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Pineapple Julep

5/1/2021

Pineapple Julep
2 ounces Balcones Pot Still
.25 ounce lemon juice
.25 ounce brown sugar turbinado
2 ounces pineapple juice
Shake vigorously.
Pour over crushed ice.
Garnish with mint and powdered sugar.

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WACO MULE

4/9/2021

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Waco Mule
1.5 ounces Balcones Rye 100
.25 ounce fresh lemon juice
.25 ounce honey syrup (1:1)
top with Goslings ginger beer
Garnish: Angostura float, fresh mint, candied ginger

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Home Run Rush

3/30/2021

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Although this recipe calls for only .75 ounces of whiskey, you can easily make this with up to 1.5 ounces and still have a delicious and balanced drink. And head over to the blog to see why we don't "spank" our mint.

Home Run Rush
.75 ounce Balcones Baby Blue Whiskey
.75 ounce lemon juice
.75 ounce honey syrup (1:2 ratio)
Shake. Strain. Top with 1.5 ounces of ginger ale.
Garnish with "expressed" mint or sage and finish with a single spritz atomized of Art in the Age Snap.

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El Jazmin

9/30/2020

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If you're a classically trained mixologist, you're not going to like this next part so close your ears! After pouring this riff on The Jasmine over ice, top it with grapefruit White Claw. Don't forget to put your sunglasses to hide from all the glaring looks you're about to receive.

El Jazmin
1.5 ounces Patron Silver
.25 ounce Campari
.75 ounce Cointreau
.25 ounce fresh lemon juice
Shake. Strain. (Shown here over fresh ice although the classic rendition is served up in a coupe.)
Garnish with a lemon wheel.

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Sunset Cafe

9/30/2020

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Health nuts can rest easy while sipping on this beautiful concoction. Ingredients promote healthy skin and hair, inspire mental connectivity, and reduce stress.

Sunset Cafe
2 ounces Van Gogh Espresso Vodka
1 ounce hibiscus tea
2 ounces Milkadamia (nut milk)
1/2 teaspoon butterfly pea flower powder
1 dash of rosewater
1 dash of lavender bitters
Shake. Strain into a coupe.
Garnish by swirling a toothpick or the tip of a barspoon to create cocktail art with the foam.

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Wake Up

9/30/2020

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With no caffeine (unless you want to add a shot of cold brew) this is a perfect guilt free after dinner sipper!

Wake Up
2 ounces Van Gogh Espresso Vodka
1 ounce Cointreau
.25 ounce Dissent Aromatics by Betty Cocktail
Stir.
Strain into a coupe.
Garnish with cinnamon.

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Balcones Whisky Smash

3/7/2020

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Blackberries, strawberries, and raspberries give this vibrant smash it's bright hue. The garnish lets the consumer know what to expect before the first sip!

Balcones Whisky Smash
1.25 ounces Balcones Pot Still
1 ounce seasonal marmalade
1 ounce lemon juice
.5 ounce honey syrup
Shake vigorously! Pour into rocks glass.
Garnish with fresh seasonal fruit.

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Balcones Rye Old Fashioned

3/7/2020

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Balcones Rye challenges our palates with delicious notes of coffee and chocolate. Orange challenges those flavors and is a welcome brightness to the syrup's richness.

Balcones Rye Old Fashioned
1.5 ounces Balcones Rye
.5 ounce Toffee Syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Stir. Strain over fresh ice.
Atomize Reagan's orange bitters atop cocktail.
Garnish with dehydrated orange wheel.

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Balcones Blue Buck

3/7/2020

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A gentle stir is a great way to incorporate ingredients without compromising the integrity of your effervescent component.

Balcones Blue Buck
1.5 ounces Balcones Baby Blue
.25 ounce lemon juice
4 ounces ginger ale
Build in glass. Gentle stir.
Top with Angostura bitters.
Garnish with a lemon wedge.

