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PINK PLYMOUTH GIN & TONIC
No matter what team you are rooting for, this cocktail will make winners out of all of us!
1 1/2 oz Plymouth gin
5 dashes Angostura bitters
1/2 oz Lime juice
Tonic Water
Glass:
Collins
Add the gin, bitters and lime juice to a tall glass filled with ice.
Top with tonic water and stir briefly.
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Moscow Mule
A modern classicd perfected!
2 oz vodka
1 oz Fresh lime juice
1 1/2 oz Ginger syrup* ( make or buy premade)
4 oz Club soda
Garnish:
Lime wheel (optional)
Glass:
Collins or mule mug
Add the vodka, lime juice and ginger syrup to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a mule mug or Collins glass filled with fresh ice. Top with club soda and mound crushed ice over the top of the drink.
*Ginger syrup ingredients
1/2 cup Fresh ginger juice (squeezed from freshly grated ginger root)
1 cup Superfine sugar
In a small saucepan, heat the ginger juice until warm (but do not let boil) over low heat. Add the sugar and whisk until the sugar is dissolved. Store the syrup in a lidded container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
MOËT GOLDEN GLAMOUR
The perfect cocktail to enjoy while watching all the award shows!
4 oz Moët & Chandon Imperial Champagne (well chilled)
1⁄4 oz Navan Vanilla Liqueur
1 1⁄2 oz Passion fruit juice (well chilled)
Garnish:
1 Mint sprig
Glass:
Coupe, Champagne
Add all the ingredients to a coupe glass.
Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.
Cappa Cocktail
Try this drink named for the black cloaks worn by Dominican friars.
1 1/2oz Plymouth gin
1 1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand Pineau des Charentes Selection
1/2 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
Garnish:
1 Lemon twist
Glass:
Wine or cocktail
Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir, and strain into a small wine or cocktail glass. Twist a slice of lemon peel over the drink and use as garnish.
Midori Melon Ball Cocktail
It's a delicious Midori melon drink that's as easy as 1-2-3. Combine the fresh taste of melons with a little orange juice and a splash of vodka and you've got a simple but delicious cocktail that's ready to serve.
2 parts Midori® Melon Liqueur
1 part Pinnacle® Original Vodka
Top with Orange Juice
Glass:
Double old Fashion, Martini
Garnish:
Melon balls on a pick
Pour ingredients over ice into a glass and gently stir.
Hot Mulled Wine
Warming, beautiful and delicious to drink!
Makes 10 cocktails
1 bottle Pinot noir (750 mL)
2 Oranges, peeled and sliced
1 cup Rich demerara syrup
8 oz Papa’s Pilar Blonde rum
3 Cinnamon sticks
8 Whole cloves
1 tsp Sliced ginger
1 cup Dried hibiscus flowers
Garnish:
Orange peel
3 Cloves
Glass:
Double Old Fashion
Add all the ingredients into a large pot on medium heat.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, and allow to simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, strain out solids, and serve in a mug or rocks glass. Garnish with an orange peel skewered with 3 cloves.
Grey Goose Mediterranean Mary
Super Bowl Cocktail! Olive tapenade and herbs take this savory Bloody Mary to another level.
Lemon wedge
2 tbsp Coarse salt
1 1/2 oz Grey Goose Vodka (Original or Le Citron)
1 oz Dry sherry
3 oz Mediterranean Mary Mix
Garnish:
1 Olive
Cucumber spear
Glass:
Tome Collins or Hurricane Glass
Rub the lemon wedge on the outer edge of a tall glass and then roll the glass lip in the salt. Add the remaining ingredients to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into the prepared glass. Garnish with a cucumber spear and an olive.
Mediterranean Mary Mix
3 Tbsp Olive tapenade (store-bought is fine)
2 Tbsp Olive oil
.5 tsp Dried oregano
.5 tsp Dried basil
1 tsp Celery salt
1 tsp Freshly ground black pepper
32 oz Tomato juice
5 tsp Hot sauce
2 oz Fresh lemon juice
2 oz Fresh lime juice
Combine all the ingredients in a pitcher with a tight-fitting lid. Close the pitcher and shake vigorously. Mix may be made up to four days in advance.
Strawberry Basil Margarita
A refreshing twist on the classic.
