Cocktail Diaries

Become your own mixologist following the recipes below. All items available in store.

Whiskey Sour

BOURBON

INGREDIENTS
  • 60mL Maker’s Mark 46
  • 20mL fresh lemon juice
  • 20mL simple syrup
  • 1 dash angostura bitters
  • 1 egg white
GARNISH

Lemon twist (discard) and 3 brandied cherries.

METHOD

Dry shake ingredients. Add ice and shake again, very hard.

Clermont Whiskey Sour

BOURBON

INGREDIENTS
  • 60mL Jim Beam White
  • 30mL orange juice
  • 15mL lemon juice
  • dash sugar syrup
  • dash of egg white (optional)
GARNISH

Orange wedge

METHOD

Shake and strain over ice filled glass.

Maker’s Mark Old Fashioned

BOURBON

INGREDIENTS
  • 60mL Maker’s Mark Bourbon
  • 10mL sugar syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
GARNISH

Orange twist

METHOD

In an old fashioned glass, add all ingredients. Fill glass with good quality ice and stir to optimum dilution. Garnish and serve.

Sex on the Beach

VODKA

INGREDIENTS
  • 20mL Absolut Vodka
  • 100mL light orange juice
  • 100mL cranberry juice (sweetened)
  • 20mL Peach Schnapps
  • 1 wheel lime
  • 1 whole cherry
  • Ice cubes
GARNISH

Orange slice on a toothpick and a decorative umbrella.

METHOD

Pour all ingredients into a shaker and combine by shaking. Pour cocktail directly into glass and garnish.

Long Island Iced Tea

VODKA & RUM

INGREDIENTS
  • 20mL Absolut Vodka
  • 20mL Light Rum
  • 20mL Gin
  • 20mL Tequila Blanco
  • 40mL lemon juice
  • 20mL Triple Sec
  • 20mL Cola
  • 2 wheels lemon
  • Ice cubes
GARNISH

Garnish with lemon slice and mint.

METHOD

Pour simple syrup and spirits into the shaker one by one, add ice cubes, and shake until chilled. Pour into highball glass and garnish.

Knee’s Bees

VODKA

INGREDIENTS

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GARNISH

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METHOD

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Gooseberry Southside 

GIN

INGREDIENTS
  • 5 lime wedges
  • 15mL Sugar Syrup
  • 35mL Slingsby Gooseberry Gin
  • 10-12 mint leaves “smacked”
  • 65mL soda water
  • Ice cubes
GARNISH

Lime wedges & mint leaves.

METHOD

Squeeze limes into a glass, add syrup, pour gin over top followed by soda. Finish with ice and stir well.

Breakfast Martini

GIN

INGREDIENTS
  • 5 lime wedges
  • 15mL Sugar Syrup
  • 35mL Slingsby Gooseberry Gin
  • 10-12 mint leaves “smacked”
  • 65mL soda water
  • Ice cubes
GARNISH

Lime wedges & mint leaves.

METHOD

Squeeze limes into a glass, add syrup, pour gin over top followed by soda. Finish with ice and stir well.

Vodka Lychee Martini

VODKA

INGREDIENTS
  • 45mL Grey Goose Vodka
  • 30mL Lychee puree
  • 15mL Cointreau
  • 15mL lemon juice
GARNISH

Lychee on a toothpick.

METHOD

Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Mix well and strain into a martini cocktail glass.