Slumber Party

This is the last cocktail blog post before we change over to our fall cocktail list! So, if you haven’t gotten the chance to try out all of our summer cocktails get in before October 1! Now back to this beaut you may think the recipe is a little simple but it’s in the simplicity that we find the beauty in life, right? This little number is well balanced and perfect for these last few weeks of warmer patio weather.

The Prep (Don’t stress its easier than you think)

The Simple Syrup

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup water

Step 1: In a sauce pot combine the two ingredients and cook until sugar has dissolved in the water

Step 2: Remove from stove and cool

Step 3: Reserve in the refrigerator for cocktail timel

The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)

1.5 oz Broken Shed Vodka

1.5 oz Grapefruit Juice

.75 oz Simple Syrup

Hand full of basil

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

7.5 oz Broken Shed Vodka

7.5 oz Grapefruit Juice

3.75 oz Simple Syrup

Hand full of basil

Let’s Talk Glassware

We will serve this cocktail in a Martini Glass

How it’s done

Step 1: Pick 2 basil leaves and drop them into the shaker.

Step 2: Pour the grapefruit juice into the shaker and muddle the basil in the grapefruit juice.

Step 3: Add simple syrup & vodka, top with ice.

Step 4: Shake the cocktail for about 15 seconds.

Step 5: Strain the ice as you pour into your glass take one bail leaf and float it on top for garnish.

Step 6: Enjoy!

Pro Tip

1. Before you drop the basil into the cocktail clap the basil between your hands. It brings out the scent of the basil and adds great complexity to the cocktail.

2. We juice grapefruits, in our humble opinion it tastes much better.

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

Camp Counselor

Blackberries & Whiskey!! I mean do I need to say more? This cocktail is a dream in so many ways, it is very easy to make, it is super light on the prep work & the hardest item to acquire is the blackberries. She is super refreshing an the perfect summertime whiskey drink. Not to mention it is absolutely gorgeous!

The Prep (Don’t stress its easier than you think)

The Simple Syrup

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup water

Step 1: In a sauce pot combine the two ingredients and cook until sugar has dissolved in the water

Step 2: Remove from stove and cool

Step 3: Reserve in the refrigerator for cocktail timel

The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)

1.5 oz Old Dominick Whiskey

1 oz Lemon Juice

1 oz Simple Syrup

4-5 Blackberries for muddling

Some mint for garnishing

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

7.5 oz Old Dominick Whiskey

5 oz Lemon Juice

5 oz Simple Syrup

20 Blackberries for muddling

Some mint for garnishing

Let’s Talk Glassware

We will serve this cocktail in a rocks glass

How it’s done

Step 1: Add blackberries and whiskey to the rocks glass

Step 2: Pour the muddled blackberries and whiskey into a cocktail shaker, with ice.

Step 3: Add lemon juice and simple syrup & shake for 30 seconds.

Step 4: Strain the ice and pour into your glass. Top it off with some fresh ice

Step 5: Top it off with some fresh ice, and a little mint for the garnish.

Step 6: Enjoy!

Pro Tip

Before you drop the mint into the cocktail clap the mint between your hands. It brings out the scent of the mint and adds great complexity to the cocktail.

If you’ve sat at our bar, you have seen our bartenders do this and probably thought, we were all crazy; but i promise its magic.

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

Skipping Stones

Are you familiar with lemongrass? We grow a ton of it here at the restaurant and we are huge fans. This cocktail is a quintessential summer drink. It is easy going but packs a punch. The best part about the recipe if the lemongrass syrup that is very versatile and can be used in mocktails or even add it to your glass of iced tea.

The Prep (Don’t stress its easier than you think)

Lemongrass Syrup

2 Cups of sugar

2 Cups of Hot Water

2 Limes Cut in Half (rind and all)

3 Stalks of Lemongrass ( Cut up)

Step 1: Add all ingredients to a blender.

Step 2: Blend all ingredients until smooth.

