Square One Organic Vodka



Square One Botanical Square One Botanical is a bold organic rye spirit, infused with a striking blend of eight organic botanicals - pear, rose, chamomile, lemon verbena, lavender, rosemary, coriander and citrus peel. This enticing composition of organic fruit, floral and herbs offers a seductive taste experience in cocktails. Listed below are culinary inspired new cocktail recipes or click here for a list of familiar recipes with a Square One Botanical twist. YouTube Cocktail Demo: Allison Evanow demonstrates how to mix Peaches and Herb and our Botanical Lemon Drop cocktail (recipes below).
	Peaches & Herb
	Lots of ice and ripe peach make this the perfect smash cocktail on a warm summer's eve. Click here for our YouTube cocktail demo. 2 oz. Square One Botanical 3 lemon verbena leaves 1 thick slice of ripe white peach 1/4 oz. lemon juice 1/4 oz. organic agave nectar 1 dash Fee's Pech Bitters 1 thin slice of peach and 1 lemon verbena leaf for garnish. (Credit: Allison Evanow)
Muddle lemon verbena and peach in rocks glass. Add lemon juice and agave nectar and top with lots of crushed ice. Pour Square One Botanical over crushed ice and stir well with a bar spoon. Garnish with a thin peach slice and lemon verbena leaf. Printer Version
	Wild, Wild Life
	Cilantro's brightness in this simply refreshing cocktail. 1.75 oz. Square One Botanical .25 oz. Square One Organic Vodka 2oz. Pineapple Juice handful of fresh cilantro (Credit: Meryll Cawn, San Francisco)
Muddle cilantro at the bottom of a Collins glass. Add spirits and stir. Add ice and juice and stir again. Garnish with a pineapple chunk with a cilantro leaf on a skewer.
	Fall Snap
	Robust spirits combined with the herb and floral complexity of Square One Botanical. 1.5 oz. Square One Botanical .5 oz. Four Rose Single Barrel (or other high-rye bourbon or rye whiskey) .25 oz. of St. Elizabeth All-Spice Dram .25 oz. demerara syrup (or dark agave nectar)
Stir all ingredients with ice for 45 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a thin slice of pear..
	Pear of Roses
	In this appetizing cocktail, we focus on the pear, rose, and rosemary botanicals found in Square One Botanical. 1.5 oz. Square One Botanical .5 oz. Meyer lemon juice 3 inches of rosemary leaves 1 oz. of pear juice .5 oz. Sonoma Syrup Co. Lavender Syrup small rosemary sprig and Meyer lemon wheel for garnish (Credit: H. Joseph Ehrmann, Mixologist and Square One Brand Ambassador)
Strip 3 inches of rosemary leaves into a mixing glass and muddle lightly. Add the remaining ingredients and fill with ice. Shake well and double strin straight up into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a rosemary sprig pulled through a Meyer lemon wheel.
	Ginger & Ginger
	Rico Wisner of Poste Moderne Brasserie in Washington DC created this recipe as part of the Domaine de Canton Bartender of the Year competition. 1 oz. Square One Botanical 1 oz. Domaine de Canton 3/4 oz. J Pear liqueur 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice 1 tsp. honey cactus powder 3 slices Seckle pear 1/2 oz. Brut champagne (Credit: Rico Wisner, Mixologist, Washington D.C.)
Muddle Seckle pear and honey cactus powder together with lemon juice. Add Domaine de Canton, Square One Botanical, J Pear, and ice. Shake ingredients together, double strain through a Hawthorne and fine mesh strainer into a chilled saucier. Top with champagne. Garnish with slice of poached (in 2:1:1 water:canton:cactus powder) Seckle pear.
