A Worker's Fairytale

1 1/2 oz Bulleit Bourbon
1/2 oz Apricot Syrup
Cherry Bitters
Lemon zest

Bulleit is a beautiful, smooth and very affordable Kentucky straight Bourbon. Quite hard to get in Europe but worth every drop.

Chill a Tumbler and leave it aside. Pour your ingredients in a shaker, even the lemon zest, and top it with thick, dry Ice Cubes. Make sure not to cut of the white skin of the lemon as it will make your drink too bitter. Give it a hard shake and strain the liquid into the Tumbler. Garnish with a dark cherry and serve. 

After an honest day of work you'll feel like in Paradise.

Armeniaca

1 1/2 oz Three Sixty Vodka
1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
1/2 oz Apricot Syrup

A very simple way of handcrafting your Apricot Syrup is to cut a few mature Apricots in half. Put them in a copper cooking pot, add sugar and top with water. Cover with foil and let it sit for 12 hours. This way the fruits deliver all their flavour to the water. Then at boiling point take the fruitflesh out of the pot and reduce your mixture by half. Since you're working without precise measurements you should be tasting your syrup several times, always keeping in mind that it has to be that sweet. Strain your Syrup multiple times and bottle it.

Chill a Fancyglass and leave it aside. Pour all your ingredients in a shaker and top it with thick, dry Ice Cubes. Give it a Hard Shake. Empty your Glass and pour the liquid on a single thick Ice Cube into your Fancy Glass. You may garnish your drink with a Lemon Twist.

This isn't supposed to be a women's Drink, men can enjoy one just feeling as drinking an Old Fashioned.

Carribean Almond

1 oz Pyrat XO Reserve Rum
1 oz Amaretto
1 oz Coconut Water
1 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice

Hoti is the Zen patron saint and protector of fortune tellers and bartenders.

Chill a Longdrink Glas and leave it aside. Pour all the ingredients in a Shaker and top it with thick, dry Ice Cubes. Give it a Hard Shake. Empty your Glass and pour the liquid on some Ice Cubes into the Longdrink Glas.

You might enjoy this Drink on a hot day outside during a cozy evening with some friends.

Whisky Smash

1 1/2 oz Maker's Mark® Kentucky Staight Bourbon
3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
3/4 oz Vanilla Simple Syrup
4-6 Mint Leaves

Chill a Tumbler Glass and leave it aside. Pour all the ingredients, even the Mint Leaves, in a Shaker and top it with thick, dry Ice Cubes. Give it a Hard Shake. Empty your Glass and double strain the liquid into the Tumbler on some dry Ice Cubes. You have to double strain to avoid the smashed Mint Leaves in your glass. If possible get the top of a nice mint branch, slap it on the palm of your hand to release the aroma and garnish your Cocktail. Serve.

 Enjoy it debating wheter or not it is a sin to use good whisky for Cocktails.

Créol

1 oz Törkölypálinka
1 oz Khalua
1/2 oz Vanilla Simple Syrup
1/2 oz Cream

Törkölypálinka is a Hungarian beverage distilled using parts of the grapes remaining in the press during the process of wine making. Having a strong first grade distillation taste to it, it nevertheless gives a wonderful note to the Créol. 

Chill a Tumbler Glass and leave it aside. Pour all the ingredients in a Shaker and top it with thick, dry Ice Cubes. Give it a Hard Shake. Empty your Glass and pour the liquid on some Ice Cubes into the Tumbler. 

           Enjoy this Cocktail reading a good book or sharing your travel adventures with friends.

 

Gimlet from the Woods

1 1/2 oz Bombay Sapphire® Gin
3/4 oz Crème de Cassis
1/3 oz Currant Syrup
Cassis or Soda Water

First of all make sure to chill a Cocktail Glass before any step of preparation. Either by putting it in the freezer or in the most classical way, by filling it with dry Crushed Ice. Pour the non sparkling ingredients in a Shaker and fill it with thick, dry Icecubes. Give it a Hard Shake. Empty your Cocktail Glass and get rid of any diluted water drops. Double strain the liquid in your Shaker into the Glass. Top it with your Cassis or Soda Water and serve.  

Make sure your guest enjoys every smell and experiences the first sip as a whole Movie.