PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ½ ounce Lillet Rouge o ¼ ounce Luxardo Maraschino 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. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: Deadly Sin? Only if sipping a delicious cocktail has somehow become a sin. Even if it has, we would rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. . . .

PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Old Forester bourbon o 1 splash Bénédictine D.O.M. o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 splash Luxardo Maraschino 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: With this cocktail, it’s all about balancing the tastes. Done right, it’s about as New Orleans as it can be. . . .

PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay Sapphire gin o ½ ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce Luxardo Maraschino o 1 tablespoon Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: We had to work hard with this drink. We not only changed the proportions of the ingredients, we also added maraschino. We think it now has the gravitas its name deserves. . . .

PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Flor de Caña Extra Seco rum o ½ ounce Luxardo Maraschino o ½ ounce grapefruit juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o ¼ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o lime wheel or wedge Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with lime and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice or add ¾ cup of ice to the cocktail ingredients and blend for a frozen daiquiri. 3. Strain into the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with lime wheel or wedge. Remarks: This is what the Hemingway Daiquiri is today. It is similar to what was created in 1921 by Constantino Ribailagua at the El Floridita in Havana Cuba for Ernest Hemingway. Rumor is "Papa" didn’t like it. See our Papa Doble Daiquiri for his version. We made this one frozen as frozen drinks are also attributed to Constantino. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o 1 dash Luxardo Maraschino o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: This is very similar to today’s Brooklyn Cocktail but not the 1908 original. See Grohusko's Brooklyn Cocktail to get close to the original. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ½ ounce Luxardo Maraschino o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o 6 ounces Lindemans Kriek lambic Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except the lambic over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Top with lambic. Remarks: This comes across very much as a cocktail, albeit a large one. The Kriek lambic (sour cherry) is primarily a flavoring agent but it also adds a little sparkle. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounce Tullamore DEW Irish Whiskey o ¾ ounce green Chartreuse o ¾ ounce Luxardo Maraschino o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lime peel. Remarks: We liked the original recipe but felt it lacked presence. So, we increased the whiskey a tad. Clever us. Enjoy. . . .

PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¼ ounce Pernod Absinthe Supérieure o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Lillet Blanc o ½ ounce Luxardo Maraschino o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Swirl absinthe to coat the inside of a martini glass and discard the excess. 2. Stir remaining cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 3. Strain into the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: It's very similar to the Imperial Cocktail but with an anise flavored liqueur. You can also use anisette or Sambuca but you will find that you need to adjust the recipe as all anise flavored liqueurs are not created equally. . . .

PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ¾ ounce Luxardo Maraschino o ¾ ounce green Chartreuse o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: The art of making a great cocktail is all about combining great ingredients in just the right proportions. That’s what this site is all about and that is our final word on the subject. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Chivas Regal scotch o 1 ounce Kahlúa o ½ ounce Luxardo Maraschino o 1 ounce cream Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients except cream over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Top with cream. Remarks: Experiencing the Piper at the gate is how the chapter begins, not how the story ends. . . .

PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 4 blueberries o 2 ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o ½ ounce Luxardo Maraschino o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 tablespoon Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry juice Garnish o blueberries o mint sprig Method: 1. Muddle berries in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add cracked ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Pour all into in a double Old Fashioned glass. 4. Garnish with mint and blueberries. Remarks: We reduced the lime juice by half from the original recipe. This can be made with frozen berries although we suggest fresh, when in season. . . .

PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ilegal Mezcal o ¾ ounce Aperol o ½ ounce Luxardo Maraschino o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o grapefruit peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Express the grapefruit peel over the cocktail and drop it in for garnish. Remarks: Attributed to Phil Ward, this is yet another of the mezcal-based cocktails for which he is held in such high regard. . . .