Watermelon Basil High

5 cube Watermelon
6 lf Basil
2 oz Vodka, Smirnoff (Lemon Elderflower Zero Sugar Infusions)
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup (Rosemary thyme infused)
Instructions

Rim a rocks glass with salt and pepper, and fill with ice
Muddle watermelon and basil (don't over-muddle)
Add vodka, syrup, and lemon juice
Shake with ice for 10-15 seconds
Double strain into rimmed ice-filled rocks glass
Garnish with watermelon chunk with two basil leaves stuck in it

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2025
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Creator
Greg Anthony
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Second Rummer Up

1 1⁄2 oz Jamaican rum
1 1⁄2 oz Pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
1⁄2 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄2 oz Passion fruit syrup
Instructions

Whip shake, pour into a Pearl Diver glass (Tiki mug), and top with crushed ice. Garnish with mint sprigs and a smoking cinnamon stick.

Notes

Use a blend of Jamaican rums, e.g. 1 oz Appleton Select + 1/2 oz Smith & Cross

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Creator
Brian Maxwell
Source reference

https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2019/08/second-rummer-up.html?m=1

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Dive Bomber

2 oz Overproof rum, Wray & Nephew Overproof
1 oz Brandy
1 oz Grapefruit juice
1 oz Pineapple juice
3⁄4 oz Cynar
1 oz Cinnamon syrup
1⁄4 t Absinthe
2 ds Bitters, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole
Instructions

Flash blend with 8 oz crushed ice and pour into Tiki mug. Add ice as needed. Garnish as you see fit.

History

Recipe included with the Beachcomber Bombadier mug.

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Creator
Kelly Merrell
Source reference

Tikiland Trading

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Not Into Yoga

1 oz Bourbon, Old Grand Dad 114 (Coconut Oil Washed)
1⁄2 oz Brandy (Bahnez Destillada de Pina, pineapple distillate)
1⁄2 oz Sweet white wine (Semi Sweet Jurancon)
1⁄8 oz Moscatel Sherry (Not oxidative, aromatic and fruit forward)
4 ds Bitters, Angostura
5 dr Coconut (Coconut aminos)
Instructions

Build all ingredients over a big rock in a single old fashioned glass, stir until chilled. Garnish with a fresh orange slice and freshly grated nutmeg.

Notes

Jurancon used in recipe is only semi sweet, and adds lots of acidity that brings out the juicy pineapple notes in the Bahnez eau de vi.

Moscatel used is fruity and aromatic, nonoxidative but quite sweet.

History

Created for our winter menu after a bad breakup with a yoga practitioner left me craving the bittersweet and savory side of life and shunning the new age.

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Year
2024
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Creator
Elias Gale, Bantam Tavern, Portland Oregon
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Heart of Glass

1 oz Mezcal (Mezcal Union)
1⁄2 oz Haitian Rum, Barbancourt white (110 Haitian proof)
1⁄2 oz Bianco Vermouth (Atxa)
1⁄2 oz Manzanilla sherry, La Cigarrera
3⁄4 oz Strawberry syrup (No heat/oleo style)
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
1 oz Coconut cream
Instructions

Scale recipe up to large batch size, Combine all ingredients but coconut cream together into a cambro. Heat up coconut cream to 150~ degrees Fahrenheit in a pot, remove from heat.

Slowly add cocktail to heated coconut cream and all to sit 2 hours until fully curdled and separated. Strain through an oil filter or preferred milk punch straining technique.

To serve, pour 3 oz over rocks in a small old fashioned glass with a tajin salt half rim. No garnish.

Notes

Creates for a Valentine’s Day specials activation with Mescal Union 2 years ago. Never removed from menu since because of immense popularity

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Year
2023
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Skinny B

1 oz Vodka
1⁄2 oz Elderflower liqueur, St. Germain
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Lime juice
3 Raspberry
2 oz Brut Champagne (Top Off - roughly 2 oz)
Instructions

Muddle three raspberries in a cocktail shaker. Add vodka, simple syrup, St Germain, lime juice, and ice. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Top off with champagne. Garnish with skewered berries

History

Personally, had this cocktail at Bagatelle, NYC

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https://youtu.be/EYiNk0YdfEU?si=1yT5dy3cqVaM2K2X

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Styrian Volcano (Steirischer Vulkan)

2 oz Apple juice (naturally cloudy)
2⁄3 oz Vodka, Belvedere (Rye)
2 t Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2 bsp Horseradish (freshly grated)
1 bsp Pumpkin liqueur (if available: exchange with Styrian pumpkin seed oil (PDO))
1 bsp Demerara sugar
Instructions

Shake all ingredients vigorously with ice cubes. Strain into a pre-chilled highball glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a roasted scarlet runner bean on a cocktail pick.

History

Styria, the green heart of Austria, is famous for its culinary treasures – apple, pumpkin seed oil, scarlet runner beans, and horseradish. This drink unites them in a single glass: bold, surprising, and deeply rooted in regional identity. A true original from the Styrian hills, created by Angelika Robé and Thomas Philipp.

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Angelika Robé & Thomas Philipp
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2025
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Angelika Robé & Thomas Philipp, Linz, Austria
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Swallowtail Sour

2 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
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Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
Glass: Rocks
Garnish: Lemon twist or edible flower (optional)

Notes

A floral twist on a whiskey sour, inspired by the graceful Swallowtail butterfly. Created for a pollinator-themed wedding at Colorado’s Butterfly Pavilion—my first attempt at cocktail design, and somehow no one cried.

History

Created in 2025 as part of the Wings & Wonders wedding cocktail menu at Butterfly Pavilion in Colorado. This was the first cocktail I ever designed—meant to balance bourbon’s strength with floral lift, inspired by the Swallowtail butterfly’s elegance and bold color.

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2025
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Brandon Brokate
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Created by Brandon Brokate for the Wings & Wonders wedding cocktail menu at Butterfly Pavilion (2025), Northglenn, Colorado.

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Monarch Magic

1 1⁄2 oz Vodka
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1 oz Club soda
Instructions

Shake all but soda with ice. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice. Top with soda and stir gently.

Glass: Highball
Garnish: Orange wheel (optional)

Notes

Citrusy and clean, this cocktail honors the Monarch butterfly’s epic migration. A key part of our pollinator-themed Wings & Wonders wedding bar—bright, balanced, and easy to batch.

History

Designed for our upcoming pollinator-themed wedding at Butterfly Pavilion in Colorado (August 2025). This drink reflects the Monarch’s journey and the celebratory tone of the day with citrus, honey, and sparkle.

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2025
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Your original creation
Creator
Brandon Brokate
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1⁄2 oz Honey syrup
1 1⁄2 oz Grapefruit soda, Izze
Instructions

Build in a Collins glass over ice. Stir gently.

Glass: Collins
Garnish: Grapefruit wedge or edible flower (optional)

Notes

Floral, citrusy, and lightly sparkling—this cocktail honors the bee fly, a fuzzy pollinator mimic with style and no sting.

History

Created for our upcoming pollinator-themed wedding at Butterfly Pavilion in Colorado (August 2025). Designed as a fizzy, floral option that celebrates the quieter pollinators doing important work in the background.

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2025
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