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Yellow Peaches
Cocktail content from Colorado

Bar-quality drinks with what's already in your kitchen.

Yellow Peaches is led by Johnny Adair, former Bar Manager at Farow in Niwot and the creative drive behind its cocktail program. We share what we've learned behind the bar: how spirits work, how to build a great cocktail, and the techniques bartenders use every shift. Everything is made to be easy and affordable to recreate at home.

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As featured in Punch · Whisky Advocate · Westword · Boulder Weekly
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What we make

Four kinds of content, one goal

Help you make a better drink tonight without a fancy bar cart or an expensive shopping list.

Spirits 101

What actually separates bourbon from rye, blanco from reposado, and which bottles give you the most for your money.

Home cocktails

Classic and original recipes built from grocery-store ingredients, with a rough cost per drink so you know what you're getting into.

Bartender technique

Shaking, stirring, dilution, and balance. The pro habits that matter most, plus easy swaps when you don't own the gear.

Stories from the bar

The regulars, the rushes, and the lessons. A look at life behind the bar that you won't get from a recipe card.

Featured recipe

A taste of what we post

Every recipe comes with simple measurements, a cost estimate, and a swap for anything you might not have.

Whiskey Pimm's Cup in a tall crystal glass with a strawberry and mint garnish Bourbon · Built · Highball

Whiskey Pimm's Cup

Our bourbon spin on the British summer classic, featured in Whisky Advocate. It's built right in the glass, so you don't need a shaker or any special tools.

~$3.50Per drink
2 minStart to sip
CollinsGlass
  • 1½ ozBourbon (a $25 bottle is plenty)
  • 1 ozPimm's No. 1
  • ½ ozFresh lime juice
  • 3–4 ozGinger beer, chilled
  • 1 + 1Strawberry and a mint sprig to garnish
  1. Fill a tall glass with ice.
  2. Add bourbon, Pimm's, and lime.
  3. Top with ginger beer and give it one gentle stir.
  4. Garnish with a strawberry and a slapped mint sprig.

Can't find Pimm's? Use 1 oz sweet vermouth with a dash of orange juice. It won't be identical, but it hits the same fruity, herbal notes.

Press

Featured in

As Bar Manager at Farow in Niwot, Colorado, Johnny built a cocktail program that earned national and local press.

Punch · Oct 2023 The Future of Your Local Is Hyperlocal Farow's hyperlocal bar program, built around ingredients from farms within 10 miles. Read article ↗ Whisky Advocate · Oct 2023 Pimm's No. 1 Adds a Blast of Botanicals to Whisky Cocktails Johnny's Pimm-sky Cup recipe: bourbon, Pimm's, lime, and ginger beer. Read article ↗ Westword Farow and local sourcing in Niwot How Johnny's bar program at Farow builds drinks around Colorado ingredients. Read article ↗ BizWest · May 2023 Niwot gem Farow centers cocktail craftsmanship A look at the craft behind the cocktail program Johnny led at Farow. Read article ↗ Boulder Weekly Follow the seasons Seasonal cocktails from Farow for National Cocktail Day. Read article ↗ Boulder Weekly Go ahead, mock me Zero-proof drinks made with house ingredients, built to be more than an afterthought. Read article ↗ Yellow Scene · Sep 2023 The Challenge: Indulgence Issue 2023 A roasted-corn mezcal cocktail created for the magazine's pairing challenge. Read article ↗
Stories from the bar
The best thing you learn behind a bar isn't a recipe. It's how to read the person sitting across from you.
  • Lessons from a slammed Saturday nightSeries
  • Drinks guests order that bartenders love (and dread)Series
  • Mistakes we made so you don't have toSeries
  • Hospitality habits worth bringing homeSeries
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