Recipes

Our drinks are crafted to be ready-to-serve, and our go-to recommendations are the classic serves, below.
However, we welcome creativity and love to see how customers make Tilden their own. See below for a few of our favorite ways restaurants and customers have added their spin. 

  • Lacewing Classic

    Shake bottle well.

    Pour 4 oz Lacewing over crushed ice
    into coupe glass.

    Garnish with a cucumber ribbon
    snaked through a cocktail pick.
    Rest on the edge of the glass.

  • Tandem Classic

    Shake bottle well.

    Pour 4 oz Tandem over a large ice cube
    into lowball glass.

    Garnish with a cocktail cherry.

  • Lacewing Spritz 

    Shake bottle well. 

    Pour 3 oz Lacewing over a large ice cube
    into wine glass.

    Top with 1 oz non-alcoholic bubbles. 

    Garnish with a lemon twist.

  • Hot Tandy

    After shaking the bottle well, pour 4 oz Tandem into saucepan or kettle and heat over medium until hot.

    Pour into snifter glass.

    For the garnish add a cinnamon stick and a fresh orange twist or dehydrated orange slice.

    Inspired by Barbareño in Santa Barbara, CA.

  • Garden Tea Time

    After shaking the bottle well, pour 3 oz. Lacewing over a floral or herb-infused ice cube into tulip glass.

    Add 1 oz of iced english breakfast, earl grey, or peppermint tea. 

    Stir.

    Garnish with lime or sprig of rosemary or mint. 

    Created by Barbareño in Santa Barbara, CA.

  • Tandem Sundae

    Scoop quality vanilla ice cream into an ice cream cup or large coupe.

    Layer fresh, halved and pitted cherries between scoops.

    Shake Tandem bottle well and pour 2-3 oz over the top.

    Top generously with quality cocktail cherries (we like Luxardo or Fabbri Amarena-style cherries).

  • Heritage Cocktail

    In a cocktail shaker, add:

    2 oz Lacewing
    0.5 oz olive oil
    0.5 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
    Ice

    Shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled highball glass.

    Top with 3 oz. chilled sparkling water.

    Garnish with a cucumber ribbon and sprig of basil.

    Created by Heritage Goods Supply in Carpinteria, CA.

  • Tandem Spritz

    After shaking the bottle well, pour 4 oz Tandem over ice into a collins glass.

    Top with chilled ginger beer.

    Garnish with a large orange zest.

  • My Shy Heart

    Prepare a collins glass with a crushed hibiscus wall.

    In a cocktail shaker, add:

    2 oz Tilden Lacewing 
    0.75 oz El Corazon by Perfect Puree
    0.75 oz house-made raspberry syrup
    Ice

    Shake. Strain into prepared collins glass.

    Top with ginger beer.

    Created by Shy Bird in Boston, MA.
    Credit to lead bartender Dinah Jean.