The Art of the Cocktail

The Yes Cocktail Co.
Mixology Guide

Making a great cocktail should be simple. With Yes Cocktail Co. as your guide, let's learn how to craft the perfect classic cocktail, every time.
Perfectly Balanced Cocktail
Spirit + Yes Cocktail Co. Mixer + Citrus + Ice
Step 1
Add 1 oz of mixer to a glass or shaker.
Step 2
Add 2 oz of the spirit of your choice.
Step 3
Add ¾ oz fresh citrus.
Step 4
Add ice & stir or shake to combine, then garnish.
Champagne Cocktail
Yes Cocktail Co. Mixer + Sparkling Wine
Step 1
Add ½ oz mixer to your champagne flute.
Step 2
Fill the glass with sparkling wine or champagne.
Step 3
Stir gently & garnish with a lemon twist.
Step 4
Toast to your good taste. Drink. Repeat. Cheers!
Highball
Spirit + Yes Cocktail Co. Mixer + Citrus + Ice + Seltzer
Step 1
Add 1 oz of mixer to a glass or shaker.
Step 2
Add 2 oz of the spirit of your choice.
Step 3
Add ¾ oz fresh citrus (optional).
Step 4
Add ice, stir or shake, then top off with carbonated water or tonic.
Mocktail
Yes Cocktail Co. Mixer + Citrus + Ice + Seltzer
Step 1
Add 1 oz of mixer to a glass or shaker.
Step 2
Add ¾ oz fresh citrus.
Step 3
Add ice, stir or shake.
Step 4
Top off with carbonated water or tonic. Garnish & serve.
Old Fashioned
Spirit + Bitters Infused Cube + Ice (large cube or sphere)
Step 1
Add one cube to a rocks glass.
Step 2
Add 2 oz of the spirit of your choice.
Step 3
Muddle cube until fully dissolved.
Step 4
Add ice, stir, then garnish with an orange twist & cherry.
Champagne Cocktail
Bitters Infused Cube + Sparkling Wine
Step 1
Add one cube to your champagne flute.
Step 2
Fill the glass with sparkling wine or champagne.
Step 3
Garnish with a lemon twist & enjoy!
Step 4
Toast to your good taste. Cheers!
Highball
Spirit + Bitters Infused Cube + Ice + Seltzer
Step 1
Add one cube to a rocks glass.
Step 2
Add 2 oz of the spirit of your choice.
Step 3
Muddle cube until fully dissolved.
Step 4
Add ice, stir, then top off with carbonated water or tonic.
Mocktail
Yes Cocktail Co. Mixer + Citrus + Ice + Seltzer
Step 1
Add one cube to a rocks glass.
Step 2
Add 1 oz of the fresh juice of your choice.
Step 3
Muddle cube until fully dissolved.
Step 4
Add ice, stir, then top off with carbonated water or tonic.
Perfectly Balanced Cocktail
Spirit + Yes Cocktail Co. Syrup + Citrus + Ice
Step 1
Add ½ oz of syrup to a glass or shaker.
Step 2
Add 2 oz of the spirit of your choice.
Step 3
Add ¾ oz fresh citrus or pineapple juice.
Step 4
Add ice & stir or shake to combine, then garnish.
Champagne Cocktail
Yes Cocktail Co. Syrup + Sparkling Wine
Step 1
Add ½ oz syrup to your champagne flute.
Step 2
Fill the glass with sparkling wine or champagne.
Step 3
Stir gently & garnish with a lemon twist.
Step 4
Toast to your good taste. Drink. Repeat. Cheers!
Highball
Spirit + Yes Cocktail Co. Syrup + Citrus + Ice + Seltzer
Step 1
Add ½ oz of syrup to a glass or shaker.
Step 2
Add 2 oz of the spirit of your choice.
Step 3
Add ¾ oz fresh citrus (optional).
Step 4
Add ice, stir or shake, then top off with carbonated water or tonic.
Mocktail
Yes Cocktail Co. Syrup + Citrus + Ice + Seltzer
Step 1
Add ½ oz of syrup to a glass or shaker.
Step 2
Add ¾ oz fresh citrus or pineapple juice.
Step 3
Add ice, stir or shake.
Step 4
Top off with carbonated water or tonic. Garnish & serve.
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Find Your Next Signature Cocktail

Get ready to impress. These easy-to-follow recipes turn any occasion into a craft cocktail moment. No fancy bartending skills required—just grab your glass and go.
  • Rum
Pineapple Mojito

2 oz White Rum
1 oz YCC Pineapple Mojito Mixer
0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
Fresh Mint (for garnish)
*additional muddled mint optional
Carbonated Water

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice & shake.
Open pour into highball glass.
Top with carbonated water.
Garnish with fresh mint.

