The Art of the Cocktail
The Yes Cocktail Co.
Mixology Guide
Cocktail Syrups
Cocktail Mixers
Bitters Cubes: Champagne
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Shake, Stir, Sip, Repeat
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2 oz Bourbon*
0.5 oz YCC Spiced Apple Syrup
0.5 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
1 oz lemon juice
club soda or apple cider
optional: cinnamon sugar rim
Combine the first four ingredients in a shaker with ice
Shake & strain into a rimmed coupe
Top with your choice of club soda or apple cider
Garnish with a generous slice of tart apple.
*For a spooky mocktail, omit the bourbon and add an additional 1 oz of lemon juice for more zing!
2 oz Reposado Tequila
6 cilantro leaves
.75 oz YCC Cucumber Jalapeno Cocktail Mixer
.5 oz Triple Sec
1 oz Lime Juice
1 egg white
In a shaker tin, add cilantro leaves and tequila and muddle well. Next, add egg white and shake vigorously until frothy (dry shake – this is done with no ice). Add all remaining ingredients and ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a cucumber slice.
1 oz Apple Brandy or Calvados
1/2 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
3/4 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 oz Carpano Antica Formula
Optional: 1/2 ounce egg white
In a cocktail shaker, combine apple brandy, Ginger Citrus, lemon, and Carpano Antica. If using egg white, add and shake dry, then add ice and shake further. (If not using egg white, add ice and shake.) Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with lemon wheel.
2.5 oz Vodka or Gin
.5 oz White Vermouth
.5 oz YCC Cucumber Jalapeno Cocktail Mixer
In a shaker with ice, combine all ingredients and shake until chilled. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with an olive or lemon twist.
2 oz Gin
¼ oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
1 sliced pear
½ oz fresh lemon juice
¾ oz YCC Spiced Apple Syrup
Combine ingredients in shaker on ice.
Muddle pear into shaker. Shake and strain
into a collins glass. Top up with seltzer.
1 oz Cucumber Jalapeno Mixer
.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
4 oz Dry White Wine (we recommend Viognier)
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
.5 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
.25 oz YCC Orgeat Syrup
1 oz Campari
1 oz Gin
.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
Combine all ingredients in a shaker on ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
1.75 oz Dark Rum
.5 oz YCC Orgeat Syrup
.25 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
.5 oz Honey Syrup
1 oz Fresh Lemon juice
4 Dashes Scotch
Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into your favorite tiki mug filled with ice. Garnish with a sprig of mint and dusting of nutmeg.
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Lauren Butler and Brandon Alpert began their journey into mixology in a most unexpected way—while touring the world as theatre educators, actors, and directors. During their travels, they made it a mission to experience the world’s best bars and cocktails. From bourbon in Kentucky to aquavit in Denmark, they were always thirsty for a bit of local flavor. But when they returned home, they found the mixers and syrups just didn’t measure up—full of artificial ingredients, preservatives. and high fructose corn syrup. Determined to recreate the craft cocktails they’d enjoyed abroad, they began crafting their own mixers using all-natural, locally sourced ingredients from their home in Paso Robles, California.
And so, Yes Cocktail Co. was born. For Lauren and Brandon, it’s all about saying “yes!” to new flavors, new ideas, and of course, new cocktails. After all, that’s the first rule of improv—and the secret to living a little more adventurously.
