Thursday, July 7, 2016

#001 Bulbasaur


1 oz. Applejack
1/2 oz. Melon Liqueur
1/4 oz. Blue Curacao
1/4 oz. Lime Juice
1 dash of Simple Syrup (~1/8 oz.)

Add all the ingredients to a tin and shake with ice. Double strain into a shooter glass to get out any pulp, or two shot glasses if you feel like sharing.

This cocktail is a simplified version of the Ivysaur. It bares many similarities to the Jack Rose on a smaller scale. The Jack Rose would use grenadine instead of Midori and blue curacao. If you use rose's lime juice you can omit the simple syrup to avoid making the drink too sweet. It actually took a bit of tinkering to figure out which ingredients to maintain. The choice of a base spirit was a difficult one, but I think a fruit based brandy actually fits the drink very well. Using a vodka or rum did cross my mind but what else would you use for a grass type but something fruit based.

"Bulbasaur. It bears the seed of a plant on its back from birth. The seed slowly develops. Researchers are unsure whether to classify Bulbasaur as a plant or animal. Bulbasaur are extremely calm and very difficult to capture in the wild."
Ivysaur -->

Recommended Brands: Laird's, Midori, Bols

#002 Ivysaur

1 1/2 oz. Applejack
3/4 oz. Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz. Midori
1/2 oz. Honey Syrup
1/4 oz. Blue Curacao
1/4 oz. Lime Juice

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake until well chilled. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a few mint leaves and possibly a fresh cherry.

This cocktail was based very loosely off of a sidecar. Instead of cognac I decided to use an apple brandy, feel free to try it with a calvados or even a pear brandy. I felt that straight lemon juice wasn't quite playful enough so I substituted lime and supplemented it with pineapple. For color, I used Midori and a bit of blue curacao which also compliment the other fruit flavors without being too overwhelming. Balance is everything in a sour and it took a lot of tinkering in order to ensure that the drink wasn't too sweet or sour. 

"The seed Pokemon, Ivysaur, Bulbasaur's evolved form. The bulb on its back absorbs nourishment and blooms into a large flower."

<-- Bulbasaur

Recommended Brands: Laird's, Midori, Bols, fresh lime juice

#003 Venusaur


1 1/2 oz. Applejack
1/2 oz. Melon Liqueur
1/4 oz. Blue Curacao
1/4 oz. Lime Juice

1 oz. Pineapple Juice
1 1/2 oz. Lemon Lime soda

Add all the ingredients aside from the soda to a mixing tin with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a decorative specialty hurricane or tulip glass. Top with the soda to fill. Garnish with a few mint leaves and a lime wedge.

This cocktail was derived very simply from the middle evolution, Ivysaur. We stretched it a bit and found that it actually makes a very drinkable tall drink. It reminds me of an old favorite, the Liquid Marijuana. Midori, blue curacao, pineapple, with some lemon and lime. If you were to add a few bits of rum to that and you'd have a popular club drink. I opted for apple brandy as I feel it's underutilized in tall drinks and I thought that it better represented Venusaur. The seed Pokemon matches well with apple flavors wouldn't you say? Remember our friend John Chapman, often called Johnny Appleseed. 

"Venusaur, the Seed Pokémon. Venusaur uses its large petals to capture sunlight and transform it into energy."

Charmander -->
<-- Ivysaur

Recommended Brands: Laird's, Midori, Bols, fresh juice that's not from concentrate, Sprite

#004 Charmander

1 1/4 oz. Rye Whiskey
1/4 oz. Ginger Liqueur
1/2 oz. Orange Juice
Absinthe

Add the ingredients aside from the absinthe to a mixing tin with ice. Stir and strain the cocktail into a shooter glass. Spritz a little absinthe over the glass with an atomizer and serve.

"Charmander. A flame burns on the tip of its tail from birth. It is said that a Charmander dies if its flame ever goes out."

Charmeleon -->

#005 Charmeleon (draft)

1 oz. Scotch
3/4 oz. Campari
1 oz. Orange Juice
1/2 oz. Apricot Nectar
1/4 oz. Port

Add the ingredients aside from the port to a tin with ice. Shake and strain the cocktail into a rocks glass with ice. Top with port, garnish with an orange slice, and serve.

"Charmeleon, the Flame Pokémon. It has razor sharp claws and its tail is exceptionally strong."

Charizard -->
<-- Charmander

#006 Charizard (draft)

1 oz. Scotch
3/4 oz. Campari
3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1 1/2 oz. Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz. Club Soda

Add the ingredients aside from the Club soda to a tin with ice. Shake and strain the cocktail into a tulip glass with ice. Top with the soda, garnish with two orange slices and serve.

"Charizard, the Flame Pokémon. Charizard's powerful flame can melt absolutely anything."

Squirtle -->
<-- Charmeleon

#007 Squirtle (draft)

1 oz. Light Rum
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
1/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/4 oz. Sprite

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Stir and strain into a shooter glass and serve.

"Squirtle. This Tiny Turtle Pokémon draws its long neck into its shell to launch incredible water attacks with amazing range and accuracy. The blasts can be quite powerful."

Wartortle-->
<-- Charizard

#008 Wartortle (draft)

1 1/4 oz. Light Rum
½ oz. Blue Curacao
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
½ oz. Simple Syrup
½ oz. Lemon Lime Soda

Add all the ingredients aside from the soda to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain the cocktail into a coupe cocktail glass with ice. Top with the soda. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and serve.

"Wartortle, the Turtle Pokémon. The evolved form of Squirtle. Its long furry tail is a symbol of its age and wisdom."

Blastoise -->
<-- Squirtle

#009 Blastoise (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Light Rum
½ oz. Blue Curacao
1 oz. Lemon Juice
3/4 oz. Pineapple Simple Syrup
1/4 oz. Dark Rum

Add the ingredients aside from the dark rum to a tin with ice. Shake and strain the cocktail into a large collins glass with ice. Top with dark rum and serve.

"Blastoise, the Shellfish Pokémon. The evolved form of Wartortle. Blastoise's strength lies in its power, rather than its speed. Its shell is like armor and attacks from the hydro cannons on its back are virtually unstoppable."

Caterpie -->
<-- Wartortle

#010 Caterpie (draft)

1 oz. Vodka
½ oz. Green Apple Liqueur
¼ oz. Cointreau
¼ oz. Lemon Juice

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin. Shake well with ice. Double strain into a shooter glass. Add a black cherry and serve.

"Caterpie, the Worm Pokémon. Caterpie uses the suction cups on its feet to climb trees and feed on its favorite leaves."

Metapod -->
<-- Blastoise

#011 Metapod (draft)

1 oz. Vodka
½ oz. Green Apple Liqueur
½ oz. Orange Liqueur
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
¾ oz. Simple Syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe cocktail glass. Garnish with a green apple slice and serve.

