#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."

Weedle -->

<-- Metapod

#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."

Beedrill -->

<-- 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.

#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.

#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.

#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.