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Balcones Gold Rush

3/7/2020

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Vanilla tincture plays on the sweetness of the honey while helping to open up the aromas of dehydrated lemon, giving the consumer a taste (through smell) before their first taste.

Balcones Gold Rush
1.5 ounces Balcones Baby Blue
.5 ounce lemon juice
.75 ounce honey simple (1:1)
Shake. Strain into coupe.
Garnish with lemon wheel & a single drop of vanilla tincture placed atop the wheel.

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Champagne Cocktail

12/30/2019

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For an extra fun look to this cocktail, try rimming your flute with gold sugar before assembling it.

Champagne Cocktail
you'll need 1 sugar cube, bitters, chilled cognac, and champagne...
In your flute, place one sugar cube and drench it with Angostura bitters.
Add 1 ounce chilled Cognac (this may be kept in a cold place like a cooler, or chilled per cocktail).
Top with champagne.

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Classic Old Fashioned

12/30/2019

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Most people believe an old fashioned is a bourbon drink, however the most rudimentary definition states it must contain spirit, bitters, and sugar. That adds up to A LOT of possibilities!

Classic Old Fashioned
2 ounces bourbon or rye
.25 ounces simple syrup (1:1)
1-2 dashes Angostura bitters
1-2 dashes Regan's orange bitters
Stir. Strain over large format ice.
Express oils from lemon across the top of the cocktail, making sure to rub oils around the rim and down the entire glass.

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The Chareau-Off

11/13/2019

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Sage, shown here, helps to bring out the botanical elements of the Chareau while allowing the consumer to enjoy the rich mouthfeel of Absolut Elyx by not adding complexity to the liquid.

The Chareau-Off
1.5 ounces Absolut Elyx
.25 ounce Chareau Aloe Liqueur
2 ounces Topo Chico Mineral Water
2 ounces Prosecco
Add ingredients to mixing glass filled with ice. Turn ice 2-4 revolutions. Strain chilled ingredients into coupe. Using a long handled barspoon, pour 2 ounces of prosecco into the cocktail. Garnish with any fresh herb or dehydrated citrus wheel.

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New Mexico Sour

11/13/2019

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The New Mexico Sour is a riff on the very popular New York Sour but the change from bourbon tequila allows the spirit and the wine to shine in a completely new way!

New Mexico Sour
2 ounces Milagro reposado
1 ounce lemon juice
.75 ounce agave syrup
Shake. Strain over fresh ice.
Use barspoon to float .25 ounce red wine. Garnish with torched rosemary.

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Carajillo Gold

7/31/2019

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The spices sprinkled atop this cocktail lend a wild taste experience at first sip, and after allowed to resonate in the glass, give this beverage a more mature, spiced profile.

Carajillo Gold
1 oz Patron Reposado
1 oz Patron Citronge Pineapple
3 oz Parks Coffee Cold Brew
Two Methods:
for froth as shown in photo, shake ingredients and pour directly into glass.
for a more classic approach, simply pour the ingredients into a rocks glass over ice
Either way: top with Spaulding's Specialty Spices Calabrian Chile Sugar. Garnish with fresh pineapple, or dehydrated wheel as shown here.

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Nitro Neopolitan

7/31/2019

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Flower-Girl syrup is the magic ingredient lending a bright flavor, as well as this eye-catching color. Click the photo or the link to find the recipe.

Nitro Neopolitan
2 ounces Reyka Vodka
2 ounces Parks Coffee Draught Nitro
.75 ounce Flower-Girl Syrup
.25 ounce Hershey's Syrup
Vigorously shake ingredients and strain into a coupe. Use a barspoon to scoop the foam onto the cocktail. Top with just a pinch of Spaulding's Specialty Spices Hickory Smoked Sea Salt.

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Berries and Basil Collins

5/17/2019

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Fresh berries and herbs make this an ideal sipping cocktail.

Berries & Basil Collins
2 oz Square One Organic Vodka
1 oz fresh lemon juice
.5 oz agave syrup (1:1)
.5 oz raspberry puree
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain over fresh ice. Top with sparkling water. Garnish with expressed basil leaf.