3
3 Medium strawberries
3 Basil leaves
3/4 oz Lime juice
3/4 oz Simple syrup
1 1/2 oz Jose Cuervo Tradicional Tequila
1/2 oz Cointreau
1/4 oz Maraschino liqueur
Garnish:
1 Lime wheel
Basil leaves
Glass:
Margarita
In a shaker, muddle the strawberries, basil, lime juice and simple syrup. Add the remaining ingredients and fill with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a Margarita glass filled with fresh ice.
Garnish with a lime wheel and additional basil leaves.
RUM RANGOON COCKTAIL
This powerful cocktail is like an instant Caribbean vacation.
2 oz Banks 5-Island rum
3⁄4 oz Fresh lime juice
1⁄2 oz Clément Créole Shrubb Rum
1⁄4 oz Martinique sugar cane syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 dash Angostura Orange Bitters
Garnish:
1 Orange wedge
Glass:
Coupe or cocktail
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange wedge.
CROWNBERRY APPLE COCKTAIL
This whisky cocktail is pretty simple—sort of like an alcoholic version of Ocean Spray Cran-Apple.
1 1/2 oz Crown Royal Regal Apple whisky
4 oz Cranberry juice
Garnish:
Red apple wheel
Glass:
Rocks
Add the whisky to a rocks glass over ice. Top with cranberry juice and stir. Garnish with an apple wheel.
Caipirinha
This classic Caipirinha recipe instantly transports you to a beach in Rio. The main ingredient, Cachaça, is a Brazilian rum type liquor.
Half lime, cut into wedges
2 tsp sugar
2 oz Cachaça
Garnish:
1 Lime wedge (s)
Glass:
Double Old Fashioned
In the DOF glass, muddle the sugar and lime. Fill with ice and add the cachaça. Stir briefly and garnish with lime wedges.
VODKA GIMLET
The classic Gimlet takes gin, but many opt for this vodka version.
2 1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
1/2 oz Simple syrup
Garnish:
Lime wheel
Glass:
Nick and Nora or Double Old Fashioned
Add all of the ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, and garnish with a lime wheel.
Mango Brava Daiquiri
Is it Summertime yet? Find out what happens when you add mango to an all-time classic.
2 oz Mango-Infused Rum (see recipe below)
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Simple syrup (one part sugar, one part water)
Garnish:
1 Lime wheel
Glass:
Cocktail
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Mango-Infused Rum
8 oz (1 cup) Caña Brava Rum
8 Dried mango slices
Add both ingredients to a jar and seal. Let stand for 24 hours and then strain into a clean jar.
Blow Job
This layered shot originated around the early ’90s in the U.S. and is meant to be imbibed hands-free.
1/2 oz Amaretto liqueur
1/5 oz
Irish cream liqueur
Whipped cream
Glass:
Shot
In a shot glass, slowly pour the amaretto, then the Irish cream, and top it with the whipped cream without mixing.
SEX ON THE BEACH COCKTAIL
Sex on the Beach sports a provocative name for a harmless fruity cocktail. It’s easy to make and even easier to drink, so it’s perfect for your next tropical vacation or cocktail party.
1 1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Peach schnapps
1 1/2 oz Orange or pineapple juice
1 1/2 oz Cranberry juice
1/2 oz Chambord or crème de cassis (optional)
Garnish:
1 Orange wheel
Glass:
Highball
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with an orange wheel.
If you are up for it, add a layer of whipped cream and a test tube of a flavorful dark rum with a cherry on top!
THE QUETZAL
Taking its' name from the tropical bird, the Quetzal, this cocktail has tropical flavors with a twist and a garnish that mimicks the birds fabulous tail feathers!
1 1/2 oz Zacapa 23 Rum
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 oz Fresh lime juice
1 oz Fresh orange juice
1 oz Fresh pineapple juice
1 tsp Quality maple syrup
Garnish:
3 Pineapple leaves
Glass:
Martini
Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake well and strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with pineapple leaves.
(Hint: You may want to use a toothpick to lace the three leaves together at their bottoms, fanning the leaves out. Break of excess toothpick before placing in drink)
BRANDY ALEXANDER COCKTAIL
With cream, crème de cacao and brandy, classic is a creamy, indulgent delight. With many details of its origin unknown, the Brandy Alexander became popular in the early 20th century. Try this cocktail as a decadent after-dinner sipper.
2 oz Cognac or other fine aged brandy
1 oz Dark crème de cacao
1 oz Cream
Garnish:
1 Freshly grated nutmeg
Glass:
Cocktail
Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.
LINCOLN CLUB COOLER
After a few sips you’ll be begging to join.
