"Slice of Pie" Kali's Court - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. of Smirnoff Cinna - Sugar Vodka.
• 1.5 oz. Bailey's Vanilla Cinnamon.
• 1 tablespoon of Pumpkin Puree.
• Graham Cracker crust.
• Cinnamon Stick.
• Allspice.

Drink Preparation:

• Add all of the ingredients to shaker glass in order listed above.
• Add ice to a shaker and shake.
• Run Lime slice around rim of Martini Glass and coat the rim Graham cracker crust.
• Strain cocktail in Martini Glass and garnish with Cinnamon Stick.
• Top it with Allspice.

This cocktail was created by Melaney Wolf from Kali's Court of Fells Point in Baltimore, MD. This is Melaney's first drink with us. But she will be on here again soon, so keep your eye out for her name.

"Berry Dropper" Tapas Adela - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 2 oz. of Ketel Citroen.
• .5 oz. of Black Currant Liqueur.
• Berry Compote.

Drink Preparations:

• Add ice to Martini Glass to chill and set aside.
• Add Ketel Citroen to shaker with ice and shake hard.
• Empty ice from chilled Martini glass and take Berry Compote and create a swirl around the inside of the glass.
• Strain Ketel Citroen carefully into glass, so you do not destroy the swirl.
• pour the Black Currant Liqueur into cocktail and it will settle to the bottom.
• Cheers!

 

This cocktail was created by Tracey Wise of Tapas Adela. Tracey is the GM and head bartender of Tapas Adela, she has been in the industry for 15 years. She has won bartender of the year twice. So hopefully she knows what she is doing. She has made some other cocktails for us, so try the Peppermint Patty. 

 

"Vinters Vestige" Mr. Rain's Funhouse - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 2 oz. of Grigano Rosso.
• .75 oz. of Tamarind.
• .75 oz. of Fernet Lazzeroni.
• .5 of Velvet Falernum.
• .25 of Lemon Juice..

Drink Preparation:

• Add the ingredients as listed above to a shaker.
• Add ice to shaker and shake.
• Add ice to Collins glass.
• Strain and pour into Collins glass.
• Using Lemon Thyme to Garnish, give it a smack, so you can taste the thyme in your cocktail.

This cocktail is a Mr. Rain's Fun House Signature Cocktail with Megan Deschaine in the video. This will be one of Megan's last videos for us. As she will be moving to South Carolina. We crammed in several videos with her before she left. So you have those to look forward to.
This cocktail is a Cobbler Style cocktail with fruit forward taste from the Grigano Rosso, the Fernet Lazzeroni adds verbacious bitterness a little to the fruit forward taste, while the fresh Tamarind adds an earthy tone to this Signature Cocktail. Basically a really good cocktail, especially if you like a good red wine.

"Drunkin Punkin" Admiral's Cup - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 2.5 oz. of Titos Infused Vodka.
• .5 oz. of Simple Syrup.

Drink Preparation:

• Add the ingredients listed above to shaker with ice.
• Shake and strain into Martini Glass.
• Cheers!

Side Note: To make the infused vodka.

• Infuse vodka with roasted pumpkin and fresh vanilla beans for five days.
• To make roasted pumpkin take off skin of pumpkin, take of the seeds and stringy guts.
• Cut up pumpkin in .75 pieces and roast for 45 minutes at 275 degrees.
• To make this particular Simple Syrup use equal parts water and sugar with fresh cinnamon sticks, crushed fresh nutmeg, dash of maple syrup and honey.

Stephanie Greenhalgh is our creator of this delicious cocktail. Stephanie is a relatively new addition to Admiral's Cup and as far as I am concerned, one of their best decisions. Stephanie loves what she does, is always entertaining and like our other bartenders likes to play with alcohol. So stop in Admiral's Cup to have Stephanie take care of you.

This cocktail is definitely a fall cocktail. The flavor reminds you of the warmth of the holidays. While making you feel thankful, that you can drink this to be able to deal with your in-laws.

