Cocktail Calendar

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Jen's Sweet 16
Sep
12

Jen's Sweet 16

Ingredients:

-gin

-whiskey (bourbon, duh) or dark rum

-vodka

-elderflower liqueur

-coconut liqueur (leftover)

-Cynar

-coffee liqueur (Crème de Cacao, Licor 43 also will work!)

-sweet vermouth

-blanc vermouth

-a few blueberries

-strong coffee or espresso

-simple syrup

-salt

-lemon

Glassware: 2 rocks glasses, 1 ‘up’ glass

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Stolen Dante Negronis
Aug
8

Stolen Dante Negronis

Ingredients:

-gin

-whiskey (bourbon or rye)

-tequila and/or mezcal

-Campari

-coffee liqueur (Crème de Cacao, Licor 43 also will work!)

-Montenegro amaro

-sweet vermouth

-canned pineapple

-cider vinegar

-honey

-sugar

-salt

-lemon

-orange

Glassware: 2 rocks glasses, 1 ‘up’ glass

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What? Her melon?
Jul
25

What? Her melon?

Ingredients:

-gin

-whiskey (bourbon or rye)

-tequila and/or mezcal

-Campari

-Cynar

-Green chartreuse (optional)

-blanc vermouth

-orange liqueur

-sugar

-watermelon

-watermelon shrub (maybe)

-soda

-honey

-salt

-lemon

-lime

Glassware: 2 rocks glasses, 1 ‘up’ glass

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Watermelon, Sugar, Hi.
Jul
20

Watermelon, Sugar, Hi.

Ingredients:

-white rum

-tequila and/or mezcal

-Aperol or Campari

-orange liqueur

-cava

-super fine sugar

-watermelon

-fresh hot pepper

-cider vinegar

-salt

-cayenne pepper

-lemon

-lime

-mint

Glassware: 1 wine glass, 1 rocks glass, 1 ‘up’ glass

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Salute to Sangria
Jul
4

Salute to Sangria

Ingredients:

-white rum

-some kind of fruity brandy or eau de vie (optional, I’ve got St. George Basil Eau de Vie and Apple Brandy)

-red wine (should be inexpensive)

-white wine, (inexpensive, young, fruity)

-cava

-super fine sugar

-peaches

-watermelon

-cider vinegar

-salt

-lemon

-lime

-orange

-ginger

-mint

Glassware: 2 wine glasses, 1 ‘up’

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Some Weird Summer Drinks.
May
30

Some Weird Summer Drinks.

Ingredients:

-mezcal

-gin

-dry and/or blanc vermouth

-celery juice (this might weirdly also work with V8 or tomato juice)

-lemon

-lime

-ginger

-cilantro

-rosemary

-cucumber

-hot pepper (habanero, serrano, jalapeño, etc.)

-sugar

-agave

Glassware: 2 ‘rocks’, 1 ‘up’

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This is only a test…
May
2

This is only a test…

Ingredients:

-mezcal

-rye whiskey (bourbon or Irish whiskey are both fine)

-Aperol (Campari is fine)

-sweet vermouth

-sparkling wine (Cava, it’s cheap)

-lemon

-mint

-cucumber

-simple syrup

-citrus shrub (leftover)

-grapefruit shrub (leftover)

-sparkling water or club soda

-aromatic bitters

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I turned 41.
Apr
18

I turned 41.

Ingredients:

-gin

-bourbon whiskey

-amaro (Cynar, Montenegro, Dell Etna, etc.)

-sweet vermouth

-orange liqueur (just in case)

-mezcal

-Campari

-limes (6)

-lemon (6)

-pink grapefruit (3-4)

-white sugar (fine is good)

-apple cider vinegar

Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’

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He Is Risen.
Mar
28

He Is Risen.

