PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ¾ ounce Chambord o 1 splash Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish lemon twist. Remarks: Another delicious way to enjoy Chambord and cognac. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Chivas Regal scotch o 1 ounce Drambuie o ½ ounce Honey Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice Method: 1. Combine and stir cocktail ingredients except Drambuie in an Old Fashioned glass. 2. Warm the Drambuie then ignite and pour it into the glass. 3. Serve immediately. Remarks: A tasty way to celebrate the pyromaniac in all of us. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay gin o ½ ounce Fernet~Branca o ½ ounce Ginger Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o candied ginger Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with candied ginger. Remarks: If you like your midnight snack to be sweet and spicy then this cocktail is for you. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay gin o ½ ounce Earl Grey Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o champagne Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except the wine over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Top with champagne. 4. Garnish with a lemon wheel. Remarks: A different sort of champagne cocktail and one that is very tasty. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o 1 ounce Pimm’s No.1 Cup o 1 ½ ounces fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce Demerara syrup, see: Syrups etc. Garnish o lemon twist o dried strawberry slice Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel and strawberry. Remarks: This is a cocktail that is light, tasty, and very good with food. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Goslings Black Seal 151 proof rum o 2 ounces Lillet Rouge o 2 ounces coconut cream o 2 ounces cold coffee or espresso Garnish o cinnamon stick o ground allspice Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve over ice in a glass coffee mug. 3. Garnish with ground allspice and a cinnamon stick. Remarks: At first glance this might seem to be a strange combination of ingredients. May we suggest you take a second look. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Cointreau o 1 ounce Finlandia vodka o 1 double espresso o 1 ounce cream o brown sugar to taste Garnish o 3 coffee beans Method: 1. Combine ice and cocktail ingredients in a shaker and shake to chill. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with coffee beans. Remarks: We think this is an interesting caffeinated cocktail. We made ours with ½ tsp. of brown sugar. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Tullamore DEW Irish whiskey o ¾ ounce Kahlúa o 1 teaspoon brown sugar o 4 ounces coffee or espresso Garnish o lightly whipped cream Method: 1. Stir to combine cocktail ingredients in a glass. 2. Slowly pour cream over a spoon. Remarks: This is what an Irish coffee or any caffeinated cocktail should be like. Not too sweet and not too bitter. With enough caffeine to perk you up but not enough to get you rattled. Unless that is you drink too many of them. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o 2 ounces cold coffee or espresso o 2 ounces almond milk o 2-3 drops Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters or to taste Garnish o grated Ibarra chocolate Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a martini glass. 3. Garnish with grated chocolate. Remarks: This is a tribute to a Latin America before it became either Latin or American. A caffeinated cocktail that seems appropriate after a day spent drinking Corpse Revivers and Zombies. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 1 ounce Kahlúa or Patrón XO Cafe o 2 ounces cold coffee or espresso o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o 1 teaspoon agave syrup o 1 dash pure vanilla extract Garnish o 3 coffee beans Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Fine strain into a martini glass. 3. Garnish with coffee beans. Remarks: We like it but feel it could use more sweetness to balance the lime. But that could just be us. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 1 ounce J. Wray Silver Jamaican rum o 1 ounce Tia Maria o 4 ounces hot coffee or espresso Garnish o whipped cream o grated allspice Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cup or mug and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim of the cup or mug. 2. Add the remaining cocktail ingredients to the prepared cup. 3. Top with whipped cream. 4. Garnish with allspice. Remarks: This is what any fortified coffee should be; tasty and decidedly fortified. Whipped cream makes it sweet and the allspice makes it a little exotic. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Calvados o 1 teaspoon brown sugar o 4 ounces strong hot coffee Garnish o heavy cream whipped o brown sugar Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients in a warm mug to dissolve sugar. 2. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of brown sugar. Remarks: This is a fine cup of coffee as it is. Smoother than some and not as strong as some others. If you prefer something a bit stronger try adding more Calvados. The simplest solutions are often the best. . . .