"Metapod, the Cocoon Pokémon. Metapod is the evolved form of Caterpie. Using a hard shell to protect its body, it prepares for its next evolution."

Butterfree -->
<-- Caterpie

#012 Butterfree (draft)

1 oz. Vodka
½ oz. Lychee Liqueur
½ oz. Parfait Amor
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Agave Nectar
Club Soda

Add all the ingredients aside from the soda to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain the cocktail into a tulip glass with ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with two cherries and serve.

"Butterfree, the Butterfly Pokémon. Butterfree's love of flower nectar draws it to seek out flowers, even if they don't have much pollen."

<-- Metapod

#013 Weedle


1 1/4 oz. Mezcal
1/2 oz. Blood Orange Liqueur
1/4 oz. Honey Syrup
Gusano

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin. Shake well with ice. Double strain into a shooter glass. Garnish with the worm from a mescal bottle if possible. A thin lemon twist can also work. 

For this cocktail, I knew I wanted to use mezcal. The little worm in the bottle looks just like a Weedle. Well, technically it's a caterpillar of a moth but it just matches up so well. Weedle turns into a cocoon and then evolves again, strangely enough into a bee, but the theory is there. The use of honey does naturally take inspiration from Weedle's final evolution (not counting the mega). I knew I'd wind up going with a sort of margarita vibe in the later iterations so I opted for one of my favorite liqueurs, Solerno, a blood orange liqueur. This shot does pack quite a punch alcohol-wise. But the flavor does very well. A sweet smokey earthy flavor makes for a very fun shot or cocktail.

"Weedle. The stinger on this Pokémon's head guarantees that any attacker will get the point right where it hurts."

<-- Butterfree

Recommended Brands: Ilegal Reposado, Solerno

#014 Kakuna


1 1/4 oz. Reposado Tequila
1/2 oz. Blood Orange Liqueur
1/2 oz. Honey Syrup
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin. Shake well with ice. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a small spear of serrano pepper that has been deseeded. 

This drink clearly takes a lot of inspiration from the margarita. I opted to use a Reposado tequila to help represent the middle nature of Kakuna. The insect and bee-like nature of this evolution line made honey an obvious choice for a sweetener. I like a wildflower honey syrup if you can find it. A different orange liqueur could be used, but I adore Solerno, and I find it pairs better with spicy and smokey flavors which are going to be more present in our last iteration of this evolutionary line. You have to have a bit of sting in your bee Pokemon. 

"Kakuna, a transitional stage between Weedle and Beedrill. Kakunas remain inactive until they evolve into deadly Beedrills and hatch."
<-- Weedle

Recommended Brands: Milagro Reposado, Solerno, wildflower honey, fresh lemon juice

#015 Beedrill


1 1/2 oz. Pepper Infused Tequila
1/2 oz. Blood Orange Liqueur
1 oz. Honey Syrup
1 oz. Lemon Juice
Top Sparkling Wine

Add all the ingredients except the bubbly to a mixing tin. Shake well with ice. Double strain into a tulip glass with ice. Top with bubbly. Garnish with two spears of serrano pepper. 

To make a pepper-infused tequila simply fill a small mason jar with whatever type of peppers you'd like. Make sure you cut it up to about 1/2" pieces to increase the surface area. Personally, I'm a fan of serrano pepper for this cocktail. Many people may prefer to use a Jalapeno or Habanero pepper, but I find that serrano offers a very balanced flavor and heat for this drink. If you don't want too much spice to dominate the drink I recommend seeding the peppers first. Pour tequila over the peppers, seal the jar and give it a little shake. I like a Reposado tequila here. The slight smokiness brings out the pepper flavors, but an Anejo could work as well. I find that about 6 hours is enough to get a full pepper flavor without it becoming too potent. For seeded Jalapenos and Habaneros, less time may be prudent.

This drink again takes a lot of inspiration from the margarita. A common variation I've seen in chain restaurants these days is a champagne margarita with a little split of sparkling wine stuck into the drink just like the Coronarita. Beedrill is a bee, so for a sweetener, honey was the obvious choice. It also has a potent poisonous sting that can supposedly kill, so I wanted a little more spice in this one. I find that blood orange plays a bit better with spice that Cointreau or another triple sec. Add a little lemon juice and bubbly and you have yourself a great drink to sip on out on the patio on a hot spring day. 

"Beedrill. This Pokémon is an evolved form of Weedle, following its Kakuna stage. Its sting is highly poisonous."

Pidgey -->
<-- Kakuna

Recommended Brands: Milagro Reposado, Solerno, wildflower honey, fresh lemon juice, Comte de Bucques Brut

#016 Pidgey

1 1/4 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Amaretto
1/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/4 oz. Honey Syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Stir and strain into a shooter glass and serve.

#017 Pidgeotto (draft)

1/2 oz. Egg White
1 1/2 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Amaretto
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
Red Wine

Add the ingredients aside from the red wine to a tin without ice. Dry shake the ingredients. Add ice and shake again. Strain the cocktail into a rocks glass with ice. Top with red wine, garnish with an orange slice, and serve.

#018 Pidgeot (draft)

1 Egg White
1 1/2 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Amaretto
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
1/4 oz. Grenadine sink
1 oz. Blonde Beer

Add the ingredients aside from the grenadine and beer to a tin without ice. Dry shake the ingredients. Add ice and shake again. Into a tall glass with ice add the grenadine. Strain the cocktail into the glass. Fill the glass with the beer and serve.

#019 Rattata (draft)

1 oz. Light Rum
1/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/4 oz. Raspberry Liqueur
1/2 oz. White Wine

Add the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Stir and strain the cocktail into a shooter glass and serve.

#020 Raticate (draft)

1 Barspoon Apricot Preserves
1 1/2 oz. Dark Rum
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
White Wine

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin glass aside from the white wine. Shake and strain into a rocks glass with ice. Top with the wine and serve.


#021 Spearow (draft)

1 1/4 Scotch
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup
1/4 oz. Hum Liqueur
1/4 oz Crème de Cacao

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Stir and strain into shooter glass with ice. Garnish with a cherry and and serve.

#022 Fearow (draft)

1 Egg White
1 1/4 oz. Scotch (famous grouse)
1/4 oz. Maraschino Liqueur
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Agave Syrup
1/4 oz. Hum Liqueur

Add the ingredients aside from the Hum to a tin without ice. Dry shake the ingredients. Add ice and shake again. Into a chilled martini glass add the Hum. Strain the cocktail into the glass. Garnish with a lemon twist and serve.

#023 Ekans (draft)

1 oz Gin
1/2 oz. Creme Yvette
1/2 oz. Strega
1/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Stir and strain into a double shot glass and serve.

#024 Arbok (draft)

1 oz. Tequila
1/2 oz. Creme de Violette
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Strega
1/4 oz. Dark rum

Add all the ingredients aside from the dark rum to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a collins glass full of crushed ice. top with dark rum. Garnish with two pepper slices and serve.. 

