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THE CLASSIC
COCKTAILS |
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Simple Syrup:
Pour 1 cup
boiling water over 1 cup sugar; stir until sugar
dissolves. Chill in the refrigerator before using; store
in the refrigerator. |
Brandy Sour Qty.
Ingredients
Directions: Mix
everything with ice in a shaker. Strain into a Whiskey Sour
glass. Use a cherry as a garnish1
1/2 oz. Brandy
1
oz.Lemon
Juice
1/2 ozOrange
Juice
1
tsp.Sugar
Syrup
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Brown Derby Cocktail
1/2 whiskey
1/4 Grapefruit juice
1/4 Honey
Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. |
Cosmopolitan Martini
In a martini pitcher filled with a few ice cubes, stir
in 1 1/2 ounces of vodka with 1/2 teaspoon of dry vermouth
and 1/2 ounce of cranberry juice. Stir, strain, and pour
into a martini glass. |
Bloody Mary:
In a cocktail
shaker, combine ice cubes,
1/3 cup chilled tomato juice,
3
tablespoons vodka,
1 tablespoon lemon juice,
dash
Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, and pepper or
bottled hot pepper sauce.
Shake well to mix. Pour into a
chilled glass; add ice cubes, if desired. Garnish with a
celery stalk. Makes 1 serving. (Note: You may prefer
to make Bloody Marys ahead and chill for flavors to blend.
Stir before serving.
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Cosmopolitan
In a pitcher or shaker, combine 4 parts Absolut Citron
Vodka with 2 parts each of cranberry juice and triple sec
(or Cointreau) and 1 part lime juice. Shake, strain, and
pour into martini or cocktail glass. Garnish with lime
wedge. |
Bourbon/ brandy or Vodka Sour: In a cocktail
shaker, combine ice cubes;
1/4 cup bourbon, Scotch whisky,
or rye whiskey (brandy or Vodka)
2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice;
2
teaspoons powdered sugar.
Shake well to mix. Strain into a
chilled glass. Pour 2 tablespoons chilled grapefruit
carbonated beverage down the side of the glass; stir
gently to mix. Add ice cubes, if desired. Garnish with an
orange twist and a maraschino cherry on a skewer. Makes 1
serving. |
Collins: In a tall glass, stir
together
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons
sugar or Simple Syrup (see recipe below).
3
tablespoons gin, vodka, or light rum. Add ice cubes.
Pour
3/4 cup chilled carbonated water down the side of the
glass. Garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino
cherry. Makes 1 serving |
Gimlet: In a cocktail shaker,
combine ice cubes,
3 tablespoons gin or vodka,
1
tablespoon bottled sweetened lime juice. Shake well to
mix. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Makes 1 serving |
Gin and Tonic: Place ice cubes
in a glass.
1/4 cup gin.
1/2 cup chilled tonic
water (quinine water) down the side. Squeeze a lime wedge
into glass; stir gently. Add wedge to drink. Makes 1
serving |
Manhattan: In a cocktail
shaker, combine cracked ice,
3 tablespoons blended
whiskey,
1 tablespoon sweet vermouth,
dash aromatic
bitters. Shake well to mix. Strain into a chilled cocktail
glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. Makes 1 serving |
Dry Manhattan: Prepare
Manhattan as directed, except substitute dry vermouth for
the sweet vermouth. Garnish with a green olive |
Martini (classic): In a
cocktail shaker, combine cracked ice,
1/4 cup gin,
1
tablespoon dry vermouth. Shake well to mix. Strain into a
chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a green olive or a
lemon twist. Makes 1 serving |
Old-Fashioned: Pour
1
tablespoon Simple Syrup (see recipe below) into an
old-fashioned glass. Stir in
dash aromatic bitters.
Add
ice cubes
3 tablespoons bourbon, brandy, Scotch
whisky, or Southern Comfort.
3 tablespoons chilled
carbonated water; stir gently to mix. Garnish with an
orange twist and a maraschino cherry on a skewer. Makes 1
serving |
The
Rob Roy
1 1/2 oz. Scotch
3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth
(Dash of Bitters if desired)
Build over ice in Rocks glass- Garnish
with a cherry, |
Brandy
Old Fashioned
Directions:
Put sugar cube in a Old Fashioned glass
and sprinkle with bitters and a dash of
cold water. Muddle then add Brandy. Lemon
twist to garnish.Add ice
1
1/2 oz. Brandy
2
dashes Angostura
Bitters
1
lump Sugar
1 Lemon
Peel |
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Scotch
or Whiskey Rickey
Directions: Mix over ice in a highball
glass. Fill with Club Soda.
1 1/2 oz. Blended Scotch or Blended
Whiskey
1/4 oz. Lime juice
Fill Club Soda
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After
Dinner Drinks
After diner, everybody wants to have something sweet,
that is why after dinner drinks traditionally contain a
variety of liqueurs. |
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Grasshopper
2 oz. Crème de
Cacao
2 oz. Peppermint liqueur or Syrup
2 oz. fresh Cream
Garnish
Chocolate Chips or shaved chocolate |
Rusty
Nail
4 oz Scotch Whisky
2 oz Drambuie |
Black
Russian
4 oz Vodka
2 oz Kahlua Coffeeliqueur
Garnish
Make a White Russian by floating the Drink with cream! |
Golden
Nail
3 oz. Bourbon Whiskey
2 oz. Southern Comfort |
Russian
Car
4 oz Vodka
1 oz Galliano
1 oz Crème de Cacao
4 ozcl fresh Cream |
Jamaica
Kiss
2 oz dark Rum
2 oz Crème de Café
2 oz fresh Cream |
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