Bwahahaha! The mad alchemy works even better than I imagined! I can suddenly understand the elegant language these cocktails have been trying to speak from behind the featureless asphalt prison walls of contemptible gentian.

Negrono

3 ounces high-IBU IPA (eg, Sapwood Beam of Light)

1 ounce low-gentian vermouth (eg, Artemisia Thistle, China China, Dolin Rouge)

1 ounce gin (eg, Fords)

Boulevardiyay

2 ounces high-IBU IPA (eg, Sapwood Beam of Light)

1 ounce bourbon (eg, Bulleit)

1 ounce low-gentian sweet vermouth (eg, Artemisia Thistle, China China, Dolin Rouge)

Free Bird

2 ounces high-IBU IPA (eg, Sapwood Beam of Light)

½ ounce banana liqueur (eg, Giffards)

½ ounce fresh lemon juice

1-½ ounces fresh pineapple juice

1-½ ounces mezcal (eg, Del Maguey Vida)