PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o 1 ½ ounces sake o ¼ ounce Amontillado...

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o ¾ ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 splash olive brine Garnish o olives Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a martini glass. 3. Garnish with an odd number of olives greater than one. Comments: Dirty- because of the olive brine. Blonde- because of the Lillet Blanc. Martini- because, well, it's a martini. We also tried it with Bombay Sapphire gin. That

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 2 ½ ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 splash olive...

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay gin o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 tablespoon Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o ½ ounce Triple Sec o 4 ounces fresh orange juice o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Garnish o orange slice Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange slice. Remarks: : Not a new cocktail. This recipe is in the Savoy Cocktail Book of 1930. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 ounce Amontillado sherry o ¼ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Swirl absinthe in chilled Old-Fashioned glass and discard excess. 2. Stir remaining cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Strain mixture into the prepared glass. 4. Serve either up or over a single large

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...

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 splash Chartreuse (green) Method: 1. Stir over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a martini or a cocktail glass. Comments: If martinis, shaken or stirred, leave you cold. If even the dirty ones don't get you there. Olives stuffed with blue cheese aren't enough to make you smile? Try this martini. It's a real gem. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o ¼ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ¾ ounce...

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces birch leaf infused Bombay gin* o ¾ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce green Chartreuse Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Express lemon peel over the cocktail and drop in for garnish. Remarks: Not only is the infused gin used in this cocktail delicious there are more uses for these tasty leaves. Tea, anyone? *Combine

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Hennessey VS cognac o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 egg yolk o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 star anise Garnish o 1 star anise Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again. 3. Double strain into a martini glass. 4. Garnish with star anise. Remarks: This cocktail is both subtle and unusual.

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ½ ounces Bombay gin o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Blanc Garnish o cocktail onions Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with an odd number of cocktail onions greater than one. Remarks: The Gibson has become a modern rarity and a code word for cocktail know-how. In the restaurants and bars where they are available, they are offered and enjoyed with t

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o ...

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay gin o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Lazzaroni maraschino liqueur o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon peel or 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 or lemon peel. Remarks: The classic Imperial Cocktail as mentioned in Daly’s Bartender’s Encyclopedia

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Lazzaroni maraschino liqueur Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: A healthy dash of maraschino makes this a smoother version of what would otherwise be a rather wet martini. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 splash of Lillet Blanc o 3 ounces Bombay Sapphire gin Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Fill a martini glass with ice, add Lillet and swirl to coat and chill the glass. 2. Add gin and ice to a mixing glass and stir to chill. 3. Discard ice and Lillet from the martini glass. 4. Strain the gin into the prepared glass. 5. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: The idea behind the In and Out Martini is to drin

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Grey Goose vodka o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o ¾ ounce grapefruit juice o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 slice of English cucumber o Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lemon wheel o cucumber ribbon o rosemary sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass.

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Swirl whiskey in a cocktail glass and discard the excess. 2. Stir vodka and Lillet over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: Okay, it's not a "martini" but it is an excellent cocktail none the less. A wee bit of the Irish does mak

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o ½ ounce Campari o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o...

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 1 teaspoon fresh ginger o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 teaspoon grenadine o 1 dash champagne vinegar Method: 1. Swirl absinthe to coat the inside of a cocktail glass and discard the excess. 2. Muddle ginger in cocktail shaker. 3. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill well. 4. Fine strain into the prepared glass. Comme

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 or 3 sage leaves o 2 ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Lavender Syrup (see Syrups etc.) o 2 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lavender sprig or sage leaf Method: 1. Muddle sage in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except soda and shake to chill well. 3. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 4. Top with sod

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 ounce fresh orange juice o 1 teaspoon Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o 1 half of an orange slice Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a rosemary sprig. Remarks: This is a pleasant alternative to wine with lunch. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 1 ounce Amontillado sherry o 1 ounce...

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ¾ ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ½ ounce Amontillado sherry o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 dash Angostura bitters o pinch of sea salt Garnish 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. Remarks: This cocktail is an enigma, not unlike the neighborhood it is

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. . . .