JJ's Cocktail Experience 

Apple Pie Old Fashioned

Flavor Profile: A cozy twist on the classic — rich bourbon flavors with warm cinnamon, apple, and brown sugar notes.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Bourbon

• ½ oz Apple cider syrup (see recipe below)

• 2 dashes Angostura bitters

• 1 dash orange bitters

• Cinnamon stick + dehydrated apple slice for garnish

Apple Cider Syrup:

• 1 cup apple cider

• ½ cup brown sugar

• 1 cinnamon stick
  Simmer for 10 minutes, cool, and store refrigerated for up to a week.

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Directions:

1. In a mixing glass, combine bourbon, apple cider syrup, and bitters.

2. Add ice and stir for about 20 seconds until chilled.

3. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.

4. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and apple slice.

5. Optional: express an orange peel over the top for extra fall aroma.

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Tropical Guava Gin Cocktail

Flavor Profile: Light, floral, and exotic — guava and passion fruit meet botanical gin with a touch of rose and pineapple.

Ingredients:

• 1½ oz Gin

• 1 oz Guava juice

• ½ oz Passion fruit purée

• ½ oz Pineapple juice

• ¼ oz Rose simple syrup

• ½ oz Fresh lime juice

• Shredded coconut garnish

Rose Simple Syrup:

• ½ cup water, ½ cup sugar, 1 tsp rose water. Heat until sugar dissolves, then cool.

Directions:

1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

2. Add gin, guava juice, passion fruit purée, pineapple juice, rose syrup, and lime juice.

3. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds.

4. Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass.

5. Garnish with an edible flower or pineapple wedge for a tropical finish.

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 Kentucky Espresso Martini

Flavor Profile: Bourbon-forward with smooth coffee richness — a Southern spin on the modern espresso martini.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Bourbon

• 1 oz Fresh brewed espresso (or strong cold brew)

• ½ oz Coffee liqueur (or coffee syrup for a mocktail version)

• ½ oz Simple syrup or vanilla syrup

• Coffee beans or cold foam for garnish

Directions:

1. Brew espresso and allow to cool slightly.

2. Fill shaker with ice.

3. Add bourbon, espresso, coffee liqueur, and syrup.

4. Shake hard for 15–20 seconds until well-chilled and frothy.

5. Strain into a chilled martini glass.

6. Garnish with three coffee beans or cold foam