DMW Dead Man Watching 2026

Make It Sloe

1 oz. dry gin
1 oz. Sloe gin
1/4 oz. rosso vermouth
1 dash each orange bitters and Angostura bitters

Stir with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a Luxardo cherry.

Engage

The Nuclear Wessel

2 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. blue curacao
3/4 oz. lime juice
Tonic water or seltzer

Shake vodka, blue curacao and lime juice with ice. Strain into a glass filled with ice. Top with tonic water or seltzer. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Don’t put anything in your ear except your elbow

The Authority Figure

2 oz. bourbon
1/2 oz. maple syrup
1/4 oz. lemon juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters
1/4 oz. smokey Scotch
Shake bourbon, syrup, juice and bitters with ice. Strain into a rocks glass over an impressive ice cube. Pour the scotch over the top. Garnish with an orange peel and a sprig of rosemary.

Cool your jets

When Onions Cry

2 1/2 oz. gin
1/2 oz. dry vermouth
1/2 oz. cocktail onion brine
1 oz. simple syrup
Shake with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with cocktail onions.

Sleep tight, sucker

Consigliere

1 oz. gin
1 oz. Campari
1 oz. sweet vermouth

Stir with ice. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange twist.

It insists upon itself

The Dino Sour

1 1/2 oz. dry gin
1 oz. New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
1/2 oz. St. Germain
1/2 oz. lemon juice
3/4 oz. apple cider
1/2 oz. simple syrup

Shake with ice. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with green apple slices and a thyme sprig.

Maybe study puppies next time

Brewster

6 oz. chilled Belgian style wheat beer
1 oz. apricot brandy
1/2 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. St. Germain
2 dashes orange bitters

Fill a tall glass half with ice. Add everything except the beer. Stir gently. Pour over the beer and gently stir. Garnish with an orange wheel and a sprig of rosemary.

Be unconventional, maybe even a little weird

Dolly Would

2 oz. vodka
2 oz. unsweetened iced tea
1/4 oz. brine from Italian giardiniera

Shake with ice. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with olives.

Read a book

Amnesia

1 oz. blended scotch
2/3 oz. smokey scotch
1/3 oz. dry vermouth
1/3 oz. Cherry liqueur or brandy
1 dashes each of cherry bitters and Angostura bitters

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with a cherry.

Have another for your evil twin

Funny At the Thyme

4 blackberries
2 oz. thyme infused simple syrup
1 oz. lemon juice
3 oz. rye
Muddle blackberries and simple syrup in a shaker. Add lemon juice and rye with ice and shake. Strain into 2 cocktail glasses over crushed ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel and thyme sprig.

Laugh, even if it seems problematic now

Dreaming of a 5-fer

2 oz. vodka
1 oz. Cointreau
3 oz. orange juice
Splash of Sprite

Stir first 3 ingredients over ice. Top with Sprite. Garnish with a burnt orange peel.

Keep hope alive

Casting Call Keyword = ‘Creepy’

1.5 oz. reposado tequila
.5 oz. mezcal
1 tsp. agave nectar
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Stir with ice until chilled. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.

Be offput

Decorated

2 oz. mezcal
1/4 oz. creme de violette
1/2 oz. maraschino liqueur
3/4 oz. lemon juice
Shake with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a brandied cherry.

Look sharp

Miss Tessmacher!

1 oz. rye
.5 oz Cherry Heering liqueur
.5 oz. fino sherry
.75 oz. lemon juice
.75 oz. tannic apple syrup or cider
2 dashes crabapple bitters
Shake with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with an apple slice.

Get a little place of your own

The Cheerleader

1 oz. pomegranate juice
1/2 oz. orange juice
3 oz. prosecco

Pour juices into a champagne flute. Top gently with prosecco. Garnish with pomegranate seeds.

Make a pyramid

The Pointy Haired Boss

1 oz. grenadine
1 oz. coffee liqueur
1.5 oz. dark or overproof rum
Pour the grenadine in the bottom of a tall shot glass. Float the coffee liqueur over the grenadine by pouring it over the back of a spoon. Do the same with the rum. Garnish with an orange twist.

Get back to your cubicle

Fever Dream

2 oz. vodka or light rum
1 oz. melon liqueur
2 oz. pineapple juice
Lemon lime soda
Pour over ice in a highball glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Beware of routine expeditions

I Hear Voices

1.5 oz. reposado tequila
3 oz. grapefruit juice
.5 oz. agave syrup
.5 oz. lime juice
1 oz. sparkling water
Shake all except sparkling water with ice. Strain into a glass with fresh ice rimmed with sugar and salt. Top with sparkling water and garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

Sit in sullen silence on a dull dark dock

The Boss

2 oz. bourbon
3/4 oz. peach liqueur
1/2 oz. lemon juice
1/4 oz. maple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 oz. ginger beer
Shake all but the ginger beer with ice. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with an orange twist and a sprig of rosemary.

