Single Malt Whiskey

BOBBY BURNS

1 1/2 oz St. George Single Malt Whiskey
1 1/2 oz sweet vermouth
dash Benedictine

Stir all ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.

Recipe: Christ Aivaliotis and Lucia Gonzales, Flora, Oakland
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SETTE VITTE

1 1/2 oz St. George Single Malt Whiskey
1 1/2 oz St. George Grappa of Zinfandel
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz vanilla simple syrup

Shake all ingredients with ice, then strain and serve up in a cocktail glass.

Recipe: St. George Spirits
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DRAGON BREATH

2 oz St. George Single Malt Whiskey
1/2 oz Amaro Nonino
1/2 oz Carpano Antica Formula
2 dashes Aztec Chocolate Bitters

Shake all ingredients with ice, then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Recipe: Darren Crawford, Bourbon & Branch, San Francisco
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BASIL SAZERAC

2 oz St. George Single Malt Whiskey
1 oz Aqua Perfecta Basil Eau de Vie
1/4 oz simple syrup
2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
fresh basil
St. George Absinthe Verte Rinse

Muddle simple syrup with a basil leaf. Add whiskey, basil eau de vie, and bitters, then shake and strain into an absinthe-rinsed cocktail glass.

Recipe: St. George Spirits
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WHISKEY PEAR SIDECAR

1 1/2 oz St. George Single Malt Whiskey
1/2 oz St. George Pear Liqueur
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

Shake all ingredients with ice, then strain into a sugar-rimmed cocktail glass.

Recipe: St. George Spirits
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THE FIREBIRD

1 3/4 oz St. George Single Malt Whiskey
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz apricot liqueur
1/4 oz nocino
1/4 oz turbinado syrup
2 dashes bitters
1 oz IPA
orange peel

Shake the first six ingredients in a cocktail shaker and then strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice. Slowly top with IPA, then garnish with orange peel.

Recipe: Darren Crawford, Bourbon & Branch, San Francisco
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YE OLDE ST. GEORGE

2 oz St. George Single Malt Whiskey
1/2 oz blood orange juice
1/4 oz simple syrup
3 dashes Regan's Orange Bitters
orange peel

Place orange peel pith-down in Old Fashioned glass. Add syrup and bitters and muddle. Add whiskey, blood orange juice, and ice. Garnish with orange twist.

Recipe: Heather Davis, Annabelle's, San Francisco
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AUTUMN PEAR

1 1/2 oz St. George Single Malt Whiskey
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
3/4 oz pear juice
1/2 oz agave nectar
1/2 egg white
1/4 oz Aqua Perfecta Pear Eau de Vie
Spiced apple chip (dehydrated apple slice)

Shake all ingredients and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with spiced apple chip.

Recipe: Scott Beattie
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