#025 Pikachu (draft)

1/4 oz. Grenadine
1/2 oz. Alize Gold
1 oz. Citrus Vodka
1/2 oz. Orange Juice
1/4 oz. Honey Syrup

Add the ingredients aside from the grenadine to a mixing tin with ice. Stir and strain the cocktail into a shooter glass. Add the grenadine along the edge so that it sinks to the bottom and serve.

#026 Raichu (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Citrus Vodka
1/2 oz. Maple Syrup
3/4 oz. Orange Juice
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Grand Marnier

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin glass aside from the Grand Marnier. Shake and strain into a highball glass with ice. Top with Grand Marnier and serve.

#027 Sandshrew

1 oz. Gold Rum
1/2 oz. Amaretto
1/2 oz. Berentzen
1/2 oz. Brown Sugar Syrup
2 dashes Orange Bitters

Add all the ingredients to a rocks glass without ice and stir lightly. Add ice, ideally one large cube. Stir again lightly, and garnish with a golden apple ball. 


This is an interested Old Fashioned style cocktail. The gold color of Sandshrew is brought out by the apple liqueur, the rum, and the dilution of the ice. I recently learned that a Sandshrew really is more of a pangolin than an armadillo. They are an endangered species. At the time of writing this, I have decided that once I get some professional photographs done of a few of these cocktails I'm going to create a Kickstarter to publish a version of these cocktails and donate any and all proceeds to animal charities. 

"Sandshrew, the Mouse Pokémon. Sandshrew hates moisture and lives in holes it digs in dry places. It protects itself by curling into a ball."



Sandslash -->


<-- Raichu

#028 Sandslash (draft)

1 1/4 oz. Dark Rum
½ oz. Amaretto
1/2 oz. Berentzen Apple Liqueur
3/4 oz. Brown Sugar Syrup
3/4 oz. Fresh Apple Juice

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe cocktail glass. Garnish with an apple fan and serve.

#029 Nidoran♀ (draft)

1 oz. Moonshine
5 drops Creme de Violette
1/4 oz. Maraschino Liqueur
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Stir and strain into shooter glass and serve.

#030 Nidorina (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Moonshine
1 tsp Crème de Violette
½ oz. Maraschino Liqueur
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist and serve.

#031 Nidoqueen (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Moonshine
1/4 oz. Creme de Violette
1/2  oz. Maraschino Liqueur
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
Sparkling Wine

Add all the ingredients aside from the sparkling wine to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain the cocktail into a tulip glass with ice. Top with the sparkling wine and serve.

Use a dry wine like prosecco

#032 Nidoran♂ (draft)

1 oz. Moonshine
1/4 oz. Gin
1/4 oz. Creme de Yvette
1/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Stir and strain into shooter glass and serve. 

#033 Nidorino (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Moonshine
1/4 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Crème de Yvette
¾ oz. Lemon Juice
1/4 oz. Simple syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe cocktail glass. Garnish with a few raspberries on a pick and serve.

#034 Nidoking (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Moonshine
1/4 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Creme de Yvette
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
Sparkling Wine

Add all the ingredients aside from the sparkling wine to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain the cocktail into a tulip glass with ice. Top with the sparkling wine and serve.

Monday, July 4, 2016

#035 Clefairy (draft)

1 1/4 oz. Moonshine
1/4 oz. White Crème de Cacao
1/2 oz. Strawberry Liqueur
1/2 oz. Cream

Add the ingredients aside from the cream to an old fashioned glass with ice and stir. Float the cream on top and serve. 

#036 Clefable (draft)

11/2 oz. Moonshine
1/2 oz. Strawberry Liqueur
1/2 oz. Creme de Cacao
1/2 oz. Strawberry Puree
2 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream
Blood Orange Soda

Add all the fluid ingredients to a pint glass aside from the soda. Add the two scoops of ice cream. Then add the soda being careful not to foam over too much. Serve with a big straw and a spoon.

#037 Vulpix

1 oz. Amber Rum
1/2 oz. Peach Schnapps
1/2 oz. Amaretto
1 oz. Orange Juice
1/2 oz. Strawberry Liqueur

Shake and strain all ingredients except the strawberry liqueur in a tin with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with ice. Lightly drizzle strawberry liqueur over the drink. Stir one or two rotations with a sip stick. Garnish with a strawberry. 

This drink took a bit of inspiration for an old favorite of mine, the Alabama Slammer. I opted to use a bit of rum as a base for Vulpix as the color versatility of the spirit helped with this evolutionary line. the peach, amaretto, and orange juice came straight from the inspiration. When I learned about the drink I was taught that I should basically see sloe gin as a strawberry liqueur. Since then, I have learned the difference between the two (though with cheaper brands there isn't much difference), but I still believe that strawberry pairs better with orange juice. The Sloe Comfortable Screw was always a little light so I'd often strengthen it up to the Alabama Slammer. This is a slightly condensed version of that, in that it's no longer a tall drink; it's on the rocks. The flavor is very full, and the alcohol is just prevalent enough. Enjoy. 

"At the time of its birth, Vulpix has one white tail. The tail separates into six if this Pokémon receives plenty of love from its Trainer. The six tails become magnificently curled."

Ninetails-->
<-- Clefable

Recommended Brands: Bulleit Rye, fresh juice, quality maple syrup, Dekuyper

#038 Ninetales (draft)

1 oz. Gold Rum
1/2 oz. Peach Schnapps
1/2 oz. Amaretto
1/2 oz. Fresh Orange Juice
2 dashes Lemon Bitters
Blonde Beer

Add all the ingredients aside from the beer to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain the cocktail into a beer goblet glass. Fill the glass with the beer and serve.

#039 Jigglypuff (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 White Chocolate Liqueur
1/2 oz. Sloe Gin,
1 oz. Cream

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe cocktail glass. Garnish with a few raspberries on a pick and serve.

#040 Wigglytuff (draft)

1 oz. Moonshine
1/4 oz. Sloe Gin
1/2 oz. White Chocolate Liquor
1 scoop Strawberry Ice Cream

Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a coupe cocktail glass and serve.

#041 Zubat (draft)

1 oz. Bacardi Light Rum
1/4 oz. Cherry Heering
1/4 oz. Crème de Cassis

Add the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Stir and strain the cocktail into a shooter glass. Add a blackberry and serve.

#042 Golbat (draft)

1 1/4 oz. Light Rum
1/2 oz. Cherry Heering
1/4 oz. Creme de Cassis
1/2 oz. Demerara Syrup
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1 spoon Blackberry Jam

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into coupe cocktail glass with ice. Garnish with a lemon twist and serve.