 

"Sazerac" Tapas Adela - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. of Bulleit Rye Whiskey.
• 1 splash of Vieux Absinthe.
• 3 splashes of Peychaud's Bitters.
• .25 oz. of Simple Syrup.

Drink Preparation:

• Either a Martini Glass or Old Fashioned Glass, your choice fill with ice to chill.
• Add ingredients as listed to shaker with ice.
• Shake.
• Empty ice from glass.
• Strain into glass.
• Twist lemon slice, run lemon slice around rim of glass.
• Garnish with Lemon slice.
• Cheers!

The "Sazerac" is the oldest known American cocktail, with its origins from pre-civil war New Orleans. The name stems from the Cognac used there during that time. The modern version uses Rye Whiskey as the prime ingredient with subtle accents and notes from both the absinthe and bitters.
This cocktail is made by Cliff Harris of Tapas Adela. Cliff is the head bartender of Tapas Adela. Tapas Adela is located in Fells Point of Baltimore, MD. Tapas Adela has a number of Signature Cocktails and Classics. The "Sazerac" is one of the favorites for Tapas Adela to serve.  While in Baltimore stop in Tapas Adela for their delicious food and experience their cocktails.

"Peppermint Patty" Tapas Adela - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredient:

• 1.5 oz. of Pinnacle Whipped Cream Vodka.
• 1.5 oz. of Godiva Chocolate Liqueur.
• 1 oz. Green Crème de Menthe.

Drink Preparations:

• Chill Martini Glass.
• Add the ingredients as listed to a shaker with ice.
• Shake with ice.
• With Martini Glass carefully run chocolate syrup around glass from bottom to the top.
• Slowly pour cocktail into the Martini Glass.
• Cheers!

Tracey Wise is our bartender in this video, and creator of this delicious cocktail. Tracey has won bartender of the year in Baltimore two years in a row. So one would think she knows what she is doing. She obviously likes to have a little fun when she makes her cocktails. Tapas Adela has many Signature Cocktails to choose from. Stop in and have some of those cocktails and enjoy Tracey's enthusiasm behind the bar.

"Orchard #2" Mr. Rain's Fun House - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. of Oat infused Scotch.
• .75 oz. of Averna.
• .5 oz. of Apple Cider.
• .25 oz. of Muscadine Gastrique.
• 1 Bar spoon of Lemon Juice.
• 2 Dashes of Sassafras Tincture.

Drink Preparation:

• Add ice to cocktail glass and set aside to chill.
•  Add all of the ingredients to a shaker with ice in the order listed above.
• Shake the cocktail and empty ice from the cocktail glass.
• Double Strain in the cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a dried Apple chip.
• Cheers!

Side Notes: How to make Sassafras Tincture:

• Heat Sassafras in a pan set over high heat until slightly smoking. Let cool before handling.
• Put Sassafras into a spice bag.
• Steep the Sassafras 16 oz. jar with 500 ml. of grain alcohol, vodka or other high - proof neutral spirit for 7-14 days.
• Remove the Sassafras from the tincture and discard. Stored in a cool environment, the tincture can keep for several months.

How to make Oat infused Scotch:

• Add about 3/4 cup of rolled oats to about a 750ml amount of blended scotch.
• At least 3 days of infusion is recommended.

This cocktail is one of Mr. Rain's Fun House's many Signature Cocktails. They have several of their cocktails on here, so be sure to check out those other cocktails. Megan Deschaine the head bartender at Mr. Rain's Fun House is making the cocktail for us. If you are in Baltimore stop in to have Megan make you a cocktail. You will enjoy your cocktail and her company. 

"Playas" Admiral's Cup - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. of Pineapple Infused Malibu Rum.
• .5 oz. of Pineapple Whipped Vodka.
• .5 oz. of Coconut Milk.

