Handcrafted Cocktails Recipe

Chill glass

Place a martini glass in the freezer or fill it with ice water to chill while you prepare the cocktail.

Combine and stir

In a mixing glass, add gin, dry vermouth and a dash of angostura bitters. Fill the mixing glass with ice and stir gently for 20–30 seconds until well chilled and slightly diluted.

Strain and garnish

Discard ice/water from the chilled martini glass. Strain the stirred cocktail into the glass. Express a lemon peel over the drink to release oils, rub the peel on the rim, then drop it in as garnish.

Build in glass

Add the simple syrup and angostura bitters to a rocks glass. Stir briefly to combine.

Add whiskey and ice

Add the bourbon or rye and one large ice cube or sphere. Stir gently for about 20–30 seconds until chilled and slightly diluted.

Garnish

Express an orange peel over the glass, rub the peel on the rim, and drop it into the drink. Serve immediately.

Prepare glass rim

Run a lime wedge around the rim of a rocks or coupe glass, then dip the rim into kosher salt to coat. Fill the glass with fresh ice (if serving on the rocks) or chill if serving straight up.

Shake

In a shaker, combine tequila, fresh lime juice, orange liqueur and agave syrup. Add ice and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until the shaker is frosty and the mixture is well chilled.

Strain and garnish

Strain the cocktail into the prepared glass (over fresh ice if desired). Garnish with a lime wheel on the rim.

Dry shake (if using egg white)

If using egg white, combine bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup and the egg white in a shaker and shake vigorously without ice for 10–15 seconds to emulsify and create froth.

Wet shake

Add ice to the shaker and shake again for 10–15 seconds until chilled.

Strain and finish

Double-strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice (or serve up). Add a couple dashes of angostura bitters on the foam (if egg white used) and garnish with a lemon wheel or cocktail cherry.

Build

Fill a copper mug or highball glass with ice. Pour in vodka and fresh lime juice.

Top and garnish

Top with ginger beer and stir gently to combine. Garnish with a lime wedge and serve immediately.