Homemade Ingredients

Here’s a step-by-step recipe for creating this syrup, used in the April Flowers & Lonely Hearts Club recipes, among others. Similar to a tea-infused simple, this syrup begins with [...]

Summer Fruits & Herbs in Cocktails When summer (and hot weather) roll around every year, cocktails become a way to cool off from the heat and enjoy the bounty of the season. The fruits, [...]

Floral Flavors in Cocktails Every spring, we love incorporating floral flavors into our cocktails. Some of our spirits have floral accents already (hello, lavender in Gin No. 6!), and we can both [...]

Here’s a step-by-step recipe for creating this syrup, used in the Coloradoan and Expatriate recipes, among others. Ingredients: 1½ cups sugar 1 cup water 1 large Ancho chile (pliable, not [...]

One of my favorite drinks on a warm spring day is a classic gimlet. I’ve gotten into arguments over the years about how best to make a gimlet, and even over whether it’ll still be a [...]

This week’s Drink of the Week is Nick’s Summer Shrub. Named after our bartender who created this tasty beverage, this cocktail combines our Gin #6 with a house made strawberry-balsamic shrub [...]

There are some challenges that come with the winter season, but also some great things. One of my favorites is citrus season – going to the produce section, seeing all the crazy cool fruits [...]

Compound syrups are a great way to infuse another layer of flavor into your cocktail recipes. Where a simple syrup adds sweetness only, a compound syrup adds sweetness and flavor, and is a great [...]

For our liqueurs festival last month, I decided to make something special – tangerinecello. Modeled after some favorite recipes for lemoncello and limecello, this version uses the bright, [...]

One of my favorite things about winter is that citrus fruits come into season. I will soon write about my adventures with tangerines, but first I wanted to share my recipe for homemade key lime [...]