PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o 4 ounces fresh orange juice o 1 ounce Galliano Garnish o ½ orange wheel Method: 1. Add tequila to an ice-filled collins glass. 2. Add orange juice leaving room for the Galliano. 3. Top the drink by floating Galliano over a bar spoon. 4. Garnish with ½ orange wheel. Remarks: Tequila and orange juice, now there’s a familiar combination. While this isn't as pretty as a su

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 6 mint leaves o 2 ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o 1 ½ ounces grapefruit juice o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o 1 ounce Ginger Honey Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Lightly muddle mint leaves in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake. 3. Pour entire contents into a highball glass. 4. Garnish with mint sprig. Remarks: Grapefruit and tequila go

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 4 half-inch pieces fresh pineapple cored and skinned o 2 ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta Y Tres o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o pineapple wedge Method: 1. Muddle pineapple in cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. 4. Garnish with pineapple. Remarks: Divorce is what happens when being told you are

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce agave nectar o ¾ ounce Lillet Rosé Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except Lillet over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Top by pouring the Lillet over the back of a bar spoon. Remarks: A very pretty drink if you float the Lillet on top. Floating the Lillet isn’t just for looks as the taste of the drink chang

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o 1 splash Campari o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ¾ ounce agave nectar o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lime wedge. Remarks: Warning: The “High Plains Drifter” has been known to become habit forming. While you might be tempted to salt the rim of the g

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o salt o grated lime zest o chili powder to taste o 2 ounces Clase Azul Reposado tequila o ½ ounce Drambuie o ½ ounce Grand Marnier o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o agave nectar to taste Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Moisten the rim of an Old Fashioned glass and invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of salt, lime zest, and chili powder to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktai

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o ¾ ounce1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Lillet Rosé o 1 ounce watermelon juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 dash grenadine o 6 mint leaves o champagne Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except champagne over ice until they are very cold. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Top with champagne. 4. Garnish with a mint sprig. Remarks: Let the liquor linger long upon your li

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o ¾ ounce 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Chambord o ¾ ounce Tia Maria o grenadine to taste o 1 ½ ounces cream Garnish o rose petals Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with rose petals. Remarks: This cocktail goes down much too easy to be ignored. Try it. You’ll see what we mean. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 ounce 1800 Reposado tequila o 1 ounce Fernet~Branca o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 3 ½ ounces Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except ginger beer over ice. 2. Strain into an ice filled collins glass. 3. Top with ginger beer. 4. Garnish with a lime wheel. Remarks: We feature many cocktails that involve ginger beer so we have tested quite a fe

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 2 ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o 1 ½ ounces Manzanilla sherry o ¾ ounce Pear Syrup, see: Syrups etc. 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 lemon twist. Remarks: This pairing of tequila and sherry has a strong presence that is only slightly moderated by the syrup and lemon. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o ½ ounce Campari o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 dash Angostura bitters Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Express orange peel over the cocktail and drop it in for a garnish. Remarks: The Campari and the lemon add some unexpected st

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 jalapeño pepper slice o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ¾ ounce Cointreau o 1 dash of blue Curaçao o 1 ounce agave nectar o 1 ½ ounces fresh lime juice o 1-2 dashes of The Cocktail Experiment Lavender bitters Garnish o lavender sprigs Method: 1. Lightly muddle jalapeño in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except bitters and shake to chill. 3. Strain into an ice

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Bombay gin o ½ ounce Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ½ ounce 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Triple Sec o 2 ounces cranberry juice o 1 ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 ounce Earl Grey Simple Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o ½ of a lime wheel o mint sprig Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve over ice in a highball glass. 3. Garnish with

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o grated lime zest o salt o 3 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce Triple Sec o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o 1 splash agave nectar o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a margarita glass and invert it into a shallow dish of a salt and lime zest mixture to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice to chill. 3. Serve up in the p

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o salt o 1 ounce 1800 Añejo tequila o 1 ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o 1 ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce grenadine o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a martini glass and invert it into a shallow dish of salt to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: I

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce Lazzaroni amaretto o ½ ounce Triple Sec o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o 1 tablespoon agave syrup o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: To offset the sweetness of the amaretto we reduced the Triple Sec found in the original recipe to the amount above. . . .

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:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 2 ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o ½ ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 bar spoon Campari o ½ ounce grapefruit juice o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce maple syrup Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lemon wheel. Remarks: Why a Mourning Dove cocktail? Well, first is the lovely color and the fact that it’s not too s

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o 2 ounces pineapple juice o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ¾ ounce Sage Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) Garnish o sage leaf Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with a sage leaf. Remarks: Mr. Prado is onto something here. A cocktail that is fruity, sweet, and a little herbal.The ingredients combine to make a cocktail you can enjoy day

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Campari o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce Honey Syrup (see: Syrups etc.) o 1 dash Hella Smoked Chili bitters or to taste o 1 bar spoon champagne vinegar Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Pour unstrained into an Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: This is not your basic tequila and lime cocktail. Though it's a bit complica

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o ¾ ounce maple syrup o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters o orange peel o 2 ounces 1800 Reposado tequila Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Lightly muddle syrup, bitters, and orange peel in a mixing glass. 2. Add tequila and ice and stir until well chilled. 3. Strain into an Old Fashioned glass. 4. Add one large ice cube. 5. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: Combining maple syrup and tequila may seem a lit

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 slice of Fresno pepper o 1 dash Angostura bitters o 2 teaspoons maple syrup o 2 ounces 1800 Reposado tequila Garnish o orange peel o slice of Fresno pepper Method: 1. Muddle pepper and bitters, in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and the remaining cocktail ingredients and shake. 3. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 4. Garnish with orange peel and pepper slice. Remarks: This is a cocktail t

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o ½ ounce Ilegal mezcal o 2 dashes Angostura bitters or to taste o 1 bar spoon agave nectar Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Stir over one large ice cube in a double Old Fashioned glass. 2. Express a long orange peel over the glass and drop it in as a garnish. Remarks: Created in 2007 by Phil Ward of the East Village Death & Co. it is good example of mezcal's flexibility. .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 egg white o 2 ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce Persian Black Tea and Orange Blossom Syrup, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. 4. Express orange peel over the glass and discard. Remarks: If you’re wondering if you should make this unusual