* 1 oz Smith & Cross Rum * 1 oz Cognac * 1 oz Carpano Antica Vermouth * 1 bsp Bénédictine * 2 dsh Angostura Bitters * 2 dsh Peychaud's Bitters * Stir with ice for 20-30 seconds. * Strain over a large rock into an Old Fashioned glass Happy Friday, friends! Two events this
* ¾ oz Empress 1908 Indigo Gin * ¾ oz Violet Liqueur * ¾ oz Triple Sec * ¾ oz Lemon Juice * 1 Egg White (or vegan alternative) * Dry shake for 10-20 seconds, then again with a rock of ice for 20-30 seconds, double-strain into a coupe * Garnish with lemon zest Happy Friday, friends! Today’
* 1 1⁄2 oz Legendre Ojen * ¾ oz BIB Bourbon * ½ oz Limoncello * ½ oz Lemon juice * Bsp Simple syrup * 4 Dsh Peychaud’s Bitters * 1 Egg white (or vegan alternative) * Dry shake all ingredients EXCEPT the Peychaud’s for 10-20 seconds, then again with ice for 20-30 seconds, strain over
* 1 1⁄2 oz Cream Sherry * ¾ oz Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum * ¾ oz Amaro Montenegro * Stir in ice for 20-30 seconds, strain over a large rock into an Old Fashioned glass * Garnish with an expressed orange zest Happy Friday, friends! This week felt productive–both personally and nationally here
* 1 1⁄2 oz London Dry Gin * 1⁄2 oz Apricot Brandy liqueur * 1⁄2 oz Triple Sec * 1⁄4 oz Galliano L'Autentico liqueur (or substitute) * 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) * Shake with ice for 20-30 seconds, strain into a Martini glass or coupe * Garnish
* 1 ¼ oz Old Tom Gin * 1 oz Amaro Sfumato Rabarbaro * ¾ oz Pineau des Charentes Rouge * ½ oz Salers Gentiane Aperitif * Lemon rind * Shave 1 lemon rind and express the oils into mixing glass, add rind, then add the remaining ingredients and stir in ice for 20-30 seconds. Strain into a
* 1 oz Aged Agricole rum * ¾ oz Cynar * 1⁄4 oz Pineapple rum * ⅙ oz Pineapple syrup * Dash Angostura bitters * Lime button * Muddle a lime button in a mixing glass, then add remaining ingredients with ice and stir for 20-30 seconds. Strain into an old fashioned glass over ice. * Garnish with
* 1 1⁄2 oz Aged Jamaican Rum * 1⁄2 oz Aged Jamaican Navy Rum * 1 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice * 1⁄2 oz Lemon juice * ½ oz Aperol * Bsp Rich demerara syrup * Shake ingredients in ice for 20-30 seconds, strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with crushed ice * Garnish
* 1 1⁄3 oz Cognac * 1⁄2 oz Giffard Crème de Châtaigne * 1⁄2 oz Pineau des Charentes blanc * 1⁄6 oz Yellow Chartreuse * 2 Dsh Lemon Bitters * Stir ingredients in ice for 20-30 seconds, strain into a refrigerated coupe * Garnish with a lemon twist Happy Friday, friends! Last
* 2 oz Bourbon (100 proof or 50% alc./vol.) * ¾ oz Cynar * ½ oz Bénédictine * Stir ingredients in ice for 20-30 seconds, pour into an old fashioned glass over a large rock of ice * Garnish with a flamed orange twist Happy Friday, friends! The cocktails on Flavor Notes are driven by
* 1 oz Tequila Blanco (Don Fulano Fuerte Blanco) * 1 oz Aquavit (Aquavitus) * 1 oz Amaro Averna * 2 Dsh Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters * Stir ingredients in ice for 20-30 seconds, strain into an old fashioned glass over a large rock * Garnish with a orange twist Happy Friday, friends! As you
* 2 oz 1800 Cristalino * ½ oz Blanc vermouth * Dsh Walnut N’ Spice bitters * Stir ingredients in ice for 20-30 seconds, serve neat in a coupe * Garnish with a grapefruit twist Happy Friday, friends! Last summer my family relocated to Kelowna, British Columbia, to be closer to my wife’s family–