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Brandy, Quarantine Cocktails

Velvet Club

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Velvet Club
©2026 Joey Trotz

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Here’s a modern update to a classic cocktail. Found in the The PDT Cocktail Book, this is based on an earlier drink, the Velvet Glove. Updated proportions & Champagne make for an even better formula.

Velvet Club

Spirit Brandy
Cocktail family Highball
Flavors Boozy · Bubbly

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac
  • 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc or Cocchi Americano
  • 1/2 oz Marie Brizard White Crème de Cacao
  • Champagne or Other Dry Sparkling Wine

Method

  • Combine all ingredients but Champagne in your cocktail shaker, add ice and shake for 15 seconds until well diluted.
  • Double-strain into a chilled coupe, top with bubbly.

Equipment

  • Shaker
  • Hawthorne Strainer
  • Fine Strainer

Glass

Collins · Coupe

Garnish

Gin, Quarantine Cocktails

Waterproof Watch

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Waterproof Watch
©2026 Joey Trotz

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Here’s a tasty combination of allspice liqueur with two great amari.

Waterproof Watch

Spirit Gin
Cocktail family Old-Fashioned
Flavors Bitter · Boozy · Sweet

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz London Dry Gin
  • 3/4 oz Amaro Montenegro
  • 3/4 oz Aperol
  • 2 dashes Boker’s or Pimento Bitters

Method

  • Combine all ingredients in shaker.
  • Fill tin with ice and shake for 15 seconds until well diluted.
  • Double-strain into a chilled coupe and garnish.

Equipment

  • Peeler or Knife
  • Shaker
  • Hawthorne Strainer
  • Fine Strainer

Glass

Coupe

Garnish

Orange Twist

Brandy, Liqueur, Quarantine Cocktails

Y Control

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Y Control
©2026 Joey Trotz

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This is a play on the classic Brandy Daisy cocktail, adding complexity in herbal liqueur and pineapple syrup.

Y Control

Spirit Brandy · Liqueur
Cocktail family Sidecar
Flavors

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac
  • 3/4 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
  • 1/2 oz Pineapple Syrup
  • 1 tsp Yellow Chartreuse
  • 1 tsp Maraschino Liqueur

Method

  • Add all ingredients to shaker.
  • Add ice, shake about 15 seconds.
  • Double strain into a chilled coupe.
  • Express twist and garnish.

Equipment

  • Shaker
  • Fine Strainer
  • Hawthorne Strainer
  • Peeler or Knife

Glass

Coupe

Garnish

Quarantine Cocktails, Rum

3 Dots and A Dash

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3 Dots and A Dash
©2026 Joey Trotz

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Crafted during World War II, this patriotic tiki drink refers to Morse Code for the letter “V,” as in “V for Victory!”

3 Dots and A Dash

Spirit Rum
Cocktail family Sour
Flavors Fresh · Herbal · Sweet · Tart

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Denizen Merchant’s Reserve Rum
  • 1/4 oz John D. Taylor’s Velvet Falernum
  • 1/4 oz St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
  • 1/2 oz Honey Syrup
  • 1/2 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
  • 1/2 oz Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
  • 1 dash Angostura Bitters

Method

  • Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
  • Shake until chilled.
  • Strain over fresh ice in a tiki mug or tall glass.
  • Garnish.

Equipment

  • Citrus Press
  • Shaker
  • Hawthorne Strainer

Glass

Tiki Mug

Garnish

Apple Fan · Cherry · Pineapple Frond