Recipe by Robyn Gray (@robynagray)
• 1.5 oz Copperpenny 005 Social Project Gin
• 1.5 oz Cinzano Rosso Vermouth
• 0.25 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
• 3 dashes Angostura Orange Bitters
• Garnish: orange twist
Gin Martinez
Brooklyn
The Brooklyn is a drier Manhattan: whisky, dry (French) vermouth, maraschino liqueur, Angostura bitters.
2 oz rye whisky
1 oz dry vermouth
0.25 oz maraschino liqueur
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: brandied or maraschino cherry, preferably Luxardo
Meat Hook
This is Kate Chernoff’s preferred recipe for the Meat Hook, a classic whisky cocktail named for a famed New York neighbourhood.
1.5 oz Bruichladdich Classic Laddie
0.75 oz sweet vermouth
0.25 oz maraschino liqueur
1 bar spoon (5 mL) Port Charlotte single malt
Garnish: expressed orange oils and a quality cherry
Tequila Martinez
Recipe courtesy of Robyn Gray.
1.5 oz Clase Azul Ultra Aged tequila
1.5 oz Carpano Antica Formula vermouth
2 tsp maraschino liqueur
Garnish: orange zest
Division Bell
Robyn Gray recommends this contemporary classic with a subtle smoky note.
• 1 oz Los Siete Misterios Mezcal Doba-Yej
• 1 oz Aperol
• 1 oz maraschino liqueur
• 1 oz lemon juice
• Garnish: grapefruit zest
A-Star
• 2 oz Monashee Spirits Ethos Gin infused with Butterfly Pea flowers (color changing gin)
• 0.5 oz Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
• 0.25 oz Lavender Simple Syrup
• 0.25 oz Fresh Lemon juice
The Last Word
This Prohibition-era cocktail had been long forgotten until it was rediscovered by Seattle-based bartender Murray Stenson.
INGREDIENTS:
0.75 oz (22 mL) gin
0.75 oz (22 mL) green Chartreuse
0.75 oz (22 mL) maraschino liqueur
0.75 oz (22 mL) fresh lime juice
METHOD:
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled martini glass or a coupe. If you like, garnish with lime twist. Serves 1.
Gerard
This drink is perfect for sipping while you sit beside the fireplace on a leather couch and reminisce.
INGREDIENTS:
1.5 oz (45 mL) Macallan Gold whisky
0.5 oz (15 mL) maraschino liqueur
0.25 oz (7 mL) Fernet Branca
3 dashes Bittered Sling Suius Cherry
METHOD:
Combine all ingredients and stir in a mixing glass with ice for 20 seconds. Strain mixture into an Old Fashioned glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a cherry. Serves 1.
Hemingway Daiquiri
INGREDIENTS:
4 oz light cuban rum
1 oz maraschino liqueur
1.5 oz freshly squeezed ruby red grapefruit juice
1.5 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
0.5 oz simple syrup*
2 cups of cubed ice
METHOD:
Add all ingredients to a blender, leaving the cubed ice until last. Put the lid on and blend on the lowest setting. Slowly increase the speed until the desired texture is reached. Pour into Martini glasses. Garnish with fresh mint and a grapefruit wedge. Serves 2.
The Last Wall
This Mexican-influenced variation on the classic Last Word cocktail was created by bartender Tarquin Melnyk to highlight the fresh, juicy Ms. Better’s Green Strawberry Mah-Kwan bitters. “It has the biggest wow factor when people are trying bitters for the first time,” he says.
• 1 oz (30 mL) mezcal, preferably Siete Misterios
• 1 oz (30 mL) green Chartreuse
• 1 oz (30 mL) Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
• 1 oz (30 mL) fresh lime juice
• 2 dashes Ms. Better’s Green Strawberry Mah-Kwan bitters