SEASON 1
Ep 1: Corpse Reviver Number 2
Ep 2: French 75: Nancy's Version
Makes 1 cocktail (and a bit more!)
1 oz dry gin
1 oz Lillet Blanc
1 oz orange liqueur
1 oz fresh lemon juice
2-3 drops Pastis
Combine the gin, Lillet, orange liqueur, and lemon juice in a shaker filled with ice and shake well. Pour into a coupe glass and finish with a few drops of pastis.
Ep 2: French 75: Nancy's Version
Ep 2: French 75: Nancy's Version
Makes 1 cocktail
½ oz dry gin
½ oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz Luxardo
lemon twist for garnish
Combine the gin, lemon juice, and Luxardo in a shaker filled with ice and shake well. Pour into a coupe glass and garnish with a twist.
Ep 3:Bee's Knees
Ep 3:Bee's Knees
Makes 1 cocktail
½ oz honey syrup
2 oz gin
¾ oz fresh lemon juice
lemon twist for garnish
First make the honey syrup by combining equal parts honey and water in a saucepan. Heat over low heat until the honey melts. Then, combine the gin, fresh lemon juice, and honey syrup in a shaker filled with ice and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a twist.
Ep 4: The Honey Deuce
Ep 4: The Honey Deuce
Ep 4: The Honey Deuce
Makes 1 cocktail
3 oz fresh lemonade
(not freshly squeezed juice)
1¼ oz vodka
½ oz raspberry liqueur
honeydew melon balls to garnish
Fill a highball glass with ice and vodka. Top with raspberry liqueur and lemonade and stir. Garnish with honeydew melon balls.
Ep 5: Moscow Mule
Ep 4: The Honey Deuce
Ep 4: The Honey Deuce
Makes 1 cocktail
2 oz vodka
½ oz lime juice
3 oz ginger beer
Lime wheel
Mint leaves, to garnish
Fill a copper mug with ice and add vodka and lime juice. Stir to combine. Top with ginger beer and garnish with lime wheel and mint.
Ep 6: Old Fashioned
Ep 4: The Honey Deuce
Ep 6: Old Fashioned
Makes 1 cocktail
1 tsp sugar
2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
1 tsp water
2 oz bourbon
Orange peel and cherries, to garnish
Add the sugar, bitters, and water to a mixing glass and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Fill with ice, add bourbon and stir well to chill and combine. Strain over a glass with a single ice cube. Squeeze the orange peel o
Makes 1 cocktail
1 tsp sugar
2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
1 tsp water
2 oz bourbon
Orange peel and cherries, to garnish
Add the sugar, bitters, and water to a mixing glass and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Fill with ice, add bourbon and stir well to chill and combine. Strain over a glass with a single ice cube. Squeeze the orange peel over the glass and run it around the rim to express the flavorful oils then add it to the glass. Garnish with cherries.
Ep 7: Ward 8
Ep 9: Harvey Wallbanger
Ep 8: Gin Martini
Makes 1 cocktail
2 oz rye whiskey
½ oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz fresh orange juice
2 tsp grenadine
Maraschino cherries, to garnish
Fill a shaker with ice and add the whiskey, lemon and orange juice, and grenadine. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and serve garnished with cherries.
Ep 8: Gin Martini
Ep 9: Harvey Wallbanger
Ep 8: Gin Martini
Makes 1 cocktail
2½ oz dry gin
spray or drop of dry vermouth
lemon peel, to garnish
Chill a martini glass. In a shaker filled with ice add the gin and vermouth. Shake very well, for at least 30-45 seconds. Run the lemon peel around the inside of the chilled martini glass and along the rim and strain the martini into the glass. Garnish with a twist.
Ep 9: Harvey Wallbanger
Ep 9: Harvey Wallbanger
Ep 9: Harvey Wallbanger
Makes 1 cocktail
1½ oz vodka
5 oz fresh orange juice
1 tsp agave syrup
1 oz Galliano L’Autentico liqueur
Orange slice and maraschino cherry to garnish
Combine the vodka, orange juice, and agave syrup in a collins glass filled with ice and stir well. Slowly pour the Galliano over a bar spoon into the glass to create a floating layer of the liqueur. Garnish with the orange and cherry and serve.
Ep 10: The Pompeii
Ep 12: Margarita Rocks
Ep 11: The Jack Rose
Makes 1 cocktail
1 oz fresh grapefruit juice
1 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
½ ounce Campari
1 tsp sugar
Grapefruit slices, to garnish
Place all ingredients, except grapefruit slice, into a mixing glass. Stir well to dissolve sugar. Add ice and stir well to chill. Pour into a lowball glass filled with ice and serve.
Ep 11: The Jack Rose
Ep 12: Margarita Rocks
Ep 11: The Jack Rose
Makes 1 cocktail
2 oz applejack
1 oz grenadine
½ ounce fresh lemon juice
½ ounce fresh lime juice
Green apple slice, to garnish
Place all ingredients, except the apple slice, into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and serve garnished with an apple slice.
