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Bees Knees
• 2 oz. Beefeater gin
• 0.75 oz. Lemon juice
• 0.5 oz. Honey syrup
• Garn: Lemon Twist
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Bramble
• 2 oz. Plymouth Gin
• 0.75 oz. Lemon juice
• 0.25 oz. Simple syrup
• 0.5 oz. Crème de Mure
(To drizzle over top of finished cocktail)
• Garn: Lemon Half Wheel & 2 Blackberries
• Prep: Shake / Strain (Everything but Crème de Mure)
• Glass: DOF
• Ice: Cobbled
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Buck
• 2 oz. Beefeater Gin / Jefferson’s Bourbon / Jameson
Irish Whiskey
• 0.25 oz. Lemon juice
• 4 oz. Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer
• Garn: Lemon Wedge
• Prep: Build / Stir
• Glass: Highball
• Ice: Cubed
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Caipirinha
• 2 oz. Cachaça
• 2 Bar Spoons granulated sugar
• 1 Half lime / Quartered
• Garn: None
• Prep: Muddle / Shake
• Glass: DOF
• Ice: Cubed
• Note: Pour the entire contents of the
Shaker, including ice, into the glass
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Collins
• 2 oz. Beefeater Gin / Absolut Vodka / Jameson
Whiskey
• 0.75 oz. Lemon juice
• 0.75 oz. Simple syrup
• 3 oz. Club soda
• Garn: Orange cherry flag
• Prep: Shake / Strain / Top with soda
• Glass: Highball
• Ice: Cubed
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Corpse Reviver #2
• 0.75 oz. Plymouth Gin
• 0.75 oz. Lillet Blanc
• 0.75 oz. Orange curaçao
• 0.75 oz. Lemon juice
• 1 Bsp Pernod Absinthe
• Garn: Lemon twist
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Cosmopolitan
• 1.5 oz. Absolut Citroen Vodka
• 0.5 oz. Orange Curaçao
• 0.25 oz. Lime juice
• 1 oz. Cranberry juice
• Garn: Lime wheel or flamed orange peel
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Daiquiri
• 2 oz. Silver Rum
• 0.75 oz. Simple syrup
• 0.75 oz. Lime juice
• Garn: Lime wheel
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Hemingway
• 2 oz. Silver Rum
• 0.5 oz. Maraschino liqueur
• 0.75 oz. Lime juice
• 0.5 oz. Grapefruit juice
• Garn: Lime wheel
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Southside
• 2 oz. Beefeater Gin
• 1 oz. Lemon juice
• 1 oz. Simple syrup
• 6 Mint Leaves
• Garn: Mint Sprig
• Prep: Shake / Double Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Eastside
• 2 oz. Beefeater Gin
• 1 oz. Lime juice
• 1 oz. Simple syrup
• 6 x Mint Leaves
• 2 x Slices Cucumber
• Garn: Mint Sprig
• Prep: Muddle / Shake / Double Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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French 75
• 2 oz. Plymouth Gin or Martell Cognac
• 0.5 oz. Lemon juice
• 0.25 oz. Simple syrup
• 2 oz. G.H. Mumm Brut Champagne
• Garn: Lemon peel
• Prep: Shake / Strain / Top with cold Champagne
• Glass: Flute
• Ice: Up
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Gimlet
• 2.5 oz. Plymouth Gin
• 0.75 oz. Lime Juice
• 0.75 oz. Simple syrup
• Garn: Lime Wheel
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Gold Rush
• 2 oz. Bourbon
• 0.75 oz. Lemon juice
• 0.75 oz. Honey syrup
• Garn: Lemon Twist
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: DOF
• Ice: Rocks
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Hot Toddy
• 2 oz. Red Breast Irish Whiskey / Contradiction Bourbon
• 3 Bar Spoons granulated sugar
• 6 oz. Boiling water
• Garn: Lemon Twist
• Prep: Build / Stir
• Glass: Footed coffee mug
• Note: Pour 3oz boiling water and sugar into a heated
mug. Stir. Add spirit, lemon peel, and remaining water.
Stir. Serve.
