Select Specialty Cocktails Recipe
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Ingredients
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Classic Margarita
Cucumber-Basil Gin Fizz
Smoked Old Fashioned
Spicy Paloma
Method
Classic Margarita
- 1
Prepare glass
Run a lime wedge around the rim of a rocks or coupe glass, then dip the rim into coarse salt to coat. Set aside.
- 2
Mix
In a cocktail shaker, combine 2 oz reposado tequila, 1 oz Cointreau, 1 oz fresh lime juice and 0.5 oz simple syrup (omit if you prefer a more tart margarita).
- 3
Shake
Fill the shaker with ice, secure the lid, and shake vigorously for 10–12 seconds until well chilled and slightly frosty.
- 4
Cucumber-Basil Gin Fizz
- 5
Muddle
In a shaker, add 3 cucumber slices and 6 basil leaves with 0.5 oz simple syrup. Gently muddle 6–8 times to release cucumber juice and basil aroma; avoid over-muddling the basil to prevent bitterness.
- 6
Add spirits & citrus
Add 1.75 oz gin and 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice to the shaker. Fill with ice.
- 7
Shake
Shake vigorously for 8–10 seconds until chilled.
- 8
Strain & Top
Double-strain into an ice-filled Collins or highball glass. Top with ~2 oz club soda, stir gently once to combine.
- 9
Smoked Old Fashioned
- 10
Build
In a mixing glass, add 0.25 oz demerara syrup and 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Add 2 oz bourbon and fill the glass with large ice.
- 11
Stir
Stir gently for 20–30 seconds until the drink is well chilled and slightly diluted (about 15–20% dilution).
- 12
Smoke (optional but recommended)
Place the stirred cocktail into the serving glass with the large ice cube. Using a smoking gun or by lighting a small wood chip/cinnamon stick and cupping the glass, capture smoke in the glass for 10–20 seconds, then cover with a coaster or a glass to trap the smoke for 20–30 seconds. Remove cover and express an orange peel over the drink (twist to release oils), then drop the peel in as garnish.
Spicy Paloma
- 13
Prepare glass
Run a lime wedge around the rim of a highball or Collins glass and dip into salt or Tajín to rim. Add a couple of ice cubes.
- 14
Muddle jalapeño
In a shaker, add 2 jalapeño slices and 0.5 tsp agave nectar. Gently muddle once or twice to release heat and flavor—avoid over-muddling if you want milder spice.
- 15
Mix
Add 2 oz blanco tequila, 2 oz fresh grapefruit juice and 0.5 oz fresh lime juice to the shaker. Fill with ice.
- 16
Shake & Strain
Shake vigorously for 8–10 seconds. Double-strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice.
- 17