Kalifornia Distilleries

Cocktail Recipe Book


VODKA-BASED COCKTAILS

Donkey Punch

  • 3 oz Blueberry Pie Moonshine
  • 1 oz Vodka
  • Ginger Beer (to top)
  • Fresh Lime Wedge
    Build over ice, top with ginger beer, garnish with lime.

Sublime

  • 3 oz Lemonade Moonshine
  • 2 oz Ginger Beer
  • 1 oz Cranberry Juice (splash)
  • Lime Wedge
    Build over ice, squeeze lime, top with cranberry juice.

Purple Haze

  • 3 oz Lemonade Moonshine
  • 1 oz Vodka
  • Splash Grenadine
  • Splash Blue Curaçao
  • 7UP (to top)
    Build over ice, stir, garnish with cherry.

Strawberry Lemon Drop

  • 1 ½ oz Vodka
  • Strawberry Lemonade (to top)
    Build over ice, garnish with lemon wheel.

Screwdriver

  • 1 ½ oz Vodka
  • Pineapple-Orange Juice (to top)
    Build over ice, garnish with orange slice.

Kali Vohito

  • 1 ½ oz Vodka
  • 5–7 Mint Sprigs
  • Dash Simple Syrup
  • ¾ oz Lime Juice
  • Club Soda (to top)
    Muddle mint, lime, syrup, add vodka, ice, top with soda, garnish with lime wheel.

Red Headed Ginger

  • 1 ½ oz Vodka
  • 3½ oz Ginger Beer
  • ½ oz Cranberry Juice (to top)
    Build over ice, garnish with lime wedge.

Kali Mule

  • 1 ½ oz Vodka
  • ½ oz Lime Juice
  • Ginger Beer (to top)
  • 2–3 Dashes Angostura Bitters
    Build over ice, garnish with lime wedge.

Moscow Mule

  • 1 ½ oz Vodka
  • Splash Lime Juice
  • Ginger Beer (to top)
    Serve in copper mug over ice, garnish with lime wheel.

The Beach

  • 2 oz Vodka
  • ½ oz Midori
  • 2 oz Pineapple-Orange Juice (To Top)
  • Mint, Rosemary, Cucumber, Lime (muddled)
    Shake ingredients, strain into glass without ice, garnish with cucumber slice.

Mermaid Scale

  • 1 oz Vodka
  • 1 ½ oz Apple Pie Moonshine
  • Splash Banana Purée
  • 7UP (to top)
  • Splash Blue Curaçao
    Build over ice, garnish with lime wedge.

Banana Split

  • 1 ½ oz Vodka
  • ½ oz Banana Purée
  • ¼ oz Chocolate Syrup
  • ½ dropper Vanilla Bitters
  • Splash Strawberry Lemonade (To Top)
    Shake over ice, pour all into glass, garnish with cherry.

The Dude

  • 1 oz Vodka
  • 2 oz Kahlua
  • 2 oz Half & Half (float)
    Build over ice, float cream, garnish with chocolate shavings.

Ghost Buster

  • 1 ½ oz Peach Pie Moonshine
  • 1 ½ oz Midori
  • Dash Irish Cream (float)
    Shake and strain into martini glass, float cream.

Black Magic

  • 1 ½ oz Vodka
  • Splashes of Grenadine, Blue Curaçao, Midori
  • Ginger Ale (to top)
    Build over ice, stir until black, garnish with cherry.

Sunburn

  • 1 oz Vodka
  • 2 oz Lemonade Moonshine
  • 4 Cucumber Slices
  • 3 Jalapeño Slices
  • Pinch Cayenne Pepper
    Muddle cucumber, jalapeño, cayenne; shake with vodka & lemonade, pour over ice, garnish with cucumber & jalapeño slices.

Vet Revolver

  • 1 ¼ oz Vodka
  • ½ oz Lemonade Moonshine
  • Splash Blackberry Juice (To Top)
    Build over light ice, garnish with lemon wheel.

BOURBON / WHISKEY COCKTAILS

Water Moccasin (Variation A)

  • 1 ½ oz Bourbon
  • 1 ½ oz Peach Pie Moonshine
  • 1 oz Sweet & Sour
  • Orange Wedge
    Build over ice, squeeze and drop orange wedge.

Water Moccasin (Variation B)

  • 2 oz Bourbon
  • 2 oz Peach Pie Moonshine
  • 1 oz Lemonade Moonshine
  • Orange Slice
    Build over ice, squeeze orange for garnish.

Old Fashioned (Classic)

  • 1 Sugar Cube
  • 3 Dashes Angostura Bitters
  • 2 oz Bourbon
  • Lemon Zest
    Muddle sugar cube with bitters, add bourbon, ice, garnish with lemon twist.

