PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce dark Crème de Cacao o ½ ounce Kahlúa o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o 1 large scoop vanilla ice cream Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except ice cream over ice. 2. Strain into martini glass. 3. Top with ice cream. 4. Serve with a spoon and a smile. Remarks: Never thought of putting ice cream in your martini? Think again. . . .

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o ¼ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 dash Angostura bitters o 1 dash orange bitters Garnish o 1 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry wrapped in salami Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a martini glass. 3. Garnish with the salami wrapped cherry. Remarks: Yes, the salami wrapped cherry. . . .

PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o ¼ ounce Fernet~Branca o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o ¾ ounce Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira Garnish o grated black cardamom Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with grated black cardamom. Remarks: The Nail in the Coffin is from San Francisco’s Dirty Habit Bar. It uses Yamazaki 12-Year-Old

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o cinnamon o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o 1-2 ounces unfiltered apple cider Garnish o thin apple slice o cinnamon stick optional Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a martini glass and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of sugar and cinnamon to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Stir remaining cocktail ingr

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in martini glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: The Licor 43 makes you think dessert martini and it would be a delicious ending to a three martini lunch. . . .

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o ½ ounce blue Curaçao o 1 dash fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce cream Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon wheel. Remarks: There are many other creamy cocktails but few are as tasty, as smooth, as strong, or as turquoise. Enjoy. . . .

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o chocolate syrup o cocoa powder o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ½ ounces Godiva Chocolate liqueur o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o ½ ounce Goslings Black Seal 151proof rum o 1 ounce cream Garnish o whipped cream o cocoa powder Method: 1. Invert a martini glass into a shallow dish of chocolate syrup to moisten the rim of the glass. 2. Invert that into a dish of cocoa powder to coat the rim of the glass.

PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o finely ground pecans o Ghirardelli Sea Salt Caramel Sauce o 2 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Jim Beam Bonded bourbon o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o 1 ounce cream o 1 scoop Häagen-Dazs Bourbon Praline Pecan ice cream Method: Invert a martini glass into a shallow dish of caramel sauce to moisten the rim. Then invert it into a dish of ground pecans to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Blend remaining cocktai

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o Ghirardelli Chocolate Sauce o grated Graham cracker o 2 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Woodford Reserve bourbon o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o 1 ounce cream o 2 scoops Häagen-Dazs Bourbon Vanilla Bean Truffle ice cream Garnish o shaved chocolate Method: 1. Invert a martini glass into a shallow dish of chocolate sauce to moisten the rim of the glass. 2. Invert that into a dish of grated Graham crack

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce light Crème de Cacao o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o ¼ ounce strawberry jam o 2 ounces Lindemans Strawberry Lambic Method: 1. Drizzle chocolate syrup on the inside of a large cocktail glass. 2. Shake cocktail ingredients except lambic over ice. 3. Strain into the prepared glass. 4. Top with lambic. Remarks: You will taste the chocolate in this one. We used Ghirarde

PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o ½ ounce Pimm’s No.1 Cup o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o 1 ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o 2-3 drops Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters o 12 ounces Modelo Negra cerveza Garnish o mint leaves Method: 1. Shake all but cerveza over ice. 2. Pour into in an ice-filled Belgian beer glass. 3. Top with cerveza. 4. Garnish with mint leav

PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ¾ ounces Licor43, Cuarenta y Tres o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o Fever-Tree Premium Tonic Water Garnish o 3 thin cucumber slices Method: 1. Add Licor 43 and lemon to an ice-filled collins glass. 2. Top with tonic water. 3. Garnish with cucumber. Remarks: An easy-peasy lemon squeezy cocktail that will put you into a springtime frame of mind no matter the actual weather. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 4 half-inch pieces fresh pineapple cored and skinned o 2 ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o pineapple wedge Method: 1. Muddle pineapple in cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. 4. Garnish with pineapple. Remarks: Divorce is what happens when being told you are

PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ¼ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ¾ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o 2 teaspoons Lillet Rouge o 2 ounces fresh orange juice Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a chilled cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: This is a good combination of ingredients though we feel the proportions may need a bit of tweaking. Perhaps less o

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Crème de Mûre o 1 splash Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o champagne Garnish o blackberry Method: 1. Combine liqueurs in a champagne flute. 2. Top with champagne and lightly stir. 3. Garnish with a blackberry. Remarks: Why name a cocktail for Hell’s Kitchen? Well, because West 43rd St. isn't what it used to be. When you taste this champagne cocktail, you might say that champagne cocktails aren't what they use

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o lime zest o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o 1 ounce Key Lime Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o 1 ounce pineapple juice Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of martini glass and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of sugar and lime zest to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 3.

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Grey Goose vodka o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Lavender Syrup, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o lavender sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with lavender sprig. Remarks: This is a sweet and aromatic cocktail that also looks great. . . .

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o finely grated Graham cracker crumb o 1 ounce Finlandia vodka o 2 ounces Cointreau o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o 1 ½ ounces Lemon Squash, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o whipped cream o lemon twist Method: 1. Grate a Graham cracker to a fine crumb then moisten the rim of martini glass and invert it into a shallow dish of the cracker crumb to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredient

PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Crown Royal o 1 ounce Licor 43 o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry o orange twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve over ice in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist and a cherry. Remarks: Originally, this was a bourbon cocktail. We substituted rye for a cleaner taste. Either way this is one very good cocktail.

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1/3 ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1/3 ounce yellow Chartreuse o 1/3 ounce Cointreau o 1/3 ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o 1/3 ounce Luxardo Maraschino 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: Complicated, in an interesting way. You will want to sip this. Perfect for af

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Grey Goose vodka o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o ½ ounce maple syrup o 1 egg white o 1 ounce cream Garnish o bacon Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake to chill. 3. Fine strain and serve up in a martini glass. 4. Garnish with crispy bacon, extra thick, please. Remarks: Some people may not like the idea of having meat in their martinis. To them we

PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o ½ ounce Amontillado sherry o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Garnish o thin orange slice 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. Strain into the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with orange slice

PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 pieces fresh pineapple o ¾ ounce Hennessy VS cognac o 1 ½ ounces Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o 1 ½ ounces coconut milk o 1 ½ ounces cream o 1 dash fresh lemon juice o sugar to taste Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry o pineapple wedge Method: 1. Muddle pineapple in shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 4. Garnis

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o pumpkin pie spice o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o 1 tablespoon bourbon o 1 ½ ounces Pumpkin Spice Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o 1 ½ ounces cream Garnish o whipped cream o cinnamon stick Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a martini glass and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of sugar and spice. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Ser