3 Cocktails Inspired by Your Ex

If cocktails could talk, these would overshare.

Pour Decisions isn’t your average cocktail book—it’s a little unhinged, deeply relatable, and wildly good at making drinks that feel like a personality trait. Equal parts humor and happy hour, this cult‑favorite cocktail book serves recipes inspired by modern dating dilemmas, emotional baggage, and the kind of nights that start with one drink and end with a story.

Below, three standout cocktails from Pour Decisions that prove bad decisions can still taste very good.

Situationship 

Sweet. Refreshing. Emotionally confusing.

The Situationship cocktail is bright and flirty, made with tequila, fresh honeydew melon, mint, and citrus. It’s the kind of drink you say yes to even though you know better. Light, smooth, and dangerously easy to sip, it’s perfect for summer evenings, group hangs, or ignoring a text you definitely saw.

Ingredients

• Salt, for the rim

• 2 oz silver tequila

• ½ cup fresh honeydew melon, diced

• 4–5 mint leaves

• 2 oz fresh lime juice

• 1 oz orange liqueur

• ½ cup ice

• Mint sprig (for garnish)

Glassware: Rocks glass

Directions

1. Wet the rim of a rocks glass and dip it into salt.

2. Place all cocktail ingredients into a blender and purée until smooth.

3. Pour into the prepared glass and garnish with a mint sprig.

Why we love it: It’s fresh, fun, and commitment-free—just like the name.

Gaslighter 

Smoky. Strong. Slightly unhinged.

This one doesn’t play nice. Gaslighter blends reposado tequila, mezcal, bitters, and agave, finished with a dramatic flamed orange peel moment. It’s bold, complex, and just intense enough to make you question your life choices—in the best way.

Ingredients

• 1½ oz reposado tequila

• ½ oz mezcal

• 2 dashes Angostura bitters

• 1 barspoon agave nectar

• 1 torched strip of orange peel (for garnish)

Glassware: Rocks glass

Directions

1. Place a large ice cube in a rocks glass and add all cocktail ingredients. Stir until chilled.

2. Hold a strip of orange peel about 2 inches above a lit match for a few seconds. Twist and squeeze the peel over the cocktail to express the oils, being careful to avoid the flame.

3. Rub the torched peel around the rim of the glass, drop it into the drink, and enjoy.

Why we love it: It’s theatrical, deeply flavorful, and makes a statement. Much like cutting someone off and ordering another round.

Cling Wrap 

Crisp. Cozy. A little too attached.

The Cling Wrap cocktail leans brunch-adjacent with gin, maple syrup, lemon juice, and a lemon twist. It’s smooth, balanced, and comforting—perfect for slow mornings, early evenings, or pretending you’re a low-maintenance person.

Ingredients

• 2 oz gin

• 1 oz triple sec

• 1 splash lemon juice

• 1 splash maple syrup

• Lemon twist (for garnish)

Glassware: Cocktail glass

Directions

1. Pour all liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake until fully combined.

2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

3. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Why we love it: It’s familiar but elevated, sweet without being clingy (despite the name).

Bad choices. Great drinks. Zero regrets. Pour Decisions is the cocktail book you gift, keep, and absolutely judge by its cover (in the best way). Find it on The Foyer, stocked and ready for your next emotionally charged happy hour.