PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce dark Crème de Cocoa o 1 double espresso chilled Garnish o whipped cream for topping o chocolate shavings Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in chilled martini glass. 3. Top with whipped cream and garnish with chocolate shavings. Remarks: Easy to make. Easy to drink. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Drambuie o ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters o champagne Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Combine first three ingredients in a champagne flute. 2. Top with champagne. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: Prince Charles Edward Stuart is famous in songs, poems, and cocktails. Of the many, we offer two. The Bonnie Prince and the Bubbly Prince Charlie. Both are worth a try. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 ounce 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce Campari o 2 ounces grapefruit juice o ½ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lime twist. Remarks: The recipe is attributed to Tami Lax of the Madison Wisconsin Harvest Restaurant. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bénédictine D.O.M. o 6 ounces scalded, frothed or otherwise warmed milk Garnish o cinnamon stick o honey Method: 1. Stir Bénédictine and milk in a warmed glass or mug. 2. Garnish with a cinnamon stick one end of which has been dipped in honey. Remarks: Something warm and sweet to take to bed. We guarantee you will be off to dreamland as soon as you’ve finished. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Kahlúa o 1 double espresso chilled o 1 scant pinch of sea salt Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a martini glass. 3. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: This is what being a “classic” is really all about. The salt is important but be careful it is easy to overdo. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Hennessy VS cognac o 1 ½ ounces Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o 4 ounces cold coffee or espresso Garnish o   lemon peel Method: 1.    Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2.    Serve up in a glass mug or cocktail glass. 3.    Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: Because of the name mostly, we tried it with Jack Daniel's. Then we tried it with cognac as the recipe originally intended and found that we preferred it. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe: Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce Patrón XO Cafe o 2 ounces espresso Method: 1. Combine in a cup or mug. 2. Enjoy. Remarks: This caffeinated cocktail gets all its flavor from the liqueur and strength from the tequila. If you want the coffee to play a bigger role you’re going have to reduce the other two ingredients which would be a shame. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 2 ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o 4 ounces orange juice o ¾ ounce grenadine Garnish o orange wheel o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir tequila and orange juice over ice in a highball glass. 2. Float grenadine on the drink. 3. Garnish with a cherry and an orange wheel and let settle. Remarks: The above version of the Sunrise has largely replaced the original cocktail which was created at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix Az. in the1930s and was made with Crème de Cassis and soda. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 wedge of a pitted plum o 2 thyme sprigs o 1 ounce Plum Gekkeikan wine o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o champagne Garnish o plum slices o thyme sprig Method: 1. Muddle plum and thyme in a cocktail shaker until your arm gets tired. 2. Add ice, plum wine, and lemon juice and shake to chill completely. 3. Fine strain into an ice-filled cocktail glass. 4. Top with champagne. 5. Garnish with additional plum slices and thyme sprig. Remarks: Nobody said champagne cocktails were gonna be easy. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o ¾ ounce Triple Sec o ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice o 1 teaspoon sugar Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a martini glass with lemon juice and invert glass into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients vigorously over ice. 3. Serve up in the prepared glass. 4. Garnish with lemon wheel. Remarks: For all you lemon lovers, this one's for you. Enjoy the pucker. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 1 ounce Pedro Domencq Fundador brandy o ½ ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce Tia Maria o 4 ounces hot coffee or espresso Garnish o whipped cream o chocolate shavings or cinnamon Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a glass mug and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Warm and ignite the Cointreau and pour it into the prepared mug. 3. Add remaining cocktail ingredients. 4. Top with whipped cream. 5. Garnish with cinnamon or chocolate shavings. Remarks: A real caffeinated cocktail.The taste of coffee is not diminished at all by the other ingredients. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o ½ ounce Kahlúa liqueur o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur o 1 shot cold espresso o ½ ounce agave nectar o dash vanilla extract Garnish o 3 coffee beans Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in martini glass. 3. Garnish with coffee beans. Remarks: This is a tasty coffee cocktail. . . .