L’Orange Saffron
Aphrodisiac: vanilla
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Saffron infused Grey Goose L’Orange
3/4 oz. Funkin Passion Fruit Juice
1/3 oz. Fresh lemon juice
8 mint leaves
.5 oz. Vanilla syrup
Shake hard and strain over crushed ice. Garnish with a half passion fruit and whole star anise inside.
Killer in Red
Aphrodisiac: rose essence
Ingredients:
3/4 oz. Campari
3/4 oz. Cinzano 1757 Bianco
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
3/4 oz. Chamomile Gin
Drop of Rose Essence
Pour all the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice and stir with a bar spoon. Strain the cocktail into a chilled coupe. Finish with a drop of rose essence and serve.
Grey Goose Spiced Pear Martini
Aphrodisiacs: ginger and cloves
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Grey Goose La Poire
1/2 oz. Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur
3/4 oz. Fresh lemon juice
1 tsp Fresh clove
1/3 oz. Ginger syrup
Shake well and double strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a sprinkle of fresh nutmeg and a pear slice.
Feather in Capsicum
Aphrodisiac: cayenne pepper
Created by Hendrick’s Gin Brand Ambassador, Mattias Horseman
Ingredients:
2 oz. Hendrick’s Gin
¾ oz. Lemon juice
½ oz. Maple syrup
¼ teaspoon Cayenne pepper
Combine ingredients and shake hard over ice. Strain into chilled coupette and garnish with maple leaf and lemon zest.
Tahitian Coffee
Aphrodisiac: honey
Created by Garret Richards for Slowly Shirley
Ingredients:
3 oz. Plantation Barbados 2001
3 oz. Encanto Pisco
1 oz. Lime juice
1 oz. Orange juice
1 oz. Passion fruit syrup
1 oz. Guava nectar
1 oz. Cold brew concentrate
1/2 oz. House falernum
1-1/2 oz. Honey syrup
Shake ingredients together and strain over crushed ice in a Chemex glass. Garnish with grated coffee and an orchid. Serves two.
Icelandic Hot Chocolate
Aphrodisiacs: chocolate, chile pepper liqueur
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz. Reyka Vodka
6 oz. Hot chocolate
¾ oz. Ancho Reyes Ancho Chile Liqueur
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Build ingredients in a hot toddy glass and garnish with mini marshmallows or whipped cream.
The Guilty Husband
Aphrodisiacs: cocoa and rose
Ingredients:
1.25 oz. Rose and almond Infused Grey Goose Vodka*
1/3 oz. Crème de Cacoa Blanc
1/3 oz. Rose liqueur
Rosé Champagne or Prosecco
Stir the vodka, crème de cacoa and rose liqueur. Strain into a flute and top with champagne.
*Place four large tablespoons of dried rose petals in one bottle of Grey Goose. Add eight drops of organic almond essence. Strain out the rose petals after one to two days.
Oaxacan Hot Toddy
Aphrodisiacs: honey, damiana
Created by Melina Mena for Paley Restaurant in Hollywood, CA
Ingredients:
1 oz. Fresh orange juice
1 oz. Fresh lemon juice
1 pinch Cinnamon
.25 oz. Honey
1.5 oz. GEM&BOLT Mezcal
.25 oz. Damiana Liqueur
3 oz Hot Water
Mix honey, lemon, and orange juice well. Stir in hot water. Add GEM&BOLT Mezcal and Damiana Liqueur. Garnish with a pinch of cinnamon and a lemon wedge.
Frozen Terrain
Aphrodisiac: cinnamon
Created by Whitney Morrow, Beverage Director at Drumbar in Chicago
Ingredients:
1 oz. elit Vodka
½ oz. St. George Terroir Gin
¾ oz. Lillet Blanc
¼ oz. Pear liqueur
1 cinnamon ice cube*
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir. Strain into a rocks glass over a cinnamon ice cube.
*Cinnamon Ice Cube: place 7 sticks of cinnamon into 3 cups of water and bring to a boil. Place into large format ice tray with one sprig of rosemary and a thinly sliced piece of pear. Freeze.
Casanova
Aphrodisiac: pomegranate
Created by Brett Esler for Whisler's in Austin, TX
Ingredients:
1 oz. Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon
.25 oz. Licor 43
.25 oz. St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
.25 oz. Fresh lemon juice
1 barspoon PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
1 barspoon Don Nuño Oloroso
3 oz. Cinnamon and lemon infused hot water
Build all ingredients except the cinnamon-lemon infused hot water into a small toddy mug and top with the water. Add star anise pod for garnish and serve.
Valentin Zukovsky
Aphrodisiac: absinthe, caviar
Created by Jim Kearns for Slowly Shirley
Ingredients:
1 Demerara sugar cube, soaked in absinthe and aromatic bitters
1/4 oz. Bigallet Thyme liqueur
1/2 oz. Jensen's gin
1 oz. Fino sherry
4 cracked Kold Draft ice cubes
Champagne
Build all ingredients in a cane syrup-lined coupe glass. Place a small spoon of ROE Caviar across the top of the glass. It is appropriate for guests to drop caviar into the glass should they desire.
Schisho
Aphrodisiac: pomegranate
Available at Sophia’s at The Charles Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel in Munich
Ingredients:
3 tsp. Pomegranate seeds
1/3 Chili pepper
6 cl. Vodka
3 cl. Lime juice
2 cl. Coconut syrup
1 cl. Simple syrup
3 cl. Egg white
Ice cubes
Add pomegranate seeds and chili into a cocktail shaker and crush with a pestle. Add the vodka, lime juice, coconut and simple syrup. Shake well. Add ice cubes and egg white, and shake again. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with chili.
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