Country: Dominican Republic 

ABV:  94 proof/84% 

Brand: Proximo Spirits 

Spirits Type: Spiced Rum 

Taste: Spice, Caramel 

Price Category: $ 

Distilled from sugar cane molasses, aged, then blended with proprietary blend of spices.  The result is a warming rum by flavor and alcohol burn.  Vanilla and pie spice flavors accompany the warmth.

Country: Mexico 

ABV:  80 proof/40% 

Brand: Siete Bucks Spirits 

Spirits Type: Tequila NOM 1613 

Taste: Vanilla, Agave, Oak 

Price Category: $ 

Made from Jalisco region Blue Weber Highlands Agave.  This small batch tequila is aged in American whiskey barrels producing oak and vanilla notes in this citrusy, smooth tequila with a slight char.

Country: Mexico 

ABV:  80 proof/40% 

Brand: Siete Bucks Spirits 

Spirits Type: Tequila NOM 1613 

Taste: Vanilla, Agave, Oak 

Price Category: $ 

Made from Jalisco region Blue Weber Highlands Agave.  This small batch tequila is aged in American whiskey barrels producing oak and vanilla notes in this citrusy, smooth tequila with a slight char.

Vanilla Simple Syrup adds a recognizable tropical floral sweetness that is buttery, light and brings out the sweetness of other flavors.  It can easily be made by adding White Mexican Vanilla  into simple syrup. 

To Make Vanilla Simple Syrup: 

4 oz (120mL) Water 

.5 cup (200g) Organic Cane Sugar 

.5 oz (15mL) White Mexican Vanilla 

In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add sugar and remove from heat, stir until sugar is dissolved. Once dissolved, stir in vanilla. Cool to room temperature and pour into a syrup bottle. 

4-5% acidity 

Less acidic but a lot more bitter than lemon juice.  Freshly pressed grapefruit juice can add floral, pepper, and bitter notes unlike other citrus fruits available in the market. 

Salt/Saline is a great flavor booster.  It can balance sweetness and bitterness, smoothing out a cocktail.  It can also enhance citrus flavor and acidity without the need for more acid. 

A pinch of salt can be added to the cocktail, but for consistency, saline is easy to make and allows more control.  

To Make It:  

2 oz (60mL) Distilled or Purified Water 

1 Tbsp (15g) Fine Sea Salt 

Combine in a jar and shake vigorously.  Once salt is dissolved, pour into a dropper bottle.

Lime peel adds a vibrant and floral aroma and flavor to a cocktail either expressed over the lime peel or placed in or on the side of a cocktail.   

Country: United States 

ABV: 100 proof/50%   

Brand: Ole Smoky 

Spirits Type: Moonshine/White Whiskey 

Taste: Typical Maraschino Cherry flavor with moonshine heat finish. 

Price Category: $ 

Ground cinnamon adds a warming and earthy flavor in the front bringing out fruit flavors towards the middle of the palate and bring chocolate flavors from the back towards the front.  Ground Cinnamon can also add a texture in the form of grittiness when laid on top of the cocktail and a silkiness when suspended inside the cocktail.