Step 3: Pour liquid into a fine mesh strainer.

Step 4: Strain liquid, discard the pulp

Step 5: reserve in refrigerator for use in the cocktail

The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)

1 oz Patrick St.Surin Rum

1.5 oz Lemongrass Syrup

.5 oz Lime Juice

Granulated Sugar for rim of the glass

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

5 oz Patrick St.Surin Rum

7.5 oz Lemongrass Syrup

2.5 oz Lime Juice

Granulated Sugar for rim of the glass

Let’s Talk Glassware

We will serve this cocktail in a coupe glass.

How it’s done

Step 1: Add rum, syrup, and lime juice to a shaker

Step 2: Top with ice and shake for about 40 seconds (longer if it’s more than one cocktail).

Step 3: Use a lime wedge to rub half the rim of the glass, and dip into granulated sugar.

Step 4: Strain the ice and pour into your glass.

Step 5: Enjoy!

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

Playing Mermaids!!

Y’all it’s been a minute; we took the month of July off from the blog’ but we’re back baby!! If you haven’t been into the restaurant lately, we have changed up our cocktail list the theme is Summer fun! This cocktail is fun and delicious and wildly popular. I mean look at it its gorgeous!

The Prep (Don’t stress its easier than you think)

Cucumber Mint Gin

1 bottle of Neversink Gin

1 Cucumber

Some mint

Step 1: Remove some gin from the bottle; don’t worry you deserve a drink!

Step 2: Cut up one cucumber so it will fit into the bottle

Step 3: Pick some mint leaves.

Step 4: Put Mint leaves and cucumbers into the bottle of gin

Step 5: Let the gin infuse for at least two days

The Simple Syrup

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup water

Step 1: In a sauce pot combine the two ingredients and cook until sugar has dissolved in the water

Step 2: Remove from stove and cool

Step 3: Reserve in the refrigerator for cocktail time

The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)

1 oz Cucumber Mint Infused Neversink Gin

.5 oz Lime Juice

.5 oz Simple Syrup

Top with Sparkling wine

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

5 oz Cucumber Mint Infused Neversink Gin

2.5 oz Lime Juice

2.5 oz Simple Syrup

Top with Sparkling wine

Let’s Talk Glassware

We will serve this cocktail in a wine glass, if you don’t want to include ice in your cocktail you can also serve this in a coupe glass.

How it’s done

Step 1: Add cucumber infused gin, lime juice and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker.

Step 2: Top with ice and shake for about 40 seconds (longer if it’s more than one cocktail).

Step 3: Strain the ice and pour into your glass.

Step 4: Top with ice & sparkling wine

Step 5: Enjoy!

Pro Tip: If you want a fun garnish slice up a cucumber

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

The Unnamed Italian Margarita

Y’all I know this cocktail looks similar to the Libra Venus, but it’s not. It is a sneak peek into the next cocktail list. We haven’t officially named this cocktail yet, but it is so delicious, the amaretto is nutty and brings all the fun to the party.

The Prep (Don’t stress its easier than you think)

The Strawberry Puree

Step 1: Cut the green tops off of the strawberry

Step 2: Cut the strawberries in half

Step 3: Put in the blender and puree

Step 4: You want to puree the berries until there are no chunks.

The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)

.75 oz Amaretto

.75 oz Tequila

.75 oz Strawberry Puree

.5 oz Lemon Juice

.5 oz Limoncello

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

3.75 oz Amaretto

3.75 oz Tequila

3.75 oz Strawberry Puree

2.5 oz Lemon Juice

2.5 oz Limoncello

Let’s Talk Glassware

We will serve this cocktail in a high ball glass but you can serve it in a margarita glass if you want.

How it’s done

Step 1: Add tequila, lemon juice, strawberry pure, limoncello, amaretto, to a cocktail shaker.

Step 2: Top with ice and shake for about 40 seconds (longer if it’s more than one cocktail).

Step 3: Strain the ice and pour into your glass.