#043 Oddish (draft)

3 Blueberries
1 oz. Gin
1/4 oz. Elderflower Liqueur
1/4 oz. Light Agave Syrup
1/4 oz. Lime Juice

In a shooter glass muddle the blueberries thoroughly. In a mixing tin, add the liquid ingredients. shake and strain into the shooter glass. Serve over a bed of basil. 

#044 Gloom (draft)

1 Spoon Blueberry Preserves
1/2 oz. Agave Syrup
1 3/4 oz. Gin
3/4 oz. Lime Juice
1/4 oz. Fresh Grenadine

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into rocks glass with ice. Garnish with a few fresh blueberries and serve. 

Saturday, July 2, 2016

#045 Vileplume (draft)

Blueberries
Raspberries
Basil
3/4 oz. Agave Syrup
2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Hum Liqueur
1/4 oz. Fresh Grenadine
3/4 oz. Lime Juice
Add a handful of basil and the berries to a mixing tin and muddle. Add the fluid ingredients to the tin with ice and shake. Strain into a rocks glass with ice and garnish with a few raspberries and serve. 

dark agave

#046 Paras (draft)

1 Strawberry
1 oz. Gin
1/4 oz. Campari
1/4 oz. Honey Syrup
1/2 oz. Orange Juice

In a mixing tin add the fluid ingredients with ice. In an old fashioned glass, muddle the strawberry then add ice. Shake and strain the cocktail into the glass. Garnish with two strawberries and serve.

#047 Parasect (draft)

2 muddled Strawberries
1 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Vodka
1/4 oz. Creme Yvette
1/4 oz. Campari
1/2 oz. Honey
1 oz. Orange Juice

In a mixing tin, muddle the strawberries then add the other ingredients with ice. Shake the cocktail and then dump the whole contents into a rock glass. Garnish with a strawberry and serve. 

#048 Venonat (draft)

4 raspberries muddled
1/2 oz. Cedilla
1 oz. Cachaca
1/4 oz. Lime
1/4 oz. Sprite

In an old fashioned glass muddle the raspberries. Add ice and then the liquid ingredients. Stir lightly and serve. 

#049 Venomoth (draft)

1/2 Lime, Sliced
4 Raspberries
1 3/4 oz. Cachaca
1/2 oz. Cedilla
1/4 oz. Viniq
1/2 oz. Sparkling Wine

Add the lime and raspberries to a mixing tin and muddle. Add the liquid ingredients aside from the sparkling wine with ice and shake. Strain into a martini glass and top with the sparkling wine. 

#050 Diglett (draft)

1/2 oz. Whiskey
1/4 oz. Amaretto
1/4 oz. Cherry coke

Add the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice and stir. Strain into a shot glass and serve

#051 Dugtrio (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Whiskey
3/4 oz. Amaretto
3/4 oz. Cherry Coke

Add the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice and stir. Strain into three different size shot glasses

#052 Meowth (draft)

Splash Goldschlager
1/2 oz. Banana Liqueur
3/4 oz. Amaretto
1/4 oz. White Grapefruit Juice
1/4 oz. White Crème de Cacao

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into an old-fashioned glass with ice and serve.

#053 Persian (draft)

1/4 oz. Goldschlager
1/2 oz. Banana Liqueur
3/4 oz. Amaretto
3/4 oz. White Grapefruit Juice
1/4 oz. White Crème de Cacao
1/2 oz. Thyme Infused Cointreau
1/2 oz. Honey

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe cocktail glass. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and serve.

#054 Psyduck (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Gold Rum
1/2 oz. Orange Curacao
1/2 oz. Pineapple Juice
1/4 oz. Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Orgeat
1/4 oz. Simple syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe cocktail glass. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and serve.

#055 Golduck (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Dry White Rum
3/4 oz. Blue Curacao
1/2 oz. Pineapple Juice
3/4 oz. Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Orgeat
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup
Sprite

Add all the ingredients aside from the Sprite to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain the cocktail into a tulip glass with ice. Top with sprite. Garnish with a cherry and serve.

Thursday, June 30, 2016

#056 Mankey (draft)

1 oz. Tullamore D.E.W.
1/2 oz. Banana Liqueur
1/2 oz. Kahlua
1/2 oz. Baileys Irish Cream
3/4 oz. Cream

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into an old-fashioned glass with ice and serve. 

#057 Primeape (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch
1/2 oz. Banana Liqueur
1/2 oz. Irish Cream
1 oz. Coffee
1/2 oz. Cream

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe cocktail glass. Shave chocolate over the drink and serve. 

#058 Growlithe (draft)

1/3 oz. Orange Juice
1 oz. Whiskey
1/3 oz. White Grapefruit Juice
1/3 oz. Aperol

Build the drink in an old fashioned glass with ice and serve. 

#059 Arcanine (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Whiskey
1/2 oz. Aperol
1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
1/4 oz. White Grapefruit Juice
1/2 oz. Orange Juice

Add all the ingredients aside from the orange juice to a mixing tin with ice. Add the orange juice to a chilled coupe cocktail glass. Shake and strain the cocktail into the glass. Garnish with an orange twist and serve. 

#060 Poliwag (draft)

1 oz. Pisco
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
1/4 oz. Lime Juice
1/4 oz. Simple syrup

Add the ingredients to an old-fashioned glass with ice. Stir with a bar spoon and serve.

#061 Poliwhirl (draft)

1/2 oz. Egg White
1 1/2 oz. Pisco
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
3/4 oz. Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Simple syrup
Angostura Bitters

Add the ingredients aside from the bitters to a mixing tin without ice and shake. Add ice and shake again. Strain into a chilled coupe cocktail glass and add 4 drops of bitters in a line. With a sip stick or toothpick draw a counterclockwise spiral through the four drops of bitters creating an aesthetic design and serve. 

#062 Poliwrath (draft)

1 Egg White
1 1/2 oz. Pisco
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
Sprite
Angostura Bitters

Add the ingredients aside from the bitters and Sprite to a mixing tin without ice and shake. Add ice and shake again. Strain into a tulip glass and top with sprite. Add 4 drops of bitters in a line. With a sip stick or toothpick draw a counterclockwise spiral through the four drops of bitters creating an aesthetic spiral and serve. 

#063 Abra (draft)

1 oz. Whiskey
1/4 oz. Bianco Vermouth
1/2 oz. Strega
1/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup

Add the ingredients to an old-fashioned glass with ice. Stir with a bar spoon and serve. 

#064 Kadabra (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Whiskey
1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth
1/2 oz. Strega
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup

Add all the ingredients aside from the vermouth to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe cocktail glass. Float the vermouth on top and serve. 

#065 Alakazam (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Old Grand Dad Bonded Bourbon
1/2 oz. Strega
1/2 oz. Bianco Vermouth
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
3/4 oz. Simple Syrup
1 oz. Champagne

Add the ingredients aside from the champagne to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a Pint glass with ice. Top with the sparkling wine and serve

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

#066 Machop

1 1/2 oz. Shochu
1/4 oz. Crème de Violette
1/4 oz. Ginger Beer
1/4 oz. Lemon Juice

In an old fashioned glass with ice add the ingredients. Stir lightly and serve.

done, perfect

#067 Machoke (draft)

2 oz. Shochu
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
1/4 oz. Lime Juice
Ginger Ale

Build the drink in a highball glass with ice. Stir lightly and serve. 