1 1/2 oz Cruzan Rum
3 oz Ginger ale
Glass:
Highball
Add the rum and ginger ale to a highball glass filled with ice. Stir.
BACARDI SUPERIOR MAI TAI COCKTAIL
A classic cocktail made with one of the world’s classic rums, this Mai Tai mixes up tropical flavors like almond and spice to become your next Tiki go-to.
1 1/2 oz BACARDÍ Superior rum
3/4 oz Orange curaçao
3/4 oz Fresh lime juice
1/2 oz Orgeat
1/2 oz BACARDÍ Black rum
Garnish:
Lime wheel
Mint sprig
Glass:
Double Old Fashioned
Add the BACARDÍ Superior rum, curaçao, juice and orgeat into a shaker with crushed ice and shake lightly (about 3 seconds). Pour into a double Old Fashioned glass, then float the BACARDÍ Black rum.
Garnish with a lime wheel and mint sprig.
SPICY GRAND MARGARITA COCKTAIL
Red pepper and chile pepper powder make this Margarita almost too hot to handle.
Salt
1/2 oz Simple syrup or agave nectar
1/4 tsp Red pepper flakes
1 pinch Chipotle chile powder
1 3/4 oz Reposado tequila
1/2 oz Grand Marnier
3⁄4 oz
Fresh lime juice
Garnish:
1 Jalapeño or red chile pepper
Glass:
Rocks
Coat the rim of a rocks glass with salt, fill with ice and set aside.
In a shaker, muddle the agave nectar or simple syrup, red pepper flakes and chile powder. Add the remaining ingredients, fill with ice and shake vigorously. Strain through a strainer into the prepared glass. Garnish with a jalapeño or red chile pepper.
Paloma Cocktail
Mezcal stands in for tequila in this cocktail with fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice, simple syrup and club soda forming the grapefruit-soda-like component. However, the real wild card is a spicy chile piquin glass rim–dried, pulverized hot pepper with a smoky-citrusy flavor.
2 oz Del Maguey Vida mezcal
3 oz Fresh grapefruit juice
1/4 oz Fresh lime juice
1/2 oz Simple syrup
2 oz Club soda
Garnish:
Chile piquin rim (find it in the spice aisle at your grocers, variety of ground peppers)
Grapefruit quarter wheel
Cilantro sprig
Jalapeño round
Glass:
Rocks
Rim half of a rocks glass with chile piquin. Add the mezcal, juices and syrup to a shaker with ice and shake. Strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice. Top up with the club soda.
Garnish with a grapefruit quarter wheel, cilantro sprig and jalapeño round.
GAELIC FLIP
Getting ready for St. Patrick's Day!
Fortify yourself with the Irish-whiskey-and-egg Gaelic Flip cocktail.
1 1/4 oz Bushmills Irish Whiskey
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 tsp Allspice liqueur
1/3 oz Simple syrup
1 Egg
Garnish:
Nutmeg
Glass:
Irish Coffee or rocks
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and dry shake (without ice) to emulsify. Fill with ice and shake again. Strain into an Irish coffee mug or rocks glass and garnish with grated nutmeg.
The Passion Cocktail
This cocktail can best be described as a Tequila Cosmo. Similar to the Cosmopolitan, this recipe uses a mix of cranberry, lime, and orange liqueur. In this case, Grand Marnier is used instead of Cointreau, which is a nice pairing with the tequila.
2 ounces tequila
3 ounces cranberry juice
1 ounce lime juice
2 ounces Grand Marnier orange liqueur
Garnish
Lime slice and skewered blueberried for garnish
Glass
Coupe or old fashioned shaped champagne glass
Pour the tequila, cranberry juice, and lime juice into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into a chilled stemmed glass.
Splash with Grand Marnier. Garnish with the slice of lime and blueberries.
HAPPY PILL COCKTAIL
An updated version of the classic "Painkiller" cocktail
1 oz Don Q Cristal rum
1 oz Plantation dark rum
1/2 oz Fresh lime juice
3/4 oz Grilled pineapple juice*
3/4 oz Fresh orange juice
1/2 oz Coconut cream
1 oz Kalani coconut liqueur
Garnish:
Cherry, Pineapple slice
Grated nutmeg
Glass:
Highball
Add all the ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake. Pour into a metal cup or highball over crushed ice. Garnish with a skewered cherry and pineapple slice. Dust with fresh grated nutmeg.
*Grilled pineapple juice: Grill 6 pineapple wedges in a stovetop pan on medium-high heat for 2 minutes on each side. Muddle and strain.
