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04/12/2026

Ep. 70: How to Make a Paper Plane ✈️

Created by Sam Ross in 2008, the Paper Plane has earned its place as a true modern classic, blending bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, and lemon juice into a cocktail that’s bright, bittersweet, and beautifully balanced.

Go to the YouTube link here to watch the full video! https://youtu.be/E5G-cYsTG3g

PENICILLIN 🍯🫚🍋A modern classic with smoky swagger — the Penicillin blends Scotch, lemon, honey, and ginger into a bold, ...
06/30/2025

PENICILLIN 🍯🫚🍋

A modern classic with smoky swagger — the Penicillin blends Scotch, lemon, honey, and ginger into a bold, balanced cure for whatever’s ailing you.

2 oz (60 ml) Blended Scotch
0.75 oz (22.5 ml) Lemon Juice
0.75 oz (22.5 ml) Honey-ginger Syrup
0.25 oz (7.5 ml) Islay Single Malt Scotch
Garnish: Candied Ginger

Add the blended scotch, lemon juice and syrup into a shaker with ice, and shake until well-chilled.

Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice and top with the Islay single malt scotch.

Garnish with a piece of candied ginger.

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TWO VALENTINES DAY COCKTAILS ❤️Love is in the air—and in your glass. Serving up two Valentine’s Day cocktails that hit a...
04/18/2025

TWO VALENTINES DAY COCKTAILS ❤️

Love is in the air—and in your glass. Serving up two Valentine’s Day cocktails that hit all the right notes:
Strawberry Lemon Drop – sweet, tart, and flirty.
Strawberry Bourbon Smash – bold, smooth, and refreshingly chill.
Perfect for date night, Galentine’s, or solo sipping.
Which one’s your vibe?

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Strawberry Bourbon Smash

2 oz (60 ml) Bourbon
1 oz (30 ml) Lemon Juice
0.5 oz (15 ml) Simple Syrup
4 Strawberries
6-8 Mint Leaves
Soda Water

Cut strawberries into halves.
Add strawberries, lemon juice, mint leaves, and simple syrup to shaker and muddle.
Add bourbon and shake with ice for 10-15 seconds.
Double strain into rocks glass. Top with club soda.
Garnish with mint leaves and a whole strawberry.

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Strawberry Lemon Drop

1.5 oz (45 ml) Vodka
0.5 oz (15 ml) Simple Syrup
1 oz (30 ml) Limoncello
0.5 oz (15 ml) Lemon Juice
4 Strawberries
Sugar (for rim)

Rim martini glass with lemon juice and coat with sugar. Set aside.

Cut strawberries into halves.

Add strawberries, lemon juice, limoncello, and simple syrup to shaker and muddle.

Add vodka and shake with ice for 10-15 seconds. Double strain into prepped martini glass.

Garnish with strawberry and lemon wheel.

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BIRTHDAY CAKE MARTINICelebrate with a sweet, creamy cocktail that tastes just like dessert in a glass! Because every si...
02/15/2025

BIRTHDAY CAKE MARTINI

Celebrate with a sweet, creamy cocktail that tastes just like dessert in a glass! Because every sip should feel like a party. Cheers to another year of good vibes and great drinks!

- 2 oz (60 ml) Whipped (or Vanilla) Vodka
- 1.5 oz (45 ml) Amaretto
- 1 oz (30 ml) White Chocolate liqueur
- 2 oz (60 ml) Half and Half (or Heavy Cream)
- Honey and sprinkles for garnish

Instructions:
1. Begin with two plates, and add a teaspoon of honey to one and sprinkles to the other.

2. Rim the edge of the martini glass in the honey, and then dip it in the sprinkles. Set glass aside.

3. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the vodka, amaretto, white chocolate liqueur, and half and half (or heavy cream). Shake vigorously.

4. Strain into your prepared martini glass.

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MISTLETOE MARGARITA ❄️Featuring silver tequila, cranberry juice, triple sec, lime, and a hint of holiday cheer, the Mist...
01/22/2025

MISTLETOE MARGARITA ❄️

Featuring silver tequila, cranberry juice, triple sec, lime, and a hint of holiday cheer, the Mistletoe Margarita is as delicious as it is beautiful!