#068 Machamp (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
1/2 oz. Unfiltered Sake
1/4 oz. Lime Juice
Ginger Beer

Add  the ingredients aside from the ginger beer to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a tall glass with ice. Top with ginger beer and serve.

#069 Bellsprout

1 oz. Rye Whiskey
1/4 oz. ROOT Art in the Age
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/4 oz. Maple Syrup
1/4 oz. Sour Apple Liqueur


Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin except the apple liqueur. Shake well with ice. Strain into a shooter glass or a whiskey tasting glass. Lightly drizzle the apple liqueur into the glass. It should form a light green layer at the bottom of the glass.
This drink doesn't actually have much inspiration other than the taste preferences of a good friend of mine. I knew I wanted to use ROOT for the classic flower / root Pokemon. Bellsprout is one of the most prevalent background Pokemon in the show that wasn't actually captured by one of the main characters. Technically James did come into a possession of a Victreebel as a Weepinbell offscreen. 

"Bellsprout's thin and flexible body lets it bend and sway to avoid any attack, however strong it may be. From its mouth, this Pokémon spits a corrosive fluid that melts even iron."

Weepinbell-->
<-- Machamp

#070 Weepinbell (draft)

3/4 oz. Rye Whiskey
3/4 oz. Alize Gold
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Maple Syrup
1/4 oz. ROOT Art in the Age
3/4 oz. Sour Apple Schnapps

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin except the apple liqueur. In a stemless wine glass add the apple liqueur and fill with crushed ice. Add ice to the tin and shake. Strain over the crushed ice. A light green layer should remain at the bottom of the glass. Garnish with a few mint leaves.

Going with the evolutionary line of this Pokemon, I followed the recipe of Bellsprout. I scaled it up and added the Alize gold to make this a bit less dark brown and more floral. I tried this up, on the rocks, and as a huge number of variants but I just couldn't the look of the drink to work for me. I had recently acquired a mallet and Lewis bag for making crushed ice for mint juleps for Derby Day. I was looking into some other great cocktails that used crushed ice, and I found that it worked amazingly for creating layers of color in a drink. I started with a base layer of sour apple and built some earthy flavors on top of that.

"Weepinbell, the Flycatcher Pokémon. Weepinbell looks like a plant and covers opponents with a poisonous powder in order to catch them."
Victreebel -->
<-- Bellsprout

Recommended Brands: Bulleit Rye, fresh juice, quality maple syrup, Dekuyper

#071 Victreebel (draft)

1 oz. Rye Whiskey
3/4 oz. Alize Gold
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
3/4 oz. Maple Syrup
½ oz. Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz. ROOT Art in the Age
3/4 oz. Sour Apple Schnapps

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin except the apple liqueur. Shake well with ice. Strain into a hurricane glass with ice. Lightly drizzle the apple liqueur into the glass. 

"Victreebel has a long vine that extends from its head. This vine is waved and flicked about as if it were an animal to attract prey. When an unsuspecting prey draws near, this Pokémon swallows it whole."

Tentacool -->
<-- Weepinbell

#072 Tentacool (draft)

¼ oz. Grenadine
1 1/2 oz. Sprite
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
1 oz. Kraken Rum

In a highball glass full of crushed ice, add your ingredients in order. A layering effect should occur. Thrust a straw into the glass and garnish with two cherries. 

#073 Tentacruel (draft)

1/2 oz. Grenadine
1/2 oz. light rum
1 1/2 oz. Sour Mix
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
1 oz. Kraken Rum

In a hurricane glass full of crushed ice add the ingredients in order. There should be a slight layering effect that occurs. Garnish with two large cherries and serve.

Make a sour mix of equal parts lemon juice, lime juice, and simple syrup. 

#074 Geodude (draft)

1 1/4 oz. Whiskey
1/4 oz. Espresso liqueur
1/4 oz. Horchata
1/2 oz. Cream

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a shooter glass. 

#075 Graveler (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Whiskey
1/2 oz. Espresso liqueur
1/4 oz. Horchata
1/4 oz. Godiva Chocolate
1 oz. Cream

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass with ice. 

#076 Golem (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Whiskey
1 oz. Espresso
1/4 oz. Horchata
1/4 oz. Chocolate Liqueur
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled large martini glass. Add a carved ice sphere. 

#077 Ponyta (draft)

1 oz. Mango Rum
½ oz. Coconut Rum
3/4 oz. Cranberry Juice
3/4 oz. Mango Puree

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass with ice.

#078 Rapidash (draft)

1 oz. Light Rum
1/2 oz. Coconut Rum
1/2 oz. Peach Schnapps
3/4 oz. Cranberry Juice
3/4 oz. Mango Puree

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled coupe cocktail glass. 

#079 Slowpoke (draft)

1 oz. Brugal Dry Rum
1/2 oz. Campari
1/2 oz. Bianco Vermouth
2 oz. Club Soda

In a highball glass build the cocktail over ice and serve. 

#080 Slowbro (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Brugal Dry Rum
3/4 oz. Campari
1/2 oz. Bianco Vermouth
Perrier

Add the spirits to a rocks glass with ice and stir. Top with the Perrier, garnish with a few blueberries and serve. 

#081 Magnemite (draft)

1/4 oz. Grenadine
1/2 oz. Blanco Tequila
1/2 oz. White Grapefruit Juice
1/4 oz.  Blue Curacao

Build the drink in a tall shot glass, layering as best you can, and serve. 

#082 Magneton (draft)

1/2 oz. Grenadine
1 1/2 oz. Blanco Tequila
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
1 1/2 oz White Grapefruit Juice
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao

Add the tequila, syrup, and juice to a mixing tin with ice. In a tall collins glass add grenadine and add ice. Shake and strain the cocktail into the glass. Top with the blue curacao and serve. 

#083 Farfetch'd (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Brandy
3/4 oz. Orange Juice
3/4 oz. Tea Syrup
1 oz. White Wine

Add all the ingredients aside from the wine to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a stemless wine glass with ice. Top with the white wine. Garnish with a leek and serve.

#084 Doduo (draft)

2 slices Kiwi 
1 1/2 oz. Wild Turkey
½ oz. Orange Curacao
½ oz. Honey Syrup
½ oz. Lime Juice
2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Add the kiwi and honey to a mixing tin and muddle. Add the remaining ingredients and shake with ice. Double strain into a martini glass and serve. 

