PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o superfine sugar o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce Bombay Sapphire gin o 1 dash Angostura bitters o ½ ounce orgeat syrup o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass and invert it into a shallow dish of sugar to coat the rim. 2. Place lemon strip neatly around the inside of the glass. 3. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients over ice. 4. Serve up in the prepared glass. Remarks: A refreshing cocktail. Enjoy. . . .

PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o ¾ ounce Ararat 5 Star VS Armenian brandy o 1 ½ ounces Aperol liqueur o ½ ounce Honey Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ½ ounce Rosemary Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o Prosecco Garnish o rosemary sprig Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients except Prosecco over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a champagne flute or over ice in a collins glass. 3. Top with Prosecco. 4. Garnish with rosemary sprig. Remarks: This is a cocktail in search of a party. It is festively delicious. Use a large flute as you’ll want at least 3 ounces of Prosecco. We also liked the over ice in collins glass option as it let's us savor the drink a little longer. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o chipotle powder o sea salt o 1 ½ ounces Pedro Domecq Fundador brandy o ¾ ounce Crème de Mûre liqueur o 1 dash Hella Smoky Chipotle bitters or to taste o 1 dash Hella Ginger bitters or to taste o ½ ounce fresh lime juice o splash Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer Garnish o crystalized ginger and blackberries Method: 1. Moisten the rim of an Old Fashioned glass. Invert it into a shallow dish containing a mixture of salt and chipotle powder to coat the rim of the glass. 2. Shake remaining cocktail ingredients except soda over ice. 3. Pour into the prepared glass. 4. Top with ginger beer. 5. Garnish with ginger and berries. Remarks: Dali and Dante met in a bar. Dante asked, "What'll you have?" Dali said... . . .

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 3 ounces Hennessey VS cognac o ½ ounce agave nectar o 1 ounce Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda Garnish o ½ orange wheel o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cracked ice and cocktail ingredients except the soda in an Old Fashioned glass. 2. Top with soda. 3. Garnish with ½ orange wheel and cherries. Remarks: Cobbler: A spirit, a sweetener, and fruit served over cracked ice and drunk through a straw. It’s the cracked ice that makes it a cobbler. It’s everything else that makes it taste so good. . . .

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Ilegal mezcal o 3 dashes Johnnie Walker Blue Label scotch o 1 ounce Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice o ¾ ounce Tillen Farms Bada Bing Cherry juice o 1 dash Woodford Reserve cherry bitters or to taste o 1 egg white Garnish o grated nutmeg o Tillen Farms Bada Bing cherry Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients without ice. 2. Add ice and shake again to chill. 3. Fine strain into a cocktail or an Old Fashioned glass. 4. Garnish with a cherry and grated nutmeg. Remarks: It's not as sweet as you might imagine. It's well balanced and has a pleasant fruity flavor. It's also a good reason to save the bottle of cherry juice when you finish the cherries. . . .

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Remy Martin VSOP cognac o 1 ½ ounces Sandeman Porto Tawny 20 Year Old o 1 ½ ounces Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira o 2 drops rose water o ¼ ounce Rose Petal Syrup, see: Syrups etc. Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: We would describe this as an exotic cocktail. Exotic is not a word we often use regarding cocktails but we feel it totally appropriate here. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces Remy Martin VSOP cognac o ½ ounce Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira o ½ ounce Pierre Farrand Dry Curaçao o champagne Garnish o pineapple wedge o Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherry Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients except champagne over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Top with champagne. 4. Garnish with pineapple and cherry. Remarks: This is similar to the cocktail created by Crown Prince Albert Edward. . . .

PH factor: 9.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ounce Woodford Reserve bourbon o 1 ounce Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira o 1 ounce Luxardo Maraschino liqueur Garnish o 2 Tillen Farms Merry Maraschino cherries Method: 1. Stir to combine cocktail ingredients in a cocktail glass. 2. Garnish with cherries. Remarks: This recipe was found in Old Waldorf Bar Days by Albert Stevens published in 1931. It is another cocktail from New Orleans. Thank you, NOLA. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe (Serves Two) Ingredients: Cocktail o 4 ounces Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira o 1 teaspoon sugar o 1 tablespoon cocoa powder o 12 ounces Modelo Negra Cerveza Garnish o lemon peel Method: 1. Shake cocktail ingredients except the cerveza over ice. 2. Serve up in highball glasses. 3. Top each with cerveza. 4. Garnish each with lemon peel. Remarks: If you like chocolate egg cream, you will love this. . . .

PH factor: 9.0 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 1 ½ ounces 1800 Reposado tequila o ¾ ounce Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira o ¾ ounce Manzanilla sherry o ½ ounce Luxardo Maraschino o 1 dash Angostura bitters or to taste Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. Remarks: Although this cocktail definitely tastes of Madeira and sherry, it is sufficiently fortified to never be confused with an afternoon glass of sherry. . . .

PH factor: 10 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Finlandia Vodka o 1 ounce Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira o 1 ounce Schladerer Edel-Kirsch Garnish o orange twist, optional Method: 1. Stir cocktail ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with orange twist if using. Remarks: Madeira, Edel-Kirsch, and a generous amount of vodka make a uniquely satisfying cocktail. . . .

PH factor: 8.5 Recipe Ingredients: Cocktail o 2 ounces Blandy's 5 Year Malmsey Madeira o ½ ounce Simple Syrup, see: Syrups etc. o ½ ounce fresh lemon juice Garnish o freshly grated nutmeg Method: 1. Shake over ice. 2. Serve up in a cocktail glass. 3. Garnish with grated nutmeg. Remarks: A simple drink that dates back to Thos. Jefferson who liked to drink Madeira with his Sangaree (lemonade). Or, maybe it was the other way around. . . .