Old Fashioned (Variation B)

  • 3 oz Bourbon
  • Sugar Cube
  • 2 Cherries
  • 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
  • Orange Slice
    Muddle sugar, bitters, cherries, orange; add bourbon, shake, pour over ice.

Cherry Bomb

  • 1 ½ oz Bourbon
  • 2 Dashes Lime Juice
  • Dash Simple Syrup
  • Cherry Juice (to top)
    Build over ice, garnish with cherry.

Highball

  • 1 ½ oz Bourbon
  • Ginger Ale (to top)
    Build over ice, garnish with lemon wedge.

Manhattan

  • 1 ½ oz Bourbon
  • ¾ oz Sweet Vermouth
  • 2 Dashes Bitters
  • Optional Orange Zest
    Stir over ice, strain into coupe glass, garnish with cherry.

Green Machine

  • 1 oz White Corn Whiskey
  • 1 oz Lemonade Moonshine
  • 1 oz Lime Juice
  • ½ oz Grapefruit Juice
  • Splash Simple Syrup
  • Jalapeño & Cucumber (muddled)
    Shake over ice, strain neat, garnish with cucumber wheel.

American Mule

  • 1 ½ oz White Corn Whiskey
  • 1 oz Lime Juice
  • Ginger Beer (to top)
    Build over ice, garnish with lime wedge.

Vampire’s Blood

  • 1 ½ oz Bourbon
  • ½ oz Sweet Vermouth
  • ½ oz Grenadine
  • 2 Dashes Bitters
    Shake and strain into glass, garnish with cherry.

Skeleton Key

  • ½ oz Bourbon
  • 1 oz Triple Sec
  • 1 oz Lemonade
  • Ginger Beer (to top)
  • Splash Angostura Bitters
    Build over ice, stir, garnish with lemon wedge. Slightly stir just the liquor, then add ginger beer and add bitters on top. Don't stir after built! 

Whiskey Sour

  • 2 oz Bourbon
  • 2 oz Lemonade Moonshine
  • ¾ oz Lime Juice
    Shake with ice, strain into glass, garnish with lime wheel.

1881 (Kalifornia) Old Fashioned

  • 1 ½ oz Bourbon
  • 1 Sugar Cube
  • 2 Dashes Bitters
  • Lemon Peel
    Muddle sugar cube with bitters, add bourbon, twist lemon peel oils over drink, stir with ice.

APPLE PIE MOONSHINE COCKTAILS

Apple Jack Old Fashioned

  • 2 oz Apple Pie Moonshine
  • 2-3 Dashes Bitters
  • Lemon Zest
    Build over ice, garnish with lemon twist.

Krapple (Variation A)

  • 1 ½ oz Apple Pie Moonshine
  • 1 ½ oz Cranberry Juice
  • 1 oz Ginger Beer
  • 1 oz Bourbon (floater)
    Build in glass, float bourbon, stir, garnish with lime wedge.

Krapple (Variation B)

  • 1 ½ oz Apple Pie Moonshine
  • 2 oz Cranberry-Ginger Juice
  • 1 oz Bourbon (floater)
    Build over ice, float bourbon, garnish with orange twist.

Apple Snap (Variation A)

  • 1 ½ oz Apple Pie Moonshine
  • ½ oz Ginger Beer
  • 1 ½ oz Cranberry Juice
  • 1 oz Half & Half
    Shake with ice, strain, garnish with cinnamon.

Apple Snap (Variation B)

  • 2 oz Apple Pie Moonshine
  • 1 oz Half & Half
  • ½ oz Cranberry-Ginger Juice
    Build over ice, garnish with cinnamon sprinkle.

Apple Mule

  • 1 ½ oz Apple Pie Moonshine
  • ½ oz Lime Juice
  • 1 ½ oz Ginger Beer
  • Maraschino Cherry
    Build over ice, garnish with cherry.

Apple Sidecar

  • 2 oz Apple Pie Moonshine
  • ¾ oz Amaretto
  • ½ oz Lemonade Moonshine
  • ¼ oz Triple Sec
    Shake with ice, strain, garnish with apple slice.

Kali-Rose

  • 2 oz Apple Pie Moonshine
  • 1 oz Lemonade
  • ½ oz Grenadine
  • Splash Vodka
    Build over ice, stir, garnish with lemon wheel.

PEACH PIE MOONSHINE COCKTAILS

Old Peachy

  • 2 oz Peach Pie Moonshine
  • 3 Dashes Bitters
  • Lemon Zest
    Build over ice, garnish with lemon twist.

Allie Mae

  • 3 oz Peach Pie Moonshine
  • 3 oz Sweet Tea (to top) (or unsweetened) 
    Build over ice, garnish with lemon wedge.