  • Whiskey
Toasted Pecan Manhattan

2 oz Rye Whiskey

0.5 oz YCC Toasted Pecan Syrup

0.5 oz Sweet Vermouth

2 dashes Bitters

YCC Boozy Cherries

 

Fill a pint glass with ice.

Add Rye, Vermouth, Syrup and Bitters – stir well.

Strain into a chilled coupe and

garnish with a Yes Cocktail Co Boozy Cherry

  • Zero Proof
Pecan Pie Mocktail

1/2 oz YCC Toasted Pecan Syrup

1 oz coconut cream

2 oz club soda

 

Shake the Toasted Pecan syrup and the coconut cream vigorously with ice

Add the club soda and shake twice

Strain into a chilled martini glass

  • Tequila & Mezcal
Royal Paloma

2 oz Blanco tequila
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz fresh grapefruit juice
1/4 oz Pernod Anise-Liqueur
0.5 Tonic Syrup
1 oz YCC Sea Salted Grapefruit & Agave Mixer
Club Soda
Crushed ice
Lemon/Grapefruit wheel for garnish

Combine Tequila, Cointreau, Citrus juice, Pernod, Tonic Syrup, and Grapefruit Mixer in a cocktail mixing glass.
Add crushed ice to mixing glass to fill about two-thirds of the way full.
Stir until well-chilled.
Strain into a large glass over more crushed ice.
Top up with club soda
Garnish with Citrus Wheel.

  • Gin
Summer’s Bitter End

1 oz London Dry Gin
1 oz Aperol
1 oz YCC Sea Salted Grapefruit & Paloma
3 oz Sparkling Wine
Squeeze of Lemon

Combine Mixer, Aperol, Gin & Lemon in shaker on ice.
Shake and strain into a wine glass filled with ice.
Top up with Sparkling Wine.

  • Vodka
  • Whiskey
Witches’ Brew Mule

2 oz spirit (vodka or whiskey)
4 oz ginger beer
1/2 oz YCC Spiced Apple Syrup
1 dash orange bitters

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake for 10 seconds.
Strain into a rocks glass with one large ice sphere or cube.
Garnish with an orange twist.

  • Rum
The Yes Flamingo

2 oz. Rum
1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
1 oz. YCC Sea Salted Grapefruit & Agave Mixer

Shake all ingredients with ice in a shaker. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

  • Low ABV
  • Zero Proof
Spiced Apple Sbagliato

1 oz Campari
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz Prosecco
0.5 oz YCC Spiced Apple Syrup

Combine Campari and vermouth in a tumbler with ice and stir until well-chilled
Strain mixture into a rocks glass over ice and top with Prosecco
Garnish with a twist of orange peel

*Turn this Sbagliato into a mocktail by
1. replacing the Campari with Yes Amarø
2. Using a n/a Vermouth
3. Replacing the Prosecco with club soda

Old Fashioned
Amarø Spritz
Manhattan
Spicy Marg
Paloma
French 75
Old Fashioned
Amarø Spritz
Manhattan
Spicy Marg
Old Fashioned
Amarø Spritz
Manhattan
Spicy Marg
Paloma
French 75
Old Fashioned
Amarø Spritz
Manhattan
Spicy Marg

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Yes Cocktail Co. was founded by avid travelers and cocktail lovers, Lauren & Brandon, on a mission to discover the world's best bars & cocktails.
Founded by Love & Travel
The Story of Yes Cocktail
Founded by Love & Travel
The Story of Yes Cocktail
Founded by Love & Travel
The Story of Yes Cocktail
Founded by Love & Travel
The Story of Yes Cocktail
Founded by Love & Travel
The Story of Yes Cocktail
Founded by Love & Travel
The Story of Yes Cocktail
Founded by Love & Travel
The Story of Yes Cocktail
Founded by Love & Travel
The Story of Yes Cocktail
Founded by Love & Travel
The Story of Yes Cocktail
Founded by Love & Travel
The Story of Yes Cocktail
Two Theater Kids
Walk Into A Bar...

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.

The Movers & Shakers of Yes

Meet Our Team

Lauren Butler
Owner & Co-Founder
Brandon Alpert
Owner & Co-Founder
Alyssa Chiquette
Warehouse Manager
Kelly Stadelhofer
Production Specialist / Tasting Room
Whether you’re looking to wind down or turn up, here are a few of our favorite Yes Cocktail Co. products perfect for shaking up your new favorite drink, with booze or without.