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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

 

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Cynar Toronto

In a mixing glass, add:

- 2 oz rye whiskey

- .5 oz Cynar

- .25 oz simple syrup

Add ice and stir for 15-20 seconds. Strain into a chilled rocks glass. Ice optional. Add 4 drops Crude “Sycophant” and 4 drops “Lindsay” bitters. Try with "Attawanhood", Pear and Hazelnut, or Spruce and Birch or “X” Shiitake bitters as well. 

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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.

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Bitter Dove

- 1 ½ ounces blanco tequila
- ½ ounce grapefruit juice  
- juice of half a lime
- ginger beer
- 1 dropper Crude "Rizzo", Pear and Hazelnut, Spruce and Birch or Rhubarb bitters
In a collins glass with ice: add tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice and salt. Stir and top with ginger beer, add bitters to finish. 

 

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Old Fashioned

In a rocks glass, add
- 2oz rye whiskey or bourbon
- 1 tsp simple syrup
- 1 dropper bitters. Each flavor will change aroma and character slightly. 
Add one large ice cube and stir to incorporate. 

 

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