Cocktail garnish guides & recipes for the curious bartender.

Classic cocktails, modern twists, and practical guides on how to dehydrate fruit at home.

Recipe · Old Fashioned

Bourbon

Old Fashioned Recipe: The Classic with a Blood Orange Twist

How to make an Old Fashioned cocktail with bourbon, sugar, bitters, and a dehydrated blood orange wheel.

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Recipe · Negroni

Gin

Negroni Recipe with a Pink Grapefruit Twist

How to make a Negroni: equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth, finished with a dehydrated pink grapefruit wheel.

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Guide

Cocktail Garnish Ideas: Which Citrus for Which Drink

A pairing chart of cocktail garnish ideas — which citrus wheel suits which classic drink, from Old Fashioned to Aperol Spritz.

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Recipe · Paloma

Tequila

Paloma Recipe: Tequila, Soda, and a Grapefruit Wheel

How to make a Paloma — Mexico's other great tequila cocktail. Bright, bittersweet, and ready in 90 seconds.

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Recipe · Hot Toddy

Whisky

Hot Toddy Recipe with Honey, Lemon and Apple

How to make a Hot Toddy with Scotch whisky, honey, lemon juice, and a dehydrated apple wheel.

5 minRead

Recipe · Espresso Martini

Vodka

Espresso Martini Recipe: Vodka, Coffee, and a Citrus Twist

How to make an Espresso Martini with vodka, coffee liqueur, and fresh espresso — finished with a dehydrated orange wheel.

3 minRead

Recipe · Margarita

Tequila

Margarita Recipe: Tequila, Lime, and a Salt Rim

How to make a classic Margarita with tequila, fresh lime juice, and triple sec — served with a dehydrated lime wheel and a salt rim.

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Recipe · Aperol Spritz

Aperol

Aperol Spritz Recipe: Prosecco, Aperol, Soda

How to make a proper Aperol Spritz with the 3-2-1 ratio — Prosecco, Aperol, and soda — finished with a dehydrated orange wheel.

2 minRead

Recipe · Whisky Sour

Bourbon

Whisky Sour Recipe with a Dehydrated Lemon Wheel

How to make a Whisky Sour with bourbon, fresh lemon juice, sugar syrup, and egg white — finished with a dehydrated lemon wheel.

4 minRead

Guide

How to Dehydrate Oranges for Cocktails (Oven & Air Fryer)

A step-by-step guide to dehydrating orange slices at home for cocktail garnishes — using an oven, an air fryer, or a dehydrator.

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