PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o 1 ½ ounces Godiva Chocolate liqueur o ½ ounce Lazzaroni Maraschino o ½ ounce Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry juice o ½ ounce cream Garnish o whipped cream o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with whipped cream and cherry. Remarks: Is this: A. Cocktail B. Dessert C. Dessert Cocktail D. All of The Above The answer is “D” definitely "D". Inspired by the cakes and tortes of the great German bakeries on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Pedro Domencq Fundador brandy o ¼ ounce Fernet~Branca o ¼ ounce Luxardo Maraschino liqueur o 1 dash Hella Citrus bitters o ¼ ounce grenadine 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. Express lemon twist over the glass and drop it in for garnish. Remarks: This is a satisfying and bitter cocktail. It is an excellent way to see what Fernet~Branca is all about. . . .

PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey o 1 ounce Plum Gekkeikan wine o ½ ounce Lazzaroni Maraschino o 1 dash Hella Smoked Chili bitters or to taste Garnish o 3 Tillen Farms Bada Bing cherries Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with cherries. Remarks: This starts out a little sweet and finishes with a smoky heat. . . .

PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce blue Curaçao o ½ ounce Lazzaroni Maraschino o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Bitter Lemon Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Top with soda. 4. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: The original recipe for this cocktail wasn’t blue. It was a tasty straight tequila drink. We added Curaçao to correct the misnomer. We think it also made it a better cocktail. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Lazzaroni Maraschino liqueur Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: A healthy dash of maraschino makes this a smoother version of what would otherwise be a rather wet martini. . . .

PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 1 teaspoon Lazzaroni Maraschino o 1 teaspoon grenadine o 2 ounces pineapple juice Garnish o 1 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry. Remarks: This is a pleasant, light, easy to drink cocktail. If ever anyone deserved a cocktail named in their honor, this lady did. If you are unfamiliar with her story, you should google her. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o 1 splash Lazzaroni Maraschino o 2-3 drops Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters or to taste o ½ ounce Agave Syrup, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake briskly over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: Simple ingredients producing a whole greater than their sum. It's not overly sweet and the bitters add a chocolate flavor. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o 1 ½ ounces Lillet Rouge o ½ ounce Luxardo Maraschino o 2 ounces cold espresso Method: 1. Stir over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Nominated as the best Danish Signature cocktail in 2018. To make an Espresso Martinez start with the classic cocktail and add coffee. Sometimes the simplest solutions really are the best. . . .

PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ¼ ounce Cointreau o ¼ ounce Lillet Blanc o ¼ ounce Lillet Rouge o ¼ ounce Luxardo Maraschino o ¼ ounce Schladerer Edel- Kirsch liqueur 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: There’s a whole lotta shakin’ going on. Not literally, you actually stir it, but you get the picture. The total volume is small, but equal proportions make that easy to deal with. . . .

PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o ¾ ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o ¼ ounce Fernet~Branca o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge o ¼ ounce Luxardo Maraschino Garnish o apple fan Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with an apple fan. Remarks: This a very different tasting cocktail. It is impressive to be able to say that as we have tested quite a few. Mezcal is what you will notice first but the bitter taste of the Fernet~ Branca is right behind it. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Boulard Calvados VSOP o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge o ¼ ounce Fernet~Branca o ¼ ounce Luxardo Maraschino Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Our version of the Newark Cocktail given the ingredients we work with. It is similar to the Brooklyn Cocktail which is not surprising as both of them are Manhattan adjacent. . . .

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 peace a chance. . . .