Ep 94: Plenty of Oomph with Nick Fountain

Heaven Is A Place/This Is The Place (Lost Lake, Chicago)2 oz London Dry gin1 oz fresh lime juice.5 oz dry curaçao (McGee uses Pierre Ferrand)
.5 oz velvet falernum
.5 oz honey syrup.25 oz St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram3 dashes Angostura bitters
mint, pineapple leaf, luxardo cherry, edible flower for garnish Shake ingredients with 1 cup of crushed ice. Strain into a mug and top with more crushed ice. Garnish. Southern Exposure (Alembic, San Francisco).75 oz celery juice1.5 oz gin (Junipero or St. George recommended).5 oz simple syrup (1:1).5 oz lime juiceHandful mint leaves and sprig for garnish Finely grate a celery rib and squeeze over a strainer to extract juice. Add all ingredients to shaker, fill with ice, and shake. Fine strain into glass, garnish with a small mint sprig. The Diamondback1.5 oz rye whiskey.75 oz Applejack.75 oz green chartreuse Stir with ice until well chilled and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry. Jasmine Spritzers1.5 cups Grand Marnier.5 cup fresh lime juiceIce cubes1.5 cups orange vodka (here's a recipe to do it yourself)Chilled club soda2 drops jasmine essential oil (available at health food stores).5 cup sugar1.5 cups warm water12 lime twists (optional) In a small pitcher, combine the water and sugar and stir well to dissolve the sugar. Gently stir in the jasmine essential oil and lime juice. In a pitcher, combine the vodka with the Grand Marnier and jasmine syrup. Add the ice and stir briskly until the glass begins to frost, then strain into chilled martini glasses. Top each drink with 2 oz of the club soda and garnish with a lime twist.