Vote for the Best Drink Created for TDN: Square One Botanical

by Stevi Deter on October 9, 2009

Square One Botanical graciously hosted this week’s Thursday Drink Night. Here’s the top drinks we created to explore this new product. Be sure to vote for your favorite!

Square Dance

  • 1 oz Square One Botanical
  • 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
  • 1/2 oz Dubbonet Rouge
  • 1/2 oz Orange Juice
  • 1/4 oz Apricot Liqueur (Rothman and Winter Orchard Apricot)

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Add 2 drops of rosewater to top of drink and serve.

Lila

  • 2 oz Square One Botanical
  • 1 oz black pepper syrup
  • 1/2 oz St. Germain
  • 1/2 oz lemon juice

Shake with a becoming grin on your face and strain into a shapely cocktail glass.

Frond Farewell

  • 1.5oz Square One Botanical
  • generous 3/4 oz simple
  • 3/4 oz lime juice
  • 2 leaves basil
  • generous handful fennel fronds
  • 1 dash Fee’s cherry bitters
  • 2 oz club soda

muddle fennel and basil with simple, add all but soda, stir and strain with over rocks, stir and top with soda. Garnish with fennel frond and basil stem wtih leaf

Bitter Climes

  • 1.5 oz Square One Botanical
  • 0.5 oz grapefruit juice
  • 0.5 oz lime juice
  • 0.25 oz grand marnier
  • 0.25 oz green chartreuse
  • 0.25 oz amaro nonino
  • 0.5 oz simple syrup

shake and strain into a highball glass over ice, top with tonic water and 2 dashes of peychaud’s bitters

Up and Away

  • 2 oz Square One Botanical
  • 1 oz Aperol
  • 5 mint leaves
  • 0.75 oz simple

shake and serve tall on ice

The Aquaria

  • 2 oz Square One Botanical
  • 0.5oz Domaine de Canton
  • 0.25 lime juice
  • 0.25 orange juice
  • 2 barspoons pear eau-due-vie
  • 1 dash Fee’s Old Fashion Bitters

Shake to the dawning of the age and strain into a glass of starshine.

What was the best drink created for TDN: Square One Botanical?

  • Bitter Climes (44%, 4 Votes)
  • Square Dance (33%, 3 Votes)
  • Lila (11%, 1 Votes)
  • Frond Farewell (11%, 1 Votes)
  • Up and Away (0%, 0 Votes)
  • The Aquaria (1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 9

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