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Let Me Radish You All Over

2/27/2019

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Part of the series: Spice Up Your Fucking Life *an alternative approach to spicy cocktails The real enjoyment of this cocktail is the quick 'pickling' radishes are so adept at!

Let Me Radish You All Over
2 oz Square One Organics Bergamot Vodka
.5 oz Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur
.5 oz Lustau Fino Sherry
Stir. Strain into chilled coupe.
Garnish thinly sliced radishes. Gradually consume radishes while sipping cocktail.

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St~Fleur de Lis

2/27/2019

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Amping up for Mardi Gras and it only seemed natural to incorporate fun color and 'fleur'

St~Fleur de Lis
1.5 oz Square One Organic Vodka
.75 oz St~Germain Elderflower Liqueur
.75 oz Giffard Creme de Violette
.5 oz fresh pressed lemon juice
Shake. Strain over fresh ice. Top with Topo Chico. Garnish with citrus twist.

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Morning Dose of Vitamin C

2/16/2019

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Breakfast - the most important meal of the day! Now combined with the most important spirit of the day! What could be better?

Morning Dose of Vitamin C
2 ounces Roxor gin
2 ounces orange juice
2 dollops blueberry yogurt
Shake. Shake. Shake!! Strain into chilled coupe. Garnish with your choice of berry.

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Nasturtium Fizz

2/16/2019

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Nasturtium Fizz
2 ounces S quare One Organic Spirits B ergamot vodka
1 ounce cream
.5 ounce lemon juice
.5 ounce simple syrup
a few nasturtium leaves
Shake. Double strain into collins glass over fresh ice. Top with Topo Chico
Garnish orange peel (expressed) and nasturtium leaf.

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Vesperado

7/8/2018

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The Vesperado riffs on the classic ratio of a Vesper while imparting the high octane flavor of agave spirits. Here it's rimmed with spruce tip salt to bring out the salinity and minerality of the agave spirits.

Vesperado
1 oz Lillet
.5 oz El Silencio Joven
1.5 oz Don Julio Blanco
1 dash Reagans Orange Bitters
Stir.
Strain into chilled coupe. Express orange peel atop cocktail.

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Basil Vodka Cooler

3/20/2018

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Sure, you could muddle basil into another vodka, but why waste time and risk consistency, when Square One offers a clean, flavorful, organic solution?

Basil Vodka Cooler
1.5 ounces Square One Basil Vodka
.5 ounce fresh pressed lemon juice
.5 ounce fresh pressed lime juice
.75 ounce simple syrup
Shake. Strain over fresh ice.
Top with Seltzer
Garnish fresh herb

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Lights On

3/9/2018

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Lights On
1.5 ounces Reyka Vodka
.5 Giffard Creme de Violette
.5 St~Germain
.75 fresh pressed lemon juice
Stir. Strain into chilled Nick & Nora. Garnish thinly sliced cranberries.

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Ruby Slipper

2/22/2018

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Ruby Slipper
1 oz chilled vodka
.5 oz PAMA
.5 oz Black Peppercorn, Turkish Fig, Hibiscus Syrup
Stir. Strain into sugar-rimmed flute
Top with Sparkling Wine

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Pineapple Julep

WACO MULE

Home Run Rush

El Jazmin

Sunset Cafe

Wake Up

Balcones Whisky Smash

Balcones Rye Old Fashioned

Balcones Blue Buck

Balcones Gold Rush

Champagne Cocktail

Classic Old Fashioned

The Chareau-Off

New Mexico Sour

Carajillo Gold

Nitro Neopolitan

Berries and Basil Collins

Let Me Radish You All Over

St~Fleur de Lis

Morning Dose of Vitamin C

Nasturtium Fizz

Vesperado

Basil Vodka Cooler

Lights On

Ruby Slipper

Betty Cocktail

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