Recipes by James Grant for Library Bar. You can find him on Instagram.
Birdbath Martini
Ingredients
- 2.25 oz Quill Gin (or gin of choice)
- 0.75 oz dry or extra dry vermouth
- 2 dashes orange bitters
- Garnish: Olives, Lemon coin, Pickled onion
Directions
- Add the gin, vermouth, and orange bitters to a mixing glass filled with ice.
- Stir until well chilled and properly diluted, about 20–30 seconds.
- Strain into pony glass or glass of choice.
- Garnish with olives, a lemon coin, and pickled onion.
Summer Watermelon and Rhubarb Martini
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Roku Cherry Blossom Gin
- 0.5 oz Lillet Rosé
- 1 oz fresh watermelon juice
- 0.5 oz rhubarb syrup
- 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp mascarpone cheese
Directions
- Add the gin, Lillet Rosé, watermelon juice, rhubarb syrup, lemon juice, and mascarpone to a cocktail shaker.
- Fill with ice and shake vigorously until well chilled and the mascarpone is fully incorporated.
- Double strain into a chilled martini or coupe glass.
The Dominicana (Espresso Martini)
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Spiced Rum
- 0.5 oz Blackstrap Rum
- 0.75 oz Coffee Liqueur
- 1 oz freshly brewed espresso
- Garnish: Gently whipped cream and fleur du sel
Directions
- Add the spiced rum, blackstrap rum, coffee liqueur, and freshly brewed espresso to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- Shake and strain into a chilled coupe glass.
- Garnish with 6 drops of gently whipped cream, pull through with a cocktail pick to make a nice little design, and finish with a pinch of fleur du sel.
Luxe Martini
Ingredients
- 2 oz Vodka
- 0.25 oz Olive Oil & Butter Distillate
- 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
- 2 dashes orange bitters
- To serve: caviar, pretzels, or whatever luxe accompaniment you wish!
Directions
- Add vodka, dry vermouth, and orange bitters to a mixing glass filled with ice.
- Stir until well chilled and properly diluted, about 20–30 seconds.
- Strain into a pony glass or glass of choice.
- Serve with caviar, pretzels, or whatever you wish.