Recipes for Present Times
For centuries, cultures have embraced sacred drinking rituals to make sense of things: to slow life down, help navigate it better, discover what’s truly worthwhile.
Be it the South Korean custom of never pouring your own soju, or a swiftly served aperitif in Italy, alongside plump olives and fresh bread, each custom uses beverages like a punctuation mark: a comma or period organizing life’s noise, leading us to focus on the present moment.
All Recipes
Anchor Hitch
Tart passionfruit and pineapple give a tropical twist to Rose Bergamot’s bitter backbone. A tiki style cocktail for the exotic and adventurous.
Aphrodite
This highly aromatic cocktail has a floral, herbaceous and tangy scent on the nose with tart, fruity flavors from mango, citrus, and guava.
Black Dragon
A bold, flavorful concoction. Yunnan pu’er tea is balanced with the sour, sweet, and tangy finish of ume variety plum.
Black Ginger Flip
Created by Will Pasternak, Hawksmoor, 2022 Rich and decadent. Bitter chicory and coffee notes with a creamy caramel finish.
Black Spritz
Ginger—an inimitable flavor that’s at once zesty, hot, and slightly woody—combines with top notes of lemon for a refreshing take on the traditional spritz.
Casablanca Rose
An elegant and crisp low-proof Martini. The Casablanca Rose is clean with a slightly bitter finish and a bouquet of floral and citrus aromatics.
Cleopatra
Fruity, floral, and herbaceous notes are cut with a delicious sour twist of yuzu. Think vibrant, enlivening, and summery.
Coquito Oscuro
Rich and creamy coconut with layers of bitter baking spice. The perfect vegan replacement for your Holiday Egg Nog tradition.
Eventide Buck
Spicy ginger combines with the rich molasses and chicory notes of Black Ginger. This refreshing buck tips its cap to a classic Dark n Stormy.
First Mate
Double hits of spicy ginger are mellowed by the sweetness of tonic water, and the comforting sweet-sour hit of a lemon squeeze.
Fluffy Gino
An aperitivo packed with bright grapefruit notes paired with Rose Bergamot’s earthy and aromatic undertones, and a slight savory finish.
Gooseberry Fool
Refreshing and highly aromatic, tropical fruits are balanced with a bitter undertone to deliver a tangy taste with a lingering finish.
Havana Harbor
Bold and effervescent notes of vanilla, cinnamon, and citrus. Black Ginger's deep herbal complexity perfectly complement the classic flavors of American cola.
Heels To Jesus
A play on the espresso martini and the Shakerato, this cocktail heightens the best of each. Black Ginger enriches the bitterness of coffee, while lemon enlivens the citrus notes.
La Vie En Rose
Sweet and bitter combine with orange aromatics to deliver a smooth, classic taste.
Little Italy
Compact and complex, Little Italy is layered with bitter notes plus zesty hits of orange peel and tart juniper.
Mistaken Identity
A sophisticated slow-sipper. Earthy notes of chocolate and smoke are accompanied by a warming heat from chili peppers.
Pandora’s Punch
Refreshing cucumber with a snap of ginger on the finish. Pandora’s Punch marries Ruby and Rose Bergamot’s fruity and botanical notes in a punch that’s perfect for the whole group.
Path To Paradisi
Quince and Ruby Artemisia pair up in a complex Collins. Path to Paradisi is refreshing, with a lightly bitter citrus twist and a calming chamomile finish.
Peppery Saint
Hits of black pepper are awakened by macadamia milk—creamy and nutty—and rounded out by earthy turmeric and the honeyed taste of agave nectar.
Picasso's Mistress
The concentrated sweet-sour syrup of pomegranate molasses encounters citrus notes, a hint of aniseed, and bitter, spicy undertones of black ginger and wormwood.
Prickly Rose
A little prickly, like the name. Elemental earthiness and floral aromatics meet and mingle with the tang of fresh pineapple and hibiscus.
Queen Of Thrones
Ripe raspberry fruit balances out Rose Bergamot's herbal bitter notes in a fragrant floral spritz.
Queen's Rasasvada
By Natasha Bermudez, Llama Inn and Llama San, 2022 Flavors of exotic fruit and baking spice accompany Black Ginger’s deep and earthy notes, evoking the idea of a tropical getaway.
Rasasvada Cobbler
Fruit-forward, tart, and complex with a sherbet-like velvety texture. The Rasasvada Cobbler is our twist on the timeless classic, The Sherry Cobbler.
Rasasvada Margarita
Initial fresh hits of citrus, balanced by sweetness from agave and rounded out with a lasting bitter finish.
Rasasvada Sour
An eternal classic. Refreshing, with round, complex flavors that oscillate from bitter to creamy, the Rasasvada Sour has a silky, foam texture on top, courtesy of egg white.
Recovery Elixir
Deep and grounding, Black Ginger's baking spice and cocoa are layered atop round vegetal notes finished with bright acidity.
Rose Spritz
Lofty floral top notes mix with exotic citrus and the bitter-sweet flavors of angelica, wood grown ginseng, and schisandra berry.
Ruby Collins
Refreshing burst of sweetened blackberries with subtle, tart citrus flavors, and mildly bitter ume plum finish.
Ruby Shakerato
Bitter-sweet with a mild heat on the finish. Ruby Artemisia shines in this simple yet sophisticated potion.
Ruby Spritz
Refreshing and aromatic. This cocktail has a core bitterness, with subtle intricacies of aged red wine amaro.
Saint Cecelia
Initial fresh hits of citrus, balanced by sweetness from agave and rounded out with a lasting bitter finish.
Starry Night
Refreshing and sparkling, Starry Night’s core bitterness is cut with fresh mint and the sweet, slightly tart taste of blackberries.
Summer Punch
Ripe, lush, and fruit-forward with a deep zest from the classic pairing of hibiscus and ginger.
Thai Desire
Refreshingly tart cocktail inspired by the margarita. Yuzu provides sweet and sour citrus notes followed by a fruity and spicy Thai chili finish.
The Vogue
A dominating fresh citrus expression is subdued by the sweetness of simple syrup and the base of bitterness.
Tradewind Collins
Floral and earthy with a rich almond finish. This refreshing Collins is pleasantly herbaceous and great before a meal.
Vitality Colada
Bitter and cooling play on the classic Piña Colada. Tropical and creamy with a complex herbal finish.
Vitality Elixir
Bright & energizing with a pleasantly bitter finish. Lively balance of vegetal freshness in this bitter pick me up.