Put on a preppy sweater and watch TCM

Welp, Thanks Anyway For Trying

1-1/2 oz. gin
3/4 oz. St Germain
3/4 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. unsweetened cranberry juice
1/4 oz. simple syrup
2 dashes orange bitters
Combine with ice and shake things up! Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Men will say it’s a frigid coupe glass, but don’t listen. Garnish with a lemon twist or edible violet.

Speak out

Opiners

1-1/2 oz. bourbon
1/2 oz. pine syrup
2 dashes orange bitters
Stir with ice. Garnish with a pine sprig or orange twist.

Tell everyone what you think

ki ki ki, ma ma ma

3/4 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. cranberry juice
1/2 oz. grenadine
1/2 oz. blue curacao
Shake with ice. Pour into a coupe glass.

Beware of the blob, and camp, and lakes, and sleeping, well most things really

1st and 10

2 oz. Fireball Whiskey
1 oz. eggnog
Mix together and serve over ice or as a shot

Call an audible

Rustic Charm

1.5 oz. blackberry infused vodka
.75 oz. pomegranate liqueur
.75 oz. Cointreau
.5 oz. cranberry juice
Splash of lime juice

Shake with ice and strain into a mason jar. Garnish with fresh blackberries.

Don’t let them Duke boys get the best of you

Comic Genus

1 oz. mezcal
1 oz. green chartreuse
1 oz. Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1 oz. lemon juice
Splash of absinthe
Rinse a chilled glass with absinthe. Shake other ingredients with ice and strain into the glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Enjoy the multiverse

Comic Genius

2 oz. golden rum
4.5 oz Fresca
.5 tbsp. lime juice

Stir with ice

Genuflect genuflect genuflect

Dude

2 oz. rye
1 oz. sweet vermouth
2 dashes bitters
Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a brandied cherry or lemon twist.

Flex

Scarymouche

2 oz. grated beets
2 inch piece of ginger, peeled
.5 cup cilantro
4 oz. pineapple, chopped
.5 cup lemon juice
.25 cup lime juice
.25 cup orange juice
3 tbsp. honey
.5 cup water
4 oz mezcal
Sparkling water
Mix everything except the mezcal and sparkling water in a blender until smooth. Strain if you like. Add mezcal and top with sparkling water.

Stay out of the basement

Day of the Jack Daniels

1 oz. Jack Daniels Old No. 7
1 oz. Jack Daniels Tennessee Apple
.75 oz. ginger liqueur
3 dashes bitters
Stir with ice. Garnish with fresh apple slices.

Our bodies, our livers

Wacky Hijinx

1 oz. whiskey
.5 oz. amaretto
.5 oz. sour mix
.5 oz. gingerbread syrup
Rim a coupe glass with cinnamon and sugar. Shake with ice and strain into the glass.

If everybody knows your name you might want to change things up

The Iceman Goeth

2 oz. vodka
1 oz. huckleberry syrup
1 oz. lime juice
Ginger beer
Shake vodka, syrup and lime juice with ice. Pour into an ice filled mug. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with mint leaves and lime wedges.

Be someone’s huckleberry

Mr. Miniseries

1 oz. sake
1 oz. melon liqueur
.5 oz. green chartreuse
.5 oz lemon juice
Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass.

Live life one episode at a time

Woody’s Crew

2 oz. tequila blanco
.5 oz. lavender syrup
1 oz. white grapefruit juice
1 egg white
Dry shake all ingredients vigorously until egg white is emulsified. Add ice and shake again until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

Break the 4th wall

The Buck Stops Here

1.5 oz. gin
3 oz. ginger ale
2 dashes lemon juice
Mint leaves
Muddle mint in a glass. Add gin, lemon juice and ice and stir. Top with ginger ale.

Rock spandex for the next 400 years

Voices of Reason

1 oz. gin
1 oz. genepy or green chartreuse
1 oz. luxardo maraschino liqueur
1 oz. lime juice
Shake with ice and strain into a coupe glass.

Enunciate

Dangerous Migrants

1 oz. gin
1 oz. campari
1 oz. sweet vermouth
Shake with ice and strain into a glass of fresh ice. Garnish with an orange twist.

Maybe skip the ice

Pickle and Roll

4.5 oz. vodka
1.5 oz. pickle juice
Shake with ice. Strain into 2 martini glasses. Garnish with a dill pickle spear.

