Any Aperol Spritz fans out there? They’re pretty but way too sweet for my palate. Aperol’s website has them at a 3:2 ratio of Aperol to champagne; I tasted that and immediately flipped it to 2:3. Any ideas on how to elevate this sugar bomb?

Shopping the ingredients for a raspberry shrub for this week’s cocktail. Reading the news, gritting my teeth. Trying to escape the feeling I’m bartending on the deck of the Titanic.

Workshopping a dirty martini for this weeks article. Last attempt was 1 1/2 oz olive brine, 5 muddled olives, 2 1/2 oz Tito’s. Color is wonderful, but unbearably salty and much olive flavor. Scaling it down to 1 oz brine, 3 olives, and olive oil infused vodka. How do you like your dirty martini?

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All of us who can drink could really use a drink. Welcome To Wonkette Happy Hour, With This Week's Cocktail, The Breakfast Martini! www.wonkette.com/p/welcome-to... By Hooper, Your Bartender @samuraigrog.bsky.social

Daily #Cocktail Series TULUM RAIDER 1½ oz. / 45 ml. tequila ½ oz. / 15 ml. mezcal ½ oz. / 15 ml. Aperol 1 oz. / 30 ml. fresh lime juice ¾ oz. / 22.5 ml. pineapple juice 1 tsp. / 5 ml. agave syrup 2 dashes grapefruit bitters This cocktail was created by Brian Sandahl of Heavy Muddle in Austin, TX

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Saw him at the Keswick back in April. Still got it.

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I generally make a Cuba Libre of some sort every night. They’re never the same. Here’s the current iteration: 2 oz. Appleton Estate 1/2 oz Planteray OFTD 1/2 oz St. Elizabeth’s Allspice Dram 1/2 oz lime juice Splash of Coca Cola #cocktails #mixology

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