#085 Dodrio (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Wild Turkey
½ oz. Orange Curacao
3 slices kiwi 
8 Pomegranate Seeds 
1/2 Lime (sliced)
½ oz. Maple Syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mason jar shaker. Muddle the ingredients to express the lime juice and break open the pomegranate seeds. Add ice and shake. Strain into a martini glass and serve. 

#086 Seel (draft)

1/2 oz. Banana Liqueur
1/2 oz. White Chocolate Godiva Liqueur
2 Bar Spoons Brown Sugar Syrup
1 1/2 oz. Cream
1/2 oz. Goslings Black Seal Dark Rum

Add the liqueurs, syrup and cream to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe cocktail glass. Top with the dark rum and serve. 

#087 Dewgong (draft)

1 oz. Light Rum
1/2 oz. White Chocolate Godiva Liqueur
1/2 a Banana
1 Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream

Add all the ingredients to a blender. Blend until creamy smooth and serve in a large martini glass. 

Monday, June 27, 2016

#088 Grimer (draft)

3/4 oz. Blueberry Preserves
1 oz. Rum
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Raspberry Liqueur
1/2 oz. Strawberry Liqueur

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled coupe cocktail glass. 

#089 Muk (draft)

2 Strawberries
8 Blueberries
6 Black berries
8 Raspberries
6 Red Grapes
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
2 1/2 oz.Rum
Grape soda

In a small mason jar, add the berries and the juice. Muddle thoroughly. Add ice and top with soda. Cap the jar and shake lightly. Open the jar, add a straw, and serve. 

#090 Shellder (draft)

1 oz. Tequila,
1/4 oz. Creme de Cassis
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
Grapefruit Soda

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. swirl and strain into a shooter glass and serve. 

#091 Cloyster (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Tequila,
1/4 oz. Creme de Cassis
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
1 1/2 oz. Grapefruit Soda
Salt

Add all the ingredients except the soda to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a stemless wine glass. Top with the soda and serve. 

#092 Gastly (draft)

1 oz. Tequila
½ oz. Cedilla
¼ oz. Lime Juice
¼ oz. Agave syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a shooter glass. 

#093 Haunter (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Tequila
½ oz. Cedilla
½ oz. Lime Juice
½ oz. Pineapple Juice
½ oz. Agave Syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled coupe cocktail glass. 

#094 Gengar (draft)

Fresh Berries
1 1/2 oz. Tequila
3/4 oz. Cedilla
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
3/4 oz. Pineapple Juice
3/4 oz. Agave Syrup

Harvest some berries from your neighborhood garden. Add them to a mixing tin and mash them with a muddler. Add the liquid ingredients and shake with ice. Strain into a tulip glass with fresh ice and serve.

#095 Onix (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Ouzo
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
2 oz. White Grape Juice
1 oz. Club Soda

Add all the ingredients to a collins glass with ice and stir lightly. 

#096 Drowzee (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
1/2 oz. Strega

In a mixing tin, add the lemon juice, simple syrup, and Strega. In a rocks glass, add the brandy and then fill with crushed ice. Shake the remaining ingredients in a tin with ice and strain over the ice. Garnish with a lemon twist and serve. 

#097 Hypno (draft)

1 Egg White
1 1/2 oz. Grappa
1/2 oz. Strega
3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
3/4 oz. Simple Syrup
Peychaud's Bitters

Add the ingredients aside from the bitters to a mixing tin without ice and shake. Add ice and shake again. Strain into a chilled coupe cocktail glass and add 4 drops of bitters in a square. With a sip stick or toothpick draw a circle through the four drops of bitters creating an aesthetic ring and serve. 

#098 Krabby (draft)

6 Fresh Cranberries
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1/4 oz. Campari
3/4 oz. Cranberry Juice
3/4 oz. Club Soda

In a rocks glass, add the cranberries and then fill with ice. Add the remaining ingredients in order and serve. 

#099 Kingler (draft)

1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1/4 oz. Campari
1/2 oz. Cranberry Liqueur
1/2 oz. Cranberry Juice
1/2 oz. Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Club Soda

In a highball glass build the cocktail over ice. Garnish with some fresh cranberries and serve. 

#100 Voltorb (draft)

3/4 oz. Coconut Cream
1/2 oz. Triple sec
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
1 oz. Light Rum
1/2 oz. Strawberry Liqueur
1/4 oz. Pineapple Juice

Add the coconut creme, triple sec, and simple syrup to a tin. In another tin add the remaining ingredients. Shake both tins with ice. Strain the white layer into a brandy snifter. Add ice and strain on the red layer. Add a couple sip sticks and serve. 

#101 Electrode (draft)

1/2 oz. Strawberry Liqueur
1/2 oz. Strawberry Puree
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Light Rum
1 oz. Cream 
1/2 bar spoon Sugar

In one mixing tin with ice, add the strawberry liqueur, puree, and triple sec. In another tin add the rum and cream and sugar with a small amount of ice. Shake both tins, but shake the cream tin especially vigorously. Strain the red layer to the bottom of a stemless red wine glass. Add ice to the glass. Top with the whipped cream layer and serve. 

#102 Exeggcute (draft)

1 Egg yolk
1 1/2 Light Rum
1/4 Elderflower Liqueur
1/4 Lime Juice
1/2 Honey Syrup
1 Guava Nectar

Add all the ingredients to a tin without ice and dry shake. Add ice to the tin and shake again. Strain into a stemless wine glass. 

#103 Exeggutor (draft)

1 Egg White
1 1/2 Aged Dark Rum
1/2 Coconut Rum
1/2 Banana Liqueur
3/4 Honey Syrup
1 Pineapple Juice
1/4 Melon Liqueur
· Pineapple leaves

Add the egg white, rum, banana liqueur, honey syrup, and juice to a tin without ice. Dry shake the ingredients. Add ice and shake again. Strain the cocktail into a collins glass. Top with the melon liqueur. Garnish with some pineapple leaves and serve. 

Saturday, June 25, 2016

#104 Cubone (draft)

1 1/2 Johnnie Walker Red Label
1/2 Skull Tequila
1 Root Beer

Build the drink over ice in a highball glass. Garnish with a lemon and serve. 

#105 Marowak (draft)

1 1/2 Johnnie Walker Double Black Label
1/2 Kah Anejo Tequila
1/2 Root
2 1/2 Lager

Add all the ingredients in order to a pint glass with ice. Stir lightly and serve.

#106 Hitmonlee (draft)

1 1/2 Whiskey
1/2 Lychee Liqueur
3/4 Lemon Juice
1/2 Earl Grey Tea Syrup



Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled coupe cocktail glass. 

#107 Hitmonchan (draft)

1 1/2 Vodka
1/2 Pomegranate Liqueur
3/4 Lemon Juice
1/2 Earl Grey Tea Syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled coupe cocktail glass. 

