Queen’s Park Swizzle

Queen’s Park Swizzle

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Dark Rum
  • 8 Mint leaves (+more for garnish)
  • 3/4 oz Lime juice
  • 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
  • 5-8 dashes Angostura bitters

Instructions:

Lightly muddle mint in the base of a Collins glass. Add rum, lime, simple and stir. Top with finely crushed ice and stir. Top with more ice and add dashes of angostura on top. Garnish with a mint sprig.


Source: Around the World in 80 Cocktails 

Quiet Victory

Quiet Victory

Ingredients: 

  • 2 oz Gin
  • 3/4 oz Cointreau
  • 3/4 oz Lime juice
  • dash Angostura bitters
  • dash lavender bitters
  • lavender sprig

Instructions

Shake well with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with a lavender sprig.


A Green Hour Original

Oaxacanite

Oaxacanite

Ingredients: 

  • 1 oz Tequila (original calls for blanco but we used reposado here)
  • 1 oz Mezcal
  • 3/4 oz Honey syrup
  • 3/4 oz Lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp Angostura bitters
  • Grapefruit twist

Instructions: 

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.


Source: Regarding Cocktails 

Floridita

Floridita

A spin on the classic daiquiri so delicious you won’t be able to resist a second!


Ingredients: 

  • 2 oz White Rum
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1/2 oz Fresh grapefruit juice
  • 14 oz Luxardo maraschino liqueur
  • 1 tsp simple syrup

Instructions: 

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.


Source: The New York Times Book of Cocktails 

Folklorico

Folklorico

Inspired by Oaxaca, made in Philly.


Ingredients: 

  • 1 1/2 oz Reposado Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Mezcal
  • 1/2 oz Cilantro syrup*
  • 1/4 oz Lime juice
  • 3 oz Tazo “Passion” Iced Tea
  • Sprig of cilantro for garnish

Instructions: 

Shake all ingredients with ice. Pour into a double rocks glass and garnish with a sprig of cilantro.


*To make cilantro syrup dissolve 1/2 cup of sugar in a saucepan with 1 cup of water. Add 1-2 cups of fresh cilantro. Let sit for about half an hour. Strain into a spare jar or bottle.


Source: A Green Hour Original