Cocktail a'la 2023

Question 1

Bird Strike

Answer 1

Build in shaker
.5 oz lemon
1.5 oz celery juice
.5 oz agave
.5 oz amaro Montenegro
.5 oz fennel liqueur
1 oz Bird batch: monte/fennel
1 oz blanco
Shake, strain into Collins

Jane Boeve, Spring 2023

1 oz Bird batch: monte/fennel

Question 2

Full Sun

Answer 2

Build in mixing glass
1 dash saline (1/4 of big eye dropper, 4 dashes if in bitter dasher)
3 oz Full Sun Batch: keep in fridge. Nikka/italicus/dry/peche
.5 oz giffard peche
.5 oz dolin dry vermouth
.5 oz italicus
1.5 oz nikka gin
Stir, serve up in Nick & Nora
Garnish: dried peach triangle on fancy skewer- not sitting in bottom but more near the surface

Luis Zumba Spring 2023

3 oz Full Sun Batch: keep in fridge. Nikka/italicus/dry/peche

Question 3

Ritual Spritz

CLASSIC INSPIRATION

Answer 3

Build in wineglass
4 dashes palo santo bitters from Dram bottle
.75 oz giffard pineapple
.75 oz cocchi americano
Top with approx. 3 oz Cava and splash of club soda (about 1.5 oz)
Stir to combine well
Garnish: grapefruit slice, express and discard small GF peel just for aroma

Jane Boeve, Spring 2023

An expected spritz with an earthy but bright touch. Named for the fact palo santo is used in many cleansing rituals.

Question 4

Comfortably Plum

Answer 4

Build in mixing glass
1 dash plum saline (1/2 of the dropper full)
7 drops bittermen’s hopped grapefruit bitters (from Bittermen’s Bottle)
.75 carpano bianco
2.25 oz Plum batch: empirical plum/rhubarb & passionfruit
*3/8 oz giffard rhubarb
3/8 oz giffard passionfruit
1.5 oz empirical plum *

Stir, serve up in Prism glass
Garnish: plum slice on toothpicks- push toothpicks low so they aren’t a danger to guest!

Ryan Ramos
built to highlight the plum flavor and support with other bright summer fruits! Name is a clever ode to Pink Floyd

2.25 oz Plum batch: empirical plum/rhubarb & passionfruit

Question 5

Whiskey Business

Answer 5

Build in shaker
1 dash angostura (adjust for dasher- 8 drops from tiny dashers)
.5 oz lemon juice
.5 oz cinnamon
2 oz whiskey biz batch: equal parts ancho & rye
1 oz ancho reyes
1 oz rye
Shake with KD
Serve in rocks over house rock
Garnish: lemon wheel dusted with ancho chile

2 oz whiskey biz batch: equal parts ancho & rye

Question 6

Stage Name

Classsic Inspirations

Answer 6

Build in rocks glass
1 dash angostura (adjust for dasher-4 dashes make 1)
.5 oz stage name batch (equal parts gran classico, falernum & giffard passionfruit)
2 oz elijah craig small batch
Stir with super rock
Garnish: grapefruit twist

.5 oz stage name batch (equal parts gran classico, falernum & giffard pa

Question 7

Cooper Crown Tea

SPRING BRIGHT/SEASONAL

Answer 7

Build in shaker
.5 oz lemon juice
.5 oz honey syrup
.25 oz salers
2 oz CC batch: sochu/Sakura gin/nonino
.5 oz aperitivo nonino
.5 oz sakura gin
1 oz mizu green tea sochu
Whip shake, serve in new hurricane
Top crushed ice
Garnish: apple blossom

2 oz CC batch: sochu/Sakura gin/nonino

Question 8

Fleur De Lima

Answer 8

build in shaker

.25 oz lime

.5 oz grapefruit juice

.5 oz gooseberry honey

.5 oz lillet rose
1.5 oz Fleur batch: st germain & pisco

*.5 oz st germain

*1 oz pisco**

Shake very briefly with 2 KD, dump all into beaker glass

Top with crushed ice

Garnish: gooseberry on fancy skewer

1.5 oz Fleur batch: st germain & pisco

Question 9

Royal Roots

Answer 9

Build in rocks glass

2 dash orange bitters

.5 oz cocchi americano

2.5 oz Royal batch: rhubarb, aquavit & botanist

*.5 oz giffard rhubarb

*.5 oz aquavit *

1.5 oz botanist gin

Stir on superrock
Garnish: orange twist

2.5 oz Royal batch: rhubarb, aquavit & botanist

Question 10

Gibson

Answer 10

pre skewer radish

In mixing tin

.25 oz Rad Brine

1 oz Bianco Verm

2 oz Plymouth (use Tanq 10 if not available)

Stir 50 revolutions

Serve cold up in coupe

Question 11

Dear GnT 8

Answer 11

Build in shaker

2 cucumber slice

.25 oz lime juice

.25 oz strawberry syrup

2 oz Sipsmith strawberry smash

Shake, strain into Collins

Top with half tonic, half yuzu soda (2 oz each)

Garnish: cucumber wheel & strawberry slice between ice and glass

Question 12

Canelo’s Revenge

Answer 12

Build in shaker

1.5 oz oatmilk

.5 oz cinnamon

.5 oz orgeat

1 oz ancho reyes (2 oz Canelo Batch: ancho & paranubes)

1 oz paranubes

Shake quickly with 2 KD, strain into hurricane glass

Top crushed ice

Garnish: chili threads

Question 13

Xantolo

Answer 13

Build in shaker
.5 oz lime juice
1.5 oz Aleppo pineapple
.5 oz vida
1.5 oz repo tequila
Shake with KD
Serve on house rock
Garnish: pineapple wedge dusted in
Ancho chile

Meaghan Dorman Dear Irving Gramercy

named for a small home altar that traditionally would be built during Dios de los Muertos

Question 14

Flight of Frida

Answer 14

Build in glass

.25 oz St George spiced pear

.25 oz Norden aquavit

1 oz nixta

1 oz mezcal verde

Stir on super rock

Express and discard lemon

Garnish: marigold

Juan Colon 2022

Bright citrus notes from agave grounded by spiced pear and body from the elote liqueur.

Name inspired by Frida Kahlo and these ingredients being on the monarch butterfly migration route

Question 15

Spice Merchant

Answer 15

build in mixing glass

8 celery bitters (from Yari)

1/2 tsp jalapeno agave

1 oz cocchi americano

.5 oz vodka

1.5 oz Ayuuk (pasilla pepper spirit made by Empirical Spirits)

Stirred, served up in Nick & Nora

Garnish: dehydrated lemon wheel

Luis Zumba 2022

spicy and savory, this cocktail was build to show off the Oaxacan pepper “pasilla mixte”

Question 16

Lime & Leisure

Answer 16

Build in shaker

2 dash bittertruth grapefruit bitters (4 from BT bottle)

.75 oz lime juice

.5 oz orgeat

.25 oz giffard passionfruit

.5 oz smith and cross (2oz L&L batch: both rums)

1.5 oz santa teresa

Shake with KD, serve up in a coupe