The Art of the Cocktail
The Yes Cocktail Co.
Mixology Guide
Cocktail Syrups
Cocktail Mixers
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3 tsp. YCC Hot Buttered Rum Mix
1.5 oz Blended Aged Rum
6 oz Hot Water
Combine the mix and rum in a mug. Add hot water an stir until well combined. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
Tip: Add cream or coconut milk to taste!
1 Tbsp YCC Hot buttered Rum mix
Soda or club soda*
Vanilla ice cream
To the bottom of a glass add the Hot buttered rum mix and fill the glass halfway up with your choice of soda, cola, or club soda.
Stir to combine.
Carefully add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to the cup and top up with the rest of your soda.
(*For an adult beverage, add 2 oz rum to Cola to use a Rum & Coke base for your float.)
3 tsp YCC Hot Buttered Rum mix
A splash of hot water (to help melt the sugar)
2 oz bourbon or brandy
Ginger beer to top
2-3 slices of Apple
In a shaker, muddle apple slices with Hot Buttered Rum mix
Add the splash of hot water, just enough to melt the sugar and soften the mix
Stir to melt sugar
Add bourbon and ice then shake vigorously
Strain into a rocks glass over ice and top with ginger beer
1 oz Gin
.5 oz lemon juice
.5 oz grapefruit juice
1 oz YCC Gingersnap Mixer
2 dashes Bangin’ Bitters: Toasted Walnut Bitters
Club soda to top
Grapefruit wheel to garnish
Combine all ingredients except the club soda in a shaker with ice
Shake and strain into a Collins glass over ice
Top with Club soda
Garnish with grapefruit wheel
2 Tbsp YCC Hot Buttered Rum Mix
2 oz Dark Rum, Whiskey, or Brandy
5 oz Apple Cider
1 Tbs Maple Syrup
In a saucepan, combine all ingredients and warm through, stirring constantly. DO NOT BOIL. Pour into your favorite mug and serve immediately. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
1.5 oz Reposado Tequila
.5 oz Creme de Cassis
.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
1 oz YCC Gingersnap Cocktail Mixer
1-2 oz Club soda or Ginger beer
Lime wheel for garnish
Combine all ingredients except for the club soda/ginger beer in a shaker with ice
Shake and fine strain into an ice-filled Collins glass
Top with Club soda/Ginger beer
Garnish with lime wheel
*Make this cocktail without the tequila for a smooth NA mocktail!
1/4 cup popcorn kernels/ 1 bag unsalted microwave popcorn
1/4 cup YCC Hot Buttered Rum Mix
1 tbs. Water
Salt
Pop the popcorn and set aside. In a small pan, stir the Hot Buttered Rum and water on low heat until the mixture is mostly dissolved. Stop stirring and allow the mixture to heat until it has bubbled all the way over the surface and remove from heat. (Stirring in this phase will create a mixture too thick to make a good sauce!) Pour over your popcorn and stir to combine. Salt to taste and enjoy!
Tip: Try this same sauce on roasted pumpkin seeds!
½ oz YCC Gingersnap Cocktail Mixer
½ oz YCC Cranberry Spice Mixer
2 oz Jalapeno & Ginger Infused Tequila
½ oz Fresh Lime Juice
½ oz St. Germain
2 oz Carbonated Water
In advance, combine 4 roughly chopped jalapenos and a 1″ chopped piece of ginger in a mason jar with 8 oz of tequila. Infuse for at least 24 hours. Strain before using. Combine first 5 ingredients in a shaker with ice & shake until chilled. Strain into a collins glass filled with fresh ice. Top up with carbonated water to taste.
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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.
