Drinks from the Top Shelf!
Our private list of (occasionally) tasty cocktails.
Elend's Sacrifice
A cocktail inspired by Elend's trust in Vin, I'm asking you to trust me here. Add all ingredients, shake with crushed ice, double strained, served over other crushed ice. Garnished with a lemon twist. Photo back drop created by the Illustrious PB Doodles on Instagram!
Ingredients:
- 1.5 Oz Jamaican Rum
- 1 Oz Aged Rum
- 2 Oz Pineapple Juice
- .25 Oz Green Chartreuse
- .5 Oz Orgeat
- .75 Oz Lemon
- .25 Oz Grenadine
- 3 Dashes Ango Bitters
Author: Krossland Shaw
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Rye Maple Old Fashioned
A twist on the Old Fashioned.
After learning there was a new distillery coming to town, I immediately wanted to feature their rye in a cocktail for the show.
If I were to do things a bit differently, I'd cut the maple syrup to 1/4oz, and make sure I had oranges to express and garnish with a swath.
Ingredients:
- 3oz Stearns American Avon Rye
- 1/2oz pure Maple Syrup
- 2 dashes Orange Bitters
- Cocktail Cherry garnish
Author: PJ Heller
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Ladrian Soother v1
A vodka, ginger, rosemary sour. I think there are some improvements that can be made, so there may be a version 2 coming soon. This is very light, yet complex and layered, with the prevailing taste evolving through each sip.
Ingredients:
- 2oz Reyka Vodka
- 1oz Ginger Liqueur
- 1/2oz Rosemary Simple Syrup
- Lemon swath garnish
- Rosemary sprig garnish
Author: PJ Heller
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Stimpak
A craft-able cocktail from the Fallout Universe. Created by How 2 Drink
This shot is actually very easy to make. The hardest part might be making the ginger simple syrup which just takes about an hour and lasts for quite a while. How 2 Drink has a great video on the process. The video on actually making the shot is just a drunken tirade on the merits of Fallout 1 and 2, which I am here for.
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. -or- 30 ml. Lemon Juice
- 1 oz. -or- 30 ml. Ginger Syrup
- 1 oz. -or- 30 ml. Vodka
- .25 oz. -or- 8 ml. Suze
Author: Tim Olson
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Dirty Wastelander
A craft-able cocktail from the Fallout Universe. Created by How 2 Drink
This is fantastic an very involved. Bake a fucking apple! Core the apple. Fill with nutmeg, cinamon, brown sugar, and butter. Slam it into a shaker! Add 4-5 black berries, crushed ice, 4oz of Irish Whiskey. Double strain into a concentrate. Pour 1/2 concentrate into glass, fill with a craft cola!
Ingredients:
- 1 Whole Baked Apple
- 4 to 6 Blackberries
- 4 oz. -or- 120 ml. Irish Whiskey
- Shake like crazy with ice
- Top with Cola (Ideally, Nuka.)
Author: Tim Olson
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Lavender Rosemary Gimlet
Obviously if you have a lavender plant, you need to photograph this drink sitting within it. Sweet, spicy, gin-y limey deliciousness. Shake and garnished with lime wheel and sprigs of rosemary and lavender.
Ingredients:
- 2oz Gin
- 3/4oz Lime Juice
- 1/2oz Rosemary Simple Syrup
- 1/2 sprig Rosemary
- 1/2 sprig Lavender
- lime wedge garnish
Author: PJ Heller
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Corpse Reviver #2
A sweet, fruity, herbal cocktail. Originally created as a "hangover cure," hence the name. Rinse the glass with a small amount of absinth and pour the shaken drink into the glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.
Ingredients:
- 1 part Cointreau
- 1 part Sweet Vermouth
- 1 part Lemon Juice
- Absinthe Rinse
- lemon twist garnish
Author: PJ Heller
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Zolodone
Based on the apathy-inducing drug. Kross asked me to create this based on the feeling of numbness that occurs after consumption. So I just put a bunch of absinthe in a measuring cup, added a couple drops of lime juice and simple syrup, and made sure I had the lime in hand to suck on after taking this shot. I do not recommend this. Add more sugar, or do something else entirely.
Ingredients:
- 1 shot Absinthe
- Little bit of simple syrup
- Little bit of lime juice
Author: PJ Heller
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Big Prez
A play on the El Presidente, subbing in Puerto rican rum. Typical El Presidente ratios, a couple of swaps- you'll love it. Especially if you pour yourself a double (like they did!)
Ingredients:
- 1.5oz Puerto Rican Rum
- Triple Sec
- Dry Vermouth
- Orange Bitters
- Orange Peel to garnish
Authored by Guest: Mathr from Hail Reaper
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Rim Juice
An acid green, deliciously sweet, melon-y cocktail.
Ingredients:
- 1.5oz Midori
- 1.5oz Cointreau
- 1.5oz Lemon Juice
- Cocktail Cherry Garnish
Author: PJ Heller
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Matteo's Kiss
Named by @bighankross on Instagram. Created without rhyme or reason by PJ. Kinda like a whiskey sour, but fruitier.
2oz rye 1oz Chambord 0.5oz Rosemary simple syrup 4 dashes orange bitters Juice of 1 lime Egg white Shaken, Garnished with cocktail cherries and lime wedge.
Ingredients:
- 2oz Rye
- 1oz Chambord
- 0.5oz Rosemary Simple Syrup
- 4 Dashes Orange Bitters
- Juice of 1 Lime
- 1 Egg White
- Cocktail Cherries and Lime Wedge
Author: PJ Heller
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Vanilla Daisy
At it's core, this is yet another whiskey sour, but it drinks so differently than that. The vanilla blends with both the bourbon and the fruit to produce a really complex, sweet, delicious cocktail.
Shake together the bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup, and vanilla extract, pour it over a rocks glass with cracked ice, drizzle the grenadine over the drink, and garnish with a couple cherries.
Ingredients:
- 2oz Bourbon
- 1oz Lemon Juice
- 1oz Simple Syrup
- 2 Drops Vanilla Extract
- 1tsp Grenadine
- Maraschino Cherries
Author: PJ Heller