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EPISODE 5 · AIRED 9/8/26

BRUNCH WITH FRIENDS

Our mixologists celebrate connection and community by shaking up brunch-inspired cocktails made to be shared with friends.

CHALLENGE 01 · FIRST IMPRESSION CHALLENGE

BRUNCH COCKTAIL

TEQUILA SPRITZ
GENESIS CRUZ - ROUND WINNER

TEQUILA SPRITZ

INGREDIENTS

· 2 oz Tequila Herradura Silver infused with coffee beans
· .25 oz Tequila Herradura Reposado
· 2.5 oz Vita Coco Coconut Water
· Q Mixers Tonic Water 
· Orange Peel

METHOD

1. Combine tequilas and coconut water in shaker.
2. Strain and pour into glass.
3. Top with tonic water.
4. Garnish with orange peel.

SPICY MANGO MAMARITA
DYLAN STONE

SPICY MANGO MAMARITA

INGREDIENTS

· 2 oz Tequila Herradura Silver 
· 1 oz Cointreau Orange Liqueur
· 1 oz Monin Spicy Agave Sweetener
· ½ oz Lime Juice
· 1 oz Simply Squeeze/Reàl Infused Exotics Mango Purée Syrup 
· Salt for rim 
· Dried Lemon wheel as garnish

METHOD

1. Salt rim.
2. Add all ingredients to shaker.
3. Shake vigorously.
4. Strain and pour over ice.
5. Dried lemon wheel for garnish.

GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE
DARIAN EVERDING

GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE

INGREDIENTS

· 1.5 oz Tequila Herradura Silver
·  .25 oz Grapefruit Juice
· 1.5 oz Guava Nectar
· .25 oz Agave Monin Agave Nectar
· Sichuan Peppercorns 
· Q Mixer Club Soda 
· Pink Himalayan Salt & Sichuan Peppercorn Rim 
· 2 heavy dashes Peychaud's Bitters

METHOD

RIM: 
1. Crush Pink Himalayan salt & cracked Sichuan peppercorn for the rim.
2. Use a thick Agave syrup to paint the rim of the glass and roll in the salt/peppercorn blend. 

COCKTAIL:  
1. Drop a few Sichuan peppercorns into the shaker tin.
2. Combine all ingredients in shaker tin and shake to combine. 
3. Then, strain into chilled glass rimmed glass.
4. Top with sparkling mineral water. 

CHALLENGE 02 · SKILLS CHALLENGE

EGG-CELLENT COCKTAILS

PANCAKES IN BED
GENESIS CRUZ · ROUND WINNER

PANCAKES IN BED

INGREDIENTS

· 1.75 oz Jack Daniel’s Gentleman Jack 
· 1 oz Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry Liqueur 
· .25 OZ Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva Rum 
· .75 oz Lemon Juice
· .5 oz Maple Syrup
· 1 dash Fee Brothers Black Walnut Bitters 
· Egg White

GARNISH:
· Chambord
· Chocolate Shavings

METHOD

1. Combine all ingredients in shaker.
2. Strain over glass.
3. Add chambord float and chocolate shavings for garnish.

DESSERT VIBES 1.0
DARIAN EVERDING

DESSERT VIBES 1.0

INGREDIENTS

· 2 oz Jack Daniel’s Gentleman Jack 
· .5 oz Gonzalez Byass Alfonso Oloroso Sherry
· .25 oz Jade Liqueur Absinthe 
· .5 oz Lemon Juice
· 1 tsp Aquafaba Powder
· .5 oz Monin Black Sugar Syrup
· 2 dashes Fee Brothers Molasses Bitters
· Pink Himalayan Salt1 pinch cocoa nibs
· Dried hibiscus flowers
· 1 small egg yolk
· Hibiscus flowers for garnish

METHOD

1. Combine the yolk from a small egg, Jack Daniels Gentleman Jack, sherry, syrup, lemon juice, traditional absinthe, bitters, a pinch of himalayan pink salt, and aquafaba powder into an empty shaker tin. 
2. Use an electric frother to froth the mixture for 1-2 minutes or dry shake without ice for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add lots of ice, a heavy pinch of cocoa nibs and a small pinch of dried hibiscus flowers. Shake vigorously for 1-2 minutes. 
4. Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass. 
5. Garnish with dried hibiscus flowers on the top of the drink.

GRANDMA’S TENNESSEE EGG SPECIAL
DYLAN STONE

GRANDMA’S TENNESSEE EGG SPECIAL

INGREDIENTS

· 2 oz Jack Daniels Gentleman Jack 
· 1 oz Lemon Juice
· 1 oz Simple Syrup
· Fee Brothers Fee Foam
· Egg Yolk
· Fennel Flowers and Kinome Leaf for garnish

METHOD

1. Shake and strain Jack Daniels, lemon juice, simple syrup and Fee Foam.
2. Use a small pour of egg yolk in the middle of the cocktail to look like a sunny side up egg.
3. Garnish with a green edible sprig and some edible flower pollen.

CHALLENGE 03 · CREATIVE CHALLENGE

BATCHED BRUNCH!

BRUNCH PUNCH
DARIAN EVERDING · WINNER

BRUNCH PUNCH

INGREDIENTS

· 2 oz Fords Gin 
· 2 oz Orange Juice
· .25 oz Grapefruit Juice
· 2 oz Yerba Madre Revel Berry
· .25 oz Heaven Hill PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur 
· .25 oz Monin Lavender Syrup 
· Lemon Peels
· Rainier Cherries
· 1 drop Almond Extract
· 1 oz Guava Nectar 
· 2 dashes Fee Brothers Cardamom Bitters
· Rainier Cherry & Lemon Peel as garnish on the glass

METHOD

1. Add 1-2 rainier cherries and 1 large lemon peel to the shaker tin, gently muddle.
2. Add gin, pama, grapefruit juice, guava nectar, lavender syrup, and almond syrup to tin. 
3. Add ice, give a very light shake to combine ingredients. 
4. Strain into glass with ice, top with Yerba Madre and stir. 
5. Garnish with a lemon peel and rainier cherry on a skewer.

NOTHING NICE
GENESIS CRUZ

NOTHING NICE

INGREDIENTS

· 1.5 oz Fords Gin 
· .25 oz Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky
· .5 oz Limoncino Dell'Isola 
· Yerba Madre Enlighten Mint
· .5 oz Liquid Alchemist Prickly Pear Cocktail Syrup
· .75 oz Lemon Juice
· 1 dash Fee Brothers Habanero Bitters

METHOD

1. Combine all ingredients EXCEPT Yerba Madre Enlighten Mint.
2. Shake ingredients, strain into glass.
3. Top with Yerba Madre Enlighten Mint.
4. Garnish with Mint and Lemon Peel.