Don’t dribble

Hulk Smash

2 oz. bourbon
.75 oz. simple syrup
3 lemon wedges
Mint leaves
Muddle lemon wedges in a shaker. Add bourbon, simple syrup and mint and shake with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Whatever your thing is, smash it

Bob’s Yer Uncle

1.5 oz. sloe gin
1 oz. lemon juice
.75 oz. simple syrup
Club soda
Shake sloe gin and lemon juice with ice. Pour into a tall glass with ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with a wedge of lemon and a maraschino cherry.

Down the hatch

Doing Something About It

2 oz. gin
1 oz. lemon juice
2 tsp. simple syrup
.5 oz. creme de mure
Shake with gin, lemon juice and simple syrup with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with crushed ice. Slowly pour the creme de mure over the top. Garnish with a lemon wedge and a blackberry.

Step up

The Board of Directors

Drink a beer from Texas, preferably a 40 from North Dallas.

Always be closing

Hot Lips

1 oz. Fireball whiskey
1 oz. RumChata
Shake with ice. Serve in a shot glass rimmed with sugar and cinnamon.

Have it with a lousy cup of coffee

The Most Beautiful Woman in Puppet Land

2 oz. blood orange soda
1.5 oz. Cointreau L’Unique
.5 oz. lemon juice
2 oz. tonic water
Build in a glass of ice and stir gently. Garnish with an orange twist.

Get the attention you deserve

Artisinal

2 oz. brandy
1 oz. triple sec
.5 oz. maraschino cherry liqueur
.5 oz. lemon juice
2 oz. champagne
1 orange peel
Shake brandy, triple sec, liqueur and lemon juice with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Top with champagne. Squeeze orange peel over drink and char.

Use the negative space but don’t get yourself into one

The Idea Machine

.75 oz. cognac
.75 oz. lillet blanc
.75 oz. cointreau
.75 oz. lemon juice
Shake with ice. Strain into a martini glass

Have a draft on my desk by 11

Cult of Personality

1 cup apple cider
2 oz. dark rum or bourbon
A drizzle of honey
.5 oz lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh ginger
1 cinnamon stick
cloves, nutmeg, allspice
Simmer cider with spices and cinnamon stick for 15 minutes. Drizzle honey into a mug. Add liquor and pour hot cider over. Top with a squeeze of lemon.

Captivate your audience

Lyrical Libation

2 oz. J&B scotch
.75 oz. lemon juice
.5 oz. honey syrup
.25 oz. St. Elizabeth’s allspice dram
2 dashes orange bitters
Shake with ice. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a cinnamon stick or orange twist.

Sing along

Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight

1 oz. vodka
Dash of black currant juice
Lemonade
Stir vodka and juice in a tall glass with ice. Top with lemonade.

Go to 11

Stonehenge

1.5 oz blanco tequila
.5 oz. lime juice
Topo Chico, chilled
Stir in a highball glass with ice. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Do the Pee-Wee dance to Tequila

Diva Fever

2 dashes cranberry bitters
.5 oz simple syrup
.5 oz. orange liqueur
1.5 oz. grapefruit juice
1.5 oz. mezcal
Shake with ice. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a lemon peel.

Croon

Gimme Some Money

1 oz. cognac
.25 oz. allspice dram
.5 oz. apple cider
.25 oz. orange juice
Shake well with ice. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange peel.

Get down to Fascination Street

Big Bottom

1.5 oz. cognac
.75 oz. orange liqueur
.75 oz. lemon juice
.25 oz. orange juice
Shake with ice. Pour into a sugar rimmed coupe glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Be a bad mama jama

Flower People

2 oz. gin
.5 oz. maraschino liqueur
.75 oz. lemon juice
.25 oz. creme de violette
edible violet for garnish
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with edible violet.

Make love not war.

All the Way Home

1 oz. limoncello
3 oz. champagne
2 oz. sparkling water
Pour into a sugar rimmed glass. Garnish with rose petals or lavender sprigs.

Cry cry cry

Hell Hole

1 oz. reposado tequila
1 oz. coffee liqueur
.25 oz. grappa
1 oz. room temperature espresso
2 dashes molé biltters
Shake well with ice. Strain into a coupe glass.

Try not to get mascara in your eye

Cups and Cakes

2 oz. whipped cream vodka
1.5 oz. amaretto
1 oz. white chocolate liqueur
2 oz. half and half
Rim a martini glass with sugar or cake sprinkles. Shake ingredients with ice and strain into glass

Take it around the world. Everyone likes cake.