craft cocktails

  • MOtinez

    Don’t want to grow a itchy stash to celebrate Movember? Drink a MOtinez, created by Aviation Gin’s Ryan Magarian, and then click over to the Movember website and get involved!
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  • Manhattan Cocktail Classic Recap

    ByJonas Halpren

    A few weeks back, we found ourselves attending another booze soaked bachanalia – the Manhattan Cocktail Classic. Don’t be misled by the name – this party covers multiple boroughs, leaving the city awash in booze. And, I will have to warn you that the cocktails served at the Manhattan Cocktail Classic aren’t your average, run of the mill drinks. These cocktails are consistently among the best we have ever tasted!  No easy task given the … Read more

  • The New North Beach

    This week’s drink was is an original creation of mixologist Ben Smith of 15 Romolo in San Francisco. In his words:

    “It’s kind of a play off a Trinidad Sour. Which is 2 oz Angostura bitters and 1 oz lemon. The New North Beach is a contemporary version with hints of vanilla from the carpano and light notes of cinnamon and spice from the amaro balanced with the acid of lemon, all rounded out by

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  • Monsieur Hayden

    In honor of one of spring’s most anticipated romantic comedies, Think Like A Man, Basil Hayden’s teamed up with top Austin mixologist, Rob Pate, to create Basil Hayden’s Monsieur Hayden. The cocktail is inspired by the Boulevardier, a classic bourbon cocktali that’s been enjoyed by men around the world for almost 100 years! Monsieur Hayden combines ingredients like Campari, citrusy Cocchi Americano aperitif and ginger juice with spicy Basil Hayden’s to create a bold bourbon … Read more

  • Preserved Bliss

    This is made with a homemade strawberry jam(preserve) paired with gin, seedless muddled cucumber and fresh lemon juice. I paired the Strawberry Jam and cucumber together to highlight how much versatility cucumber (one of my favorite vegetables in my cocktails) really has.… Read more

  • Flip Flop Punch

    Ingredients:
    2 oz Chamomile infused Flor de Caña 4-year old
    4 sugar cubes
    3 oz club soda
    1 oz lemon juice
    1.5 oz grapefruit juice

    Directions:
    Dissolve the sugar cubes in 1 oz. of club soda (this generally involves muddling to help process). Muddle the cloves with the sugar cubes. After the sugar cubes and cloves are muddled/dissolved, add the rest of the ingredients one at a time and stir as added. Add ice once … Read more

  • Goodnight Moon Punch

    Ingredients:
    2 oz Flor de Caña 7-year Grand Reserve
    4 sugar cubes
    3 oz club soda
    2 whole cloves
    1 pinch of fresh grated nutmeg
    1 oz lemon juice
    2 oz Fuji apple juice
    2 dashes of Peychaud bitters

      Directions:
      Dissolve the sugar cubes in 1 oz. of club soda (this generally involves muddling to help process). Muddle the cloves with the sugar cubes. After the sugar cubes and cloves are muddled/dissolved, add the rest
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