To make apple cider syrup, simmer 1/2 cup apple cider and 1/2 cup cane sugar until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, add 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 star anise pods, 1 tbsp allspice berries, and 1 tsp whole cloves then steep for an hour. Strain into a bottle then refrigerate.

Olive-mozzarella washed gin: Chop up 50g fresh mozzarella and combine with 1 oz. olive oil and 4 oz. gin. Sous vide at 140F for a couple of hours. Freeze overnight. Fine strain.

These specs are based on "parts" rather than ounces, and probably only a total of a 2 oz. pour. I upped it to modern standards of a 3 oz total pour from original published recipe proportions. I personally reduced the orange juice from 1 to 3/4, and it also works at 1/2. Also, grenadine varies, my batch was from pomegranate molasses and worked perfect. Absinthe also works well with a heavy dash or two, and even all the way up to 1/4 oz. if you so desire.

The original recipe is very simple: 1 : 1/2 : 6 as shown on several versions of the posters. Modern recipes increase the vodka slightly and reduce the orange juice considerably. I typically build it as 1.5 : 1/2 : 4 with the orange juice fresh squeezed from trees in my backyard.

Adjust Chipotle Cholula to your taste.