A Toast to Self Devotion
To self-devotion — the only love affair guaranteed to last a lifetime. Raise your glass.
Bruised Peach
Sweet lips, dark bruises.
3 oz peach nectar
2 oz bourbon
1/2 oz brown sugar simple syrup
1 dash cinnamon
Serve: Build in a rocks glass over one massive ice cube. Stir slow. First sip is syrupy-sweet, last sip is all heat that settles low.
The Afterglow
It starts soft, then digs its nails in.
4 oz cold brew coffee
1.5 oz spiced rum
1 oz heavy cream
1/2 oz caramel sauce
Pinch sea salt
Serve: Drizzle caramel inside a glass, fill with ice. Combine cold brew, rum, and salt; pour over ice. Float cream on top and let it bleed down like smoke.
Velvet Bite
Smooth on the tongue, sharp in the throat.
3 oz pomegranate juice
2 oz whiskey
1/2 oz honey
2–3 cracks fresh black pepper
Serve: Shake all ingredients over ice until your hands ache. Strain into a chilled coupe. Let the pepper hit the back of your throat before you swallow.
Peach Heat
Summer innocence set on fire.
3 oz peach nectar
2 slices fresh jalapeño, muddled
2 oz tequila
1 oz lime juice
1/2 oz honey
Serve: Salt + chili rim a rocks glass. Muddle jalapeño with honey and lime in the shaker, add nectar and tequila, fill with ice, shake until wicked cold. Strain and watch the sweat bead.
The Reckless
The one you shouldn’t have, and will.
2 oz dark rum
1 oz coconut cream
1 oz fresh espresso
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Cocoa powder, for dusting
Serve: Shake hard over ice until it froths like you mean it. Strain into a short glass. Dust with cocoa and drink like you’ve got somewhere better to be.
