Dark Ages Specs

Question 1

Cosmopolitan

Answer 1

1.5 oz St. George Citrus Vodka
.75 oz RR Triple Sec
.5 oz Cranberry juice
.5 oz Lime juice
.25 oz Simple syrup
1 dash Foam tincture

Full shake, single strain into a martini glass

Lime Peel slit twist

Question 2

Bramble

Answer 2

Muddle:

• .75 oz Lemon juice
• .5 oz Briottet Crème de Mure
• .5 oz Simple syrup
• 3 Blackberries
• 1 dash Clove tincture
• 1 squint Salt tincture
  1. 5 oz Citadelle Dry Gin (float)

Muddle everything (except the Gin) in a Waterford Crystal Double Old Fashioned glass, Add a Small Scoop of Crushed Ice till it reaches halfway to the top of the glass, Pour in the Gin, Add another Small Scoop of Crushed Ice to reach the rim of the glass, Insert a 6” Metal Straw, Top with “Low & Dry” Crushed Ice

Blackberry, lemon wheel, metal pick flag
grated cinnamon

Question 3

Long Island Iced Tea

Answer 3

.5 oz Zubrowka Vodka
.5 oz Citadelle Dry Gin
.5 oz Bacardi Superior White Rum
.5 oz Arette Blanco Tequila
.5 oz RR Triple Sec
1 oz Lemon juice
.75 oz Agave syrup

Build in a Small Tin, Fill Small Tin ¾ full with Crushed Ice and Tiki Shake for ONLY 1 SECOND, Add a small splash of Cola (into the Tin), Dump into Tall Tiki Glass, Insert a 12” Metal Straw, Top with “High & Dry” Crushed Ice

Marasca Cherry / Small Dehydrated Lemon & Orange Wheel / Metal Pick “Anchor”
Grated Nutmeg

Question 4

Sloe Gin Fizz

Answer 4

2 oz Plymouth Sloe Gin
.5 oz Plymouth Gin
.75 oz Citrus (.5 oz Lemon juice + .25 oz Lime juice)
.5 oz Simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 Egg White (.75 oz Egg White)

Dry Shake, Add Cubed Ice and Full Shake, Add 2 oz of Topo Chico to the Tin, Double-strain into a (chilled) Straight-sided Collins glass (until the foam reaches a ½” washline from the rim), Insert a 7.5” Metal Straw

Violet Powder  (over the top of the drink)
Marasca Cherry / Orange Half-Wheel / Metal Pick “Flag”

Question 5

Amaretto Sour

Answer 5

2.25 oz Amaretto Sour Batch:
- 1.25 oz Lazzaroni Amaretto
- Scant .5 oz Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon
- Heavy .25 oz Lustau Amontillado Sherry
- Heavy .25 oz Demerara syrup
.75 oz Citrus (.5 oz Lemon juice + .25 oz Lime juice)
4 drops Hazelnut Oil
2 squints Salt tincture
1 Egg White (.75 oz Egg White)

Dry Shake, Add Cubed Ice and Short-Shake, Double-strain into a Double Old Fashioned glass over a Large Mold Ice Cube

4 sprays Black Walnut Bitters (on top of the foam)
Marasca Cherry / Orange Half-Wheel / Metal Pick “Flag”

Question 6

Vesper

Answer 6

1.5 oz Citadelle Dry Gin
.75 oz 42 Below Vodka
.5 oz Cocchi Americano
.25 oz Routin Blanc Vermouth
2 squints Salt tincture

Build in Small Tin, Fill Large Tin ⅘ Full with Cubed Ice, Throw 10 times, Single-strain into a Martini glass

Lemon peel “Slit-Twist.”

Question 7

Espresso Martini

Answer 7

2.5 oz Espresso Martini Batch:
- 1 oz 42 Below Vodka
- 1 oz Borghetti Espresso liqueur
- Scant .25 oz Trader Vic’s Macadamia liqueur
- Scant .25 oz Tempus Fugit Crème de Cacao
- Scant .25 oz J. Rieger Caffè Amaro
.5 oz Cream
1 squint Salt tincture

Full Shake, Double-strain into a Martini glass

Ground Coffee Powder (in the center of the glass)

Question 8

Pink Squirrel

Answer 8

2.25 oz Pink Squirrel Batch:
- .75 oz 42 Below Vodka
- .75 oz Tempus Fugit Crème de Noyaux
- .75 oz Tempus Fugit Crème de Cacao
- 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
- 2 dashes Cassia tincture
- 2 dashes Acid Lactart
- 2 dashes Citric Acid
- 2 squints Salt tincture
.75 oz Salted-Cinnamon Cream

Full Shake over Cubed Ice, Double-strain into a Tall Nick & Nora

Baby’s Breath Bouquet clipped w/ a Mini Silver Clothespin
Grated Nutmeg