Cocktails for Noir Game Night

🕵️‍♂️ The Noir Game Night Menu

1. The Red Light Margarita

A sharp, high-stakes classic for the opening act.

• Spirit Base: Don Julio Blanco + Cointreau
• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz Don Julio Blanco
  • 1 oz Cointreau
  • 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1/4 oz Agave Nectar (or simple syrup)
  • Coarse Sea Salt (for the rim)
• Instructions:
  1. Rub a lime wedge around the rim of a rocks glass and dip into salt.
  2. Add all ingredients into a shaker with plenty of ice.
  3. Shake hard for 15 seconds until the shaker is frosty.
  4. Strain into the salted glass over fresh ice.

2. The Sevilla Sunset

A bitter, glowing orange cocktail that looks like neon lights through the fog.

• Spirit Base: Tanqueray Sevilla + Aperol
• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz Tanqueray Sevilla Gin
  • 1 oz Aperol
  • 3/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 oz Simple Syrup (1:1 sugar and water)
• Instructions:
  1. Add gin, Aperol, lemon, and syrup to your shaker.
  2. Fill with ice and shake until well-chilled.
  3. Strain into a glass (up in a coupe or over ice in a highball).
  4. The Twist: Express an orange peel over the top to release the oils.

3. The Cold Case

A rich, caffeinated closer using the premium Diplomático Reserva.

• Spirit Base: Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva
• Ingredients:
  • 2 oz Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva
  • 1 oz Strong Cold Brew Coffee (or Espresso)
  • 1/2 oz Cointreau
  • 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
  • 3 Coffee Beans (for garnish)
• Instructions:
  1. Combine rum, coffee, Cointreau, and syrup in a shaker.
  2. Fill with lots of ice.
  3. Shake violently—this is what creates the "crema" foam on top.
  4. Strain quickly into a chilled glass so the foam settles on top.
  5. Drop 3 coffee beans in the center as "evidence."