Griffo Distillery Cocktail Recipes

Grapefruit Coup

• 2 oz. Grio Scott Street Gin
• 3/4 oz. Cahoots Lemon Syrup
• 1 oz. Fresh Grapefruit Juice
• Sprig of Rosemary
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, shake with ice, strain into a chilled coup. Garnish with a fresh rosemary sprig.

Lavender Press

An absolutely delicious cocktail that is perfect for spring and summer. Our most popular cocktail served in our tasting bar!

-Makes 2 drinks:

2 oz. Griffo's Scott Street Gin

2 oz. Cahoots Lavender Syrup

1.5 oz. Fresh lemon juice

Splash Soda Water (we love Fever Tree!)

Lavender sprig to garnish

Add all ingredients except soda water to shaker. Add ice. Shake. Strain into rocks glass filled with ice. Top with soda water. Garnish with lavender sprig. Enjoy!

Street Tonic

Pairing Griffo Scott Street Gin and Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic to create an amazing twist on the G&T.

-Makes 2 Cocktails

2 ounces of Scott St. Gin

6-8 drops of Monarch Citrus-Basil Bitters

Combine over ice and top with Fevertree Elderflower tonic and a hefty squeeze of lime. Enjoy!

Whiskeyrita

Our limited edition White Whiskey makes a mean margarita! We love to garnish it with a little red jalapeno for a perfect kick.

2 oz, Griffo White Whiskey

1.5 oz fresh squeezed lime juice

.50 oz Cointreau

.50 oz Organic Agave Nectar

Margarita Salt

Lime Wedge and slice of red jalapeno

Rim a highball, Martini glass or Collins glass with salt by running a lime wedge around the rim and dipping the glass in salt. Set the glass to the side. In a cocktail shaker with ice, add the tequila, Cointreau, fresh squeezed lime juice, and agave nectar. Shake Margarita mixture until super cold. Strain mixture out over fresh ice into your glass, being careful not to disturb the salted rim. Add some lime wedges and jalepeno for garnish. Serve and enjoy!

Stony Point Old Fashioned

Traditional yums made with Cahoots Old Fashioned Syrup (available to purchase in the tasting bar). Easy and great for a crowd as well.

- Makes 2 cocktails.

2 oz, Griffo Stony Point Whiskey

.75 oz Cahoots Old Fashioned Mix

Orange peel garnish

Add all ingredients to shaker with ice. Stir or shake. Pour into rocks glasses with ice. Sip. Enjoy!

Passion Fruit Bees Knees

Traditional Bees Knees with the delicious Small Hand Foods Passion Fruit Syrup and Griffo's own Special Release Barrel Aged Gin.

Makes 2 Cocktails.

2 oz. Chardonnay Barrelled Aged Gin

1 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

1 oz. Small Hand Foods Passionfruit Syrup

1/2 Lemon Wheel

Mix ingredients in a shaker and stir or shake and pour over ice in rocks glass. Garnish with lemon and sip the day away.

Play on Words

A fresh and light drink that has great complexity and is a total crowd pleaser.

1.5 oz Griffo Gin

0.75 oz lime juice

0.75 oz Shrub & Co. Apple Shrub

0.50 oz Green Chartreuse

1 dash Celery bitters (we like Scrappy's)

Lime peel garnish

Directions: Add all ingredients to shaker and fill with ice. Shake. Strain over large ice cube (if possible). Peel lime, twist expressing oils over the cocktail, and use as garnish.

'Tis the Starry Season Punch

An INCREDIBLE Holiday Punch. Makes 10 cocktails. Serve in 9 oz glasses. Ideally made 1 day ahead.
20 oz Griffo Gin
10 oz Spice Blood Orange Liqueur (we like Pur Likor)

5 oz Sweet Vermouth (we like Carpano Antico)
10-20 dashes Apple Bitters (we like Bar Keep, add this to taste)

1 cinnamon stick

2 pomegranates, seeds removed (if available)

3 star anise

2 blood oranges, fruit removed and sliced into wedges (if available, can sub apples or oranges)

8 lemons, juiced
10 oz Fevertree Elderflower tonic

Directions: Mix everything together except the tonic and lemon juice and let sit overnight. Pour into punch bowl and add lemon juice. Direct guests to add ice, punch and a splash of tonic to their glasses. And get merry!

Christmas in July

This beautiful cocktail is our favorite! A perfectly created fall and winter drink.

- 1.5 oz Griffo Gin
- .25 lemon juiced
- .75 oz green tea
- .75 oz pineapple syrup (we like Small Hand Foods and Morris Kitchen)
- .5 oz Barspoon allspice
- Mint garnish (and pumpkin spice if you can find it!)

Add ingredients 1 through 5 to shaker and fill with ice. Shake. Strain in a glass. Garnish with mint and a light sprinkle of pumpkin spice. And just try not to have a second...

Figgy Christmas

This festive cocktail is sure to pair with nearly every fall and winter holiday event. Not overly sweet and just lightly figgy, it's a beautifully balanced drink!

1.5oz Griffo Gin
.50oz lemon juice
.25oz Velvet Falernum
.25oz Skipper Demerara Rum
1oz Fig jam
2 dashes Peychaud bitters
Sage garnish

Shake in shaker with ice, pour over one large ice cube, if available. And, enjoy!

About the mixologists:

Danny O, Award winning, bar man and cocktail designer extraordinaire.

Danny has been in the industry for 15 years, many of those years here in Sonoma County. Besides working behind the stick, he has also provided consultation, training, menu design, and private catering throughout the area.

Danny heard about Griffo Distillery and reached out with hopes of meeting and becoming involved in our journey. He immediately fell in love with our gin and we fell in love with his drinks. And a perfect team was born.

Tyler T, Griffo's own Hospitality Manager and Bar Manager.

Photo Credit: Clair Dobson Photography

Tyler became involved with Griffo Distillery in early 2017 after bringing a friend to the tasting bar as a birthday present. She has always had an affection for good whiskey, and the Griffo whiskey was no exception.

Tyler loves to mix up tasty cocktails for the tasting bar, rotating and creating new libations monthly. In addition to the mixing fun, she has over 25 years of experience in bars, restaurants, catering, tour/band management and restaurant management.

Tyler moved from San Francisco to Petaluma in 2002 and has zero plans of living elsewhere. She loves sipping her whiskey on the rocks, chilling with her awesome two kids and cooking authentic New Mexican food. She is also currently writing a children's book.

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