DMW Dead Man Watching 2024

Knockout Punch

2 oz. bourbon
1 oz. pomegranate juice
.5 oz. orange juice
.5 oz. lemon juice
.5 oz. simple syrup
A dash of Angostura bitters
4 sprigs fresh thyme

Shake bourbon and juices with ice. Strain into an ice filled Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange slice.

Get a stew going

Tell It Like It Is

2 oz. light rum
2 oz. dark rum
1 oz. lime juice
1 oz. orange juice
.5 oz. passion fruit puree
.5 oz. simple syrup
1 tsp. grenadine

Shake all with ice. Pour into a hurricane glass filled with ice.

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King of the Bs

1 dash mezcal, to rinse
2 oz. reposado tequila
1 oz. honey syrup
.75 oz. lemon juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Rinse a rocks glass with the mezcal. In a shaker shake tequila, honey syrup and lemon juice with ice. Strain into prepared glass over fresh ice. Top with bitters. Garnish with a lemon peel.

Make it a double feature

Sleestak’s Revenge

10 oz. orange juice
4 oz. lemon juice
3 oz. 80 proof dark rum
3 oz. blue Curacao
5 oz. club soda
10 strawberries, sliced
1 orange, sliced

Mix everything together in a large pitcher. Pour into 4 ice filled glasses.

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The Poet of Sleaze

2 oz. gin
.5 oz. cinnamon stick infused simple syrup
.5 oz. pineapple juice
.5 oz. lime juice
.25 oz. grapefruit juice

Shake with ice. Strain into a coupe glass.

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An Officer and a Gentleman Jack

2 oz. Gentleman Jack
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 blood orange wheel
1 sugar cube
2 maraschino cherries

Muddle orange with bitters in a glass. Fill with ice and pour whiskey over. Garnish with cherries and an orange peel.

Fly high

Bad Boss Trigger Warning

2 oz. bourbon
1 oz. amaretto

Stir with ice. Garnish with an orange twist.

Smile more

Olive Oyl

.25 oz. extra virgin olive oil
1 egg white
2 oz. gin
.5 oz. simple syrup
.5 oz lemon juice
1 basil leaf

Shake egg white with olive oil vigorously for 1 minute until frothy and the oil is fully emulsified. Add gin, simple syrup and lemon juice to the shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with basil leaf.

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Whuddawaydago

1.5 oz. vodka
Cranberry juice
Lime wedges

Pour vodka over ice in a high ball glass. Top with cranberry juice. Squeeze lime wedges and drop in.

Go out with a bang

Vader-ade

1.5 oz. Jameson Irish whiskey
1.5 oz. chilled Earl Grey tea
1 oz. Jones berry lemonade soda
3 blackberries

Muddle berries and soda in a tall glass. Add ice, whiskey and tea. Stir and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with blackberries and a rosemary sprig.

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The Doctor Is Inn

2 oz. bourbon
1.5 oz. grapefruit juice
.5 oz. Vermont maple syrup
2 oz. ginger beer

Shake bourbon, grapefruit juice and maple syrup with ice. Strain into a chilled glass and top with ginger beer. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

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Love Triangle

1 oz. vodka
1 oz. pomegranate juice
Juice from 1/2 a lime
Ginger ale

Pour vodka, pomegranate juice and lime juice over ice. Top with ginger ale and stir.

Pick acute one

The OG Influencers

.25 cup honey
.25 cup filtered water
6 figs, quartered
2 sprigs thyme
1 cup champagne
.5 cup apple cider
1 oz. orange liqueur
In a small saucepan simmer honey, water and figs over low heat. Whisk until honey is melted and figs are soft. It’s ok if they’re soft. Don’t judge. Add thyme and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes. Remove thyme and blend honey and figs into a syrup.
Combine remaining ingredients in a pitcher. Add 2 tablespoons of fig syrup and stir. Pour into two glasses and garnish with additional thyme and figs.

Sweat to the oldies

Funky Noises

1/2 a lime cut into wedges
1.5 tsp fine sugar
2 oz. cachaca
Muddle lime and sugar in a glass. Pour cachaca over. Add ice and a lime wedge.

Dance

Bosses and Kings

2 oz. vodka
1 oz. pear liqueur
.75 oz. lime juice
.75 oz. quince syrup
Shake with ice. Strain into a chilled glass.

Rhyme

Hoofers

2 oz. gin
1 oz. lemon juice
.5 oz. elderflower liqueur
2 oz. sparkling water
2 oz. prosecco
Stir together in a wine glass with ice.

Kick

Away Team

1 oz. Fernet-Branca
1 oz. cognac
.5 oz. simple syrup
4 dashes Angostura bitters
4 dashes orange bitters
Stir ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into a salt rimmed old fashioned glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

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Animal Crossing

3 oz. Saint Germain
6 oz. sparkling wine
Splash of club soda
Into 2 ice filled coupe glasses, pour Saint Germain and top with sparkling wine. Add a splash of club soda and garnish with a lemon twist.

Drink it two by two

Blood, Sweat & Canvas

1.5 oz. blood orange juice
1.5 oz. vodka
.75 oz. lemon juice
.75 oz. Saint Germain
Sparkling water
Stir juices, vodka and Saint Germain with ice. Top with sparkling water. Garnish with a blood orange slice and mint.

Slam it

Willie, Wally, Lefty, Billy, Jerry and El Toro

1.25 oz. vodka
.5 oz. Galliano
3 oz. orange juice
Stir vodka and OJ in a tall glass with ice. Float Galliano on top. Garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry.