Step 4: Top with ice & a lemon wheel

Step 5: Enjoy!

Pro Tip: If you are like you can strain your strawberry puree to remove the seeds, this will give you a smoother cocktail.

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

Libra Venus

This week we are making a cocktail that is practically love at first sight. The Libra Venus is great for the warm weather we are having & it is made with whiskey. This cocktail is on our current cocktail list and she is super popular.

The Prep (Don’t stress its easier than you think)

The Strawberry Puree

Step 1: Cut the green tops off of the strawberry

Step 2: Cut the strawberries in half

Step 3: Put in the blender and puree

Step 4: You want to puree the berries until there are no chunks.

The Simple Syrup

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup water

Step 1: In a sauce pot combine the two ingredients and cook until sugar has dissolved in the water

Step 2: Remove from stove and cool

Step 3: Reserve in the refrigerator for cocktail time

The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)

1.5 oz Old Dominick Whiskey

1 oz Lemon Juice

1 oz Simple Syrup

1 oz Strawberry Puree

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

7.5 oz Old Dominick Whiskey

5 oz Lemon Juice

5 oz Simple Syrup

5 oz Strawberry Puree

Let’s Talk Glassware

We serve this cocktail in a high ball Glass

How it’s done

Step 1: Add whiskey, lemon juice, strawberry puree & simple syrup to a cocktail shaker

Step 2: Top with ice, and shake for about 40 seconds (longer if it’s more than one cocktail).

Step 3: Strain the ice and pour into your glass.

Step 4: Top with ice & a lemon wheel

Step 5: Enjoy!

Pro Tip: If you are like you can strain your strawberry puree to remove the seeds, this will give you a smoother cocktail.

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

Aries / Taurus Cusp

This week we are making a cocktail that is spicy, with a hint of sweetness. Aries /Taurus is a great patio cocktail, you’ll feel like you’re about to hit the beach. This cocktail is on our current cocktail list and she is super popular.

The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)

1.25 oz Ghost Tequila

.75 oz Diplomatico Rum

.5 oz Pineapple

.5 oz Agave

.5 oz Lime

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

6.25 oz Ghost Tequila

3.75 oz Diplomatico Rum

2.5 oz Pineapple

2.5 oz Agave

2.5 oz Lime

Let’s Talk Glassware

We serve this cocktail in a Rocks Glass

How it’s done

Step 1: Add rum, tequila, pineapple juice, lime juice, & agave to a shaker.

Step 2: Top with ice, and shake for about 40 seconds (longer if it’s more than one cocktail).

Step 3: Strain the ice and pour into your glass.

Step 4: Top with ice & a lime wheel

Step 5: Enjoy!

Pro Tip: If you are looking to omit the spicy component of the cocktail you can use your favorite tequila.

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

Uptown Disco

This week we are making our Uptown Disco, this is one of our espresso martinis. It is made with a chocolate rum instead of vodka to give this beauty a little extra flavor. Fun fact the name of this cocktail is an ode to Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk”, Bruno Mars is the owner of SelvaRey Rum.

The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)

1.5 oz SelvaRey Chocolate Rum

2 oz Owens Espresso

Splash of Heavy Cream

Torani Dark Cocolate Sauce (for garnish)

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

7.5 oz SelvaRey Chocolate Rum

10 oz Owens Espresso

2oz of Heavy Cream

Torani Dark Cocolate Sauce (for garnish)

Let’s Talk Glassware

We serve this cocktail in a Martini Glass

How it’s done

Step 1: Add rum, heavy cream, and espresso to a shaker.

Step 2: Top with ice, and shake for about 40 seconds (longer if it’s more than one cocktail).

Step 3: Add chocolate swirl to the inside of your martini glass (feel free to get creative)

Step 4: Strain the ice and pour into your garnished glass

Step 5: Enjoy!

Pro Tip: You can use regular espresso or cold brew instead of caned espresso. If you are going to use something other than Owens i would suggest adding some simple syrup, approximately .25 oz to 2 oz of espresso (as always adjust sweetness to your taste).

