Jesse Casey

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I guess I'm posting my cocktails now

It's Fall. Finally season for an Up-to-date 🍸 this one modified with raisin aragh 2 oz rye 1 oz Amontillado sherry ½ oz orange liqueur ½ oz aragh 2 ds Angostura bitters Stir, strain, orange twist

Two pale brown cocktails in coupesThe bottles of ingredients for the cocktail

An experimental Manhattan 🍸 using a fun new ingredient 2 oz bourbon 1 oz sweet vermouth 1 oz SAG Persian raisin aragh 2 ds Angostura bitters orange twist It's super interesting. The raisin is definitely there. I should try next in a drink template that typically uses sherry. Maybe an Up-to-date?

A brown cocktail in a coupe on a wooden bar The bottles of ingredients for the cocktail

Sandia Cooler 🍉🍸 an invention that's become a staple during 🍉 season 2 oz reposado tequila 2 oz watermelon juice ¾ oz lime juice ½ oz agave nectar 2 ds peppercorn tincture 5 drops 1:4 saline Shake, strain into a highball glass. Top with seltzer.

Two red drinks in highball glasses on the barThe ingredients for the cocktail

Saladito 🍸 2 oz mezcal ¾ oz lime juice ¾ oz 3:1 honey syrup 1 ds 1:4 saline Shake, double-strain into a coupe, garnish with a pinch of cayenne. I love lime with honey.

A pale orange cocktail in a coupe with a dusting of cayenne on topThe Saladito card from the Paradise Cocktail Lounge game

Naked & Famous 🍸 one of my favorite Joaquin Simo creations with a bonus pic of the card from my Paradise Cocktail Lounge game 1 oz mezcal 1 oz Aperol 1 oz Yellow Chartreuse 1 oz lime juice 5 drops 1:4 saline Shake, double-strain into a coupe. No garnish.

A pink cocktail in a coupeThe bottles of ingredients for the cocktail The Naked & Famous card from Paradise Cocktail Lounge

Scarborough Fair Martini 🍸 in 80 year old Czech crystal Sarah's grandfather brought home after the war 1½ oz navy strength gin 1 oz dry vermouth ½ oz ultrasonic parsley/sage/rosemary/thyme tincture* 5 drops 1:4 saline Stir, strain into tiny coupes. Express and discard a lemon twist.

Two tiny pale green cocktails in ornate crystal coupesThe bottles of ingredients for the cocktail

Bourbon Peach Smash 🍑🍸 2 oz bourbon (Old Grand Dad bonded) 1 oz lemon juice 1 oz peach syrup* 5 drops 1:4 saline Shake, strain into rocks glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a spring of mint.

Two peach-colored cocktails in rocks glasses filled with crushed ice and garnished with mint

Basil Daiquiri 🍸 more fun with this weekend's ultrasonic basil tincture 1¼ oz rum ¾ oz ultrasonic basil tincture 1 oz lime juice 1 oz simple 3 5 drops 1:4 saline

Two pale green cocktails in coupesThe ingredients for the cocktail

Basil Martini 🍸 2½ oz gin ½ oz basil tincture* 1 oz dry vermouth 2 ds peppercorn tincture* 5 drops 1:4 saline Looks like Ecto Cooler. Tastes pretty good!

Two green cocktails in coupes sitting on a wooden barThe bottles of ingredients for the cocktail

Rooftop Strawberry Daiquiris 🍸 celebrating that we finally have some furniture up here 2 oz rum 1 oz lime juice 1 oz strawberry syrup 5 drops 1:4 saline

A pink cocktail on a ledge, with the center city skyline visible through the treesA pink cocktail looking south toward the Bok building Two cocktails and a shaker on the table

This afternoon's 🍸 break between assembling deck furniture 2 oz bourbon 1 oz lemon juice 1 oz mixed fruit syrup* 1 bsp Chartreuse Elixir Vegetal 5 drops 1:4 saline Shake, strain onto crushed ice Garnish with a spring of mint

Pink cocktails in rocks glasses over crushed ice with mint garnish

Agave Martini 🍸 3 oz Gracias a Dios agave gin 1 oz Cocchi Extra Dry vermouth 2 ds King Floyd's Buddha's hand bitters 5 drops 1:4 saline grapefruit twist

Two clear cocktails in coupes on a wooden barThe bottles of ingredients for the cocktail

Coconut-blasted Boulevardier 🍸 2 oz rye 1 oz Campari 1 oz sweet vermouth 2 ds coconut blast* orange twist * Overproof rum fat-washed with coconut oil, inspired by The Rockwell Place

Two reddish-brown cocktails in coupes on a wooden barThe bottles of ingredients for the cocktail