The Art of the Cocktail
The Yes Cocktail Co.
Mixology Guide
Shake, Stir, Sip, Repeat
Find Your Next Signature Cocktail
1 oz. Mezcal
1 oz. Reposado Tequila
¾ oz. YCC Ginger Citrus mixer
½ oz. Honey
¾ oz. Fresh Lime Juice
3 Cucumber Wheels
Light Lager or Pilsner
Muddle the cucumber wheels in the bottom of a cocktail shaker with the honey and Ginger Citrus Mixer. Add the lime, tequila and mezcal. Shake with ice and strain into a clean pilsner glass over fresh ice. Top of with the beer. Garnish with a cucumber ribbon.
.5 oz YCC Ginger Citrus
.5 oz YCC Passion Fruit Syrup
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
2 oz Vodka
Combine all ingredients in a shaker on ice. Shake and strain into a Nick and Nora glass, garnish with Thyme.
2 oz Rum
0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
1 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
Seltzer
Combine first three ingredients in a shaker on ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass or copper mug filled with ice. Top up with seltzer.
1 ½ oz apple and pear infused gin
½ oz absinthe
½ oz pear brandy
1 oz apple cider
½ oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
2 dashes chocolate bitters
Combine all ingredients in a shaker on ice. Shake and strain into a chilled collins glass. Top up with seltzer.
8 oz Fresh Apple Cider
4 oz Bourbon
2 oz YCC Ginger Citrus Mixer
Lemon Juice (to taste)
4 YCC Boozy Cherries
Cracked Black Pepper (to taste)
Bring cider and bourbon to a simmer in a small saucepan. Stir in ginger mixer and add lemon juice to taste. Divide cherries between 2 heatproof glasses or mugs and pour in cider combination. Sprinkle with pepper and serve immediately.
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.
.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.
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.
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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.
