PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o 1 dash Hella orange bitters or to taste o 2 ounces fresh orange juice Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: Alternative recipe: Combine equal parts of Herbicide 2,4,5-T and Herbicide 2,4-D. Mix well. Spray on friends and

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Lazzaroni amaretto o 1 ½ ounces Grand Marnier o 1 ½ ounces Southern Comfort Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in cocktail glass labeled “Drink Me” . 3. Garnish with a cherry. Remarks: "Alice ventured to taste it; and finding it very nice (it had, in fact, a sort of mixed flavor of cherry tart, custard, pineapple,

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Hennessy VS cognac o 1 ounce Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 1 ounce Grand Marnier liqueur 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 the early 1920’s at the Berkley Hotel in London. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o 1 ounce blood orange juice o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters o 1 dash Hella Smoked Chili bitters Garnish o blood orange peel flamed Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve over a single large ice cube in an Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: You can give the wo

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Armenian Soul 10-Year-Old cognac o ¾ ounce Grand Marnier o ¼ ounce Lillet Blanc o ¾ ounce Riesling or white wine of your choice Garnish o orange twist flamed Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: A full-bodied cocktail. Some assembly is required, but that shouldn't stand in your way. . . .

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:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o ¾ ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 teaspoon Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: This is a location that deserves to have a cocktail named for it. . . .

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 ½ ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Blanc o 1 splash Grand Marnier o 1 dash of grenadine 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: Perhaps named for Presidente Gerardo Machado who guided Cuba through the Prohibition era. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Grey Goose vodka o 1 ounce Chambord o 1 ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon twist o raspberry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a chilled martini glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon peel and raspberry. Remarks: A martini that's perfect for your poolside enjoyment. Remember to wait a full 20 minutes before diving in to your next round or at lea

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o 1 ounce freshly squeezed orange juice o champagne Garnish o strawberry Method: 1. Combine in a champagne flute. 2. Garnish with a strawberry. Remarks: An excellent breakfast drink. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o salt o grated lime zest o chili powder to taste o 2 ounces Clase Azul Reposado tequila o ½ ounce Drambuie o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o agave nectar to taste Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Moisten the rim of an Old Fashioned glass and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of salt, lime zest, and chili powder to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktai

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce sake o 1 ounce Grand Marnier liqueur o champagne Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Combine sake and Grand Marnier in a champagne flute. 2. Top with champagne. 3. Garnish with an orange peel cut into the shape of a Japanese goldfish. Remarks: It is very easy to drink too many of these. Just kidding about the goldfish garnish thing. But... . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 1 ounce Mount Gay XO rum o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o ¼ ounce orgeat syrup o ¼ ounce agave syrup Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a collins glass. 3. Garnish with mint sprig. Remarks: Beachcomber Don and Trader Vic both take credit for the Mai Tai cocktail. We would too if we weren't so late to t

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o salt o 1 ounce 1800 Añejo tequila o 1 ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o 1 ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce grenadine o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a martini glass and invert it into a shallow dish of salt to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: I

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o 1 dash Angostura bitters o 1 teaspoon Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 2 ounces champagne Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Swirl absinthe in an Old Fashioned glass to coat the glass and discard the excess. 2. Add ice to the glass and set it aside. 3. Stir remaining cocktail ingredients except champagne over i

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

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Goslings Black Seal rum (151 proof) o 1 ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o 1 ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce maple syrup o 1 dash Angostura bitters o ½ ounce Lemon Rosemary Shrub (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash apple cider vinegar Garnish o lemon twist o rosemary sprig Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with r

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:  8.0 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o 3 ounces cranberry juice o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o 2 splashes of Grand Marnier Garnish o lime peels Method: 1. Shake tequila and juices over ice. 2. Serve up in stemmed glasses. 3. Add splash of grand Marnier to each. 4. Garnish each with lime peel. Remarks: Perfect drink for those who prefer to not be passionate solitario. Adjust the tequila and cranberry

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters o 2 ounces blood orange juice Garnish o ½ blood orange wheel o 1 green olive Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail or over ice in an Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with orange wheel and olive. Remarks: Same old Manhattan got you down? This just might be the

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail    o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce Star Anise Spiced Pear Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ½ ounce Autumn Spiced Pear Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ¼ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 ounce Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o cinnamon stick Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Serve up in cocktail glass. 3. Top with soda. 4. Garnish with

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Hennessy VS cognac o 1 ½ ounces Grand Marnier Method: 1. Pour into a brandy snifter. 2. Enjoy. Remarks: Beautiful in its simplicity and it's authenticity. It would be as beautiful after dinner, as after skiing. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 1¼ ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o 1¼ ounces Amontillado sherry o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o Tillen Farm's Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with cherry. Remarks: A dry and pleasant cocktail. It is easy to imagine whiling away an afternoon with a go