The Art of the Cocktail
The Yes Cocktail Co.
Mixology Guide
Shake, Stir, Sip, Repeat
Find Your Next Signature Cocktail
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!
2 oz Pimm’s No 1
1 oz Gin
.5 Fresh Lemon
1.5 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
3 oz Seltzer/Prosecco
Mint
Strawberry
Muddle mint and strawberry with Pimms liqueur and gin. Add lemon juice and mixer. Shake with ice. Pour into a rocks glass and top up with seltzer or Prosecco. Garnish with cucumber.
1.5 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
2 oz Vodka
3 oz Seltzer
Combine first three ingredients in a shaker. Strain into a chilled copper mug over ice. Top up with seltzer and garnish with lime wedge.
2 oz Blended Aged Rum
1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
1 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
.75 oz Yellow Chartreuse
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Seltzer
Shake all ingredients save the seltzer in a shaker with ice. Strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice. Top off with the seltzer and garnish with a mint leaf.
2 oz Blended Scotch Whiskey
1.5 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
0.5 Fresh Lemon Juice
0.25 oz Single Malt Scotch
Combine the first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into an ice filled rocks glass. Pour the single malt scotch over a bar spoon into the glass so that it floats.
2 oz Tequila
.5 oz Fresh Lemon
.5 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
1 tsp Chipotle Puree
4 Lime Wheels (thinly sliced)
Muddle lime in a shaker. Add all other ingredients and shake with ice. Pour into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with red pepper and beef jerky.
.75 oz Gin
.75 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
.75 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
.75 oz Campari
Combine first three ingredients in a shaker on ice. Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a grapefruit twist.
6 cups Water
1.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup Molasses
1/4 cup YCC Charred Oak & Maple Syrup
1.5 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
Mix all ingredients in punch bowl. Let sit overnight in the fridge. Ladle into highball glasses full of ice. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
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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.
