The “golden kiss” brings several strong flavors together into one harmonious whole. The Gracias a Dios gin starts with a mezcal base so it’s smooth, sultry, and smoky. Nixta, on the other hand, is sweet warm honey cornbread melting in your mouth.

Maybe you’d like to share a golden kiss with someone special?

What You'll Need

• 1 part Gracias a Dios Agave Gin Oaxaca
• 1 part Nixta Licor de Elote
• 1/2 part Accompani Mari Gold
• a dash or two of chocolate bitters to taste
• lime wedge

Add the liquids into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wedge. Squeeze in a few drops if you’d like.

The French 75mm light field gun was lightweight, fast-firing, and easy to move around but was surprisingly hard-hitting. So it’s no surprise that the French 75 cocktail named after it is also light and approachable but can really sneak up on you if you’re not careful.

If you’d like it to be lower proof, then just use a different kind of bubbly; replace the Champagne with soda water.

You can also shake it up and take this Gimlet style by replacing the simple syrup with Elderflower liquor.

What You'll Need

• 1 part Empress gin
• 1/2 part lemon juice
• 1/2 part simple syrup (or elderflower liquor)
• 3 parts Champagne (or soda or other kind of bubbly)
• lemon twist

Shake the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup and then strain into a Champagne flute. Top with Champagne or other bubbly and garnish with a lemon twist.

Gracias a Dios Oaxacan Gin is a fascinating newcomer which starts as a mezcal base. It’s big and bright and assertive, with just a touch of smoke. You might not expect mezcal and gin botanicals to come together so well, but as long as you don’t expect “just another gin,” the marriage is made in heaven. Perhaps that’s where the name comes from, thanks to God.

You should very definitely sip this on its own, and if you want it as a G&T, the makers recommending a tonic that is “lightly carbonated with small bubbles and citrus garnishes.”

But it’s also delicious in a good old mule.

What You'll Need

• 1 1/2 parts Gracias a Dios Agave Gin Oaxaca
• ⅔ part lime juice
• Ginger beer
• mint leaves and lemon wedges

Combine gin and lime juice in a copper cup filled with ice. Top with ginger beer and garnish.

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932. Just five years later, she disappeared while circumnavigating the globe. We weren’t ready for her level of badassery.

She left behind a legacy that inspired countless women, men, and every other identity. Today we honor her memory with a cocktail that’s light and refreshing, while still being full of vibrant flavors, just like Amelia herself.

You can enjoy it booze-free with the Pink London Spirit, or try the Empress Gin. And for a fun little boost, if you get the ratio just right the deep purple of Empress will color shift to pink!

What You'll Need

• 1 1/2 parts Pink London Spirit (or Empress Gin)
• 1 part lime juice
• 1 part simple syrup
• 1 part tonic water
• lime wedge

Add the liquids into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wedge.

The Negroni is said to have been invented in Florence by the dashing Italian adventurer Count Camillo Negroni who decided that his favorite cocktail, the Americano, just wasn’t strong enough. Replacing the usual soda water with gin was just the thing to put hair on your chest or whatever it was that manly men were after.

That fateful substitution resulted in one of the most popular stirred drinks in history, and its simple ratios has made a platform for thousands of riffs. For example, if you substituted bourbon for the gin you’d get a Boulevardier and using dark rum gets you a Kingston.

This take on it amps things up to 11, by swapping Malört for the Campari!

What You'll Need

• 1 part gin
• 1 part Malört
• 1 part sweet vermouth
• Orange twist as garnish

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

We all know the venerable Gin & Juice, but did you know that it has a smoking buddy who doesn’t quite go so hard? Or, well…. at least she doesn’t tell you about it. This cocktail is a bit reserved, but really lets the gin shine through. Have fun and try different juices with it!

And should you be inclined to respect tradition, you can always enjoy it with a blunt behind the building.

What You'll Need

• 2 parts cold smoked Dissent gin
• 1/2 part pineapple juice
• 1 part tonic
• orange twist

Add the liquids into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with an orange twist.

London is famous for its foggy weather. The geography of the city is like a basin, so when moisture rises from the river running through, it’s trapped and settles in. Then as the Industrial Revolution filled the air with pollutants, the fog grew dark and dank and eventually became the toxic pea soup of legends.

There are several takes on a London Fog cocktail, from a blended Scotch concoction to a smoky absinthe masterpiece. This one simply riffs on the Earl Grey tea drink, and brings it home to the good old PNW for a local twist. We first had a version of this cocktail at the Hi-Top tavern around the way.

What You'll Need

• 2 part Aria gin
• 1 part Italicus bergamot liqueur
• Lemon slice as garnish

Stir with ice in a rocks glass until well chilled. Garnish with a lemon slice, squeeze juice to taste.

It was a hot dry summer in Paris and the moneyed class left the city for solace in the relatively cool countryside. Businessmen left behind were the first to learn of the “Ordinances” stripping even more rights and they closed factories in protest. Thousands of workers were suddenly unemployed with nothing left to do but riot.

Thus began the Second French Revolution in 1830.

This cocktail uses the tomato leaf based Assembly Gin from Republic Restoratives distillery to evoke the spirit of that hot July when the people pushed back against a government ruling by decree, limiting the freedom of the press, manipulating elections, and more.

If you’re feeling adventurous, try garnishing with a cherry tomato.

What You'll Need

• 2 parts Assembly gin
• 1/2 part lemon juice
• 1/2 part basil simple syrup
• 1/4 part balsamic vinegar
• basil leaf and/or peppercorns

Add the liquids into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a basil leaf and peppercorns.