Paul’s Club Cocktail

About the Paul’s Club Cocktail

Paul’s Club Cocktail is a stirred, spirit forward drink that pairs Timber Creek Florida Gin with Concord Shrubb, an orange curacao style liqueur, a small pour of Ricard Pastis for anise, and a touch of simple syrup, strained into a chilled coupe with no garnish needed. It is a quiet, old school style cocktail, closer in spirit to a martini variation than to anything fruity or bright, with the pastis contributing a background licorice note that deepens the orange curacao rather than competing with it. Timber Creek Florida Gin holds the center of the drink because it is distilled grain to glass on the distillery’s own Crestview farm and carried through the PureBlend process, giving it a clean juniper and citrus structure that stands up well to both the orange liqueur’s sweetness and the pastis’s anise intensity without either one taking over.

To build it, stir the gin, Concord Shrubb, pastis, and simple syrup together with ice until well chilled, and strain into a chilled coupe. It pours a pale amber and smells of orange peel and anise. This is a good, understated pre dinner cocktail for guests who already appreciate spirit forward drinks and want something a little different from a standard martini, and it pairs well with steak bites, olives, roasted almonds, charcuterie, or parmesan crisps.

It is a small, concentrated pour, so serve it in a smaller coupe if one is available; the drink is meant to be sipped slowly in a few ounces rather than lingered over in a large glass that invites bigger swallows. Its old school pedigree makes it a good conversation piece for guests who enjoy learning the history behind a cocktail as much as tasting it. Because it is entirely spirit and liqueur with no dilution beyond the stir, it carries real strength for its small size, so sip it slowly and drink responsibly.

Paul’s Club Cocktail is a stirred, spirit forward drink that pairs Timber Creek Florida Gin with Concord Shrubb, an orange curacao style liqueur, a small pour of Ricard Pastis for anise, and a touch of simple syrup, strained into a chilled coupe with no garnish needed. It is a quiet, old school style cocktail, closer in spirit to a martini variation than to anything fruity or bright, with the pastis contributing a background licorice note that deepens the orange curacao rather than competing with it. Timber Creek Florida Gin holds the center of the drink because it is distilled grain to glass on the distillery’s own Crestview farm and carried through the PureBlend process, giving it a clean juniper and citrus structure that stands up well to both the orange liqueur’s sweetness and the pastis’s anise intensity without either one taking over.

To build it, stir the gin, Concord Shrubb, pastis, and simple syrup together with ice until well chilled, and strain into a chilled coupe. It pours a pale amber and smells of orange peel and anise. This is a good, understated pre dinner cocktail for guests who already appreciate spirit forward drinks and want something a little different from a standard martini, and it pairs well with steak bites, olives, roasted almonds, charcuterie, or parmesan crisps.

It is a small, concentrated pour, so serve it in a smaller coupe if one is available; the drink is meant to be sipped slowly in a few ounces rather than lingered over in a large glass that invites bigger swallows. Its old school pedigree makes it a good conversation piece for guests who enjoy learning the history behind a cocktail as much as tasting it. Because it is entirely spirit and liqueur with no dilution beyond the stir, it carries real strength for its small size, so sip it slowly and drink responsibly.