PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce grenadine o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish: o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir gently over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: A refreshing cocktail that's easy to drink. Madeira and gin are pleasant in combination. But we think the lemon and grenadine define the drink. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 tablespoon cloves o 1 cinnamon stick o ½ ounce Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o 1 ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur o ½ ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira Method: 1. Pile spices on a shallow dish. 2. Torch the spices and cover with a cocktail glass to capture the smoke. 3. Stir remaining cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 4. Strain into the prepared glass. 5. Drink it quickly so

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-Old 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-

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 1 cup apple cider o 2 cinnamon sticks broken o 3 ounces Hennessey VS cognac o 2 ounces Lazzaroni amaretto o 2 ounces Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o 2 ounces orgeat syrup o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o 2 dried apple slices Method: 1. Moisten the rim of two large cocktail glasses and invert each into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rims. 2. Combine cinnamon and cider in

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ¾ ounce Kahlúa o ¾ ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o 1 splash agave nectar o ¾ ounce coconut milk o ¾ ounce cream Garnish o grated chocolate Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with grated chocolate or cocoa powder. Remarks: This cocktail is a little hard to classify. With the cream and Kahlúa, it’s

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ½ ounces Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Twist orange peel over the cocktail and drop it in as a garnish. Remarks: A die-hard manhattan fan may want to reduce the Madeira to the amount of sweet vermouth t

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 pieces of pineapple o 1 ounce Mount Gay XO rum o 1 ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Cinnamon Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 pinch sea salt Garnish o cinnamon stick o pineapple leaf Method: 1. Lightly muddle pineapple in a cocktail shaker. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice to chill. 3. Strain into an ice-filled cocktail glass. 4. Garnish

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ½ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o 3 drops Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a chilled cocktail glass. 3. Express orange peel over the drink and discard. Remarks: Martini purists relax. Have a seat. Try one of these. Not bad, right? Let

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o 1 ounce Luxardo maraschino liqueur Garnish o 2 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherries Method: 1. Stir to combine cocktail ingredients in a cocktail glass. 2. Garnish with cherries. Remarks: This recipe was found in Old Waldorf Bar Days by Albert Stevens published in 1931. It is another cocktail from New Orleans. Thank you, NOLA.

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Armenian Soul 10-Year-Old cognac o ¾ ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce maple syrup o 1 dash Angostura bitters Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: It’s the maple syrup that takes centerstage here, the bitters and citrus notwithstanding. We don't think that is a bad thin g at all. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o ¾ ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce Manzanilla sherry o ½ ounce Luxardo maraschino o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Although this cocktail definitely tastes of Madeira and sherry, it is sufficiently fortified to never be confused with an afterno

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o 3 dashes Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o 1 ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce Tillen Farms Bada Bing Cherry juice o 1 dash Woodford Reserve cherry bitters or to taste o 1 egg white Garnish o grated nutmeg o Tillen Farms Bada Bing cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. F

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Finlandia vodka o 1 ½ ounces Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o 3 ounces apple cider o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce fresh orange juice o 2 teaspoons apricot jam Garnish o thyme sprig Method: 1. Combine all but jam in a saucepan and heat until warm but do not boil. 2. Remove from heat, add jam and stir to dissolve. 3. Strain into a glass mug. 4. Garnish with thyme sprig. Remarks: T

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Tonic Water Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Combine in an ice-filled collins glass. 2. Stir lightly. 3. Garnish a lemon peel. Remarks: The bitterness of the tonic plays well with the sweetness of the Madeira resulting in a tall cool cocktail that is very good alone or with food. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 x 2 inch orange peels o 1 x 2 inch lemon peel o 5 blackberries o ½ Mount Gay XO rum o 2 ½ ounces Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o 1 teaspoon Demerara Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o 5 blackberries o pineapple wedge Method: 1. Fill a collins glass or Julep cup with crushed ice. 2. Muddle citrus peels and berries in a shaker. 3. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients. 4. Shake to chill.

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. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o 1 ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o 1 egg yoke Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. Remarks: The Montezuma is a rich and tasty cocktail. It would be good after dinner and could also be a pleasant holiday 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. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o 4 ounces Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o 1 teaspoon sugar o 1 tablespoon cocoa powder o 12 ounces Modelo Negra Cerveza Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except the cerveza over ice. 2. Serve up in Highball glasses. 3. Top each with cerveza. 4. Garnish each with lemon peel. Remarks: If you like chocolate egg cream, you will love this. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2-3 ripe raspberries or 1 teaspoon raspberry jam o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o 3 drops Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters or to taste o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Method: 1. Lightly muddle berries or preserves in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Fine strain and serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Muddling be

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ½ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o champagne Garnish o pineapple wedge o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients except champagne over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Top with champagne. 4. Garnish with pineapple and cherry. Remarks: This is similar to t

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o ¾ ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Garnish o orange peel flamed Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: We knew the rating for this from the first sip. And, we didn’t even set the garnish on fire.

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o 1 ounce Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 egg Garnish o freshly grated nutmeg Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. 4. Garnish with nutmeg. Remarks: This is a richly satisfying scotch cocktail. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Blandy's 5-Year-Old Malmsey Madeira o ½ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o freshly grated nutmeg Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with grated nutmeg. Remarks: A simple drink that dates back to Thos. Jefferson who liked to drink Madeira with his Sangaree (lemonade). Or, maybe it was the other way around. . . .