PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur o 2 ounces pineapple juice Garnish o pineapple wedge Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with pineapple wedge. Remarks: Thanks to the pineapple this is is a little sweet and fruity. We think that makes this an excellent summertime drink. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Cointreau o ½ ounce Southern Comfort o ½ ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch liqueur Method: 1. Combine in a shooter glass. 2. Do what comes naturally. Remarks: We don’t have many shooters in this collection. Perhaps we should have had more. Or that might just be fuzzy thinking on our part. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces St. Germain liqueur o 3 ounces champagne o 1 ounce Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Combine spirits in a champagne flute. 2. Add soda and stir lightly. 3. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: A very pleasant cocktail with a flavor most don't associate with champagne cocktails. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Plymouth Sloe Gin o 1 ounce Lillet Rouge o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with a lemon twist. Remarks: At first this might taste a bit unusual. But hang in there. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Triple Sec o 1 ounce fresh lime juice Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into a martini glass. 3. Garnish with lime wheel. Remarks: The Kamikaze is a simple and classic cocktail. . . .

PH factor:  10 Recipe (Serves 2) Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ cup Finlandia vodka o ½ cup Kahlúa o 2 ½ cups strong hot coffee Garnish o ½ cup lightly whipped cream Method: 1. Bring cocktail ingredients to a simmer in a saucepan. 2. Divide into heated mugs. 3. Top each with whipped cream. Remarks: At the end of a winter’s day, it just doesn’t get any better than this. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Galliano o ½ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o ½ ounce lightly whipped cream Method: 1. Layer in a shooter glass. Remarks: This is a fun looking shooter that tastes good. Well-suited for a Halloween party. As to when else you may want to enjoy it, take your best shot. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Grey Goose vodka o 1 ounce Pimm’s No.1 Cup o 2 ounces grapefruit juice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Grapefruit and Pimm’s Cup work well together to provide more of a cocktail than meets the eye not unlike the infamous report from the above. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o 2 ounces cold brew coffee o 4 ounces Fever-Tree Premium Tonic Water Method: 1. Stir gin and coffee in an ice-filled collins glass. 2. Add tonic. Remarks: We were convinced that we would not like this cocktail. We tried it. We were wrong. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe: Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Sambuca o 1 espresso Method: 1. Serve Sambuca and coffee side-by-side in a glass and a warmed espresso cup. 2. Either add Sambuca to the espresso, and shouting “Salute!” drink the mixture. or Shouting, “Salute!” rapidly drink each separately. Remarks: A time-honored after-dinner tradition no matter which way you drink it. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Hennessy VS cognac o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. o ¼ ounce Galliano o 4 ounces strong hot coffee Method: 1. Combine in a warmed mug. 2. Stir gently. Remarks: This is well balanced with just the small amount of Galliano. More would change the flavor of this cocktail drastically. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Crème de Cassis o champagne Garnish o raspberry (optional) Method: 1. Pour cassis into a wine glass. 2. Slowly add champagne. 3. Garnish with fresh raspberry if using. Remarks: This is a very pleasant cocktail that is tasty and smooth. If you are not a big fan of champagne cocktails one of these just might change your mind. . . .