#108 Lickitung (draft)

2 Strawberries
1/2 Vodka
1/2 Triple Sec
1/2 Banana
1/2 White Crème de Cacao
1 Cream
Strawberry Ice Cream

In a mixing tin, muddle two cut strawberries. Add all the liquid ingredients with ice to the tin and shake. In a large martini glass add a large scoop of strawberry ice cream then strain in your cocktail. Add a small spoon, such as a coffee spoon, and serve. 

#109 Koffing (draft)

1 Blackberry
3 Raspberries
1 1/2 Bourbon
1/2 Simple Syrup
1/2 Lemon Juice

In a mixing tin, muddle the berries and add the liquid ingredients. Add ice to the mixing tin and shake. In a large rocks glass, add one dry ice cube and cover with crushed ice. Strain in the cocktail. Garnish with a metal straw with a filter and serve.

#110 Weezing (draft)

2 Blackberries
4 Raspberries
2 Bourbon
1/2 Simple Syrup
3/4 Lemon Juice
1/4 Sloe Gin

In a mixing tin, muddle the berries and add the liquid ingredients. Add ice to the mixing tin and shake. In a red wine glass, add one dry ice cube and cover with crushed ice. Strain in the cocktail. Garnish with a metal straw with a filter.






#111 Rhyhorn (draft)

1 Light Rum
1/2 Parfait Amore
1/2 Lime Juice
1 1/2 Cream

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass with ice. 

#112 Rhydon (draft)

1 Dark Rum
1/2 Parfait Amore
1/2 Lemon Juice
1/2 Lime Juice
1/2 Simple Syrup
1/2 Cream
1 Laphroaig Scotch

Add all the ingredients aside the scotch to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a collins glass with fresh ice. Float the scotch on top. Garnish with a lemon twist and serve. 

#113 Chansey

1 1/2 oz. Gin
1/4 oz. Campari
1/4 oz. Pomegranate Juice
3/4 oz. Grapefruit Juice
1 oz. Simple syrup
Ice Sphere

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin. Shake well with ice. Double strain into a stemless wine glass with an ice sphere. Garnish with an expressed mint leaf or two for aromatics. 

This cocktail was a fun little blend of a Negroni and some form of sour. I tried to combine a number of medically helpful ingredients. Chansey was after all Nurse Joy's aide in the earlier seasons of Pokemon before Audino. The obvious temptation was to use egg, and I tinkered with variants of the Clover Club, a Philadelphia classic, but I just didn't like the way that they looked. The white foam was nice, but I love the idea of a nice round wine glass and a cool ice sphere jutting out to symbolize the egg. The idea honestly crossed my mind to use a hard boiled egg as a garnish as this does work as a fantastic breakfast cocktail. 


"Chansey, the Egg Pokémon, and the evolved form of Happiny. Chansey is a kind Pokémon who shares its egg with those who are sick or injured."

Tangela -->
<-- Rhydon

Recommended Brands: Beefeater 24, and fresh juices or at least ones not from concentrate

#114 Tangela (draft)

2 Red Grapes
1 Cachaca
3/4 Midori
3 White Wine

Add two red grapes to the bottom of a stemless wine glass. Fill the glass with ice. Add the liquid ingredients to a mixing tin and pour the mixture into the glass and serve.

#115 Kangaskhan (draft)

1 1/2 Gold Rum
1/2 Strega
3/4 Simple Syrup
3/4 Lemon Juice
1/2 Amaro Nonino
1 Bourbon Whiskey

Add the lemon juice, simple syrup, rum, and Strega to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain the contents into a large collins glass with ice. Top with the amaro and the bourbon. Garnish with a lemon and serve. 

Friday, June 24, 2016

#116 Horsea (draft)

1 Appleton Rum
½ Blue Curacao
½ Pineapple Juice
½ Honey Syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass with crushed ice. Garnish with a cherry and serve. 

Thursday, June 23, 2016

#117 Seadra (draft)

1 1/2 Appleton
½ Blue Curacao
¾ Pineapple Juice
½ Honey Syrup
Sprite

Add all the ingredients except the Sprite to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass and top with the Sprite. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a few leaves and serve. 

#118 Goldeen (draft)

½ Gin
½ Campari
½ White Grapefruit Juice
2 Dry Sparkling Wine

Assemble the ingredients in order in a highball glass over ice.

#119 Seaking (draft)

1 1/2 Gin
1 Campari
1/2 Cocchi Bianco
Sparking Wine

In a mixing glass stir all the ingredients aside from the sparkling wine. Strain into a chilled coupe cocktail glass. Top with the sparkling wine and serve. 

#120 Staryu (draft)

1.5 Light Rum
½ Limoncello
1 Mango Puree
½ Strawberry Liqueur

Add all the ingredients except the strawberry liqueur to a mixing tin with ice and shake. In a chilled martini glass add the strawberry liqueur then strain in the cocktail. Garnish with a slice of starfruit and serve.

#121 Starmie (draft)

2 whole strawberries, sliced
1 1/2 Light Rum
½ Blueberry Liqueur
1 Passion Fruit Puree

Muddle two strawberries at the bottle of a large rocks glass. In a tin, shake the rum, blueberry liqueur, and passion fruit puree with ice. Add ice to the rocks glass and strain in the cocktail. Garnish with two slices of starfruit and a slice of strawberry and serve.

#122 Mr. Mime (draft)

½ Eau de Vie
½ White Chocolate Liqueur
½ Strawberry Liqueur
2 Milk
Egg White

Add all the ingredients to a tin without ice and dry shake. Add ice to the tin and shake again. Strain into a large brandy snifter or square collins glass. 

#123 Scyther (draft)

2 Lime Wedges
Handful Mint
Barspoon Sugar
1 1/2 Gin
1/4 Elderflower Liqueur
Club Soda

Muddle the lime, mint, and sugar in a highball glass. Add the Liquor and roll back and forth in a tin. Add ice and top with club soda. Garnish with two thin pear wedges and serve.

#124 Jynx (draft)

1 Campari
1 1/2 Orange Juice
1 1/2 Sparkling Wine
½ Averna Amaro
½ Galliano

Fill a tulip glass with ice. Pour the ingredients one by one into the glass layering as best as you can. Garnish with an orange slice and two cherries and serve. 

#125 Electabuzz (draft)

1 1/2 Gin
1/2 Barenjager
3/4 Lemon
3/4 Honey Syrup
Jagermeister

Add all the ingredients except for the Jagermeister to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a collins glass with ice. Float the Jagermeister on top and serve. 

#126 Magmar (draft)

1 1/2 Dark Rum
1/2 Triple Sec
1/2 Lemon Juice
1/2 Pineapple Juice
3/4 Campari 

Add all the ingredients except campari to a tin with ice. Shake and strain into a collins glass with ice. Float the campari on top. Garnish with an orange and a lemon slice.

o Used aperol
o Dark rum flavor very heavy, fights aperol
o Dark color, aperol sank

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

#127 Pinsir (draft)

1 1/2 Spiced Rum
1/2 Heavy Cream
1/2 Coffee Liqueur
1/2 Orgeat
Cream Soda

Shake all the ingredients except the soda in a mixing tin with ice. Strain into a highball glass without ice. Top with cream soda and serve. 