Drink Preparation:

• Set aside a cocktail glass filled with ice.
• Add the ingredients to cocktail shaker with ice in order listed above.
• Shake vigorously.
• Empty ice from cocktail glass.
• Strain into cocktail glass.
• Garnish with rum soaked Pineapple slice. 
• WARNING: if you eat that Pineapple slice it has some kick!
• Cheers!

Side Note: To make Pineapple Infused Rum.

• Cut up one Pineapple and add one 1.75 ml bottle of Malibu Original Rum.
• Let it sit for 3 days.

The Admiral's Cup is located in Fells Point of Baltimore, MD. Stephanie Greenhalgh is our bartender in this video. Stephanie is working on some drinks now, so keep your eyes out for her name soon. Stephanie makes a pretty good drink and enjoys a good conversation. So be sure to make Admiral's Cup one of your stops while in Baltimore and make sure you have Stephanie take care you.
"Playas" is a delicious drink in the Martini family that takes you to the Islands.

"Lychee" Tapas Adela - Baltimore, MD

 

Drink Ingredients:

• 3 oz. of Ketel One.
• 1 oz. of Lychee Liqueur.
• Splash of fresh Cranberry Juice.
• Splash of Homemade Sour (freshly squeezed lemon with simple syrup).

Drink Preparation:

• Add ice to a cocktail glass and set aside.
• Add the ingredients to cocktail shaker with ice in order listed above.
• Shake vigorously.
• Empty ice from cocktail glass.
• Strain into cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a fresh Rose Petal.
• Cheers!

Side Note: To make Simple Syrup.
 Simple Syrup Ingredients:
Equal Parts sugar to water.
I.E. 1 cup of hot (almost boiling) water to 1 cup of sugar.
To add flavor simply add desired spice, extract juice etc. in small portions until it reaches desired flavor.
For this recipe: 8 oz. of water; 8 oz. of sugar.

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This cocktail is from Tapas Adela located in Fells Point of Baltimore, MD. Cliff Harris is making this cocktail for us in this video. Tapas Adela has a many Signature Cocktails, however also has many of the classics as well.
The "Lychee" is a floral, aromatic and smooth tasting martini that caters to the palate of the woman.

"Bombeleo" Tapas Adela - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredient:

• 2.5 oz. Bombay Sapphire Gin.
• .5 oz. Simple Syrup.
• .5 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice.
• 1/2 of a Strawberry.
• 1 slice of a Jalapeno.
• A couple of Cilantro leaves.

Drink Preparation:

• Add ice to cocktail glass and set aside.
• Add all ingredients in order listed above.
• Shake vigorously to disperse Strawberry, Jalapeno and Cilantro.
• Empty ice from cocktail glass and pour into cocktail glass.
• Garnish with Strawberry, Jalapeno and Cilantro.
• Cheers!

Side Note: This is how you make Simple Syrup Ingredients:
Equal Parts sugar to water.
I.E. 1 cup of hot (almost boiling) water to 1 cup of sugar.
To add flavor simply add desired spice, extract juice etc. in small portions until it reaches desired flavor.
For this recipe: 8 oz. of water; 8 oz. of sugar.

This cocktail is made by Cliff Harris of Tapas Adela. Cliff is the head bartender of Tapas Adela. Tapas Adela is located in Fells Point of Baltimore, MD. Tapas Adela has a number of Signature Cocktails, but if are not feeling too adventurous, they also have the classics like Sazerac and Old Fashioned. This cocktail has forward taste of citrus and fresh strawberry. It has the effervescent scents of freshly picked herbs in summer. The back of the palette will experience subtle hints of spice. While in Baltimore stop in Tapas Adela for their delicious food and experience their cocktails.

   



"Fresa Verde" Waterfront Kitchen - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Strawberry and Bell Pepper infused Tequila.
• 1 oz. Cointreau.
• 1 oz. Lime Juice.
• .5 oz. Agave Syrup.
• 2 muddled Strawberries and 1/2 muddled Bell Pepper.