Be an icon

The Warning Track

1.5 oz. gin
.75 oz. rosso vermouth
.75 oz. dry vermouth
2 dashes orange bitters
Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with mint.

Feel for the wall

Sore Noggin

2 oz. Fireball Whiskey
1 oz. eggnog
Mix together and serve over ice or as a shot

Tell us what year it is

The Gore Factor

1.5 oz. rum
.5 oz. blood orange juice
.5 oz. lime juice
2 oz. ginger beer

Shake rum and juices with ice. Strain into a highball glass with ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with a blood orange slice.

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Canonical

1 oz. rye whiskey
.5 oz. sweet vermouth
.5 oz Ramazotti amaro
2 drops Angostura bitters
Cointreau foam (blend 1 tsp cointreau, 1 tsp lemon, 1 egg white and 1 tsp sugar)

Stir liquid ingredients with ice and strain into a glass. Top with foam.

Reinvent your origin story

No no, they’re definitely famous for stuff they did too

2 oz. Famous Grouse Scotch
1 oz. honey liqueur or 1 tsp. honey
Lemonade or sparkling water
5 blackberries

Muddle berries and honey liqueur in a high ball glass. Add the scotch and fill with ice. Top with lemonade or sparkling water.

Go your own way

The Multitasker

2 oz. pomegranate juice
1 oz. lemon juice
1 oz. lime juice
1 oz. orange juice
2 oz. ginger beer
1 oz. simple syrup
2 oz. vodka
Shake all ingredients except ginger beer with ice. Strain into a glass filled with ice. Top with ginger beer and stir gently. Garnish with an orange peel and mint leaves.

Pick a lane

The Thin Blue Lime

.5 oz. gin
.5. oz light rum
.5 oz tequila
.5 oz vodka
.5 oz. blue curacao
1 oz. sour mix
1 oz. lemon-lime soda
Stir first 6 ingredients with ice in a collins glass. Top with soda. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Protect and serve me another

Witch’s Brew

.25 cup frozen berries
1 tablespoon sugar
.3 cup water
6 oz vodka
3 oz. raspberry liqueur
1 oz. blue curacao
3 oz. lemon juice
In a cauldron mix the berries sugar and water over medium heat for 3-4 minutes so the sugar dissolves and the berries soften. Remove from heat to cool. Strain into a shaker. Add ice and other ingredients and shake well. Strain into 4 chilled coupe glasses and share with the coven. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Imbibiarmus!

A Retrospective of the Moustache in Cinema

6 oz. wheat beer, chilled
1 oz. vodka
1 oz. orange liqueur
1 oz. orange juice
2 oz. champagne
In a tall glass stir the vodka, liqueur and juice into the beer. Float the champagne on top and garnish with an orange wheel

Wipe between sips

Ordinary People Die Hard Too

1.5 oz. cachaca
.5 oz. Fernet Branca
.75 oz. pineapple juice
.5 oz. lime juice
.5 oz. simple syrup
12 mint leaves
In a shaker muddle half of the mint. Add ice and ingredients and shake well. Strain into a rocks glass over ice and garnish with additional mint.

It’s a Christmas double feature

Both Kinds

2 oz. Southern Comfort
6 oz. cranberry juice
1 teaspoon lime juice
Stir with ice and serve with a lime wedge.

Put it in a red solo cup

Gen X Radio

2 oz. vodka
1 oz. coffee liqueur
1 oz. room temperature espresso
Shake with ice. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with espresso beans.

Enjoy while you can. Grunge is coming.

Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right, Here I Am, Stuck In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida All by Myself with Mr. Blue Sky and a Woman Who Won’t Shut Up About Her Roller Skates

2 oz. mezcal
1 inch piece of serrano pepper
1 oz. hibiscus syrup
2 oz. ginger beer
1 oz. lime juice
Muddle pepper with mezcal and syrup. Add lime juice and shake with ice. Strain over ice, top with ginger beer and garnish with a lime wedge.

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Word Up

1 oz. gin
1 oz. genepy or green chartreuse
1 oz. luxardo maraschino liqueur
1 oz. lime juice
Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass.

Don’t dangle your participles

Anchors Aweigh

2 oz. gin
.5 oz. lime juice
.5 oz. simple syrup
Shake with ice and strain into a glass of fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Don’t pop your Ps

Reality Check

5 raspberries
1 oz. vodka
1 oz. Becherovka liqueur or green chartreuse
.5 oz lime juice
.5 oz. simple syrup
4 oz. pilsner lager
In a shaker muddle raspberries. Add other ingredients except the beer and shake with ice. Strain into a mug of ice and top with the lager.

Behold the spectacle

Use Your Outside Voice

2 oz. whiskey
.75 oz. lemon juice
.5 oz. simple syrup
1 egg white
Shake without ice for 30 seconds. Add ice and shake well. Strain into a glass of ice. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Project

Fluffy Ruffles

1.5 oz. light rum
1.5 oz. red vermouth
.5 oz. lime juice
1 egg white
Shake with ice. Strain into a couple glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Be fabulous, always

Travel and Ramble Bramble

2 oz. gin
1 oz. lemon juice
2 tsp. simple syrup
.5 oz. creme de mure
Shake with gin, lemon juice and simple syrup with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with crushed ice. Slowly pour the creme de mure over the top. Garnish with a lemon wedge and a blackberry.

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Toot Suite

3 oz. prosecco
2 oz. Aperol
1 oz. soda water
Fill a stemmed wine glass with ice. Add prosecco and Aperol. Top with soda water. Garnish with an orange slice.

It’s a small world Aperol