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.

  • Tandem News

    In a glass of your choice, combine:
    2 oz of Tandem
    0.5 oz of fresh squeezed lemon juice
    0.5 oz of fresh squeezed orange juice
    Add Crushed cinnamon stick and an orange peel for garnish.
    Created by Valentina di Luca at La Morra in Boston, MA.

  • 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.

  • Lacewing Tini

    In a martini glass, combine:
    Fresh muddled ginger root with basil
    2 oz of Tilden lacewing
    1 oz fresh lime juice
    1 oz of maple syrup
    Add a lime twist for garnish.
    Created by Valentina di Luca at La Morra in Boston, MA.

  • 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.

  • Lacewing Splash

    In a cocktail shaker, add:
    2 oz Lacewing
    1 oz of agave
    Muddled mint
    Blend cucumber and lime. Add 1 oz to shaker.
    Shake well. Strain into chilled highball glass.
    Top with soda water.
    Garnish with a cucumber wheel.
    Created by Valentina di Luca at La Morra in Boston, MA.

  • 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.