FLAMING LAMBORGHINI
Drink at your own risk! To drink, start by drinking the concoction with a straw. When finished, extinguish the flame with by pouring the shot into the cocktail glass.Continue to finish the drink. Make, Light, Drink repeat. Make, Light, Drink, Repeat. Make, Light, Drink, Repeat!
1 oz Coffee liqueur
1 oz Sambuca
1 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
1 oz Irish cream
Glass:
Martni and Shot
Pour sambuca and coffee liquor into a cocktail shaker filled with cubed ice. Shake briefly to chill and strain into an already chilled martini glass.
Pour baileys into shot glass and float the blue curacao ontop of the Irish cream and place beside the cocktail glass.
Set the cocktail glass on fire. Drink the cocktail with a straw at first then pour the prepared shot into the glass to extinguish the flame and finish the cocktail!
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz chilli vodka
1/2 oz horseradish vodka
3 oz tomato water*
Dash celery bitters
Dash of lime juice
Glass:
Martini or Double Old Fashioned (filled with ice)
Garnish:
Green or yellow Cherry tomatoes cut in half (soaked in chilli vodka) and skewered
Add all the ingredients to a shaker of ice. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Add a garnish of chilli-vodka spiked cherry tomatoes.
*Tomato Water
Ingredients
4 pounds vine-ripened red tomatoes (about 10 medium)
1 1/2 tablespoons coarse salt
two 18-inch-square pieces cheesecloth
Directions
Rinse tomatoes well under running water and quarter. In a food processor purée tomatoes with salt until smooth. Line a large sieve set over a tall nonreactive kettle with cheesecloth and carefully pour tomato purée into center of cheesecloth. Gather sides of cheesecloth up over purée to form a large sack and, without squeezing purée, gently gather together upper thirds of cheesecloth to form a neck. Carefully tie neck securely with kitchen string. Tie sack to a wooden spoon longer than diameter of kettle and remove sieve. Put spoon across top of kettle, suspending sack inside kettle and leaving enough room underneath sack so that it will not sit in tomato water that accumulates. Let sack hang in refrigerator at least 8 hours.
Without squeezing sack, discard it and its contents and transfer tomato water to a bowl. Tomato water keeps, covered and chilled, 4 days.
Bloodless Mary Martini
Let's call it a "sophisticated" Bloody Mary. All the flavor but quite the change in the look!
NEW YORK SOUR COCKTAIL
Top a classic Whiskey Sour with red wine to get this delicious pre-Prohibition tipple.
2 oz Rye whiskey or bourbon
3/4 oz Simple syrup
1 oz Lemon juice
1 Egg white (optional)
1/2 oz Red wine
Glass:
Rocks
Add all the ingredients except the wine to a shaker and fill with ice.
Shake well and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Carefully pour the wine over the back of a spoon so it floats on top of the drink.
The Royal Daiquiri
A tasty twist on the original daiquiri. Crème Yvette is a violet, citrus, and vanilla liqueur that was first produced in the 1890’s. It went out of production but was revived by the Cooper Spirits Company, the makers of St.Germain. It is a combination of 4 berry fruits (blackberry, raspberry, cassis, strawberries) that is blended with dried violet petals. At the end of the maceration process honey and orange peel is added. It has rich sweet berry notes balanced out by a delicate violet flavor. Lingering in the background are touches of orange and hints of silky vanilla.
2 1/2 oz Gold Rum (Ron Abuelo 7 Year)
1 oz Lime Juice
3/4 oz Crème Yvette
1 dash of Orange Bitters
Glass:
Double Old Fashioned, Martini or Coupe.
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass filled with crushed ice.
High Horse Cocktail
Be careful when you are seated...it's a long way down after a couple of these beauties!
1 1/2 oz Barbadian rum
1/2 oz Kirsch brandy
1/2 oz Cherry liqueur
1/2 oz Sweet vermouth
2 dashes
Angostura bitters
Garnish:
Brandied cherry
Glass:
Martini
Add all the ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with a brandied cherry.
GOLDEN GLOVE
This extra-citrusy cousin of the Daiquiri gets a kick from Cointreau.
2 oz White rum (Flor de Caña 4-Year-Old Extra Dry)
1 tsp Cointreau
1/2 oz Fresh lime juice
1 tsp Sugar
Garnish:
1 Lime half-wheel
Glass:
Rocks
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a lime half-wheel.
