A Home Bar Collection
Original creations, whiskey and gin classics, and a run of rum favorites.
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Chapter I
House Creations
Developed in the bar and added only after successful clinical trials, with friends and family as willing lab partners.
Al's Shortcut Smash
Substitutes peppermint schnapps when fresh mint is not on hand
1½ oz bourbon · ¾ oz agave or simple syrup · ¼ oz peppermint schnapps · 3–4 lemon wedges (or ¾ oz fresh lemon juice) · topped with 2–3 oz club soda
Muddle lemon, agave, and schnapps, then add bourbon with ice and shake. Strain over fresh ice, garnish with orange, and top with club soda. ¼ oz Grand Marnier optional.
Al Fashioned
The most frequently ordered drink at the bar — complex, yet retains a unique character
1½ oz bourbon · ½ oz Grand Marnier · ½ oz B&B · ½ oz agave · Angostura bitters & Luxardo cherry
Pirate's Courage
Steeped in shipwreck legend and rum-soaked infamy — sworn to by pirates, denied by everyone else
2 oz dark rum · ½ oz falernum · ¼ oz curaçao · pineapple Demerara syrup, to taste · Angostura bitters
Laissez Les
1 oz cognac · ½ oz Grand Marnier · ½ oz agave, to taste · Angostura bitters
Chapter I is dedicated to my good friend Rob, who is always willing to have one more.
Chapter II
Classic Favorites & New Legends
Gin, rum, tequila, and vodka standards.
Chapter III
Whiskey & Rye
Bourbon, rye, and cognac, built the old-fashioned way.
Chapter IV · Sugarcane & Sun
Rum Beach
Seven essentials for the beach and the backyard alike, from Caribbean staples to tiki-bar mainstays.
Chapter V · Juniper & Craft
The Gin Room
Gin standards, properly measured.
Chapter VI · Compiled For The Home Bar
A Guide to Spirits & Liqueurs
Six bottles worth knowing on their own terms — and where each finds its natural place beside gin.
Chapter VII · Speak Like A Regular
Bar Terminology
The words behind the recipes — for anyone reading a method line and wondering what it actually means.