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Cranberry 75

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What else would I make on Thanksgiving? This was an ideal pre-dinner aperitivo for our quarantine Thanksgiving feast for four. Who wouldn’t enjoy a French 75 built with cranberry syrup? Follow the berry syrup recipe on simmering until berries break open.

Cranberry 75

Spirit Gin
Cocktail family Highball
Flavors Bubbly · Tart
  • 1 oz London Dry Gin
  • 1/2 oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 oz Cranberry Syrup
  • 2 oz Champagne
  • Add all but champagne to shaker.
  • Shake well, then strain into champagne flute or coupe.
  • Top with Champagne and stir gently.
  • Float a lemon twist and a cranberry.
  • Shaker
  • Mixing Glass
  • Bar Spoon
  • Hawthorne Strainer
  • Peeler or Knife

Dirty Word

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Here’s another Last Word varient, keeping the equal ratios and subbing tequila for gin. In a lot of ways, I find this an interesting improvement on the original where gin’s botanicals are replaced with the grassy and mineral notes of a great blanco tequila.

Dirty Word

Spirit Agave
Cocktail family Equal-Parts · Sidecar
Flavors Fresh · Herbal
  • 3/4 oz Blanco Tequila
  • 3/4 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
  • 3/4 oz Maraschino
  • 3/4 oz Green Chartreuse
  • Place ingredients in shaking tin, add ice, shake for 15 seconds.
  • Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  • Garnish with lime twist.
  • Shaker
  • Fine Strainer
  • Hawthorne Strainer
  • Peeler or Knife

Dos Besitos

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For the small and socially distanced party we held in honor of our son Noah the night he became a Bar Mitzvah, I knew I needed to come up with a tasty cocktail for the couple of families who joined us in our backyard celebration. Dos Besitos (literally “two kisses”) fit the bill. Single Serving

Dos Besitos

Spirit Agave
Cocktail family Daisy · Sour
Flavors Fresh · Fruity · Tart
  • 1 part Aged Tequila
  • 1 part Blanco Tequila
  • 3/4 part Pineapple Juice
  • 1/2 part Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
  • 1/4 part Agave Nectar
  • 1 tsp Grenadine
  • Combine all ingredients in a shaker.
  • Add ice and shake for 15 seconds.
  • Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
  • Shaker

Dos Besitos for a Crowd

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Dos Besitos for a crowd! For the small and socially distanced party we held in honor of our son Noah the night he became a Bar Mitzvah, I knew I needed to come up with a tasty cocktail for the couple of families who joined us in our backyard celebration. Dos Besitos (literally “two kisses”) fit the bill. For Party of 8 8 x Guests at 1.5 Servings each = 12 Total Servings Total volume = 42 oz.

Dos Besitos for a Crowd

Spirit Agave
Cocktail family Daiquiri · Sour
Flavors Fresh · Fruity · Tart
  • 12 oz Blanco Tequila
  • 12 oz Anjeo Tequila
  • 6 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
  • 9 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
  • 2 oz Agave Nectar
  • 6 tsp Grenadine
  • For Party of 8 8 x Guests at 1.5 Servings each = 12 Total Servings Total volume = 42 oz.
  • Base Pre-Mix: 24 oz.
  • Tart Fresh 12 oz.
  • Casamigos Anejo tequila 12 oz.
  • Casamigos Blanco tequila Perishable Ingredients: 15 oz.
  • 6 oz.
  • Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice 9 oz. fresh pineapple juice Small but Potent: 3 oz.
  • 2 oz. agave nectar 6 tsp grenadine
  • The week before your event, mix “base” ingredients in a large container, then decant into bottles.
  • Pour “small but potent” ingredients into a small container.
  • Store containers in fridge.
  • On the day of the party, squeeze fruit as close to party time as possible, bottling the juice and storing in the fridge.
  • I recommend a bottled cold-press pineapple juice if you can’t extract your own.
  • Ten minutes before guests arrive, take out juices and pre-mixes, and give the bottles a good shake.
  • For our event, I split the drinks into individual small Mason jars (pictured at right).
  • Simply combine all elements and divide among the jars.
  • Then let guests add ice and shake when ready to drink.
  • Citrus Press
  • Shaker