Drink Preparation:

• Muddle Strawberries and Bell Peppers.
• Then add all of the above ingredients to a shaker.
• Shake and strain onto ice in Old Fashioned Glass.
• Garnish with a Strawberry and Green Pepper.

Side Note: How to make Strawberry and Bell Pepper infused Tequila.

• .25 pound of Strawberries.
• 2 Bell Peppers.
• 1.5 litres of Tequila.
• Let it sit for 24 hours.
• Cheers!

 

 

This cocktail is created by Tasha Brecht from Waterfront Kitchen. Tasha has done several cocktails for us now, you can find her other cocktails on our site by typing her name in the search box. Tasha is the head bartender at Waterfront Kitchen and you will find most of their cocktails are created by her. You will never get a bad cocktail from Tasha. So stop in Waterfront Kitchen and have Tasha make you one of her cocktails. 

 





"Italiano A Parigi" Mr. Rain's Fun House - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Hayman's Old Tom Gin.
• 1 oz. Dolin Dry Vermouth de Chambrey.
• 1 oz. Dimmi Liquore di Milano.
• Lavender Bitters.

Drink Preparation:

• Chill cocktail glass and set aside.
• Add the ingredients to a mixing glass or a pint glass in the order listed above, EXCEPT the bitters. 
• Stir the ingredients for about ten seconds.
• Pour the ice out of the cocktail glass and rinse the cocktail glass using the Lavender Bitters.
• To rinse the glass with the bitters roll the bitters around inside the glass and then pour out.
• Strain the cocktail into the cocktail glass.
• Garnish with a Lemon twist, snap the lemon twist and run around the edges, then add to cocktail.
• Garnish with Fresh Lavender, give it a smack then add to cocktail.
• Cheers!!

This cocktail from Mr. Rain's Fun House is Lavender forward cocktail, a bit citrusy and has a very clean taste from Hayman's Old Tom Gin. You will find that Mr. Rain's Fun House will never disappoint your palate. If you are in town for the Grand Prix be sure to stop in for their delicious food prepared by Chef Bill Buszinski and one of the owners as well as their delicious cocktails prepared by Megan Deschaine. Mr. Rain's Fun House has several other cocktails on this site, so be sure to look those up as well. You will also find one of the other owners Perez Klebahn always on hand, who is always happy to talk about his restaurant.

"English Breakfast" Mr. Rain's Fun House - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. of Green Hat Gin.
• 5 oz. Botanical Spirit.
• .5 oz. Orange Liqueur.
• .5 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice.
• .25 Simple Syrup.

Drink Preparation:

• Add ingredients to shaker in order listed above with ice.
• Shake and strain over ice.
• Garnish with foam.
• Garnish with a slice of Cucumber and Mint.
• Slap the Mint.
• Cheers!

 

This cocktail is inspired by the classic cocktail "Pimms Cup." This cocktail is a reverse "Pimms Cup" with the garnish and base spirit reversed. This cocktail is gin based that is balanced with citrus and spice of the Hum. As always Megan and Mr. Rain's Fun House deliver when it comes to a great cocktail. 





" Honey Bee Aviation" Waterfront Kitchen - Baltimore, MD

 

Drink Ingredients:

• 2 oz. of Bar Hill Gin.
• 1 oz. King's Ginger Liqueur.
• 3/4 oz. of Honey.
• 3/4 oz. of Fresh Lemon Juice.

Drink Preparations:

• Add all ingredients as listed above to a shaker with ice.
• Shake vigorously.
• Strain in cocktail glass.
• Express lemon twist and run around rim of glass.

Some of you may recognize Tasha Brecht. She used to be at The Willow in Fells Point. But Waterfront Kitchen has been fortunate enough to obtain her knowledge. Most of their cocktails on their present menu are of her creation. So if you get the chance stop in Waterfront Kitchen, and check out their cocktail menu. You can also see some of her other cocktails on our site, just by typing Tasha. 

