PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Blood Orange Infused Vodka, see: Syrups etc. o 3 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Tonic Water Method: 1. Combine in an ice-filled collins glass and stir gently. 2. Serve with a straw. Remarks: A man sits at a bar, his back to the window, toying with the pink cocktail in front of him. Two women enter and sit at the far end of the bar. As the bar has just recently opened it’s clear they are there to enjoy their own company. Bartender, “What will you ladies have?” Woman #1 stops talking to Woman #2 and looks around. Seeing the cocktail in front of the man now glowing pink in the afternoon sun, she says, “I’ll have what he’s having.” . . .

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Drambuie o ½ ounce Tia Maria o 1 ounce cream o 1 egg yolk o 2 teaspoons sugar Garnish o grated nutmeg Method: 1. Shake without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail glass. 4. Garnish with grated nutmeg. Remarks: We are sure this cocktail is the best cocktail in its category. We’re just not sure what that category is. It does look like a dessert cocktail. It tastes like one too. It could be a holiday cocktail. It’s “noggy” enough. Of course, it has an egg yolk and a coffee liqueur, so with a side of toast it might also be a great “breakfast “drink. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 cups Godiva Hot Cocoa o 2 ounces Chambord liqueur o 2 ounces coconut milk o 2 ounces strong coffee o 2 ounces cream o 2 tablespoons cocoa powder Garnish o whipped cream Method: 1. Make cocoa according to package directions. 2, Add remaining cocktail ingredients except Chambord and bring to a simmer stirring. 3. Divide the Chambord into two large glass mugs and add the cocoa mixture to each. 4. Top with whipped cream. Remarks: This looks like a wintertime caffeinated cocktail. But it would also be good anytime you want a tasty, dessert-like cocktail. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce dark Crème de Cacao o ½ ounce cream Garnish o whipped cream o cocoa powder Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with whipped cream and cocoa powder. Remarks: We would describe this as a dessert cocktail with attitude. Not a complaint, trust us. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces dark Crème de Cacao o 4 ounces milk Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. Remarks: Simple enough. Perhaps a bit too simple. If you're worried that you've outgrown your taste for chocolate milk, this drink might ease your angst. In more ways than one. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Añejo tequila o ½ ounce Chambord o ½ ounce light Crème de Cacao o ½ ounce cream Garnish o ground cinnamon Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a dusting of cinnamon. Remarks: Of recent heritage, it's a sweet and creamy drink that neatly falls into the dessert cocktail category. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Galliano o ¾ ounce light Crème de Cacao o ¾ ounce cream Garnish o ground cinnamon Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with ground cinnamon. Remarks: In a word, pleasurable. Not too much chocolate. Not too much anise. Not too creamy. Just pleasurable. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Finlandia vodka o 2 ounces cranberry juice o 1 ounce pineapple juice Garnish o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry o pineapple spear Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. 3. Garnish with a cherry and pineapple spear. Remarks: Not all bays and not all Bay Breezes are created equal. This is ours. Enjoy. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Galliano liqueur o 1 double espresso o sugar to taste Garnish o lemon wedge Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients in a cup until sugar is dissolved. 2. Lightly squeeze lemon wedge over the drink and discard. Remarks: Galliano lovers Unite! This is your espresso. BTW, lightly squeezing the lemon wedge is more of an instruction than suggestion. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 4 juniper berries o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o 4 ounces cold strong coffee o 1 dash orange bitters o 1 ounce cream o 1 teaspoon agave syrup Garnish o orange peel Method: 1. Muddle juniper berries in a cocktail shaker. 2. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 3. Fine strain into a glass mug. 4. Garnish with orange peel. Remarks: This is a light and lively coffee cocktail to be enjoyed anytime. Feel free to brew your favorite coffee and make it as strong as you like. Enjoy. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Silver tequila o ½ ounce Triple Sec o 4 ounces watermelon juice o 1 ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce agave nectar Garnish o watermelon wedge Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a martini glass and invert it into a shallow dish of salt to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Cube and remove seeds from enough fresh watermelon to yield 2 cups. 3. Liquify fruit in a blender. 4. Fine strain into a cocktail shaker. 5. Add ice and remaining cocktail ingredients and shake to chill. 6. Serve up in the prepared glass. 7. Garnish with a wedge of watermelon. Remarks: This is a cool, refreshing, and very tasty cocktail that you can enjoy whenever watermelon is in season. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Sambuca Romano o 1 ½ ounces cream Garnish o confectioners' sugar Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with confectioners' sugar sprinkled from well above the glass. Remarks: Sprinkling the sugar from on high not only creates a great visual but also, elegantly rims the upper edge of the glass. . . .