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

Capricorn Stellium Cocktail

This week we have another easy sipper. It’s practical, persistent & and an overachiever; you guessed it a Capricorn. Can’t take them any where. This cocktail is on our list currently; it is a riff off of a French 75. It’s an easy going cocktail that hits the spot every time.

The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)

1 oz Elderflower Liqueur (you can use St. Germain or a generic elderflower liqueur)

1 oz Lemon Juice

Champagne to top off the glass

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

5 oz Elderflower Liqueur (you can use St. Germain or a generic elderflower liqueur)

5 oz Lemon Juiice

Champagne to top off the glasses

Let’s Talk Glassware

We serve this cocktail in a champagne flute but a wine glass will also work.

How it’s done

Step 1: Add all elderflower liquor and lemon juice to shaker.

Step 2: Top with ice, and shake for about 30 seconds (longer if it’s more than one cocktail).

Step 3: Strain the ice and pour into your glass of choice

Step 4: Top with Champagne

Step 5: Garnish with something fun, some choices are a Lemon Wheel or a Lemon Twist

Step 6: Enjoy!

Pro Tip: Don’t add too much wine at first, we typically add about 2 oz of wine. The more wine, the more diluted all the fun and floral notes of the cocktail will be.

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

Magnolia (the cocktail)

Ya’ll we have a throw back! this cocktail is one of our originals and we still get requests for it. The best part? It’s super easy to make and is a great spring/ summertime cocktail! Let’s cut the chit chat and make this cocktail!

The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)

1.5 oz Elderflower Liqueur (you can use St. Germain or a generic elderflower liqueur)

.25 oz Select Aperitivo Liqueur

1 oz Rose Lillete

.75 oz Lime Juice

Champagne to top off the glass

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

7.5 oz Elderflower Liqueur (you can use St. Germain or a generic elderflower liqueur)

1.25 oz Select Aperitivo Liqueur

5 oz Rose Lillete

3.75 oz Lime Juice

Champagne to top off the glass

Let’s Talk Glassware

We serve this cocktail in a wine glass but a champagne flute will also work.

How it’s done

Step 1: Add all ingredients to shaker, except for champagne.

Step 2: Top with ice, and shake for about 30 seconds (longer if it’s more than one cocktail).

Step 3: Strain the ice and pour into your glass of choice

Step 4: Top with Champagne

Step 5: Enjoy!

Pro Tip: Don’t add too much wine at first, we typically add about 3 oz of wine. The more wine, the more diluted all the fun and floral notes of the cocktail will be.

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

Cancer Moon Cocktail

Ya’ll we have a new cocktail list!!! The theme is Astrology, we felt it was fitting with spring coming. This is an easy top make cocktail; if you’ve been following along you’ve mastered simple syrup at this point and that is the most work you’ll have to do for this beauty. When we decided on our theme we tried to match the personality of our signs to the cocktails.

The Prep (Don’t stress its easier than you think)

The Lavender Simple Syrup

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup water

1/2 tbsp Dried Lavender

Step 1: In a sauce pot combine the three ingredients and cook until sugar has dissolved in the water

Step 2: Remove from stove and cool

Step 3: Reserve in the refrigerator for cocktail time

The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)

1.5 oz Broken Shed Vodka

.25 oz Lazzaroni Maraschino Liqueur

.25 oz Lavender Simple Syrup

.5 oz Lemon Juice

2 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

7.5 oz Broken Shed Vodka

1.25 oz Lazzaroni Maraschino Liqueur

1.25 oz Lavender Simple Syrup

2.5 oz Lemon Juice

10 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Let’s Talk Glassware

We serve this cocktail in a coupe glass, Which is stemmed and a smaller because this is meant to be a sipper. You can use any glass that you feel fits the vibe. I don’t serve this on ice because its a little more of a delicate cocktail. Other glassware suggestions, you could use: Martini Glass, Wine Glass, Flute, Rocks glass With a large cube of ice would also be nice.

