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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. 

Jungle Bird

Jungle Bird
In a shaker with ice, add

- 1.5 oz dark rum

- .75 oz coconut rum (Optional, reduce dark rum to 1 oz)

- .75 oz Campari

- .5 oz fresh lime juice

- 1.5 oz pineapple juice

- .5 oz simple syrup

Shake well and strain into rocks glass over large ice cube. Add dropper Crude Tiki Series, Rhubarb, "Sycophant" or "Rizzo" bitters to top.

Mai Tai

In a shaker with ice, add:

- 1 oz amber rum

- 1 oz dark rum

- .75 oz fresh lime juice

- .5 oz orgeat

- .5 oz orange curacao

Shake well and strain into a hurricane glass over crushed ice. Add 6 drop Crude "Bitterless Marriage", "Sycophant", “X” Cardamom-Raisin, or Tiki Series bitters. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Champagne Cocktail

In a champagne flute, add:

- ½ oz Crude Watermelon Basil, Grapefruit-Jalapeño, Apple and Spice, or Cucumber shrub

- Add 8-10 drops of Crude "Sycophant", "Bitterless Marriage", "Rizzo", Pear and Hazelnut or Rhubarb bitters

Top with 3-4 oz of Champagne or Cava. Top with orange peel. 

Hot Toddy

In a mug, add:

- 1 tbsp honey

- juice of one lemon wedge

- 1 oz irish whiskey or blended scotch

- 5 oz hot water

Stir until honey is dissolved.  Add 6 drops Crude “Bitterless Marriage” or "Sycophant", or “X” Cardamom-Raisin bitters and 2 drops Crude "Pooter".

Scofflaw

- 1 ½ ounces rye or bourbon

- 1 ounce Dolin dry vermouth

- 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.  

Pegu Club

- 1 ½ ounces gin

- ½ ounce Cointreau or Grand Marnier

- ¾ ounce fresh lime juice

- 1 dropper Crude "Bitterless Marriage", "Rizzo",  "Sycophant", Pear and Hazelnut or Rhubarb bitters

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

Fogcutter

- 1 ½ ounce amber rum

- 1 ounce gin

- 2 ounces fresh orange juice

- 1 ounce fresh lemon juice

- ½ ounce orgeat syrup

- 1 dropper Crude "Rizzo", "Sycophant", Pear-Hazelnut or "Lindsay" bitters

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve over ice in a collins glass. Garnish with a boozy cherry.

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. 

 

Elder Rose

- 1 ounce Applejack

- ½ ounce St. Germain

- ½ ounce apple cider

- 2 droppers Crude "Rizzo", "Sycophant" or Rhubarb bitters

- soda water

Combine all ingredients except bitters and soda in a shaker with ice. Shake and serve in collins glass. Top with soda water and bitters. No Applejack? Replace with vodka and use one ounce of cider.

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
- 1 tsp simple syrup
- 1 dropper bitters. Each flavor will change aroma and character slightly. 
Add one large ice cube and stir to incorporate.