Category: Spirits

Daily Mix / Martini Monday / Pineapple Juice / Vodka

French Martini

The FRENCH MARTINI is a mild, pineapple-flavored cocktail born out of the 1980’s. Mix vodka with raspberry liqueur and pineapple juice to produce a frothy brunch drink or a light and fruity evening cocktail. Dry gin can be switched out...

Bitters / Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Orange Juice

Applejack Sour

For fans of the Sour, an APPLEJACK SOUR hits the mark for Thanksgiving, or for fall in general. Apple brandy (Laird’s Applejack) provides the distilled apple flavor, lemon the sour, and orange juice & maple syrup the sweetening. The resulting...

Daily Mix / Gin / Lillet / Pernod / St-Germain (elderflower)

Necromancer

The NECROMANCER is a tangy absinthe-influenced cocktail pleasure with some magic from elderflower liqueur, Lillet blanc and lemon juice. A dash of gin provides balance, leaving you with hints of citrus, herbs and honey. It’s a variation of the Corpse...

Curacao / Daily Mix / Gin / Orange Juice / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Satan’s Whiskers

Despite its name, SATAN’S WHISKERS is anything but the drink from hell. It is a complex blend of sweet, bitter & citrusy orange layers. It’s “perfect” in being equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, orange juice and Grand Marnier....

Bitters / Bourbon / Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix

Pumpkin Pie Old-Fashioned

Torani Pumpkin Pie Sauce can be easily added to an applejack brandy or bourbon Old-Fashioned in place of the standard brown sugar or other sugar item and result in a delicious fall-inspired cocktail — the PUMPKIN PIE OLD-FASHIONED. It’s less...

Bitters / Cognac / Brandy / Curacao / Daily Mix / Scotch / Throwback Thursday

Scotch Cobbler

The SCOTCH COBBLER gets high marks for its taste, strength and simplicity. Scotch whisky combines with dashes of orange curacao, brandy and simple syrup directly into the drinking glass. A quick stir and you’re ready for an elevated Scotch experience...

Bitters / Bourbon / Curacao / Daily Mix / Whiskey (blended)

Bittersweet Jack

The BITTERSWEET JACK gives Jack Daniel’s a nice flavor-lift with a dash of apricot liqueur and orange curacao. It’s stirred and served like a Manhattan, but with no vermouth involved it resembles more an Old Fashioned. Requirements: Jack Daniel’s whiskey,...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Bitters / Daily Mix / Gin / Maraschino / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Martinez

The MARTINEZ is a classic precursor to today’s gin martini. It’s also an old-world variation of the Manhattan dating back to the 1880’s. The most common mix calls for equal parts gin and sweet vermouth with dashes of both maraschino...

Bourbon / Daily Mix / Throwback Thursday / Whiskey (blended)

Whiskey Smash

The WHISKEY SMASH is very similar to a Mint Julep, but combines with lemon juice to produce a tasty, minty Whiskey Sour. The “smash” likely refers to the muddling of lemon wedges and mint before adding bourbon (rye or Canadian...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Vodka

Kamikaze

The KAMIKAZE was designed for good-time shooters in the ’70’s & ’80’s, but became respectable as a cocktail later. Fans of the Lemon Drop or the Cosmo should enjoy this limey orange-liqueur-&-vodka mix. What pushes the Kamikaze into respectable territory...