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A Long, Slow, Comfortable, Screw, Up Against a Wall
PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Galliano o ½ ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o ½ ounce Southern Comfort o 3 ounces orange juice Garnish o orange wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except Galliano over ice. 2. Strain into ice-filled collins glass. 3. Float the Galliano on top of the drink. 4. Garnish with orange wheel. Remarks: This should serve as the model for the naming of cocktails: Long - because


Alabama Slammer
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Finlandia vodka o ¾ ounce Lazzaroni amaretto o ¾ ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o ¾ ounce Southern Comfort o 2 ounces fresh orange juice Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry o orange wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a collins glass. 3. Garnish with orange wheel and cherry. Remarks: A classic for good reason. It’s pleasant though a little sweet. None of it


Cara Mia Cocktail
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Sambuca Romano o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o splash of fresh lemon juice 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: This cocktail is sweet and exotic. If it only spoke French, Gomez wou


Cranberry and Sloe Gin Martini
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay gin o ½ ounce Plymouth Sloe gin o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 tablespoon cranberry sauce Garnish o lemon twist o whole cranberries Method: 1. Shake vigorously over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist and cranberries. Remarks: Given you’re most likely to have all the necessaries on or around Thanksgiving Day, this should become a staple of your holiday cel


Hedgerow Royale
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ¾ ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o 2 ounces champagne Garnish o rosemary sprig Method: 1. Pour champagne into a cocktail glass. 2. Lightly bruise rosemary and add to the wine. 3. Slowly add sloe gin and Edel-Kirsch so that they sink to the bottom of the glass. Remarks: This is a cocktail in a class by itself. Edel-Kirsch and sloe gin combine to form a unique fruit flavor tha


Let’s Take It Nice and Slow
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ¾ ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 dash Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 5 mint leaves smacked* Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a mint sprig. Remarks: *Stack the mint leaves and fold them into a package. Place the package in the palm of your hand and smack


Savage Thorn Cocktail
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce agave nectar Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lime wheel. Remarks: This is a sweet and tasty well-balanced cocktail. . . .


Sloe Gin and Elderflower Collins
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 ½ ounces Plymouth Sloe Gin o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Top with soda and stir gently. 4. Garnish with a lemon wheel. Remarks: This is a hard one to define. It


Sloe Gin Fizz
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o 1 ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 teaspoon Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 3-4 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Strain into ice-filled collins glass and add soda. 3. Garnish with lemon wheel. Remarks: This is a classic cocktail. The recipe dates back to the


Sloe Gin Fizz Royale
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o egg white o champagne Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except champagne without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. 4. Top with champagne. Remarks: This is a Sloe Gin Fizz that gets its sparkle from champagne not club soda. Need we say more? . .


Sloe Gin Negroni
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Bombay gin o ½ ounce Campari o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o ½ ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 2. Stir gently to chill. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: Looks like a classic Negroni. Has many of the ingredients of the classic Negroni. But the bitterness of a classic Negroni is muted by the sloe gin.


Summer Slowdown
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Hennessy VS cognac o ¾ ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o ¾ ounce fresh Meyer lemon juice o 1 dash Peychaud's bitters o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: The taste of this is different, but it does grow on you. So, get comfortable.


The Black Hawk Cocktail
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin Garnish o 1 Tillen Farms Bada Bing cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass or an Old Fashioned glass over one large ice cube. 3. Garnish with the cherry. Remarks: A one-dimensional cocktail, It's all about the sloe gin. While the bourbon tries to assert itself, it’s really a backup dan


The Blackthorn Cocktail
PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Plymouth Sloe Gin o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 dash Angostura 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: At first this might taste a bit unusual. But hang in there. . . .


The Modern Cocktail
PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o 1 ½ ounces Plymouth Sloe Gin o 1 dash of Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters o 2 teaspoons Lemon Squash (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Combine ice and cocktail ingredients in a shaker and shake. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 4. Garnish with a cherry. Remarks: We initially thought thi


The Pink Flamingo
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ½ ounces Cointreau o 1 dash Plymouth Sloe Gin o 3 ounces fresh orange juice Garnish o orange peel o strawberry slices Method: 1. Pour spirits into an ice-filled collins glass. 2. Add orange juice and stir to combine. 3. Garnish with orange peel and strawberry slices. Remarks: This is a tasty way to overdose on Vitamin “C” and it's a great brunch or breakfast drink. One


The Slow Comfortable French Kiss Under the Mistletoe Cocktail
PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce Chambord o ½ ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o ½ ounce Southern Comfort o 1 bar spoon Campari o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o raspberries Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with raspberries. Remarks: This is proof positive that a Slow Comfortable French Kiss is good anytime. No need to wait for mistletoe


Trust Me Cocktail
PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Amontillado sherry o 1 ½ ounces Plymouth Sloe Gin o 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice o 2 tablespoons sugar o Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients except soda over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. 3. Top with soda. 4. Garnish with a lemon peel. Remarks: As in trust me, you are going to enjoy this ‘Adults
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