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BEAR HUG
INFUSIONS®
Drink Menu
Cocktail Recipes created by
Steve Wastell, Beverage
Manager & Lead Bartender
at Yamashiro.
Yamashiro restaurant is
located in Southern
California’s Hollywood Hills
and has been a hot spot
among VIPs and celebrities
for over three decades.
Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Cranberry ®
Bear’s Cran-Citrus Squeeze
Cranberry Subtle Saketini
Signature Drink
Signature Drink
In a shaker:
Muddle with a splash of Simple Syrup
2 Lemon slices
1 Orange slice
2 ½ oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Cranberry®
¼ oz Cassis Liqueur
¼ oz Sweet and Sour
¼ oz Cranberry juice
Ice
In a shaker with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Cranberry®
2 oz Sake
Splash of Triple Sec
Shake, Strain, & Garnish: Serve in a chilled
martini glass or serve on the rocks. Garnish
with a lemon or orange slice.
Shake & Strain: Serve in a chilled martini glass.
Drink Description:
Sake captures the essence of Bear Hug Vodka
Infusion Cranberry® creating a light and
refreshing martini.
Drink Description:
Muddled sun-kissed citrus with Bear Hug
Vodka Infusion Cranberry® and Cassis
Liqueur.
Mad for Madras
Classic Cocktail
In a rocks glass with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Cranberry®
1 oz Cranberry juice
1 oz Orange juice
Garnish: Slice of orange
Drink Description:
Your favorite Madras just got juicier with Bear
Hug Vodka Infusion Cranberry®, cranberry &
orange juice.
Bear Hug Cosmopolitan
Classic Cocktail
In a shaker with ice:
2 ½ oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Cranberry®
¼ oz Triple Sec
Splash of fresh lime juice
Splash of cranberry juice
Shake, Strain, & Garnish: Serve in a chilled martini
glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
Drink Description:
Deliciously red and demure, Bear Hug Vodka
Infusion Cranberry®, cranberry juice & a hint of
lime.
Yes You Can Cran
Scarlet & Seven
Classic Cocktail
Classic Cocktail
In a rocks glass with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Cranberry®
2 oz Cranberry juice
In a rocks glass with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Cranberry®
2 oz Lemon Lime Soda
Garnish: Slice of lime
Garnish: Lime wedge
Drink Description:
Yes, you can have an extra splash of
cranberry! A fresh, all-natural Bear Hug
Vodka Infusion Cranberry® with extra
cranberry juice on top.
Drink Description:
Sweet and tart Bear Hug Vodka Infusion
Cranberry® mixed with the bubbly goodness of
Lemon Lime Soda.
Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Espresso®
Bear’s Espresso Truffle
Martini
Signature Drink
In a shaker with ice:
3 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Espresso®
½ oz Irish Dry Stout Beer
¼ oz Chocolate Liqueur
Shake & Strain: Into a chilled martini glass
Add: A float to the bottom of White Chocolate
Liqueur
Garnish:
3 Chocolate-covered espresso beans
Optional: Rim glass with chocolate shavings
Cocoa Bear’s Coffee Cake
Signature Drink
In a shaker with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Espresso®
¼ oz Amaretto
Splash Chocolate Liqueur
2 oz Whipped cream
Shake, Strain, & Garnish: Serve in a rocks glass.
Garnish with 3 Chocolate-covered espresso beans
Drink Description:
This recipe didn’t come from your Grandma! Bear
Hug Vodka Infusion Espresso®, Amaretto, and
Chocolate Liqueur.
Drink Description:
Delectable layers of Bear Hug Espresso
Vodka Infusion ®, Original and White
Chocolate Liqueur.
White Russian Bear
Colorado Bulldog
Classic Cocktail
Classic Cocktail
In a rocks glass with ice:
3 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Espresso®
Splash of cream
In a shaker with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Espresso Coffee Vodka Infusion®
¼ oz Amaretto
2 oz Half & Half
Splash Chocolate Liqueur
Drink Description:
Russia’s iced coffee has a new winning
formula! Bear Hug Vodka Infusion
Espresso® and heavy cream.
Shake & Pour: Pour into a rocks glass over ice.
Add: Splash of Cola
Kick My Espresso
Classic Cocktail
In a rocks glass with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Espresso®
2 oz Cola
Drink Description:
Cola kicks up the energy of Bear Hug
Espresso Vodka Infusion to a whole other
level.
Drink Description:
Get a taste of that bulldog bite! Bear Hug
Espresso Coffee Vodka Infusion®, Amaretto and
Chocolate Liqueur.
Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Chocolate®
Chocolate Creamsicle Martini
Cocoa Orangetini
Signature Drink
Signature Drink
In a shaker with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Chocolate®
½ oz Orange Liquor
1 oz Fresh Orange Juice
1 Orange Wedge without Peal
1 oz Whipping Cream
In a shaker with ice:
4 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Chocolate®
½ oz Orange Liquor
Squeeze juice from 4 Orange Wedges
Shake & Strain: Into a chilled martini glass
Garnish:
Orange Wedge
Optional: Rim glass with chocolate shavings
Garnish:
Orange Wedge
Optional: Rim glass with chocolate shavings
Drink Description:
Oranges dipped in Chocolate heaven! Bear
Hug Chocolate Vodka Infusion ®, Orange
Liquor, Whipping Cream & fresh Orange
Juice.
Shake & Strain: Into a chilled martini glass
Drink Description:
A chocorange delight with Bear Hug Chocolate
Vodka Infusion ®, Orange Liquor, & fresh squeezed
Orange Juice.
Chocorange Mojito
Chocolate Truffel Bear Martini
Signature Drink
In a shaker with ice:
2 ½ oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Chocolate®
½ oz Chocolate Liquor
½ oz White Chocolate Liquor
½ oz Irish Creme Liquor
Shake & Strain: Into a chilled martini glass
Garnish:
Sink a layer of Chocolate liquor to the bottom
of the martini glass.
Optional: Drop a cocoa covered truffle to the
bottom of the glass.
Drink Description:
Chocolate Dreams come true! Bear Hug
Chocolate Vodka Infusion ®, White & Milk
Chocolate Liquors topped off with Irish
Cream Liquor.
Classic Cocktail
In a shaker:
Muddle:
Splash Simple Syrup
3 Mint leaves
2 Orange wedges without Peal
Add:
Ice
3 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Chocolate®
Shake & Pour: into an old-fashioned glass
Add: Splash of soda
Garnish:
Garnish with a slice of Orange.
Drink Description:
Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Chocolate® goes
Cuban with muddled oranges & mint!
Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango®
Bear’s Mango Crème Pie
Mango Subtle Saketini
Signature Drink
Signature Drink
In a shaker with ice:
1 ½ oz Bear Hug Mango Rum Infusion ®
3 Squeezes of fresh lime
¼ oz Pineapple juice
¼ oz Simple Syrup
1 ½ Tbl Whipped cream
In a shaker with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango®
2 oz Sake
Splash of Triple Sec
Shake, Strain, Garnish: Serve in a chilled
martini glass. For the garnish float a lime
slice with a dab of whipped cream on top.
Drink Description:
Sake captures the true essence of Bear Hug
Rum Infusion Mango® creating an exotic,
refreshing martini.
Drink Description:
A slice of Bartender’s custom-mixed pie!
Bear Hug Mango Rum Infusion ®, pineapple
juice, and whipped cream for a yummy
delight.
Bear’s Mango Mojito
Paradise Cosmo
Classic Cocktail
In a shaker with ice:
2 ½ oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango®
¼ oz Triple Sec
Splash of Sweet & Sour
Splash of fresh lime juice
Splash of cranberry juice
Shake & Strain: Into a chilled martini glass
Classic Cocktail
In a shaker:
Muddle:
½ oz Simple Syrup
3 Mint leaves
2 Lime wedges
Optional – 1 slice of fresh mango
Add:
Ice
3 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango®
Shake & Pour: into an old-fashioned glass
Shake, Strain, & Garnish: Serve in a chilled
martini glass or serve on the rocks. Garnish
with a lime wedge.
Drink Description:
A Cosmo relaxes its cranberry and lime
juices into pure paradise with Bear Hug
Rum Infusion Mango®.
Hug an Island Girl
Classic Cocktail
In a rocks glass with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango®
2 oz Pineapple juice
Garnish: Slice of pineapple or other fresh
fruit.
Drink Description:
The island girl’s fresh pineapple juice
famously spiked with Bear Hug Rum Infusion
Mango®.
Add: Splash of soda
Garnish:
Garnish with a slice of lime or mango.
Drink Description:
Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango® tangos with
muddled mint and lime to enhance this exotic
elixir.
Sunset & Seven
Classic Cocktail
In a rocks glass with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango®
2 oz Soda
Garnish: Slice of orange
Drink Description:
For the love of mangos! Bear Hug Rum Infusion
Mango® topped with the fresh bubbles of Soda.
Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry®
Wild Bear Berry Mojo
Signature Drink
In a shaker:
Muddle 4 blackberries & 2 mint leaves
3 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry®
Squeeze of fresh lemon
Splash of Sweet & Sour
Ice
Shake & Strain with a Sieve (to capture mint
and seeds): Into a chilled martini glass or
serve on the rocks.
Berry Subtle Saketini
Signature Drink
In a shaker with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry®
2 oz Sake
Splash of Triple Sec
Shake & Strain: Into a chilled martini glass
Drink Description:
Sake captures the essence of Bear Hug Rum
Infusion Wild Berry® creating a “berry” refreshing
martini!
Drink Description:
Nature’s sweet berry elixir! Muddled berries
& mint with Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild
Berry® & a hint of Sweet & Sour.
Wild Bear Rum Punch
Wild Bear Berry Mojito
Classic Cocktail
Classic Cocktail
In a shaker with ice:
2 ½ oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry®
Splash of Peach Schnapps
Splash of pineapple juice
Splash of cranberry juice
Splash of champagne
In a shaker:
Muddle:
½ oz Simple Syrup
3 Mint leaves
2 Lime slices
Optional - 2 blackberries and/or 2 raspberries
3 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry®
Splash of soda & ice
Shake & Strain:
Into a chilled martini glass or serve on the
rocks.
Add: A float to the bottom of Chambord®
Liqueur
Drink Description:
The islands’ famous rum punch goes
champagne bubbly wild with peach,
pineapple, blueberry, and cranberry juice.
Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry® and
raspberry-flavored Chambord® add the buzz.
Berry Wild 7’s
Classic Cocktail
In a rocks glass with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry®
2 oz 7-Up®
Garnish: Fresh berries
Drink Description:
Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry®
wrangles its fresh cranberries and
blueberries with the cool lime of 7-Up®.
Serve & Garnish: Pour into an old-fashioned glass
with ice. Garnish with a berry or lime wedge.
Drink Description:
Berry my mojito! Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild
Berry® lends its fresh, natural juices to a
refreshing mint & lime mojito.
Berry Rum Cosmo
Classic Cocktail
In a shaker with ice:
2 ½ oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry®
¼ oz Triple Sec
Splash of fresh lime juice
Splash of cranberry juice
Shake, Strain, & Garnish: Serve in a chilled martini
glass or serve on the rocks. Garnish with a lime
wedge.
Drink Description:
The Cosmo’s signature cranberry & lime cools its
Jimmy Choos with Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild
Berry®.
Bear Hug Tequila Infusion Chili Pepper®
Bloody Maria Martini
Pepper Popper
Signature Drink
Signature Drink
In a shaker:
Crush a few red peppercorns
1 oz Bloody Mary Mix
3 oz Bear Hug Tequila Infusion Chili
Pepper®
Ice
In a highball glass pour ONE of the following:
Beer
Lemon Lime Soda
Shake & Strain with a Sieve: Into a chilled
martini glass or serve on the rocks.
Drink Description:
Chase a shot of Bear Hug Tequila Infusion Chili
Pepper® as you drink down your choice of beer or
lemon lime soda.
Garnish: Cracked black pepper on top, an
olive and a lime wedge.
Drop a shot of Bear Hug Tequila Infusion Chili
Pepper® into the glass.
Drink Description:
Take the Bloody Mary South of the border
with a rush of Agave! Bear Hug Chili Pepper
Tequila Infusion ® and Bloody Mary Mix.
Margarita En Fuego
Ginger is a Hottie Margarita
Classic Cocktail
Classic Cocktail
In a shaker:
Muddle:
¼ oz Simple Syrup
3 Lemon slices
1 Lime slice
In a shaker with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Tequila Infusion Chili Pepper®
2 oz Sweet and Sour
½ oz Ginger Mix
Shake & Strain: Pour into a rocks glass over ice.
Add:
2 oz Bear Hug Chili Pepper Tequila®
¼ oz Orange Liqueur
Splash of Sweet and Sour
Splash of Orange juice
Ice
Shake, Strain, Garnish: Serve in a rocks
glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge or a chili
pepper.
Drink Description:
Fresh muddled lemons and limes explode
into the natural flavor of Bear Hug Tequila
Infusion Chili Pepper® and Orange Liqueur
for a picante Margarita En Fuego.
Drink Description:
Ginger and spice makes this Margarita a hottie! Ice
can’t even chill this pair down Bear Hug Tequila
Infusion Chili Pepper® and Ginger.
