PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o 1 ounce Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira o 1 egg yoke Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. Remarks: The Montezuma is a rich and tasty cocktail. It would be good after dinner and could also be a pleasant holiday cocktail. . . .

PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Tonic Water Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Combine in an ice-filled collins glass. 2. Stir lightly. 3. Garnish a lemon peel. Remarks: The bitterness of the tonic plays well with the sweetness of the Madeira resulting in a tall cool cocktail that is very good alone or with food. . . .

PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Armenian Soul 10-Year-Old brandy o ¾ ounce Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce maple syrup o 1 dash Angostura bitters Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: It’s the maple syrup that takes centerstage here, the bitters and citrus notwithstanding. We don't think that is a bad thing at all. . . .

PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Bombay gin o 1 ounce Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce grenadine o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish: o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir gently over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: A refreshing cocktail that's easy to drink. Madeira and gin are pleasant in combination. But we think the lemon and grenadine define the drink. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o 1 ounce Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 ounce Grand Marnier o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with lemon peel. Remarks: There is a lot of alcohol in this drink. Just an observation. Not a complaint. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o sugar o 3 raspberries o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 ounce sake o ½ ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce agave nectar Garnish o raspberries or lemon peel Method: 1. Moisten rim of a cocktail glass with lemon and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Muddle raspberries in a cocktail shaker. 3. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake. 4. Strain into the prepared glass. 5. Garnish with raspberries or lemon peel. Remarks: This is a little more complex than its classic cousin. But we think it’s more interesting and perhaps better tasting as well. . . .

PH factor: 8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 strawberry slices o ½ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ½ ounce Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 ounce Sauvignon Blanc o 4 ounces champagne Garnish o strawberry Method: 1. Lightly muddle strawberry slices and syrup in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients except champagne and shake to chill. 3. Pour unstrained into a wine glass or champagne flute. 4. Top with champagne. 5. Garnish with a strawberry. Remarks: This is your basic Champagne Cocktail for strawberry lovers. Not terribly easy to make but very easy to drink. Trust us. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Armenian Soul 10-Year-Old brandy o ¾ ounce Grand Marnier o ¼ ounce Lillet Blanc o ¾ ounce Riesling or white wine of your choice Garnish o orange twist flamed Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: A full-bodied cocktail. Some assembly is required, but that shouldn't stand in your way. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Armenian Soul 10-Year-Old brandy o 1 ounce Mount Gay XO rum o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce orgeat syrup Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a collins glass filled with crushed ice. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: This cocktail has a different character with crushed ice. It can, of course, be served “on the rocks” but that’s not really the same now, is it? . . .

PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ¼ ounces Chivas Regal or Hennessy VS cognac o ¾ ounce Drambuie o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lime wedge. Remarks: Prince Charles Edward Stuart famous in songs, poems, and cocktails. We offer two of them, the Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Bubbly Prince Charlie. Both are worth a try. All three actually if you try this with cognac and with scotch. . . .

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce Licor 43, Cuarenta y Tres o ½ ounce blue Curaçao o 1 dash fresh lemon juice o ½ ounce cream Garnish o lemon wheel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon wheel. Remarks: There are many other creamy cocktails but few are as tasty, as smooth, as strong, or as turquoise. Enjoy. . . .

PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Hennessy VS cognac o 1 ounce Mount Gay Eclipse rum o 1 ounce Grand Marnier liqueur 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: A cocktail created in the early 1920’s at the Berkley Hotel in London. . . .