Iris
(Recipe Below)
Iris
1.5 oz Smooth Gin
1.5 oz Amaro Santoni
.5 oz Cointreau
Spritz Mezcal
Spritz Lemon Peel
Grape Jelly
Granulated Sugar
Rim a coupe with Concord Grape Jelly and Granulated Sugar and place in the freezer to chill. In a mixing glass, combine 1.5 oz a Smooth Gin, 1.5 oz Amaro Santoni, and .5 oz Cointreau. Add ice and stir until chilled. Spritz coupe with Mezcal and double strain cocktail into coupe. Spritz with a lemon peel and garnish with the twist.
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Maior Gin
Country: Spain
ABV: 80 proof/40%
Brand: Maior
Spirits Type: Gin
Taste: Herbal, Orange, Juniper
Price Category: $
Awards: Silver Medal San Francisco Spirits Competition
Mallorca Island, Spain- Craft gin distilled 2x with macerated native fig leaves, rosemary, and Mediterranean oranges. A slightly sweet, refreshing, citrus and herbaceous taste profile.
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Amaro Santoni
Country: Italy
ABV: 32 proof/16%
Brand: Gabriello Santoni S.R.L
Spirits Type: Amaro/Aperitif/Digestiv
Taste: Delicate, Floral, Citrus, Orange, Balanced
Price Category:
Amaro Santoni is a vibrant, ruby-crimson Italian aperitivo made in Florence. Based on a 1961 recipe by Gabriello Santoni, it balances 34 botanicals—primarily Chinese rhubarb, iris flower, and olive leaves. With a light 16% ABV, it serves as a sweet-and-bitter digestif or base for spritzes.
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Cointreau Orange Liqueur Triple Sec
Country: France
ABV: 80 proof/40%
Brand: Remy Martin Co.
Spirits Type: Liqueurs/Cordials/Schnapps
Taste: Bittersweet orange, nut and cinnamon
Price Category: $
An colorless orange liqueur made with bitter orange peels and alcohol from sugar beets. Produced in France with the recipe still a family secret.
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Del Maguey Vida Mezcal
Country: Mexico
ABV: 84 proof/42%
Brand: Pernod Ricard Group
Spirits Type: Mezcal
Taste: Clean, Agave, Spice, Long Smoky Finish
Price Category: $
Made from a blend of Espadin Agaves which are roasted in underground ovens, fermented and twice distilled. It has an earthy smoky flavor that lingers with herbal and spice notes at the front of the palate and a slight bite at the end.
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Lemon Peel
A lemon peel spritz and twist can add a quick bit of brightness and bold citrus to a cocktail. When roasted or charred, it can add a toasted and nutty aroma and flavor.
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Concord Grape Jelly
Concord grape jelly offers an unmistakably bold, sweet-tart flavor with a deep, jam-packed fruitiness. It features a smooth, gelatinous texture with a vibrant, jewel-like purple color. It balances a sugary sweetness with a natural, grape-skin earthiness.
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Granulated Sugar
White granulated sugar, also called table or white sugar, is a highly refined sweetener made from sugarcane or sugar beets. It consists of pure sucrose, adding neutral sweetness without altering the flavor profile of baked goods, sauces, or beverages. Used in a lot of syrups for its clear appearance when melted down, or on the edge of a glass for a hit of sweetness and granular texture while taking a drink.
Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver unfolds against the backdrop of a grim and disillusioned New York City, where Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle navigates the overnight streets as an increasingly alienated cab driver. Struggling with insomnia and consumed by what he sees as a society in moral decline, Travis becomes fixated on both a political campaign worker and the plight of a young runaway trapped in prostitution. His failed attempts to connect with others, coupled with a growing sense of vigilante purpose, push him toward a violent reckoning that blurs the line between public outrage and personal instability. Screenwriter Paul Schrader crafts a portrait of a man whose grievances and isolation mirror broader anxieties about urban decay, political discontent, and the search for meaning in a fractured society. Nearly five decades later, the film remains a provocative study of alienation, media narratives, and the uneasy relationship between violence and heroism in the American imagination.
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