Monthly Archive: June 2023

Daily Mix / Gin / Pineapple Juice

Matcha Gin

The MATCHA GIN cocktail is a wonderfully refreshing cocktail for those who enjoy pineapple-flavored cocktails. Japanese matcha powder adds a richness to the mix giving it an unusual green color (no, it’s not pea soup), but is a welcome addition...

Daily Mix / Gin / Whiskey (blended)

Seaboard

The SEABOARD is a smooth lemon-flavored cocktail mixing whiskey with gin. Like the Woodstock, it combines lemon juice with gin. And like the Long Island Iced Tea, the multiple liquor combination has no dominant liquor flavoring. It all works together....

Daily Mix / Fizzy Friday

Dirty Shirley

The DIRTY SHIRLEY is simply a play on the Shirley Temple mocktail by adding vodka. Since the Shirley Temple tries to pretend it’s a vodka-type cocktail in the first place, it’s not a big step adding a couple ounces of...

Bitters / Daily Mix / Demerara / Martini Monday / Vodka

Espresso Martini

It’s espresso, Kahlua, vodka — what’s not to like in an ESPRESSO MARTINI? If you’re wanting a post-dinner pick-me-up or an extend-the-night drink, this one has become a classic cocktail for those occasions. It’s popularity stems from its balance of...

Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Orange Juice / Rum

Bolero

This dark rum & brandy version of the BOLERO is fruity, yet complex. The proportions in the mix largely depends on your taste for dark rum (I prefer Myers’s Dark). My favored mix emphasizes the dark rum, but still has...