Bar-quality drinks with what's already in your kitchen.
Yellow Peaches is Johnny Adair and Zach Lucas, two Colorado bartenders who have built cocktail programs across Boulder County. 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.
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.
The team
Who's behind the bar
Two bartenders with years of Boulder County cocktail programs between them, plus a camera to show you how it's done.
Johnny with a big bottle of Drappier Carte d'Or
Spirits & cocktails
Johnny Adair
Former Bar Manager at Farow in Niwot and the creative drive behind its cocktail program, which earned coverage in Punch, Whisky Advocate, Westword, and more. Johnny leads the recipes, spirits education, and technique content.
ServSafe Food Protection Manager certified · Colorado alcohol server certified
Photographer and videographer behind New Legends Media Co. Zach has also run cocktail programs in Boulder at License No. 1 and Bramble & Hare, so he knows how to make a drink look as good as it tastes. He shoots and edits all of our content.
Every recipe comes with simple measurements, a cost estimate, and a swap for anything you might not have.
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
Fill a tall glass with ice.
Add bourbon, Pimm's, and lime.
Top with ginger beer and give it one gentle stir.
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.
From our bar
Drinks we've made
Classics, originals, and competition builds. Many of these will show up on our channels with home-friendly versions.
Ants on a Log CubedNegroniPeanut Vieux CarréPimm's SourPink GrasshopperCompetition cocktailNew PalFlower-topped sour
Seasonal menus
Four seasons of cocktails
We write menus around what's in season. Here's a look at some of the drinks we've built, cocktails and zero-proof alike.
Spring
Johnny's Lemondrop
Corpse Reviver No. 2
Mai Tai
Negroni Rosita
Pimm's-ky Cup
Johnny's Shirley Temple
Grounded Flight
Summer
Dill Pickle Spritz
Herbsaint
Three Dots & a Dash
Potpourri Milk Punch
Backyard Hi-Ball
Burnt Orange Soda
Tea Lime Pie
Autumn
Vesper Martini
Martinez
El Diablo
Jungle Bird
Ants on a Log Cubed
Woodford for Dessert
Stone Fruit Punch
Korean Sweater
Winter
Ginger Hot Toddy
Mjolnir's Kiss
Life Changing Negroni
El Luchador
Cold Brew Martini
Zero-proof
Press
Featured in
As Bar Manager at Farow in Niwot, Colorado, Johnny built a cocktail program that earned national and local press.