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
.5 oz YCC Prickly Pear Syrup
.5 oz lemon juice
lemon wheel for garnish
YCC Bourbon-Infused Boozy Cherry for garnish
Combine the first three ingredients into a shaker with ice.
Vigorously shake for 10-15 seconds
Strain into a rocks glass over ice
Garnish with lemon wheel and bourbon-infused cherry
2 oz Gin
1 oz Elderflower Liqueur
1 oz YCC Meyer Lemon Sour Mixer
1 oz Fresh Meyer Lemon Juice
2 Meyer Lemon Twists
In a shaker combine ice, gin, elderflower liqueur, Meyer lemon juice and mixer.
Shake and split between two champagne flutes.
Top both drinks with sparkling wine and garnish with Meyer lemon twists.
1 oz Vodka
1 oz Silver Tequila
1 oz Lemon Juice
.5 oz YCC Prickly Pear Syrup
1 dash Bangin’ Bitters Burnt Orange Bitters
Lime wheel for garnish
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel.
2 oz non-alcoholic 0.0% ABV Gin
1 oz YCC Meyer Lemon Sour Mixer
1 oz fresh lemon juice
4 oz club soda
Fresh sage leaf
1 slice lemon
In a cocktail shaker combine ice, non alcoholic gin, mixer. and lemon juice. Shake and strain into collins glass filled with ice. Top with with club soda and garnish with lemon slice and sage leaf.
4 oz Mezcal
3/4 oz YCC Prickly Pear Syrup
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
Fresh Mint
combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake thoroughly
open pour into a salt-rimmed rocks glass
enjoy on a warm day under ample amounts of shade
2 cups Dark Rum
2 cups Spiced Rum
2 cups Brandy
8 oz YCC Orgeat Syrup
8 oz YCC Grenadine
1 jar Boozy cherries
Club soda to top
Combine everything but club soda in a punchbowl and stir
Top punch bowl off with 4-6 cups of club soda, or to taste
Punch may be poured in cups with ice,
or served chilled and neat.
1/2 oz YCC Orgeat Syrup
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz pineapple juice
1 oz coconut cream
2 oz club soda
Shake all ingredients except club soda in a shaker with ice
Strain into a rocks glass over ice
Add Club Soda
Garnish with a cherry
2 oz Whiskey
1/2 oz YCC Orgeat Syrup
1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
2 Dashes Bangin’ Bitters: Aromatic Bitters
Combine all ingredients in a shaker on ice. Shake and strain into a chilled coupe.
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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.
