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Cocktails

A collection of my favorite cocktail recipes. These are spirit-forward drinks with great flavor profiles that I’ve refined over the years.

Margarita #

  • 1 oz lime juice
  • 2 oz tequila
  • 0.75 oz orange liqueur
  • Agave nectar to taste

Mexican Firing Squad #

  • 1 oz tequila
  • 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
  • 0.25 oz grenadine
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Splash of soda

Penicillin #

  • 2 oz blended scotch
  • 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 0.75 oz honey-ginger syrup (1:1 honey:water with ginger)
  • 0.25 oz Islay single-malt scotch

Ready Fire Aim #

  • 1.75 oz mezcal
  • 1 oz honey-pineapple syrup
  • 0.75 oz pineapple juice
  • 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
  • 3 dashes Bittermens Hellfire habanero shrub
  • Garnish: ground pink peppercorn

Singapore Sling #

  • 0.75 oz gin
  • 0.25 oz Benedictine
  • 0.5 oz cherry liqueur
  • 0.25 oz Cointreau
  • 0.5 oz lime juice
  • Splash of soda water
  • Garnish: cherry and pineapple

Paloma #

  • 2 oz grapefruit juice
  • 2 oz tequila
  • 1 oz club soda
  • 0.5 oz lime juice
  • 0.25 oz agave

Manhattan #

  • 2 oz bourbon
  • 0.75 oz sweet vermouth
  • 3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Garnish: cherry

Martini #

  • 1 oz vodka
  • 0.5 oz dry vermouth
  • 0.5 oz olive juice
  • Garnish: twist of lemon

Paper Plane #

  • 1.5 oz amaro (preferably Nonino)
  • 1.5 oz Aperol
  • 1.5 oz bourbon
  • 1.5 oz fresh lemon juice, strained