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Vermouth Cocktail

In a rocks glass, with or without ice:

- 3-4 oz chilled sweet vermouth (Carpano Antica, Dolin, Punt E Mes)

- orange or lemon peel

- Optional: Add .25 oz Crude Barrel-Aged Black tea shrub

Top with 6-8 drops of your choice of bitters. "Rizzo", "Sycophant", "Bitterless Marriage", "Big Bear", “Apothecary 18”, Pear and Hazelnut, Cherry and Walnut, "Lindsay", "Attawanhood", Spruce and Birch, Sweet and Thai Basil, or either “X” bitters

 

Flying Cuke

 In a rocks with ice, add:

- 1 oz Fair Game Flying Pepper vodka (or strong green tea for a mocktail)

- .75 oz Crude Cucumber shrub

- top with seltzer

Stir gently to incorporate. Optional: Add 4-6 drops Crude “Rizzo”, "Pooter" or Sweet and Thai Basil bitters to top

Last Word

In a shaker, add:

- 1 oz gin

- .75 oz Chartreuse

- .5 oz Maraschino liqueur

- .75 oz fresh lime juice

Add ice and shake 15-20 seconds. Strain into chilled martini glass. Add 1 dropper Crude “Bitterless Marriage”, "Sycophant", Rhubarb or Sweet and Thai Basil bitters.

Shrub and Soda - Clear

In a rocks glass with ice, add:

- 1 oz white rum, blanco tequila, or gin

- .75 oz Crude Watermelon-Basil, Grapefruit-Jalapeño, or Cucumber shrub

- top with seltzer

Stir gently to incorporate. If using Watermelon Basil: Add 6-8 drops Crude Rhubarb or "Bitterless Marriage" bitters to top. If using Cucumber: Add 6-8 drops Crude "Rizzo" or Sweet and Thai Basil bitters to top.

Manhattan

In a mixing glass, add:

- 2.5 oz rye whiskey

- .5 oz bourbon

- 1 oz sweet vermouth

- Optional: Add .25 oz Crude Barrel-Aged Black Tea shrub

Add ice and stir for 20 seconds. Strain into martini glass. Add 6-8 drops Crude “Big Bear”, half a dropper of Crude “Bitterless Marriage” or "Sycophant" or “X” Cardamom-Raisin.  Also try one dropper Cherry and Walnut bitters or Sweet and Thai Basil bitters to top. 

Gin or Dark and Tonic

In a rocks glass with ice, add:

- Choose 1 ½ oz gin, bourbon or rum (spiced or dark)

- 1 oz Crude Old Fashioned Tonicola

Top with seltzer water and stir. Add 8 drops of bitters: "Rizzo",  "Bitterless Marriage" “Apothecary 18”, or Sweet and Thai Basil bitters if gin was used, "Sycophant", "Lindsay", or "Pooter" if bourbon or rum was used. 

Mama's Grandaddy


- 1 ½ ounce un-aged whiskey

- ½ ounce bourbon

- ½ ounce honey syrup

- 1 dropper Crude Big Bear, Lindsay or Sweet and Thai Basil bitters

In a rocks glass with ice, combine all ingredients except bitters and stir well. Top with bitters. Garnish with boozy cherry and a lime wedge.

Scofflaw

- 1 ½ ounces rye or bourbon (Use 2 oz of strong black tea or earl grey for a mocktail)

- 1 ounce Dolin dry vermouth (exclude if a mocktail)

- ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice

- ¾ ounce grenadine

- 1 dropper Crude "Bitterless Marriage", "Sycophant", “Apothecary 18” or Sweet and Thai Basil bitters

Combine all ingredients except bitters in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve in a martini glass. Top with bitters.  

Boulevardier

- 1 ounce rye whiskey

- ¾ ounce Campari or Cappalletti

- 1 ounce Cardamaro (or sweet vermouth)

•  1 dropper Crude "Big Bear", "Bitterless Marriage", Pear and Hazelnut, “ Apothecary 18”, Cherry-Clove-Cinnamon, "Pooter", Sweet and Thai Basil, or either “X” series bitters

In a mixing glass with ice stir rye, Campari and Cardamaro and pour into coupe or martini glass. Top with bitters. 

 

G & T & B

- 1.5 oz gin
- 1 oz tonic concentrate (Alley 26 or Jack Rudy)
- 1 dropper Crude "Rizzo", "Bitterless Marriage", “Apothecary 18”, Pear and Hazelnut, Spruce and Birch, Rhubarb or Sweet and Thai Basil or “X” Shiitake bitters
•  .5 ounce Crude Grapefruit-Jalapeño, or Cucumber Shrub (optional)
In a rocks glass with ice, combine gin and tonic syrup. Top with seltzer. Add bitters to finish.

Old Fashioned

In a rocks glass, add
- 2oz rye whiskey or bourbon (use strong black tea or earl grey tea for mocktail)
- 1 tsp simple syrup
- 1 dropper bitters. Each flavor will change aroma and character slightly. 
Add one large ice cube and stir to incorporate.