Ingredients:

-gin

-bourbon whiskey

-amaro (preferably Fernet, but Cynar, Montenegro, Dell Etna are all fine)

-sweet vermouth

-cava (sparkling wine)

-Campari

-strawberries

-lemon

-honey ginger syrup (leftover)

-simple syrup

-aromatic bitters

-cocktail cherries

Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’

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Veronica’s Leap Year 50th
Feb
29

Veronica’s Leap Year 50th

Ingredients:

-bourbon

-gin

-tequila or mezcal

-elderflower liqueur (a la St. Germain)

-sweet & dry vermouths

-strawberry

-lime

-lemon

-pink grapefruit

-honey ginger syrup (leftover)

-ginger syrup

-simple syrup

-orange bitters

-aromatic bitters

Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’

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Mid-Winter Warmers
Feb
1

Mid-Winter Warmers

Ingredients:

-bourbon

-gin

-mezcal

-elderflower liqueur (a la St. Germain)

-Campari

-sweet vermouth

-Green Chartruese or other herbal/alpine liqueur

-lime

-orange peel

-orange bitters

-aromatic bitters

Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’

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Postcards from the Big Easy
Jan
18

Postcards from the Big Easy

Ingredients:

-bourbon

-gin

-mezcal (optional)

-triple sec/orange liqueur, (Cointreau, preferred; Grand Marnier is fine)

-Lillet Blanc or blanc vermouth

-Green Chartruese or other herbal/alpine liqueur

-sugar

-simple syrup

-lime

-lemon

-orange bitters

-cocktail cherries (garnish)

Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’

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Whiskey Business
Jan
4

Whiskey Business

Ingredients:

-bourbon or rye whiskey

-orange liqueur

-blanc vermouth

-Cynar or Montenegro amaro

-Cranberry syrup (leftover)

-mint

-honey

-simple syrup

-orange (for juice and peel)

-lime

-lemon

-aromatic bitters

Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’

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Auld Lang Syne
Dec
28

Auld Lang Syne

Ingredients:

-gin

-tequila

-golden or dark rum

-sparkling wine (champagne, cava, prosecco)

-orange liqueur

-cranberry syrup (leftover)

-limes

-mint

-lemons

-simple syrup

Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 1 champagne, 1 ‘rocks’

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Do You Have To Let It Linger?
Dec
21

Do You Have To Let It Linger?

Ingredients:

-gin

-blended scotch or Irish whiskey (optional)

-tequila and/or mezcal

-Luxardo Maraschino liqueur (optional)

-sweet vermouth

-dry vermouth

-cranberries

-sugar

-orange (for juice and peel)

-limes

-lemons

Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’

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Sour & Stir
Dec
7

Sour & Stir

Ingredients:

-gin, vodka or leftover pear vodka

-mezcal

-Campari

-Montenegro or Cynar

-Green Chartreuse

-sweet vermouth

-simple syrup

-orange (for juice and peel)

-lime juice

-lemon juice

-aromatic bitters

-orange bitters

Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’

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Free Spirit Three Spirit.
Nov
16

Free Spirit Three Spirit.

Ingredients:

-bourbon

-blended scotch or Irish whiskey (optional)

-white or golden rum (dark is for those who are not faint of heart)

-cynar

-Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

-sweet vermouth

-dry vermouth

-cherry syrup (leftover)

-orange (for juice and peel)

-lime juice

-simple syrup

Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’

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Strawberry Wine!
Oct
19

Strawberry Wine!

Ingredients:

-gin

-sweet vermouth

-dry or blanc vermouth

-Campari

-limes

-1 orange

-strawberries

-sugar

-simple syrup (optional)

-orange bitters

Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’

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Top O’ The Mornin’
Oct
12

Top O’ The Mornin’

Ingredients:

-Irish whiskey (rye or bourbon is fine)

-sweet vermouth

-dry vermouth

-amaro of choice, something sweeter (Montenegro or Cynar)

-sweet liqueur of choice (think Benedictine, Licor 43 or coffee liqueur)

-lemons (limes are fine, too, citrus of choice)

-1 orange

-simple syrup

-orange bitters

-Angostura bitters (aromatic)

Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’

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Cynar, Week 2
Sep
14

Cynar, Week 2

Ingredients:

-rye whiskey

-gin

-Campari

-dry vermouth

-maraschino liqueur (a la Luxardo)

-Cynar amaro

-mezcal

-elderflower liqueur (a la St. Germain)

-lime

-1 orange

-simple syrup

-1 egg white

Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’

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