"Segundo Dia" The Willow - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• .5 oz. of Jalapeno Tequila.
• .5 oz. of Aperol.
• .5 oz. of Yellow Chartreuse.
• .5 oz. Tarragon Simple Syrup.
• .5 oz. of Lemon Juice.
• 2 muddled Strawberries.

Drink Preparations:

• Muddle the Strawberries using a muddler.
• Add ingredients in order listed above to a shaker.
• Shake vigorously.
• Strain and pour over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
• Express a lemon twist.
• Enjoy!

Side Notes:

1) Simple Syrups - are really quite simple (pun intended)

• Equal parts sugar to water. 1 cup of hot (almost boiling) water to 1 cup of sugar.
  To add flavor simply add desired spice, extract juice etc. in small portions until it reaches desired flavor.
  For this recipe: 8 oz. of water; 8 oz. of sugar and 1 teaspoon of Tarragon.

2) Express means to release the oils from a fruit peel.

• To do this slice a small peel from desired fruit.
• Twist over the glass, peel side down to express the citrus oil onto the surface of the drink.
• Rub the peel around the rim of the glass to provide extra flavor.

Justin Carr of The Willow in Fells Point created "Segundo Dia", Justin is a new addition to The Willow from Wit and Wisdom of Four Seasons. We shall see plenty of Justin in the future.
This Signature Cocktail is quite unique especially not being a tequila person. I really enjoyed this cocktail, I found that after each sip the fruit in the cocktail made their presence more noticeable. This really worked well with the Jalapeno Tequila. The amount of Jalapeno Tequila is just enough to give the cocktail a pleasant kick.

   

"The Dangerous Summer" Mr. Rain's Fun House - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Bodegas Maurodos Tempranillo.
• .75 oz. Bitter Truth Sloe Gin.
• .5 oz. of Mezcal.
• .75 oz. of Tamarind Simple Syrup.
• .25 oz. of Fresh Lemon Juice.

Drink Preparation:

• Add the above ingredients to shaker.
• Add ice to shaker and shake.
• Strain into highball/long drink glass.
• Garnish with Brandied Cherries and Lemon Thyme.
• The Lemon Thyme you slap to release the aroma.
• Enjoy!

The name of this cocktail as Megan mentioned comes from the title of a book written by Ernest Hemingway. This cocktail is a cobbler style cocktail- red wine based, smoke balanced with some sour. This is a very delicious cocktail. When you take your first sip, take the time to enjoy it and you taste the flavors burst in your mouth.  

This is a Mr. Rain's Fun House Signature Cocktail. Megan Deschaine is making the cocktail for us in this video. Megan the head bartender at Mr. Rain's Fun House. She is very knowledgeable about her craft and very passionate about it. Make a point to stop in Mr. Rain's Fun House to enjoy their great food, and delicious cocktails.

"Earth & Fire" Mr. Rain's Fun House - Baltimore, MD

Drink Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. beet-infused Mescal.
• .5 oz. of Cointreau.
• .5 oz. of Lime Juice.
• .5 oz. of Honey Syrup.
• 2-3 dashes of Fennel Bitters.

Drink Preparations:

• Add the ingredients in the order listed to a shaker.
• Shake, then strain in a cocktail glass.
• Garnish with Fennel Fronds.

Sidenote:

• To make the beet infused Mescal. Using fresh beets.
• Peel them and chop them.
• Place the chopped beets in the Mescal for a week.
• You now have beet-infused-Mescal.

 

Mr. Rain's Fun House's head bartender Megan Deschaine is in this video making the "Earth & Fire." One of  Mr.Rain's Fun House's many Signature Cocktails. Megan knows her alcohol and is quite amusing. So when you are in Baltimore, be sure to stop by Mr. Rain's Fun House for their Signature Cocktails, delicious food and some of Megan's wit.