Peach Smoothie

  • 2 oz Peach Pie Moonshine
  • 1 oz Strawberry Lemonade
  • 1 oz Banana Purée
  • ¾ oz Lime Juice
    Shake with ice, strain or serve over ice, garnish with strawberry slice.

WHITE CORN WHISKEY COCKTAILS

Kali Greyhound

  • 1 ½ oz White Corn Whiskey
  • Grapefruit Juice (to top)
    Build over ice, garnish with grapefruit wedge.

Kali Lime

  • 1 ½ oz White Corn Whiskey
  • 1 oz Sweet & Sour
  • 1 oz Lime Juice
  • 7UP (to top)
    Build over ice, garnish with lime wheel.

Bloody Mary (Variation A)

  • 1 ½ oz Corn Whiskey
  • Bloody Mary Mix
  • Pickled Vegetables (okra, asparagus, green bean)
    Build over ice, garnish with pickled veggies.

Angry Arnold

  • 3 oz Lemonade
  • 3 oz Sweet Tea (to top)
    Build over ice, garnish with lemon wedge.

Igor’s Elixir

  • 1 ½ oz White Corn Whiskey
  • 2 oz Sweet & Sour
  • Splash Midori
  • Squeeze of Lime
  • ½ oz Black Sour Drizzle
    Shake with ice, strain, garnish with lime wheel.

B-Radical

  • 1 oz White Corn Whiskey
  • 1 ½ oz Lemonade
  • Splash Mango-Passionfruit Juice
  • Ginger Beer (to top)
    Build over ice, garnish with lime wedge.

Margarita

  • 1 oz Corn Whiskey
  • ½ oz Triple Sec
  • 3 oz Lime Juice
  • Large Jalapeño Slice (muddled)
    Shake with ice, strain over fresh ice, garnish with lime & jalapeño slice.

Cotton Mouth

  • 2 oz White Corn Whiskey
  • 2 oz Apple Pie Moonshine
  • 2 oz Grapefruit-Lime Juice
    Build over ice, garnish with orange slice.

MIXED BASE COCKTAILS

Checks and Balances

  • ½ oz Bourbon
  • ½ oz Vodka
  • ½ oz Tart Cherry Juice
  • ½ oz Cranberry-Ginger Juice
  • 1 oz Vodka (floater)
  • 2 Dashes Bitters
    Shake with ice, strain, float vodka, garnish with lemon twist.

A-Bomb

  • ½ oz Vodka
  • ½ oz Apple Pie Moonshine
  • ½ oz Triple Sec
  • ½ oz Bourbon
  • ½ oz Blue Curaçao
  • 7UP (to top)
    Build over ice, garnish with lime wedge.

The Bitter Sunset

  • ½ oz Whiskey
  • 1 oz Vodka
  • 1 oz Pineapple-Orange Juice
  • 1 ½ oz Mango-Passionfruit Juice
  • Splash Blackberry Syrup
  • 5–6 Dashes Bitters
    Build over ice, float bitters & syrup over orange slice garnish.

The Forbidden Fruit

  • 2 oz Lemonade Moonshine
  • 2 oz Peach Pie Moonshine
  • 2oz Apple Pie Moonshine
The Giving Fruit
  • 2 oz Lemonade Moonshine
  • 2 oz Peach Pie Moonshine
  • 2oz Pineapple Moonshine

    The Kitchen Sink (Identity Crisis)

    • ½ oz Bourbon
    • ½ oz White Corn Whiskey
    • ½ oz Vodka
    • ½ oz Lemonade Moonshine
    • ½ oz Apple Pie Moonshine
    • ½ oz Peach Pie Moonshine
    • ½ oz Pineapple Expressed Moonshine
    • ½ oz Blueberry Pie Moonshine 
      Build in glass with ice, stir, garnish with lemon twist.

    SHOTS

    Freedom Shot

    • ½ Grenadine
    • ½ Corn Whiskey
      Layer, ignite carefully, extinguish before drinking.

    Cali-Quake Shot

    • ⅓ Grenadine
    • ⅓ Triple Sec
    • ⅓ Bourbon
      Layer in shot glass.

    Shamrock Shot

    • ½ oz Bourbon
    • ½ oz Baileys
    • 1 oz Midori
      Shake with ice, strain into shot glass.

    Kalikaze Shot

    • ½ oz Vodka
    • ½ oz Lime Juice
    • ½ oz Triple Sec
    • Dash Simple Syrup
      Shake with ice, strain into shot glass.
    Fink-Aide
    • 2 oz Lemonade Moonshine 
    • Splash Grenadine (for color)
      Build over ice, garnish with lemon wedge.