Sip consciously, play with your senses
If you've never made a cocktail before and want to see what the fun is about without needing to get ALL THE STUFF, then this is place to start β Let's make your first cocktail right now!
After reading Fat Salt Acid Heat, I felt empowered to experiment and explore in the kitchen. I experienced the joy of creation.
What if there was something like that for cocktails?
These empowering patterns I call Cocktail Constellations and as I learn more, I'll add more. Then we can all create our own signature cocktails.
Below is a list of all the cocktail receipes I've made and recommend.
Gin, lemon, and orgeat
Navy rum, Cynar, St. Germain, orgeat
Gin, maraschino liqueur, and strawberries
Cognac, rye, banana, and absinthe
Pre-prohibition, cognac, rum, orange liqueur
Cynar, sweet vermouth, lemon, and orange bitters
Irish whiskey, tawny port, and rich demerara syrup
Rum, lemon, blue curaçao, and egg white
Rum, pineapple, acid watermelon, and egg white
Banana, coconut rum, pisco and cinnamon
"A man about town"
Bourbon, grapefruit, lemon, and honey
Absinthe, lemon, and simple
Cachaça, Aperol, and elderflower liqueur
Tawny port, cognac, and egg β no coffee!
Gin, cucumber, lime and seltzer
Rum, lime, and cucumber
Mezcal, lime, cucumber, and Cointreau
Gin, cucumber, and egg white
Aperol, mezcal, and maraschino liqueur
Aged spirits, cream, and eggs
Cachaça, peated scotch, and elderflower liqueur
Cachaça, mezcal, and elderflower liqueur
Vodka, coffee liqueur, espresso
Smoky, light cocktail riff on "The Last Word"
Rye, Maraschino, and bitters
Cognac, lemon, and champagne
Rebalanced fruity vodka martini
Simple summer cocktail, use any fruit
Savory goat milk punch cocktail
Gin, grapefruit, lemon, and seltzer
Tequila, Midori, and Suze
Gin, Aperol, Grapefruit
Refreshing gin Collins riff
Tequila, absinthe, pineapple, lime, and cucumber
Refreshing, hydrating, bourbon drink
Simple to make, complex to taste
Gin, clementine, orange cream citrate, and seltzer
Rum, grapefruit, cinnamon, falernum
Dark rum, Campari, lime, pineapple
Rum variation on a classic
Gin, kombucha, lemon, and seltzer
Rye, sweet vermouth, BΓ©nΓ©dictine, Peychaud's bitters, absinthe
Aperol, mezcal, and maraschino liqueur
Gin, Green Chartreuse, Maraschino liqueur, and cava
Boozy, balanced, and so easy to drink
You probably have everything you need in your kitchen right now
Gin, lilac syrup, heavy cream, egg white, and seltzer
Rum mix, pineapple juice, orgeat, more juices
Less boozy, more complex, high brow Mai Tai
Pacifico Clara, Aperol, orange and lemon
Tequila, Cointreau, lime and salt
Gin, Midori, lemon, and lime
Campari, dry vermouth, grapefruit, lemon, and egg white
Rye, BΓ©nΓ©dictine, and bitters
Dry, boozy and incredible riff on "The Last Word"
A bitter classic
Prosecco Negroni, think Negroni highball
Bourbon, tawny port, heavy cream, and egg yolk
Bourbon, amaro nonino, sweet vermouth
Pre-prohibition, bourbon, sugar, bitters
Pineapple, orange, coconut, rum and nutmeg
Rum blend, Cocchi, bitters
A cachaça-fernet-pineapple cocktail
Smoky version "The Last Word"
Milk clarified: rum, coconut water, falernum, and pineapple
Demerara rum, panamanian rum, pineapple, coconut, lime
Cognac, lemon, and seltzer
Aperol, mezcal, sparkling wine, and seltzer
Cognac, orange liqueur, orange cream citrate
Gin, heavy cream, egg white, and orange flower water
Gin, raspberry, lemon, and seltzer
Vanilla Rum, Averna, and bitters
Rye, cognac, and absinthe
Light rum, cognac, orange juice, orgeat
Cognac, orange liqueur, and lemon juice
Cognac, orange liqueur, lemon, simple, and seltzer
Refreshing, light Cognac fizz
Gin, lemon, egg and seltzer
Gin, orgeat, lemon, and seltzer
Gin, orgeat, lemon, orange bitters, and mint
Scotch, lime, mint, absinthe
Scotch, lime, mint, Chartreuse
Gin, lime, mint
Navy strength rum, banana liqueur, yellow chartreuse, lime
Gin, lemon, and seltzer
Sweet vermouth, bitters
Rye, cognac, sweet vermouth, BΓ©nΓ©dictine, and bitters
Acid adjusted watermelon juice makes this daiquiri pop
Gin, lemon, watermelon, and seltzer
Rye, lemon, orange, and egg white
Gin, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and egg white
Banana liqueur, rum, coconut, cinnamon