The Art of the Cocktail
The Yes Cocktail Co.
Mixology Guide
Cocktail Syrups
Cocktail Mixers
Bitters Cubes: Champagne
Bitters Cubes: Old Fashioned
Shake, Stir, Sip, Repeat
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2 oz Bourbon
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz YCC Lavender Simple Syrup
Add all ingredients to a shaker without ice and dry shake
add 2 ice cubes and vigorously shake for 30 seconds
Strain into a chilled coupe
1.75 oz Gin
.5 oz YCC Hibiscus Rose Mixer
.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
.25 oz Creme de Violette
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe. Garnish with dried lemon wheel.
1 oz dry vermouth
¾ oz mezcal
½ oz YCC Orange Peel & Bitters Mixer
Seltzer
Combine all ingredients in a collins glass on ice. Stir and top up with seltzer.
1 oz Tequila Reposado
1 oz Mezcal
.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
.25 oz YCC Orange Peel and Bitters Mixer
2 dashes Chocolate Bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker on ice.
Shake and strain into an old fashioned glass on the rocks.
3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
2 oz Blended Aged Rum
.5 oz Grapefruit Juice
.75 oz YCC Orange Peel & Bitters Mixer
Combine all ingredients in a shaker on ice. Strain into a rocks glass with a single ice cube. Garnish with mint.
2 oz Rye Whiskey
.75 oz YCC Orange Peel & Bitters Mixer
1 oz Pineapple Juice
.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Combine all ingredients in a shaker on ice. Strain into an old fashioned glass with a single ice cube. Garnish with lime peel.
2 rye whiskey
1 oz sweet vermouth
½ oz YCC Orange Peel & Bitters Mixer
¼ oz YCC Coffee Syrup
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass on ice. Stir in strain into a coupe. Garnish with bourbon cherries.
2 oz Vodka
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
1 oz YCC Orange Peel & Bitters Mixer
.5 oz Dry Curacao
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Shake all ingredients in a shaker filled with a cup of crushed
ice. Pour into tiki mug and top with more crushed ice. Garnish with boozy cherry.
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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.