How it’s done

Step 1: Add all ingredients to shaker.

Step 2: Top with ice, and shake for about 30 seconds (longer if it’s more than one cocktail).

Step 3: Strain the ice and pour into your glass of choice

Step 4: Enjoy!

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

You can't sit with us!

Y’all I’m sorry I disrupted the order of recipes last week. I took the week off from the blog; if you had kids out of school last week you may understand why.

Anyway back to why you’re here!! One of my favorite spirit categories is aperitifs and digestifs; in my opinion they are wildly under used. Which is why we use them quite a bit. Aperitifs & digestifs can have a bitter, herbal, & or sweet. The big difference between the two is aperitifs are low alcohol and are meant to stimulate your appetite, where digestifs are higher alcohol content are are intended to help with digestion or soothing a tummy after a meal.

This cocktail is made with an aperitif, and it is extremely easy to make and the only prep required is going to the store to grab your ingredients!!

The Ingredients (Single Cocktail)

1 oz Sipsmith Sloe Gin

1 oz. Select Aperitif

.5 oz Lemon Juice

1 Two Pitchers Blood Orange Radler (to top off the cocktail)

Batch It Babe (5 Mocktails)

5 oz Sipsmith Sloe Gin

5 oz. Select Aperitif

2.5 oz Lemon Juice

2 Two Pitchers Blood Orange Radler (to top off the cocktails)

How it’s done

Step 1: Add the select, gin & lemon juice to a shaker.

Step 2: Top with ice, and shake for about 30 seconds (longer if it’s more than one cocktail).

Step 3: Strain the ice and pour into your glass of choice (I prefer a rocks glass this gives you room for the Radler topper but not too much) .

Step 4: Top with a ice.

Step 5: Top off with 2-3 oz of beer, you can eyeball this.

Step 6: Enjoy!

Pro Tip: If you want a sweeter cocktail, use a larger glass and add more of the Radler, this is the sweet component of the cocktail.

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

The Hangover Cure is here!!

All right this week I’m featuring a personal favorite of mine; it is on our daytime cocktail list. The Corpse Reviver No. 2.5 has so much going for it; it’s tart, smooth, refreshing and just darn good. Everything in this cocktail can be purchased at a liquor store; so bonus points for making your life easy.

The Prep

Step 1: Chill your glass; for this cocktail i suggest a martini glass; but it’s your world babe, use whatever glass makes you happy.

Step 2: Cut some lemon wheels if you want to be fancy, you can use them as a garnish in the glass or when you build the batch leave it floating in your punch bowl.

The Ingredients (for a single cocktail)

1 oz Glendalough Rose Gin

1 oz Triple Sec

1 oz Lemon Juice

1 oz Lillete Rose

Splash Pernod Anise Liqueur

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

5 oz Glendalough Rose Gin

5 oz Triple Sec

5 oz Lemon Juice

5 oz Lillete Rose

Splash Pernod Anise Liqueur per glass

How it’s done

Step 1: Add your splash of Pernod to your martini glass, swirl it and let it sit. (you will dump this out later, if you're like me and waste nothing, grab an extra glass to save the liqueur)

Step 2: Add ice to pint glass with gin, lillete, triple sec & lemon juice.

Step 3: Stir with a bar spoon (or whatever is handy)

Step 4: Dump out the pernod, the liqueur will coat the inside of the glass leaving a hint of anise.

Step 3: Strain ice and pour into a martini glass with your lemon wheel garnish

Pro Tip 1: If you don’t have a cocktail strainer, you can use another glass, or a mesh strainer in a pinch.

Pro Tip 2: If you are making a batch of this one have each person rinse their glass with the pernod before they add the cocktail.

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

It's time for a Garden Party!!

