PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Old Forester bourbon o ¾ ounce light Crème de Cacao o ¼ ounce grenadine o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Garnish o lemon twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lemon twist. Remarks: The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book called for Bacardi rum and followed a path that led to a sweeter cocktail. If you don’t want to rue the road not taken try this recipe. . . .

PH factor:  10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Finlandia vodka o ½ ounce Rose’s Sweetened Lime Juice Garnish o lime wedge Method: 1. Add ice and Rose’s Sweetened Lime Juice to an Old Fashioned glass. 2. Swirl it to coat the ice and glass and pour off the excess. 3. Add vodka. 4. Lightly rim the glass with a lime wedge. Squeeze the wedge over the drink and drop it in as a garnish. Remarks: This recipe arose from decades of research and development at home and abroad, . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ½ ounces Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey o ½ ounce Aperol o ¾ ounce Lillet Rouge Garnish o 2 Tillen Farms Bada Bing cherries Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with cherries. Remarks: This was our surprise of the day. It is tasty enough to be a classic and the Heaven’s Door Straight Rye whiskey at 46 ABV makes it exhilarating. . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail       o 1 ounce 1800 Silver tequila o 1 ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin o ¾ ounce fresh lime juice o ½ ounce agave nectar Garnish o lime wheel Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with lime wheel. Remarks: This is a sweet and tasty well-balanced cocktail. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Cointreau o 2 ounces cold brew coffee o 1 ounce Coco López coconut milk Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist. Remarks: This is a caffeinated cocktail that is easy to make. It has a pleasant orange flavor that doesn’t overpower the coffee. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Crown Royal o 4 ounces cold brew coffee o ½ ounce maple syrup o 1 ounce cream (optional) Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled double Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: If you like iced coffee, you are going to love this. The taste of maple is present throughout but we don't think overly so. . . .

PH factor:  9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Bombay gin o ½ ounce Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur o 2 ounces grapefruit juice Garnish o thin grapefruit wedge Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with grapefruit wedge. Remarks: Discover the congruence of gin, Bénédictine D.O.M., and grapefruit. Close your eyes, take a sip, and it is summer in Antibes. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch o ¾ ounce Cointreau o 1 dash Hella Orange bitters Garnish o orange twist Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. 3. Garnish with an orange twist. Remarks: Don’t be too quick to close the door on this one. It has a very orange taste. But that can be an afternoon delight for scotch drinkers. . . .

PH factor:  9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch o 1 ounce Drambuie Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: Feel free to use your favorite scotch, blended or single malt. But make sure to adjust for your choice. This should taste like scotch with Drambuie not the other way around. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Johnnie Walker Red Label scotch o 1 ounce Drambuie o 2 ½ ounces Rose’s Sweetened Lime Juice Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: At first glance, this looks like a lot of lime juice. Try it. You just might find that it's refreshing. . . .

PH factor:  8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Finlandia vodka o 1 ounce Kahlúa Method: 1. Stir over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass. Remarks: Some might say we should use a Russian vodka. But! Finland and Russia are neighbors. So, close enough? . . .

PH factor:  8.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ½ ounce Chambord o 6 ounces Lindemans Framboise Lambic Garnish o 3 raspberries and a mint sprig Method: 1. Add cocktail ingredients to an ice-filled Old Fashioned glass and stir lightly to combine. 2. Garnish with raspberries and mint. Remarks: Another exceptional lambic experience. . . .