PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ½ ounces Grey Goose vodka o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ¼ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 ounce Lychee Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 lemon wedge Garnish o 1 lychee stuffed with a cherry (stuffing optional) Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a chilled martini glass. 3. Lightly squeeze a lemon wedge over the drink and discard. 4. Garnish with a lychee nut or a

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Jim Beam Bonded bourbon o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o 1-2 dashes Angostura bitters or o 1 dash each of Peychaud’s and Hella Orange bitters Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass or over ice in an Old-Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with an orange peel. Remarks: Perfection is worth striving for. So if at

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Pimm’s No.1 Cup o ¼ ounce Cointreau Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: This is a satisfyingly strong cocktail with a unique taste. For those who think a martini must have gin and vermouth, we’ve got you covered, and then some. .

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...

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 1 dash The Cocktail Experiment Lavender Bitters Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: Q: What do you get when you mix absinthe, gin, Lillet, and lavender? A: One really good 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 ...

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ¼ ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ¾ ounce Lillet Blanc Garnish o 1 Spanish olive with the pimento removed Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in martini glass. 3. Garnish with olive. Remarks: A classy couple and a classic cocktail. A satisfying martini though it may be considered a little wet. We do not know who felt the pimento had to go. Was it Nick? Was it Nora? We must i

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Crown Royal Northern Harvest rye o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Campari...

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: A new study has found that consuming seven drinks a week can boost your libido, extend your life expectancy, decrease dementia, the risk of diabetes, and even prevent

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o ¼ ounce Amontillado sherry o ¼ ounce...

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Manzanilla sherry o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Luxardo maraschino liqueur o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Run the lemon twist around the rim of the glass skin side down and drop it into the drink for garnish. Comments: The dominant taste here is the sherry. Th

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ¼ ounce Bombay gin o ¼ ounce Lillet Blanc o 2 dashes Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o ¼ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¼ ounce fresh orange juice o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 egg white Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Double strain into a martini glass. 4. Garni

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch o ½ ounce Campari o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o...

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o 3 ounces Lillet Blanc Garnish o lemon peel and/or olives Method: 1. Stir over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with olives and/or lemon peel. Remarks: If the Vesper is the Fred Astaire of cocktails, this is the Ginger Rogers. She dances every bit as well as Fred but in high heels and, well, in reverse. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Crown Royal o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ...

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 3 ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: Okay. It is the bitters. Shhh! . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ¾ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ½ ounce...

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ½ ounces Bombay gin or Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Angostura bitters Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: We’ve heard that the plus side of shaking has to do with the liberating of anti-oxidants (?). We say, if you want a cloudy martini shake it. If you don't want clouds in your c

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce blue Curaçao Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Express lemon peel over the drink and drop it in for garnish. Remarks: This has the ingredients of the Vesper cocktail but in different quantities. It doesn’t demand your attention

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ¾ ounce Lillet Blanc o ¾ ounce...

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o ¼ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ¼ ounce...

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay gin o 2 ounces Lillet Blanc o ¾ ounce grapefruit juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o champagne Garnish o edible flower petals Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except champagne over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Top with champagne 4. Garnish with flower petals. Remarks: Aptly named as the flower petals evoke the arrival of spring. This is an excellent

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ¾ ounce Lillet Rosé o ¼ ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Hella Citrus bitters Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a chilled martini glass. 3. Express lemon twist over the glass and drop it in as a garnish. Remarks: Okay, it’s got sweet vermouth and bitters, but it's still called a martini? A different kind of

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ararat 5 Star VS Armenian brandy o 1 ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: This comes with the jolt that a good revival needs. Similar to the Corpse Reviver #1, this one is made with Lillet Blanc not rouge. Thankfully, there's more than one way to revive a corpse. . . .