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Really love this very simple and delicious drink. I was working on creating the still-unfinished "Googie" and this one just popped into my head. Very citrus-y and refreshing. SPA DAY (Can be served on the rocks or on the stem) Rocks Glass 1 1/2 oz Triple Sec 3/4 oz Ty-Ku Citrus liqueur   Pour into shaker with ice, gently stir and strain over ice Mandarin Orange wedge or wheel garnish   Cocktail Glass 2 oz Triple Sec 1 oz Ty-Ku Citrus liqueur Pour into shaker with ice Gently stir and strain into chilled cocktail glass Mandarin Orange wheel garnish

Elvis’ Fried PB and Banana Sandwich!  (A sweet treat for the rock ‘n roll elite! Hunka, hunka (lightly) burnin’ love!) 2 1/2 oz @skrewballwhiskey Peanut Butter Whiskey 1/2 oz  99 Bananas liqueur 3 drops Scrappy’s aromatic bitters Build in a rocks glass, ice optional

A friend of mine suggested the name THE BROOKLYN BUM as a possible drink, but no idea (he's a non-drinker) what it might be like. So I played around with the idea and came up with this little coffee-colored beauty. My mind went to the classic image of the bum, circa 1930s. Riding the rails and generally off the grid, as we would put it today. I figured all Brooklyn Bums (hobos) would love their  Moonshine. That led to the base liquor of Bourbon, a Kentucky corn whiskey. Secondly, we all know hobos and bums were a little Mad. So Absinthe, with its reputation for madness, was in order. Third, most bums are a little angry about something in their past. Hence three drops of bitters. And lastly, the iconic image of the scraggly bum included sitting around a campfire with a tin cup of the worst coffee imaginable. So coffee, an unusual ingredient, was required. THE BROOKLYN BUM Shot glass, lightly shaken with ice and strained 1 oz Bourbon ...