Cocktails - Spring 2024

Question 1

Negroni Rosa

Answer 1

1 oz Fort Hamilton Gin
1 oz Cocchi Rosa
½ oz Dolin Blanc
½ oz Luxardo Bianco

Bar Build
On draft pour 4 oz over KD into dbl rox
Garnish with slice of watermelon radish

Question 2

Slingshot

Answer 2

1 ½ oz Appleton 8
½ oz Mr Black Coffee
½ oz Albies Cherry Syrup
¾ oz pineapple
¼ oz lemon
2 dash orange bitters

Bar Build
2 oz batch pour
½ oz Albies Cherry Syrup
¾ oz pineapple
¼ oz lemon
2 dashes orange bitters
Shake/Collins/KD/cherry skewer

Question 3

Which Witch

Answer 3

1 ½ Breckenridge Vodka
½ oz Ancho Reyes
¼ oz Strega
¼ oz Passion Fruit Liqueur
½ oz lime juice
¼ simple

Bar Build
1 ½ Breckenridge Vodka
1 oz batch (ancho, strega, passion fruit)
½ oz lime juice
¼ oz simple
Shake/Strain/Nick & Nora/Chili Rim garnish

Question 4

Sage Advice

Answer 4

2 oz Old Forrester
¼ oz Sage Syrup
2 drops Lavender bitters

Bar Build
No batch
Stirred/Single Rocks/Big Rock/Sage garnish

Question 5

Vitamin A

Answer 5

1 ½ oz Jimador Blanco
1 oz Carrot Syrup
½ lemon juice

Bar Build
no batch
Shaken/Dbl Rocks/KD/Rosemary garnish

Question 6

Birds Of Paradise

Answer 6

1 ½ oz Mexicat Mezcal
½ oz chili infused campari
1 ½ oz Pineapple
½ oz lime
½ oz demerara

Bar Build
2 oz batch
1 ½ oz Pineapple
½ oz lime
½ oz demerara
Shake/Collins/KD/candied pineapple skewer

Question 7

Night & Day

Answer 7

1 oz Rittenhouse Rye
¾ oz Lairds Applejack
½ oz Aperol
1 oz Grapefruit
½ oz Lime Juice
½ oz Demerara

Bar Build
2 ¼ batch
1 oz Grapefruit
½ oz Lime Juice
½ oz Demerara
Shake/Goblet/Crush/top with bittered red wine

Question 8

Something Essential

Answer 8

Build in Rocks: (1.75 Batch)
1 oz Jimador blanco
.5 oz JM Rhum Agricole
.25 oz Velvet Falernum

1 oz lime
.75 oz pink peppercorn syrup
.25 oz Framboise (sink)
Garnished w/ grind of pink peppercorn

Description: This is a refreshing and tart summer cocktail. Thebase is blanco tequila but it gets a bit of a kick from Rhum Agricole. Rick utilizes a pink peppercorn syrup to add sweetness and aromatics.