Bear Hug Tequila Infusion Papaya®
Sun Kissed Margarita
Papaya Cosmopolitan
Classic Cocktail
Classic Cocktail
In a shaker:
Muddle:
Splash Simple Syrup
2 Lime Wedges
2 Orange Wedges without the Peal
1 Lime slice
In a shaker with ice:
3 oz Bear Hug Tequila Infusion Papaya®
Squeeze 4 lime wedges
¼ oz Orange Liquor
Splash Sweat & Sour
Splash of cranberry juice
Add:
2 oz Bear Hug Tequila Papaya®
¼ oz Orange Liqueur
Splash of Sweet and Sour
Ice
Shake, Strain, & Garnish: Serve in a chilled martini
glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
Option: Rim glass with Lime Zest
Shake, Strain, Garnish: Serve in a rocks
glass. Garnish with a Orange or Lime wedge.
Drink Description:
The Cosmo girl gone wild. Deliciously Sexy! Bear
Hug Tequila Infusion Papaya®, Orange Liquor,
Cranberry Juice & a hint of lime.
Drink Description:
Freshly muddled oranges & limes citrus
burst into the natural flavor of Bear Hug
Tequila Infusion Papaya® and Orange
Liqueur for a sun kissed Margarita!
Papaya Sunrise
Citrus Mojito
Classic Cocktail
Classic Cocktail
Pour into a highball glass with ice & Stir:
2 oz Bear Hug Tequila Infusion Papaya®
Orange Juice
In a shaker:
Muddle:
Splash Simple Syrup
3 Mint leaves
2 Lime wedges
1 Orange Wedge without peal
Optional – 1 slice of fresh papaya
Add:
2 splashes Grenadine Syrup
(Add grenadine by tilting glass and pouring
grenadine down side). The grenadine
should go straight to the bottom and then
rise up slowly through the drink.
Garnish:
Garnish with a slice of Orange or Papaya
& Cherries.
Add:
Ice
3 oz Bear Hug Tequila Infusion Papaya®
Shake & Pour: into an old-fashioned glass
Add: Splash of soda & cranberry juice for color.
Garnish:
Garnish with a slice of lime or papaya.
Drink Description:
Bear Hug Tequila Papaya® tangos with
muddled mint and lime to enhance this exotic
elixir.
Bear Hug® Multiple Infusions
Signature Drinks
Mango Tango
Sweet Heat
Multiple Infusions, Signature Drink
Multiple Infusions, Signature Drink
In a shaker with ice:
4 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango®
In a shaker with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry®
2 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango®
Shake, Strain, Garnish: Serve in a chilled
martini glass. Garnish with a fresh mango or
chili pepper.
Add: A float of Bear Hug Tequila Infusion
Chili Pepper®
Drink Description:
Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango® and Bear
Hug Tequila Infusion Chili Pepper®
intertwine to create a spicy Tango!
Shake, Strain, & Garnish: Serve in a chilled martini
glass or in a shot glass. Garnish with fresh mangos,
berries, or a chili pepper.
Add: A float of Bear Hug Tequila Infusion Chili
Pepper®
Drink Description:
Sip or shoot the sweat heat! Bear Hug Rum Infusion
Mango®, Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry® and
Bear Hug Tequila Infusion Chili Pepper®.
Very Berry Bear Hug
Bear’s Rum Rhumba
Multiple Infusions, Signature Drink
Multiple Infusions, Signature Drink
In a shaker with ice:
3 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry®
1 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Cranberry®
In a rocks glass with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry®
2 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango®
Rim, Strain, Garnish: Rim a chilled martini
glass with sugar and garnish with fresh
berries.
Garnish: Fresh berries, mangos, or mint.
Drink Description:
A mixed berry cocktail of Bear Hug Vodka
Infusion Cranberry® and Bear Hug Rum
Infusion Wild Berry® that makes for a
perfectly-balanced blend of cranberries,
blueberries, pomegranates, raspberries,
and blackberries.
Drink Description:
Our version of the islands’ best Rum Runner served
on the rocks! Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango® and
Bear Hug Rum Infusion Wild Berry®.
Costa Rican Sunset
Multiple Infusions, Signature Drink
In a rocks glass with ice:
2 oz Bear Hug Vodka Infusion Cranberry®
2 oz Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango®
Garnish: Fresh berries, mangos, or lime.
Drink Description:
The pleasure of the Costa Rican shoreline.
Bear Hug Rum Infusion Mango® and Bear
Hug Vodka Infusion Cranberry®.