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Last Word
• 1 oz. Beefeater Gin
• 0.75 oz. Maraschino Liqueur
• 0.75 oz. Green Chartreuse
• 0.75 oz. Lime Juice
• Garn: Lime Wheel
• Prep: Shake / strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Margarita
• 2 oz. Altos Blanco Tequila
• 0.75 oz. Orange curaçao
• 0.75 oz. Lime juice
• Garn: Lime wheel / ½ salted rim
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: DOF
• Ice: Cubed
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Tommy’s Margarita
• 2 oz. Altos Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz. Lime juice
• 1 oz. Agave Syrup (1:1 Agave & Water)
• Garn: Lime wheel / ½ salted rim
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: DOF
• Ice: Cubed
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Martini 50/50
• 1.5 oz. Plymouth Gin
• 1.5 oz. Dry Vermouth
• 1 Dash Orange bitters
• Garn: Lemon twist
• Prep: Stir/ Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Martini Extra Dry
• 2.5 oz. Plymouth Gin / Absolut Vodka
• 0.5 oz. Dry Vermouth
• Garn: Olive or Lemon twist
• Prep: Stir / Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Mojito
• 1.5 oz. Silver Rum
• 0.75 oz. Simple syrup
• 0.75 oz. Lime juice
• 8-12 Mint leaves
• 3 oz. Club Soda
• Garn: Mint Sprig
• Prep: Muddle / Shake / Strain / Top with Club Soda
• Glass: Highball
• Ice: Cobbled or Cubed
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Naked and Famous
• 0.75 oz. Del Maguey Mezcal Chichicapa
• 0.75 oz. Aperol
• 0.75 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
• 0.75 oz. Lime juice
• Garn: Lemon Twist
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Americano
• 1 oz. Campari
• 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
• 4 oz. Club Soda
• Garn: Orange Half Wheel
• Prep: Build / Stir
• Glass: Highball
• Ice: Cubed
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Negroni
• 1 oz. Beefeater Gin
• 1 oz. Campari
• 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
• Garn: Orange half wheel
• Prep: Build / Stir
• Glass: DOF
• Ice: Cubed
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Negroni Sbagliato
• 1 oz. Campari
• 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
• 1 oz. Prosecco
• Garn: Orange half wheel
• Prep: Build / Stir
• Glass: DOF
• Ice: Cubed
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Boulevardier
• 1.5 oz. Jefferson’s Bourbon
• 1 oz. Campari
• 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
• Garn: Orange half wheel
• Prep: Build / Stir
• Glass: DOF
• Ice: Cubed
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Old Fashioned
• 2 oz. Jefferson’s Bourbon
• 0.25 oz. Simple Syrup
• 3 dash Angostura bitters
• Garn: Lemon Twist
• Prep: Build / Stir
• Glass: DOF
• Ice: Cubed
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New Old Fashioned
• 2 oz. Jefferson’s Bourbon
• 3 Dashes Angostura bitters
• 2 Maraschino Cherries
• 1 Orange half wheel
• Garn: Orange Cherry Flag
• Prep: Muddle / Build / Stir
• Glass: DOF
• Ice: Cubed
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Paloma
• 1.5 oz. Altos Blanco Tequila
• 0.25 oz. Lime juice
• 4 oz. Grapefruit Soda
• 1 Pinch of Salt
• Garn: Lime wheel
• Prep: Build / Stir
• Glass: Highball
• Ice: Cubed
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Paper Plane
• 0.75 oz. Jefferson’s Bourbon
• 0.75 oz. Aperol
• 0.75 oz. Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
• 0.75 oz. Lemon juice
• Garn: None
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Penicillin
• 2 oz. Chivas Regal Scotch Whisky
• 0.75 oz. Lemon juice
• 0.75 oz. Honey ginger syrup
• 0.25 oz. Islay Single Malt (float)
• Garn: Candied ginger
• Prep: Shake / Strain / Float Islay SMSW
• Glass: DOF
• Ice: Cubed
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Sazerac
• 2 oz. Rye Whiskey
• 1 sugar cube
• 4 Dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
• 0.25 oz. Absinthe (rinse)
• Garn: Lemon Twist
• Prep: Muddle / Stir / Strain
• Glass: Chilled DOF rinsed with Absinthe
• Ice: Up
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Sidecar
• 2 oz. Martell Cognac
• 0.75 oz. Lemon juice
• 0.75 oz. Orange curaçao
• Garn: ½ sugar rim
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: Cocktail
• Ice: Up
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Spritz
• 2 oz. Italian Bitter Aperitivo (Aperol / Campari /
Select)
• 2 oz. Prosecco
• 1 oz. Soda
• Garn: Orange ½ wheel
• Prep: Build / Stir
• Glass: Wine glass
• Ice: Cubed
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Whiskey Sour
• 2 oz. Jefferson’s Bourbon
• 0.75 oz. Lemon juice
• 0.75 oz. Simple syrup
• 1 Egg White (optional)
• Garn: Cherry on a Pick
• Prep: Shake / Strain
• Glass: DOF
• Ice: Cubed
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