The Borealis

The Borealis. Tabytha Towe photo

Recipe by Tabytha Towe, bartender/server at Brix & Mortar Restaurant in Vancouver.

1.25 oz Basil Hayden bourbon

0.25 oz Mia Amata or similar amaro

0.25 oz Bénédictine

1 barspoon yellow Chartreuse

5 drops Ms. Better’s Cypress Bitters

Garnish: lemon peel (oils), fir pine or berry leaf, clip

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La Chispa

Bodega on Main’s La Chispa cocktail. Origami Social photo

• 1.5 oz Old Forester Bourbon
• 0.75 oz Pacharán
• 0.3 oz Mia Amata Amaro
• 0.3 oz Lustau East India Solera
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Ardbeg Mist
• Orange Oils, Star Anise

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