandy we will often substitute Schladerer Edel-Kirsch. That's because we appreciate its


Charleston Cocktail
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ¼ ounce Cointreau o ¼ ounce Lillet Blanc o ¼ ounce Lillet Rouge o ¼ ounce Luxardo maraschino o ¼ ounce Schladerer Edel- Kirsch liqueur 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: There’s a whole lotta shakin’ going on. Not literally, you actually stir it,


Cherry Blossom Cocktail
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. . . .


Cherry Old Fashioned Cocktail
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ¾ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Hella Aromatic bitters or to taste o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry o orange wedge Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled double Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garni


Choir Master Cocktail
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ½ ounces Amontillado sherry o ¾ ounce yellow Chartreuse o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch o 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters Method: 1. Swirl absinthe to coat the inside of a cocktail glass and discard the excess. 2. Stir remaining cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. Remarks: Derived from a 1903 recipe for the Glee Club cockta


Commerce Street Cocktail
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Grey Goose vodka o ¾ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel- Kirsch liqueur o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 2 dashes Woodford Reserve Cherry bitters or to taste Garnish o 2 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherries Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with cherries. Remarks: We intended this


Desert Fire Cocktail
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ¼ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o ¾ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch o ¾ ounce Lillet Rouge o ¾ ounce fresh orange juice o 1 dash Hella Smoked Chili bitters or to taste o 1 bar spoon Ilegal mezcal Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except mezcal over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled double Old Fashioned glass. 3. Float mezcal on top. 4. Garnish with a


Hedgerow Royale
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ¾ ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o 2 ounces champagne Garnish o rosemary sprig Method: 1. Pour champagne into a cocktail glass. 2. Lightly bruise rosemary and add to the wine. 3. Slowly add sloe gin and Edel-Kirsch so that they sink to the bottom of the glass. Remarks: This is a cocktail in a class by itself. Edel-Kirsch and sloe gin combine to form a unique fruit flavor tha


Matterhorn Martini
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Grey Goose vodka o ¾ ounce Lillet Blanc o ¾ ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch o 1 dash champagne vinegar Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a martini glass. Remarks: The primary flavor here is Madeira. But not the Madeira you remember. More like some Madeira that has spent the past year at the gym. . . .


McKinley’s Delight
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ounces Crown Royal o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 teaspoon Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur 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: This is similar to the Remember the Maine cocktail. Notably the bitters have been omitted. We


Mistletoe Martini
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 1 ½ ounces Grey Goose vodka o ¾ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o 2-3 raspberries impaled on a rosemary sprig Method: 1. Moisten the rim a martini glass and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice to chill. 3. Strain into the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with raspberries and rosemar


Old Country Cocktail
PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Finlandia Vodka o 1 ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o 1 ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch Garnish o orange twist, optional Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist if using. Remarks: Madeira, Edel-Kirsch, and a generous amount of vodka make a uniquely satisfying cocktail. . . .


Redrum Cocktail
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Goslings Black Seal rum (151 proof) o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ½ ounce Campari o ¼ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o ¼ teaspoon lime zest grated Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: It's definitely the right color, and the first sip is a little scary with the 151 and Campari. But there are no movie r


Remember the Maine
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ¾ ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 splash of Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters o 1 dash of Pernod Absinthe Supérieure 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 created in the 30’s to commemorate the sinking of


Rusty Compass
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch o ¾ ounce Drambuie o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur 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: Similar to the classic Rusty Nail but it's a cocktail in its own right, and a tasty one at that. . . .


Singapore Sling Cocktail
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ¾ ounce fresh lemon or lime juice o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste o 2 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Top with club soda. Remarks: The only t


Singapore Sling Cocktail #2
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ¼ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ¼ ounce fresh lime juice o 2 ounces pineapple juice o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste o 2 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry o pineapple wedge Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass


Smashed Berry Tequila Cocktail
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 4 blueberries o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ½ ounce Luxardo maraschino o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 tablespoon Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry juice Garnish o blueberries o mint sprig Method: 1. Muddle berries in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add cracked ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Pour all into in a double Old Fashioned


Ulysses Cocktail
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Hennessey VS cognac o 1 ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: This is mentioned in 1927’s “Barflies and Cocktails” by Harry and Wynn. We did substitute Schladerer Edel- Kirsch for the original Cherry Heering. It’s what we do. . . .


Venetian Sunset Cocktail
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch o ½ ounce Amontillado sherry Garnish o pineapple wedge 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 and a pineapple wedge. Remarks: This cocktail may have the most interesting ingredients of any we feature. Like a tri


Vie En Rose
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay gin o 1 ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ½ ounce grenadine o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o rose petals Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a chilled champagne flute. 3. Garnish with rose petals. Remarks: As we’re sure you’ve noticed if a recipe calls for a cherry brandy or Cherry Herring we will substitute Edel-Kirsch. We do this for it's authentic che
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