Ep 12: Margarita Rocks
Ep 12: Margarita Rocks
Ep 12: Margarita Rocks
Makes 1 cocktail
1½ oz silver tequila
¾ oz fresh lime juice
1 oz orange liqueur
Sugar syrup to taste
Lime wedge, for garnish
Combine the tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and sugar syrup in a shaker filled with ice and shake well. Pour into a low ball glass filled with ice and garnish with a lime wedge.
SEASON 2
Ep 13: Johnny Utah
Ep 14: hemingway daiquiri
Ep 14: hemingway daiquiri
Makes 1 cocktail
2 oz blanco tequila
¾ oz fresh lime juice
¾ oz celery syrup (see below)
Pinch of salt
1 oz soda water
Celery syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cup diced celery (including leaves)
First, make the celery syrup: Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir to dissolve sugar then bring to a simmer and cook for 5
Makes 1 cocktail
2 oz blanco tequila
¾ oz fresh lime juice
¾ oz celery syrup (see below)
Pinch of salt
1 oz soda water
Celery syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cup diced celery (including leaves)
First, make the celery syrup: Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir to dissolve sugar then bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Let cool to room temperature and strain into a glass jar. Keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
To make the cocktail: In a shaker filled with ice, combine the tequila, lime juice, and celery syrup. Shake well and strain into an ice-filled high ball. Top with soda water and a pinch of salt. Garnish with a celery stalk.
Ep 14: hemingway daiquiri
Ep 14: hemingway daiquiri
Ep 14: hemingway daiquiri
Makes 1 cocktail
2 oz white rum
½ oz maraschino liqueur
(such as Luxardo)
¾ oz fresh lime juice
½ oz fresh grapefruit juice
Lime wheel to garnish
Place all the ingredients, except the lime wheel, into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and serve garnished with the lime wheel.
Ep 15: Rock and Rye
Ep 14: hemingway daiquiri
Ep 15: Rock and Rye
Makes 750 ml
1 (750-ml) bottle rye whiskey
2 cinnamon sticks
1 plain sugar rock candy stick
1 tsp whole cloves
2 orange slices
2 lemon slices
Combine the whiskey, cinnamon, rock candy, and cloves in a sealable glass container and keep in a cool dark space for at least 2 days. Add the orange and lemon, seal again and infuse for another day or two
Makes 750 ml
1 (750-ml) bottle rye whiskey
2 cinnamon sticks
1 plain sugar rock candy stick
1 tsp whole cloves
2 orange slices
2 lemon slices
Combine the whiskey, cinnamon, rock candy, and cloves in a sealable glass container and keep in a cool dark space for at least 2 days. Add the orange and lemon, seal again and infuse for another day or two. Taste to ensure the flavors have infused and strain out solids. Keep in a sealable glass container in the fridge for up to 2 months. You can drink it on its own, on the rocks, in a cup of tea (hot toddy!), or in any whiskey cocktail.
Ep 16: Charlie Chaplin cocktail
Ep 16: Charlie Chaplin cocktail
Ep 16: Charlie Chaplin cocktail
Makes 1 cocktail
1 oz sloe gin (such as Plymouth)
1 oz apricot liqueur
1 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
Combine the gin, apricot liqueur, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into coupe glasses.
Ep 17: Yes, Chef
Ep 16: Charlie Chaplin cocktail
Ep 16: Charlie Chaplin cocktail
Makes 1 cocktail
1 sprig fresh mint, plus more for garnish
1½ oz vodka
¾ oz pineapple juice
½ oz fresh lime juice
¾ oz honey syrup
¾ oz ginger beer
Dash berbere spice (optional)
First make the honey syrup: Place ½ cup honey and ½ cup water in a saucepan and heat over medium heat to dissolve honey into water. Let cool completely. (Honey syrup can
Makes 1 cocktail
1 sprig fresh mint, plus more for garnish
1½ oz vodka
¾ oz pineapple juice
½ oz fresh lime juice
¾ oz honey syrup
¾ oz ginger beer
Dash berbere spice (optional)
First make the honey syrup: Place ½ cup honey and ½ cup water in a saucepan and heat over medium heat to dissolve honey into water. Let cool completely. (Honey syrup can be kept in the fridge for up to 1 month.)
Massage a sprig of fresh mint in your hand to release its aroma and place in a shaker. Add the vodka, pineapple juice, lime juice, and honey syrup to the shaker. Fill the shaker with ice and shake well until the mixture becomes frothy. Strain into an ice filled low ball glass and top the cocktail off with the ginger beer. Garnish with fresh mint.
Ep 18: chicago cocktail
Ep 16: Charlie Chaplin cocktail
Ep 18: chicago cocktail
Makes 1 cocktail
1½ oz brandy or cognac
1 dash Cointreau
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Champagne or sparkling wine to top
Powdered sugar for glass rim
Fill a mixing glass with ice and add the brandy, Cointreau, and bitters. Mix well to chill and strain into a flute glass with a sugared rim. Top with sparkling wine and serve.