PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 4 blackberries o 1 coin-sized piece of fresh ginger o 1 ½ ounces Crown Royal o ½ ounce Crème de Mûre o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 ounce Earl Grey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o mint leaf o lemon wheel Method: 1. Muddle blackberries and ginger in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients. 3. Shake until very cold. 4. Fine strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 5. Garnish with mint lea

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o 1 ounce Lazzaroni amaretto o 3 ounces Turkey Hill lemonade Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve over ice in a collins glass. 3. Garnish with lemon wheel. Remarks: Yet another baseball themed cocktail to go with the Opening Day and Bronx cocktails. There's a lemonade recipe in Syrups etc. if you'd like to take

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Heaven's Door Straight Rye whiskey o ¾ ounce Lillet Blanc o ¾ ounce pineapple juice Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: A cocktail named for the famous New York City hotel which was established in 1902 as a “Dry” hotel. Oddly, with Prohibition it's slogan became: “When they go dry, we go wet!” I guess the Algonquin came

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:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ¼ ounce green Chartreuse o ¼ ounce Luxardo maraschino o 1 dash Angostura bitters Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: This is based on the Armistice Cocktail which was created by Erik Hakkinen of the Zig Zag Café in Seattle, WA. We think you should enjoy one of these and give

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Crown Royal o ½ ounce Drambuie o 1 teaspoon Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur Garnish o   lemon peel Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a suitably bent lemon peel. Remarks: Some people like their nails a little rusty. This cocktail is for those who like their rusty nails a little kinky. . . .

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:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ½ ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ¼ ounce green Chartreuse o 1 dash Hella Citrus bitters or to taste Garnish         o lemon twist Method: 1. Swirl absinthe in a cocktail glass and discard the excess. 2. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: This is a Sazerac o

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ¾ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Hella Aromatic bitters or to taste o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry o orange wedge Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled double Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garni

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Crown Royal o ¾ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ¾ ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 dash Pernod Absinthe Supérieure 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 a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: Once the house cocktail for the Restaurant de la Louisiane. The mix of whiskey, sweet vermouth, and

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Crown Royal o ½ ounce St. Germain o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 dash Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Hella Citrus bitters Garnish o lemon wedge Method: 1. Fill an Old Fashioned glass with crushed ice. 2. Add cocktail ingredients in order. 3. Add more ice as necessary. 4. Garnish with lemon wedge. Remarks: If you don’t think of rye cocktails when you are out in the summer sun, think

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Crown Royal o 1 ounce Drambuie Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: And why shouldn’t Canada have its own Rusty Nail, eh? . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o 1 ounce Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a double Old Fashioned glass over one large ice cube. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: The oversized ice cube allows you the time to enjoy the flavor without too m

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ½ ounce Campari o ¼ ounce dark Crème de Cacao o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste 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 an orange twist. Remarks: Usually, a cocktail with Campari is all about Campari. But this is not your usual Campari cocktail. . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Rouge o 1 dash Lazzaroni maraschino o 1 dash Fernet~Branca o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters 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 an orange twist if using. Remarks: The saying, you can never go home again, definitely applies to Brooklyn

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ orange slice o 1 ounce Crown Royal o 1 ½ ounces Amontillado sherry o ¼ ounce Demerara Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Method: 1. Muddle orange slice in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: You wanted a sherry cocktail? You got it. It tastes like sherry, some of the best sherry ever. You can of course use any rye. Somehow we

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ½ ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ½ ounce Aperol o ¾ ounce Lillet Rouge Garnish o 2 Tillen Farms Bada Bing cherries Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with cherries. Remarks: This was our surprise of the day. It is tasty enough to be a classic and the Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey at 46 ABV makes it exhil

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Crown Royal o 1 ounce Licor 43 (Cuarenta Y Tres) 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

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o 1 ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 dash Angostura bitters o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Garnish o orange peel o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with cherry and orange peel. Remarks: The original recipe did

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge o ½ ounce Fernet~Branca o 1 dash Hella Aromatic bitters or to taste Garnish o Tillen Farms Bada Bing 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: We found the original recipe to be bitter. We increased both the rye and Lillet for better balance.

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ounces Crown Royal o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 teaspoon Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur 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. Serve up in the prepared glass. Remarks: This is similar to the Remember the Maine cocktail. Notably the bitters have been omitted. We

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ½ ounce Crème de Cassis o ½ ounce Pimm’s No.1 Cup o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: We thoroughly enjoyed this cocktail. We think the Heaven’s Door seals the deal. Besides, if the French Riviera is your idea of heaven, what could be more appropriate? . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Crown Royal o ¾ ounce Pimm’s No.1 Cup o ¾ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 4 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer Garnish o cucumber slice Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a collins glass. 3. Top with ginger beer. 4. Garnish with cucumber slice. Remarks: We have quite a few Pimm’s No.1 Cup cocktails several of which are mixe

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Crown Royal Northern Harvest rye o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Campari Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: Yet another in the long line of Negroni inspired cocktails. The difference is often just the liquor that's used. Campari lovers may disagree, but we think a touch of fresh lem