- 2 oz (60 ml) Tequila
- 1 oz (30 ml) Cranberry Juice
- 1 oz (30 ml) Lime Juice
- 0.75 oz (22.5 ml) Triple Sec
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) Agave Syrup
- Fresh cranberries for garnish
- Sprig of rosemary for garnish
- Lime juice and sugar for ri***ng

Instructions:
- Rim a rocks glass with lime juice, then dip the rim into sugar to create a frosted effect. Knock off the excess sugar on the rim and set glass aside.

- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine tequila, cranberry juice, triple sec, agave syrup, and lime juice.

- Shake for 10-15 seconds then strain into the prepared glass over.

- Add a few fresh cranberries and a sprig of rosemary for a festive and aromatic finishing touch.

Recipe:

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The Jack-o’-Lantern cocktail combines brandy, orange juice, ginger ale, and orange liqueur for a festive balance of swee...
12/20/2024

The Jack-o’-Lantern cocktail combines brandy, orange juice, ginger ale, and orange liqueur for a festive balance of sweetness and citrus. With notes of vanilla, caramel, and oak, it’s perfect for Halloween! 🎃

ENZONI 🍇 Created in the early 2000s by Vincenzo Errico, the Enzoni blends a Negroni and Gin Sour, using green grapes ins...
10/31/2024

ENZONI 🍇

Created in the early 2000s by Vincenzo Errico, the Enzoni blends a Negroni and Gin Sour, using green grapes instead of Sweet Vermouth—a great intro to Campari!

5 white grapes, muddled
1 oz (30 ml) Gin
1 oz (30 ml) Campari
0.75 oz (22.5 ml) Lemon Juice
0.5 oz (15 ml) Simple Syrup

In a cocktail shaker, muddle the 5 grapes and add the remaining ingredients.

Shake with ice for 10-12 seconds and strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass.

Garnish with 3 skewered grapes.

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The Vieux Carre (pronounced VIEW Cuh-RAY) hails from New Orleans and embodies multiple cultures within one cocktail. If ...
08/21/2024

The Vieux Carre (pronounced VIEW Cuh-RAY) hails from New Orleans and embodies multiple cultures within one cocktail. If you can ever get yours hands on Benedictine liqueur, you won’t regret making one of these!

0.75 oz (22.5 ml) Rye whiskey
0.75 oz (22.5 ml) Cognac
0.75 oz (22.5 ml) Sweet Vermouth
2 teaspoons of Benedictine liqueur
2 dashes of Angostura Bitters
2 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters
Garnish: maraschino cherry or lemon twist

Add the rye whiskey, cognac, sweet vermouth, Benedictine and bitters into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.
Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice or a cocktail glass.
Garnish with a cherry, a lemon twist or both.

GIN FIZZ 🍋Hailing from 1876, the Gin Fizz is a frothy, lemonade-like beverage that is a great night cap!2 oz (60 ml) Gin...
08/08/2024

GIN FIZZ 🍋

Hailing from 1876, the Gin Fizz is a frothy, lemonade-like beverage that is a great night cap!

2 oz (60 ml) Gin
1 oz (30 ml) Lemon Juice
0.75 oz (22.5 ml) Simple Syrup
1 Egg White
Club soda, to top
Garnish: Lemon Wheel (Optional)

Add the gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white to a shaker and vigorously dry-shake (without ice) for about 15 seconds.

Add 3 or 4 ice cubes and shake vigorously until well-chilled.

Double-strain into a chilled Collins glass and top with club soda. Garnish with lemon wheel.

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BBL DRIZZY 🍑It’s been well over a month since the Kendrick vs. Drake ended and it’s safe to say the dust has officially ...
06/13/2024

BBL DRIZZY 🍑

It’s been well over a month since the Kendrick vs. Drake ended and it’s safe to say the dust has officially settled. But the songs, and the impact that the beef had, will continue to live on forever. May this cocktail be the symbol of it all!

1.5 oz (45 ml) Peach Crown
1 oz (30 ml) Peach Schnapps
3 oz (90 ml) White Cran Peach
Club Soda
Garnish: Peach Slice

Rim Collins glass with lime juice and coat rim in Coral Sanding Sugar.

Fill Collins glass with ice and pour Peach Crown, Peach Schnapps, and White Cran Peach into glass.

Stir and top with Club Soda. Garnish with peach slice and enjoy!

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