STRAWBERRY BASIL MARGARITA
A refreshing twist on a classic
3 Medium strawberries
3 Basil leaves
3/4 oz Lime juice
3/4 oz Simple syrup
1 1/2 oz Jose Cuervo Traditional Tequila
1/2 oz Cointreau
1/4 oz Maraschino liqueur
Garnish:
1 Lime wheel
Basil leaf
Glass:
Margarita
In a shaker, muddle the strawberries, basil, lime juice and simple syrup.
Add the remaining ingredients and fill with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a Margarita glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel and additional basil leaf.
Last Word
This complex, herbal cocktail will win any argument. How many times did we wish we had the last word.....well now you might, but won't care if you do or don't!
3⁄4 oz Gin
3⁄4 oz Maraschino liqueur
3⁄4 oz Green Chartreuse
3⁄4 oz Fresh lime juice
Glass:
Cocktail
Garnish:
Lime peel or wedge
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wedge or peel.
THE ROAD TO KYUSHU COCKTAIL
Don't ask me where and why it orginated, I am not sure...Maybe the Japanese whiskey has something to do with it? LOL
1 1/2 oz Kikori Japanese whisky
1/2 oz Galliano liqueur
1/2 oz Averna Amaro
2 dashes Barrel-aged bitters
1 Kumquat
2 Whole cloves
Garnish:
Kumquat
Glass:
Coupe
Muddle the kumquat and cloves in a mixing glass. Add the whisky, Galliano, amaro and bitters, add ice, and stir until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Garnish with a kumquat that is semi split and placed on the rim of the glass.
Sexual Alligator Shot
After a couple of these shots, don't believe anyone who says "I don't bite" ! They Lie LOL
1/3 oz of Midori
1/3 oz chambord Raspberry Liquor
1/4 ounce of Jagermeister
1/2 oz of Pineapple juice
(jigger or shot is 1.5 ounces)
Glass
Shot or small rocks glass
Shake the Midori and pineapple juice over ice. Strain into a small rocks glass or shot glss. Layer Chambord on the bottom using a spoon if you are not talented enough to pour slowly down the inside of the glass. Layer Jagermeister on top. You now have a three layered shooter all the (gurls) will have to have. Purple on the bottom, neon green in the middle and brown on top...Sounds like a Madri Gras three-way! Drink Up!
Tequila Honey Bee Cocktail
Talk about a buzzzz!
2 oz tequila
Del Maguey mezcal rinse
1 oz Honey syrup*
3⁄4 oz Fresh lemon juice
2 oz Angostura bitters
Garnish:
Lemon peel
Glass:
Highball or Tom Collins
Rinse a highball glass with the mezcal, coating the inside of the glass with a thin layer and dumping out whatever doesn’t stick.
Add the tequila, syrup and lemon juice to a shaker with ice, and shake until chilled.
Pour into the prepared glass, and add 2 dashes of the bitters.
Garnish with a lemon peel.
Honey Syrup
Add 1/2 cup honey and 1/2 cup water to a small saucepan over medium heat. (You can experiment and decide how much of a honey flavor you want in your syrup. The more honey you use, the thicker the syrup and stronger in flavor it will be.) Stir until blended. Strain into a jar and seal tightly with a lid. Will keep for 1 month in the refrigerator.
Hot Red Rum Cocktail
This'll Warm You Up!
1 1/2 oz Plantation Barbados five-year-old rum
1 oz Red wine
1/4 oz Ramazzotti amaro
1/4 oz Fresh lemon juice
1/4 oz Rich demerara syrup
1/4 oz Rich honey syrup
1⁄4 dropper The Bitter End Memphis Barbeque bitters
Garnish:
Orange peel
3 Cloves
Glass:
Teacup
Warm all ingredients in a cappuccino cup and serve it in a teacup with a saucer and spoon.
Garnish with an orange peel studded with 3 cloves.
VIEUX CARRÉ COCKTAIL
The cognac-and-rye classic Vieux Carré cocktail was invented at New Orleans’ famed Carousel Bar.
4 dashes Dale DeGroff's Pimento Aromatic Bitters
2 tsp Bénédictine
3⁄4 oz Sweet vermouth
3⁄4 oz Cognac
3⁄4 oz George Dickel Rye Whiskey
Garnish:
1 Cherry
Glass:
Cocktail
Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.
Scofflaw Cocktail
This whiskey drink was invented in Paris while the US suffered through Prohibition.
