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4 Cocktail Recipes from the Women's Cocktail Collective

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The Herb Garden is 1 1/2 oz basil vodka, 1 oz elderflower liqueur, 1 1/2 oz fresh grapefruit juice and 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice, shaken with ice and poured over fresh ice in a highball glass. Below are that recipe and three more from the Women's Cocktail Collective, each with measurements, method and the bottles it calls for.

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The Women's Cocktail Collective was formed with a simple mission: diversify the back bar. Shake things up with one of their cocktails. Photos by Kelly Puleio. For more drinks by spirit and season, see our Cocktail Recipes.

1. Herb Garden

Herb Garden cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz Square One Basil Vodka
  • 1 oz Pür•Likör Elderflower Liqueur
  • 1 1/2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
  • 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

Steps

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker.
  2. Pour over fresh ice in a highball glass.
  3. Garnish with grapefruit peel.

When the Square One and Pür bottles are unavailable: Tito's Handmade Vodka and St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur fit the same measurements (the basil note will be lighter).

2. Highland Beauty by Summer-Jane Bell

Highland Beauty cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 oz SIA Scotch
  • 1 oz Pür•Likör Williams Pear Liqueur
  • 1/4 oz fresh-squeezed lemon juice
  • 4 sprigs of thyme, plus more for garnish (optional)

Steps

  1. Shake all ingredients, including the thyme, with ice in a cocktail shaker.
  2. Strain into a stemmed cocktail glass.

When SIA Scotch and the Pür pear liqueur are unavailable: Johnnie Walker Black Label, a blended Scotch, and St. George Spirits Spiced Pear Liqueur.

3. Bergamot Spritz

Bergamot Spritz

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Pür•Spirits Aperitivo Zamaro
  • 1 oz Square One Bergamot Vodka
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • Le Grand Courtage Brut Rosé, to top

Steps

  1. Add the aperitivo, bergamot vodka and lemon juice to a Champagne glass.
  2. Top with Le Grand Courtage.

When the Brut Rosé is unavailable: Le Grand Courtage Blanc de Blancs Brut from the same French producer. Tito's Handmade Vodka stands in for the bergamot vodka.

4. Pisco Sparkler by Jessica Maria

Pisco Sparkler

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Macchu Pisco
  • 1 oz Pür•Likör Blood Orange Liqueur
  • Juice of half a lime
  • Le Grand Courtage Brut Rosé, to top

Steps

  1. Add the pisco, liqueur and lime juice to a Champagne glass.
  2. Top with the sparkling wine.

Women's Cocktail Collective Questions, Answered

What is the Women's Cocktail Collective?

A group formed with a simple mission: diversify the back bar. The recipes on this page are theirs.

What is in a Herb Garden cocktail?

1 1/2 oz basil vodka, 1 oz elderflower liqueur, 1 1/2 oz fresh grapefruit juice and 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice, shaken and served over ice in a highball glass with a grapefruit peel.

What is a Highland Beauty?

Summer-Jane Bell's Scotch cocktail: 1 oz Scotch, 1 oz pear liqueur, 1/4 oz lemon juice and 4 thyme sprigs, shaken and strained into a stemmed glass.

How do you make a Pisco Sparkler?

Jessica Maria's recipe: 1 oz pisco, 1 oz blood orange liqueur and the juice of half a lime in a Champagne glass, topped with sparkling rosé.

More guides: Cocktail Recipes · Spritz and Champagne Cocktails · Gin Cocktail Recipes · Brunch Cocktail Recipes