Caneflower Cocktail
Those who know cachaça largely associate it with the popular Brazilian Caipirinha. If you’re a fan of the lime-flavored Caipirinha like me, you might have a bottle of cachaça at home; if not, you might want to get one and...
Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Cachaca / Daily Mix / St-Germain (elderflower)
by Keet · Published September 11, 2026
Those who know cachaça largely associate it with the popular Brazilian Caipirinha. If you’re a fan of the lime-flavored Caipirinha like me, you might have a bottle of cachaça at home; if not, you might want to get one and...
Bitters / Daily Mix / Scotch / St-Germain (elderflower) / Whiskey (blended)
by Keet · Published March 3, 2026
The COOPER UNION is a Sazerac-style whiskey cocktail that pre-rinses a glass with peaty Scotch instead of the traditional absinthe.The base is Irish whiskey, complemented by a smaller amount of St-Germain liqueur. This recipe is taken from Death & Company‘s...
The KEW GARDEN is a garden-fresh fizzy cocktail mixing the flavors of cucumber, mint, elderflower, and lime with blended white rum. The result is a deliciously light thirst-quencher, perfect for warm summer days. Though it doesn’t include quite the botanical...
Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / Grapefruit Juice / St-Germain (elderflower) / Vodka
by Keet · Published June 27, 2025 · Last modified June 26, 2025
Good cocktails create a perfect balance between tart and sweet. Such is the case with the vodka-based RUBY cocktail, created by veteran mixologist and author Tony Abou-Ganim. The tart tones of lemon juice, grapefruit juice and Aperol are offset by...
The PLATINUM BLONDE, grapefruit’s answer to the Cosmo, is a fresh & tasty pre-dinner or summer vodka drink. It wakens the taste buds and has enough interesting layers to appeal to every fan of the vodka cocktail. Since working with...
The IRISH MAID is a botanical Irish whiskey cocktail with the coolness of cucumber to make it perfect for spring and summer. Instead of muddling lemon in a shaker prior to the mix (as in a Whiskey Smash), cucumber is...
Daily Mix / Grapefruit Juice / Scotch / St-Germain (elderflower) / Whiskey (blended)
by Keet · Published July 31, 2021 · Last modified May 27, 2022
The COOPER is a combo of Irish whiskey, St-Germain elderflower liqueur and a hint of Laphroaig scotch. It’s a “tasty and tough” cocktail pour from the ingenious folks at one of Pittsburgh’s popular Strip District restaurants, Bar Marco. Recipe is...
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