PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o 1 ounce Aperol o ½ ounce St. Germain...

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 4 basil leaves o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce agave nectar o 2 ounces Bombay gin o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters or to taste o 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters or to taste Garnish o 1 basil sprig Method: 1. Muddle the first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. 4. Garnish with ba

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o ¾ ounce St. Germain liqueur o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 ounce blood orange juice o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer Garnish o blood orange slice and/or lemon thyme sprig Method: 1. Combine the cocktail ingredients except ginger beer in a collins glass. 2. Add ice and stir. 3. Top with ginger beer. 4. Garnish with blood orange slice and/or sprig of lemon thyme. Remark

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Drambuie o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters o champagne Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Combine first three ingredients in a champagne flute. 2. Top with champagne. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: Prince Charles Edward Stuart is famous in songs, poems, and cocktails. Of the many, we offer two. The Bonnie Prince and the Bubbly Prince Charlie. Both are worth a try. .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ¾ ounce St. Germain o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o 2 ounces Lindemans Strawberry lambic Garnish o 1 strawberry halved Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except lambic over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Top with lambic. 4. Garnish with ½ strawberry. Remarks: Yet another tasty example of a lambic cocktail. .

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:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces St. Germain liqueur o 3 ounces champagne o 1 ounce Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Combine spirits in a champagne flute. 2. Add soda and stir lightly. 3. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: A very pleasant cocktail with a flavor most don't associate with champagne cocktails. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 fresh mint sprig o 3 slices fresh ginger o 1 ½ ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce agave nectar o Splash of Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o 1 fresh mint sprig Method: 1. Muddle the leaves from a sprig of mint and the ginger in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except the soda and shake. 3. Strain into

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Grey Goose vodka o 1 ounce St. Germain liqueur o ½ ounce Lime Cordial, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o lime peel Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lime peel. Remarks: The name Gimlet suggests gin or vodka. We would also like to suggest the same. Try both. . . .

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:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Grey Goose vodka o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 ounce Pear Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice Garnish o pear slices Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with a pear slices. Comments: It is way too easy to drink too many of these. The spirits seem to just disappear into the fruity sweetness of it all. .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Chivas Regal scotch o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer o 1 dash Angostura bitters Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Combine cocktail ingredients in an ice-filled double Old Fashioned glass and stir gently. 2. Garnish with lime wedge. Remarks: This is a little more complex than it’s Russian counterpart and feels more like a cocktail and l

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 lime wedges o 1 teaspoon grated ginger o 3 dashes Angostura bitters o 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ¾ ounce Ilegal mezcal o ¾ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 ½ ounces blood orange juice Garnish o blood orange peel o 2 dashes of Angostura bitters Method: 1. Muddle lime, ginger and bitters in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake. 3. Fine strain into a martini glas

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 2 ounces Grey Goose vodka o 1 ½ ounces Crème de Mûre o ¾ ounce St. Germain...

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Chivas Regal scotch o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur Garnish o 1 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: The substitution of St. Germain for the Lillet Blanc found in the Affinity Cocktail makes this a different drink. One that is very floral and very F

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 ounce Sauvignon Blanc or your favorite white wine Garnish o lime twist Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with lime twist. Remarks: St. Germain provides the body and warmth which makes this a unique martini. So, picture a lazy afternoon in Paris. Now, picture yourself holding a drink. Get the picture? . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Grey Goose vodka o 2 ounces Lillet Rosé o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini or cocktail glass. 3. Express lemon peel over glass and discard. Remarks: This is a light and enjoyable cocktail. Grey Goose and St. Germain go well together, and th

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. The stuffing is optional. Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a martini glass. 3. Squeeze a lemon wedge over the drink and discard. 4. Garnish with a lychee nut or a cherry s

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o salt o sugar o 2 ounces Monte Alban mezcal o 2 teaspoons St. Germain o 3 tablespoons lemon juice o 1 tablespoon Thyme Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o lemon wheel o thyme sprig Method: 1. Moisten the rim of martini glass with lemon and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of sugar and salt to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice to chill. 3. Serve up

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Grey Goose vodka o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 ½ ounces cranberry juice o ½ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o cranberries o mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with cranberries and mint. Remarks: At certain times each year you may have cranberries on hand. Take full advantage of those moments.

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Jim Beam Bonded bourbon o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 dash Angostura bitters Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in an Old Fashioned glass. 2. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: This is a little like an “imperfect” manhattan but brighter and more accessible. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay gin o 1 ounce Monte Alban mezcal o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 ounce pineapple juice o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 dash Angostura bitters o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except bitters over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Top with bitters. Remarks: This drink is named for the 1990 documentary by Jennie Livingston of the “Golden A

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o salt o cayenne o chili powder o ½ ounce 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Monte Alban mezcal o 1 ounce St. Germain liqueur o ¾ ounce grapefruit juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of an Old Fashioned glass and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of salt, cayenne, and chili powder to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredient