(C. 2018 Sam Nelis @ Caledonia Spirits) 

Old Fashioned Mill No. 4 

• 1 oz Tom Cat gin 
• 1 oz apple brandy
• ½ tsp cinnamon syrup
• 1 dash angostura bitters 
• 1 dash apple bitters

Stir, pour over rocks with a lemon and orange twist.

(C. 2014 Sam Nelis @ Waterworks)

Pollenita 

• 1 oz Tom Cat gin
• 0.5 oz Mezcal Espadin 
• 0.5 oz dry Curacao
• 1.5 oz grapefruit juice
• 0.75 oz lime juice
• 0.75 oz Serrano Pepper Honey
• Smoked rosemary
• Salt

Torch some rosemary and place a rocks glass over it to smother the fire and smoke the glass. Then shake the other ingredients with ice and strain over fresh ice in the smoked glass. Garnish with a fresh rosemary sprig and a pinch of salt.

(C. 2019 Nathan Canan-Zucker @ Caledonia Spirits)  

Hive 75 

• 1.5 oz Barr Hill gin or Tom Cat gin 
• .5 oz lemon 
• .5 oz raw honey syrup 
• Top Dry Hard Cider 

Shake. Serve in a flute or Collins glass with ice. Top with sparkling water and garnish with a lemon twist.

(C. 2019 Sam Nelis @ Caledonia Spirits. A play on the Classic French 75 Cocktail)

Granite Street Sour   

• 1 oz Tom Cat gin
• 1 oz Angostura bitters
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1 oz Pecan Orgeat

Shake; coupe; no garnish.

(C. Fall 2019 Sam Nelis @ Caledonia Spirits, Inspired by Giuseppe Gonzalez’s 2009 Trinidad Sour Cocktail from Clover Club in Brooklyn, NY)

Sweata Weatha 

• 0.5 oz Barr Hill vodka
• 0.5 oz Tom Cat gin
• 1 oz Ice Cider (We use Eden ‘Northern Spy’ barrel aged)
• 1 oz fresh apple cider
• 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice 
• 0.5 oz ginger syrup
• 0.5 oz cinnamon syrup
• 2 drops vanilla extract 

Add ingredients to a blender with a handful of ice, blend, and then serve. This cocktail is great in large batches as well for gatherings. 

(Nate Canan-Zucker @ Barr Hill)

Barr Hill Martini

• 2.5 oz Barr Hill Vodka
• 0.5 oz dry vermouth
• 2 dashes orange bitters
• Stir together, garnish with a large lemon twist.

An elegantly chilled martini can be one of the best winter warmers. The orange bitters bring out the deeper botanical notes and creamy texture from the distilled honey, and the lemon twist accents the bright pop of the vodka.

(Sam Nelis @ Barr Hill.) 

Cuffing Season

• 1.5 oz Brown Butter Fat Washed Tom Cat Gin
• 0.75 oz cognac
• 0.4 oz squash syrup
• 6 drops cinnamon tincture
• 2 drops apple bitters
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Stir ingredients together and pour over rocks, discard orange peel, and garnish with sage.  (Nate Canan-Zucker @ Barr Hill.) 

Respect Your Elderberry 

• 1 oz Barr Hill Gin
• 1/2 oz house echinacea liquor 
• 1/2 oz elderberry-manuka honey 
• 1/2 oz lemon juice 
• 8 drops lemongrass tincture
• Hot water 

Add ingredients to a teacup and top with hot water, garnish with a lemon twist.

(C. 2019 Mary Alberti @ Gin Lane)