	Morning Dew
	Armsby Abbey in Worcester, Massachusetts created this refreshing martini featuring Square One Botanical. This cocktail is a beautiful bouquet of fruit blossoms and herbs. 1 1/2 oz. Square One Botanical 1/2 oz. Hanger One Mandarin Blossom Vodka 1/2 oz. CITRY Orange Liqueur 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz. simple syrup 1 1/2 Mightly Leaf Chamomile-Citrus Tea Mist of orange flower water Edible flower as garnish (Credit: Sherri M. Sadowski)
Mist a chilled martini glass with orange flower water. Pour all cocktail ingredients in a shaker and shake with ice. Strain into prepared martini glass and garnish with floating edible flower. Printer Version
	Botanical Punch
	Square One Botanical's fruit and floral qualities are heightened in this riff on the classic Pimm's Punch. 2 oz. Square One Botanical 1 oz. Pimm's #1 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz. agave nectar 2 strawberries 2 slices cucumber 2 sprigs of mint ginger ale or ginger beer
Muddle 1 strawberry, 1 mint sprig and 2 cucumber slices in a cocktail shaker. Add other ingredients (except ginger beer) and shake with ice. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with ginger ale/beer. Garnish with mint, strawberry and cucumber wheel. Printer Version
	Rose 75
	An American spin to the French 75. 1.5 oz Square One Botanical .5 oz. ruby red grapefruit juice .5 oz. Sonoma Syrup Co. Lavender Syrup 2 oz. California rose sparkling wine
Shake all ingredients, except champagne, in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a champagne flute and top with rose sparkling wine. Printer Version
	Botanical Lemon Drop
	Square One Botanical presents an uptown version of the popular, and easy to prepare, Lemon Drop. Click here for our YouTube cocktail demo. 2 oz. Square One Botanical 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz. organic agave nectar 1/2 bar spoon of Absinthe
Pour absinthe into a chilled cocktail glass, swirl to coat the glass and shake out excess. Pour all other ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake hard and strain. Garnish with lemon twist. Printer Version
	The Italian Stone
	2 oz. Square One Botanical 1 oz. Apricot Liqueur 1/4 to 1/2 oz. organic agave nectar .25 oz. Balsamic vinegar lemon twist as garnish (Credit: H. Joseph Ehrmann)
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass. Stir with a bar spoon, and pour into a chilled martini glass. Printer Version
	Flower Sour
	A floral riff on the classic Sour cocktail. 1.5 oz. Square One Botanical 1 egg white 1/4 to 1/2 oz. organic agave nectar 1 oz. Sonoma Syrup Co. Lavender Syrup 5 - 6 kumquats Regan's Orange Bitters as garnish (Credit: H. Joseph Ehrmann)
In a mixing glass muddle the kumquats. Add the other ingredients, and dry shake (no ice) for 5 seconds. Add ice and shake well for 10 seconds. Strain over fresh ice and garnish with a few drops of Regan's Orange Bitters. Variations: Substitute the kumquats for other citrus, like 1 oz. of blood orange juice, Eureka lemon juice, or Meyer lemon juice (cut syrup back by 1/4 oz.) Or try 1/2 oz. eaach of lemon and lime juice. Printer Version
	Botanical Basil Gimlet
	The popular Basil Gimlet cocktail also works beautifully with Square One Botanical. 4-5 leaves of basil, torn (also try Thai or Lemon Basil) 2 oz. Square One Botanical 1 oz. fresh lime juice 1/2 oz. organic agave nectar
In a mixing cup muddle basil briefly with a muddling stick or back of a wooden spoon. Add crushed ice and other ingredients. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass. No need for a garnish as little bits of basil will be floating in the cocktail. Printer Version
	Pink Peppercorn
	Pink Peppercorns add appetizing complexity to this delicious combination of Square One Botanical, fresh lime juice and rich agave nectar. . 2 oz. Square One Botanical 1/4 tsp. pink peppercorns 1/2 oz. agave nectar 1 oz. fresh lime juice lime wheel and pink peppercorns for garnish (Credit: Allison Evanow)
Muddle peppercorns in a mixing glass. Add remaining ingredients and shake with ice. Double strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel and peppercorns. Printer Version
	Italian Lemonade
	Refreshing and appetizing, without excessive sweetness. 1 1/2 oz. Square One Botanical 1/2 oz. Aperol 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice 1/4 oz. organic agave nectar or simple syrup Club Soda (Credit: Allison Evanow)
Place all ingredients into a Collins glass with ice. Stir with a spoon and garnish with cherry and or orange slice. Printer Version
	Negrini
	A modern Botanical riff on the classic Negroni cocktail. Especially well suited for people who like a sophisticated dry spirit-driven cocktail. 2 oz. Square One Botanical 1/4 oz. Campari 1/4 oz. high-quality sweet red vermouth (Credit: Allison Evanow)
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake briefly and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.
	Blackberry Shrub
	1 1/2 oz. Square One Botanical 1/2 oz. Rhum Clement Creole Shrubb 1/2 oz. blackberry shrub syrup 1/4 oz. fresh lemon juice ginger beer 2 sprigs of rosemary 2 blackberries for garnish (Credit: Allison Evanow)
In a mixing glass, add leaves of one-inch sprig of rosemary and all ingredients except ginger beer. Shake with ice and strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Topw with ginger beer. Garnish with a rosemary sprig with two blackberries speared onto stem. Shrub Syrup: In a saucepan, boil 2 cups of water, 1 cup of sugar and 1 1/2 cups of blackberries until reduced to 2 cups. Strain out the berries. (Reserve whole berries and freeze them for garnish.) Put berry syrup back into pan. Add 1 cup of balsamic vinegar and simmer on medium low for 20 minutes. Transfer to a container and refrigerate. Printer Version