#128 Tauros (draft)

1 1/2 Irish Mist
½ Amaro Montenegro
1/2 Orange Juice
1/2 Brown Sugar Syrup
Red Bull

Add all the ingredients except the Red Bull to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a large rocks glass with ice. Top with Red Bull. Garnish with an orange twist and serve. 

#129 Magikarp (draft)

1/2 Club Soda
1 Sprite
¾ Orange Juice
¼ Grenadine

Build the ingredients in a small rocks glass without ice. Preferably most of the ingredients are already chilled. Drop in a single ice cube to make a splash.



Monday, June 20, 2016

#130 Gyarados (draft)

1 1/2 Citrus Vodka
3/4 Blue Curacao
1/4 Lime Juice
1 White Cranberry Juice
Club Soda

Add the ingredients except the soda to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a hurricane glass full of crushed or pebble ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with a cherry and serve.

#131 Lapras (draft)

1 1/2 Tequila
1/2 Mint Simple Syrup
1/2 Blue Curacao
1/2 Lime Juice

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice. Place a julep strainer over the ice and pat it down a little bit to allow easy sipping. 

#132 Ditto (draft)

1/2 Gum Syrup
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
2 dashes Peychauds Bitters
2 Vodka
1/2 Cedilla

Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir and strain into an old fashioned glass with ice

a.       Decent flavor
b.      Very strong
c.       More red than pinkish purple

#133 Eevee (draft)

1 Vodka
1/2 Tia Maria
1/2 Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
1 1/2 Half and Half

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe cocktail glass and serve.

#134 Vaporeon (draft)

1 Light Rum
½ Blue Curacao
¼ Maraschino Liqueur
¼ Coconut Crème
1 Pineapple Juice

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a rocks glass with crushed ice and serve. 

#135 Jolteon (draft)

1 1/2 Reposado Tequila
1/2 Cointreau
1/4 Coconut Crème
3/4 Pineapple Juice
1/2 Red Bull

Add all the ingredients except the Red Bull to a tin with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass with a half sugar rim. Top with Red Bull and serve. 

#136 Flareon (draft)

1 1/2 Brandy
1/2 Aperol
1/2 Lemon Juice
1/2 Orange Juice
1/2 Cinnamon Syrup

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange slice and serve. 

#137 Porygon (draft)

1 Gin
1/4 Maraschino Liqueur
1/8 Crème de Violette
¾ Lemon (maybe lime)
¼ Simple Syrup
Ruby Port

Shake and strain into an angular rocks glass with a cut ice cube. Float some ruby port on top. 

#138 Omanyte (draft)

1 Vodka
1/4 Cointreau
1/4 Elderflower Liqueur
Splash White Grapefruit Juice
Splash Lime Juice
Pinch salt

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a small rocks glass with ice and serve. 

#139 Omastar (draft)

1 1/2 Vodka
1/4 Sweet White Vermouth
1/4 Elderflower Liqueur
1/4 Lime Juice
1/2 White Grapefruit Juice
1/4 Honey Syrup
Pinch Salt

Add all the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled coupe cocktail glass. Garnish with a coiled lime twist and serve. 

Friday, June 17, 2016

#140 Kabuto (draft)

1 1/2 Rye Whiskey
1/2 Rammazoti Amaro
1/2 Maple syrup
2 dashes Orange bitters

Add all the ingredients to an old fashioned glass. Add ice and stir. Garnish with a massive swath of orange peel and serve.

#141 Kabutops (draft)

2 Rye Whiskey
¾ Carpano Antica
1/2 Rammazoti Amaro
½ Montenegro Amaro
Tiny pinch Salt

Stir all the ingredients with ice until the salt is dissolved and the drink is well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe cocktail glass and serve.

Pretty dammed strong, even by my standards
Tasty though tad bitter / heavy

#142 Aerodactyl (draft)

1 1/2 Gin
3/4 Unfiltered Sake
1/4 Crème Yvette
3/4 Lemon Juice
1/4 Simple Syrup

Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Serve. 

#143 Snorlax (draft)

1 Spiced Rum
½ Dark Rum
½ Melon Liqueur
¼ Green Chartreuse
1/2 Orgeat
1/4 Lime Juice
1 1/2 Pineapple Juice
Float ½ Overproof Rum (Wray and Nephew)

Add all the ingredients to a large glass goblet with ice. Stir. Garnish copiously. 

#144 Articuno (draft)

2 Citrus Vodka
¼ Blue Curacao
½ Lime Juice
1 White Cranberry Juice

Add the ingredients to a mixing tin with ice. Shake and strain into a large cocktail glass with a large ice cube and serve. 

White blue cosmo

#145 Zapdos (draft)

1.5 Vodka
¾ Limoncello
1/2 Pineapple Juice
1/2 Lime Juice
1/4 Honey Syrup

Add the ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon peel triangles and serve. 

#146 Moltres (draft)

1 1/2 Orange Vodka
3/4 Orange Juice
1/2 Peach Puree
1/2 Grenadine
1/2 Champagne

Add the vodka, orange juice, and peach puree to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Sink the grenadine to the bottom of the martini glass. Float the champagne on top and serve.

#147 Dratini (draft)

1 Gin
1/2 Grapefruit Juice
1/4 Agave Syrup
Splash Blue Curacao

Stir the ingredients in a mixing tin. Strain into a shooter glass without ice and serve. 

#148 Dragonair (draft)

1 1/2 Gin
1/4 Blue Curacao
3/4 White Grapefruit
1/2 Agave Syrup
Egg white

Add the ingredients to a tin without ice and dry shake. Add ice and shake again. Strain into a coupe cocktail glass and serve. 

#149 Dragonite (draft)

1 1/2 Barrel Aged Gin
½ Grand Marnier
¾ Lemon Juice
¾ Orange Juice
½ Simple Syrup
Egg white
Club Soda

Add all the ingredients besides club soda to a tin without ice. Dry shake the ingredients. Add ice to the tin and shake again. Strain into a collins glass without ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with two orange slices and serve.

#150 Mewtwo (draft)

3 Whole Raspberries
2 Blueberries
1/2 Lime Juice
1.5 Genever
Tonic Water

Add the berries, lime juice, and genever to a highball glass. Muddle, add ice, and top with tonic water. Garnish with a grapefruit twist and serve.

#151 Mew (draft)

2 Whole Strawberries
1/2 Lemon Juice
1/2 Grenadine
1 1/2 Light Rum
Sprite

Add the strawberries, lemon juice, and grenadine to a tin with ice and muddle. Add the rum and roll the drink between two tins. Single strain into a large rocks glass over ice. Top with Sprite and serve.