PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Grey Goose vodka o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 splash of pineapple juice o ½ ounce Honey Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o champagne Garnish o 3 sparrow tears if available Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except champagne over ice. 2. Strain into a chilled flute. 3. Top with champagne. 4. Garnish with sparrow tears to taste. Remarks: Sweet, like tears of joy for the unexpected reoccurrence of something you thought was lost forever. . . .

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 1 ½ ounces Mount Gay XO rum o ½ ounce Fernet~Branca o ½ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 egg white Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 4. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: Not as hard to swallow as the name might suggest. The syrup and citrus balance the bitterness of the Fernet~Branca deliciously. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 2 ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o 1 ounce Pimm’s No.1 Cup o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon peel. Remarks: The tartness of the lemon and the sweetness of the syrup are the first things you notice. If it were our rebellion, we would reduce each a tad. But it's not our rebellion. It's yours. Enjoy. . . .

Recipe Ingredients: o 1 cup heavy cream o ¼ cup confectioners' sugar o 2 tablespoons Honey Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract o ¼ cup Tahini Method: 1. Whip cream until it starts to thicken. 2. Add remaining except tahini and whip until stiff. 3. Fold in tahini. 4. Relax. Your day just got so much better. . . .

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 lime and mint. Remarks: You won’t find the Long Island Iced Tea here because frankly we’re not fans of combining booze and Coke. But for those who simply must have a drink with gin, rum, tequila, vodka, and Triple Sec in it, know that we feel ya. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients:       Cocktail o 1 teaspoon Demerara sugar o 3 drops Cardamom Bitters or to taste, see: Syrups etc. o 2 ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 splash of Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Muddle sugar and bitters in an Old Fashioned glass. 2. Add cognac and stir to dissolve the sugar. 3. Add soda and ice (preferably one large cube). 4. Express an orange peel over the glass and drop it in, skin side up for garnish. Remarks: This cocktail is unique tasting even though it cleaves closely to the 1806 formula for mixing a cocktail. We strongly suggest you try it. . . .

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:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon o ½ ounce Lemon Squash, see: Syrups etc. o 4 ounces iced tea Garnish o lemon slice Method: 1. Add cocktail ingredients to an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 2. Stir to combine. 3. Garnish with lemon slice. Remarks: This is a lemony iced tea for bourbon lovers. Need we say more? . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay gin o ¾ ounce lime juice o ¾ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a thin lime wheel. Remarks: If you think vodka and gimlet are synonymous or you think it can only be gin and lime try this and expand your gimlet horizon. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces J. Wray Silver Jamaican rum o ½ ounce Boulard Calvados VSOP o ½ ounce Agave Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o apple peel o ground cinnamon Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a chilled martini glass. 3. Garnish with apple peel and a touch of cinnamon. Remarks: A great way to extend your daiquiri season well into the fall. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Goslings Black Seal 151 proof rum o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o mint sprig Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Garnish with mint sprig. Remarks: This is lighter, less fruity, and involves a lot less squeezing than its predecessor. . . .