A buck is a simple cocktail featuring ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus, and a spirit. The recipe template is super versatile and easy to experiment with. The Italian Buck is a more adventurous take, as it features two classic amari–Cynar and Amaro Montenegro.

Ginger liqueurs are great, but they tend to be sweeter than they are spicy. Personally, I like ginger drinks to be very spicy so I did some experimenting until I came up with a spicy ginger simple syrup that was able to suit my palate.…

If you saw last week’s post, you saw the rave review I gave ROOT. ROOT is one of four spirits from Art in the Age. ROOT is a well-balanced spirit that captures the essence of historical root beer recipes.