All right this week I’m featuring our most requested past list cocktail! It has featured on out cocktail list a few different times, with a different name each time. The Garden Party is just a fantastic cocktail, the worst part is I can’t even take the full credit for it; Taylor Mitchell our beloved bartender who now has an adult job, is the original creator of this bad boy. The only down side to this cocktail is that you have to wait for the bourbon to infuse, but I promise it is worth it!!!

This cocktail has more parts, so if you get hung up any where feel free to email us Amanda can help you trouble shoot!

The Prep (Don’t stress its easier than you think)

The Bourbon

Step 1: Take a butternut squash peel the outside and cut it in half, remove the seeds from the inside

Step 2: Cut the squash into half inch strips

Step 3: Roast the squash in the oven until cooked (soft) and has a caramelized color

Step 4: Let squash cool

Step 5: Once cool add squash and bourbon to a large bowl

Step 6: Let sit for 4 days

Step 7: After the 4 days strain the squash and pour bourbon back into the bottle

The Simple Syrup

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup water

1/2 tbsp 5 spice

Step 1: In a sauce pot combine the three ingredients and cook until sugar has dissolved in the water

Step 2: Remove from stove and cool

Step 3: Reserve in the refrigerator for cocktail time

The Ingredients (for a single cocktail)

2 oz Butternut Squash Bourbon

.75 5 Spice Simple Syrup

3 Dashes Walnut Bitters

Batch It Babe (5 Cocktails)

10 oz Buternut Squash Bournbon

3.75 oz 5 Spice Simple Syrup

15 Dashes of Walnut Bitters

How it’s done

Step 1: Add butternut squash bourbon, bitters & simple syrup to a pint glass

Step 2: Add ice to pint glass & stir for 30 seconds

Step 3: Strain ice and pour into a rocks glass with one large ice cube (or how ever you prefer your drinks)

Drink up Babes!!

Amanda

Black Manhattans on deck!

Week two of the Blog & I’m kicking off our cocktail recipes! With Thanksgiving rushing around the corner, I figured you may need a strong drink to get you through. This was on our Cocktail list for a bit, but it is super easy to make. This is our riff on a Black Manhattan, we swap out the spirits to get the perfect cocktail (in our eyes). Just a quick tidbit Manahttans are my favorite go to cocktail, but I won’t bore you with all the information that goes along with me being a beverage nerd. One of the most important things to know about making cocktails is when to shake a cocktail and when to stir. Luckily its easy, if the cocktail is all spirits, then you stir, if you add juice or sugar, or anything that isn’t a spirit you shake the cocktail.

Also, for all of our cocktail recipes I will have a recipe for a single cocktail as well as a larger batch so you can use it however is best for you.

The Ingredients (for a single cocktail)

2 oz Makers Mark

1 oz Montenegro Amaro

3 Dashes Angostura Bitters

1 Woodford Bourbon Cherry (I know it’s absurd to mix a Woodford product with Makers Mark, but these cherries are amazing!)

Batch It BABE (5 Cocktails)

10 oz Makers Mark

5 oz Montenegro Amaro

15 Dashes Angostura Bitters

5 Woodford Cherries; 1 per cocktail

Pro Tip: if you’re going to batch the cocktail you can stir the cocktail with ice in your serving vessel, and leave the remaining ice. Just don’t use too much ice, unless your cousin Jessica can’t handle a strong drink and you don’t want her to get too wasted.

How it’s done

Select your vessel for making cocktails, it can be a pint glass/ or a shaker tin and a long spoon or a bar spoon.

Step 1: Add the Makers Mark, Montenegro, & Angostura bitters into your mixing glass with ice and stir until nice & cold (approximately 45 seconds).

Step 2: Strain into a chilled coupe/ rocks glass or your favorite dinosaur sippy cup.

Step 3: Garnish with a cherry!

Step 4: Babes you’re done! Drink that bad boy and get ready for Aunt Sue to criticize you.

Pro Tip: If you don’t have a cocktail strainer, you can use another glass, or a mesh strainer in a pinch.

Drink up babes!

Amanda