Cocktail Recipes

JUMP TO RECIPE Last week, we featured one of my favorite modern classic cocktails, the Black Manhattan. In that feature, we included a Demerara rum-based riff I worked on last year, but in further evidence of the quality of Black Manhattan format, I actually returned to it for this week’s fea...

JUMP TO RECIPE For this week, I wanted to feature one of my favorite Modern Classic cocktails, one that I’ve found to be very well received anytime I bring it out for a class or event. The Black Manhattan was created in 2005 by Todd Smith, then of San Francisco bar Cortez. Cocktail author Rob...

JUMP TO RECIPE I’ve been working on a series of cocktails inspired by the animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall for several years now, and I always get more focused on it for Fall. The plot focuses on two brothers wandering through dark woods called “The Unknown” and the folkloric characte...

JUMP TO RECIPE We here at BayTowne began a program last year of partnering with some of the bar professionals we’re very lucky to call friends to create original cocktails as seasonal features for the store. That program has grown and expanded to such an extent that, under the direction of ou...

JUMP TO RECIPE When it comes to classic cocktails, it's tough to beat a whiskey sour. The drink is well over 150 years old, and its origins date back even further, with some inspiration taken from the 17th century sailors’ drink, punch. There were initially many variations with rum, gin...

    Check out this fun twist on a classic cocktail: the Oaxaca Old Fashioned! The Oaxaca Old Fashioned is a modern classic recipe from Phil Ward of Death & Company. It represents the first steps of the mezcal obsession that began in the late aughts and owes much of its instigation to Ron C...

Lucas developed this riff on a classic Navy Grog build to showcase the interplay of three distinct high proof rums. Following the lead of Donn Beach in layering different varieties of rum to create a delicious sum, he used 151 Demerara rum for heft and its bass notes of dark spice and earthi...

Andy riffed off of the classic aged rum cocktail “100 Year Old Cigar” for this nuanced original. The interplay of various bold modifiers act as a perfect complement to the rich, mature flavor of our single cask of full-bodied Belizean Holmes Cay. Andy’s work here has built it into an ideal aft...

Brandon chose to focus on a truly unique spirit, with very few parallels within the market. A distillate of fresh sorghum juice and syrup, there is little else like it and it offers a profile all its own. Brandon emphasized the savory side of it with this minimalist build, allowing the choic...

Kyle made use of our exclusive batch of Cinco Sentidos agave distillate for this inspired cocktail. We had the rare opportunity to get a full batch from Cinco Sentidos, and when we sampled this Tobasiche-Mexicano blend, we knew it had to be ours. Kyle played off of the unique balance of shar...

Bet on our latest signature cocktail, Bottle of Smoke. This is the second of two whiskey drinks we're sharing today - for those that couldn't get enough this past St. Patrick's Day. This drink is a little on the sweeter side, with blueberry jam coloring the flavor, as well as a rich, smokey...

Raise a parting glass with this signature drink from our staff. The Parting Glass is a twist on the Old Pal, which itself is a variation of the classic Negroni. The bitters and vermouth add the rye spice to the drink without overpowering the smooth Irish whiskey flavor. While St. Patrick's D...

Happy Margarita Day! Get ready to celebrate with the quintessential cocktail. This iconic drink is a perfect blend of tangy lime, smooth tequila, and a hint of orange liqueur, served in a salt-rimmed glass for that extra zing. Whether you prefer yours shaken or blended, on the rocks or strai...

Before the Mai Tai, there was the Zombie. Donn Beach, the founding father of tiki bars, created the world's most famous tropical drink and put Don the Beachcomber's on the map. Donn kept the recipe a secret, never so much as identifying the contents of the bottles poured into the drink. The...

The Hurricane is one of the most identifiable pictures in mixology and one of New Orleans most notorious mixes. Although its history can get a bit murky, it’s irrevocably tied to Pat O’Brien’s landmark bar in New Orleans’ French Quarter. As the story is told, whiskey could be quite challengi...