2 oz Bourbon or rye whiskey
1 oz Dry vermouth
1/4 oz Lemon juice
1/2 oz Grenadine
2 dashes Orange bitters
Glass:
Cocktail
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
1 1/2 oz Light rum
1/2 oz Aquavit
Peychaud’s bitters
3/4 ounce lime juice
3/4 ounce simple syrup
6 mint leaves, torn
Glass:
Tom Collins
Garnish:
Mint leaves
Combined the rum, Aquatvit, lime juice and simple syrup into a shaker filled with crushed ice and skake well. Strain into a Tom Collins glass with slightly muddled mint leaves on the bottom and filled with fresh crushed ice. Float the Peychaud's bitters on top, garnish wit small whole mint leaves.
PROSPECT PARK SWIZZLE
The Flanders Cocktail
This will definitely warm you up!
1 1/2 oz Canadian Club Whisky
1/2 oz Sweet vermouth
1 dash Bitters
Garnish:
1 Cherry
Glass:
Martini
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with a cherry.
THE KAMIKAZE COCKTAIL
Born in the 1970s during the days of disco, the Kamikaze is an easy-to-make shooter that’s perfect for knocking back quickly and getting the party started. While there are many variations of this pre-game favorite, this rendition has a citrus-dominating flavor that will have you back on the dance floor in no time. No chaser needed.
1 1/2 oz Vodka
3/4 oz Triple sec
3/4 oz Lime juice
Glass:
Cocktail or shot
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass or divide between two shot glasses.
GIN FIZZ COCKTAIL
Love the Tom Collins? Try its frothy, bubbly cousin, the Gin Fizz. The secret to creating the perfect creaminess and froth is to shake, shake, shake—and then shake some more. Somehow, I always associate a cocktail made with Gin as being a Spring/Summer cocktail.....Maybe if we start to drink Gin now, the warmer weather get here sooner!
1 oz Club soda
2 oz Plymouth gin
1 oz Lemon juice
3/4 oz Simple syrup
1 Egg white (.5 ounce if you are using an all egg white product)
Glass:
Fizz or Collins
Add the club soda to a Fizz or Collins glass and set aside. Add the remaining ingredients to a shaker and shake without ice for about 10 seconds. Add 3 or 4 ice cubes and shake very well creating a luxurious foam of sorts. Double-strain into the prepared glass. Serve.
TEQUILA FURNACE
Fire up a traditional tequila shot with a little hot sauce.
2 oz El Tesoro Platinum Tequila
Franks Hot Sauce...Something with flavor and heat!
Salt
1 Lime wedge
Glass:
Tall shot
Pour the hot sauce into a tall shot glass. Gently, and using the back of a spoon, pour the tequila off the spoon and onto the side of the shot glass creating a two layered shot. If you like, lick some salt off your hand, drink the shot and then bite the lime wedge.
ZACAPA HOT TODDY
If you’re feeling a little down in the dumps because of the weather, this toasty beverage will perk you right up.
4 oz Boiling water
1 oz Zacapa 23 Rum
1/2 oz Clover honey
1 oz Fresh lemon juice
Garnish:
1 Lemon wedge
Whole cloves (optional)
Glass:
Footed Irish coffee mug
Pour the water into a footed Irish coffee mug. Add the remaining ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Shake well, pour into the mug and stir.
Garnish with a lemon wedge.(studed with just a few whole cloves if desired)
Irish Blonde
Not everyone in Ireland is Redgeaded! St Patrick’s Day is around the corner. Start preparing now.
2 oz Michael Collins Blended Irish Whiskey
3/4 oz Orange curaçao
11/4 oz La Ina Fino Sherry
1 dash Regans' Orange Bitters
Garnish:
1 Flamed orange peel
Glass:
Martini
Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir, and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with a flamed orange peel (see the how to in an earlier posting of Helpful Cocktail Tips).
TULLY-TINI
Irish whiskey is the backbone of this sweet-and-tart cocktail.
1 1/2 oz Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whiskey
1/2 oz Sour apple liqueur
3 oz Cranberry juice
Garnish:
1 Apple slice
Glass:
Martini
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a Martini glass.
Garnish with an apple slice.
THE IRISH OLD FASHIONED
This recipe puts an Irish twist on the “original” old fashioned cocktail.
2 oz Jameson Black Barrel Irish Whiskey
3/4 oz Bénédictine
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 dashes Orange bitters
Garnish:
Orange slice
Glass:
Rocks
Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir, and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with an orange slice.
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