Drink Recipes
THE MENU (the drink categories will appear as followed in a list down the page)
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SOURS – IT’S NOT JUST FOR BREAKFAST.
Whiskey Sour
2 oz. Blended whiskey
1 oz. Lemon juice or juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp. Fine sugar
(or 1 1/2 oz.) (Sour mix instead of lemon and sugar)
Fill shaker glass two-thirds with ice. Add ingredients. Shake. Stain into sour glass. Garnish with lemon and a cherry.
Scotch Sour
2 oz. Scotch
1 oz. Lime juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Shake ingredients. Strain into a sour glass. Garnish with an orange slice and cherry. Note that lime juice instead of lemon juice means sour mix is nixed.
Egg Sour
2 oz. Brandy
1 tsp. Cointreau
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
1 egg
Fill shaker glass two-thirds with ice. Add ingredients. Shake. Strain into a sour glass.
Fireman’s Sour
2 oz. Light rum
2 oz. Lime juice
1 tbs. Grenadine
1 tsp. fine sugar
Club soda
Pour all ingredients except the club soda into a shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a sour glass and fill with club soda. Garnish with a lemon slice and cherry.
Brandy Sour
2 oz. Brandy
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Fill shaker glass two-thirds with ice. Add ingredients. Shake. Strain into a sour glass. Garnish with lemon and a cherry.
Double Standard Sour
1 oz. Blended whiskey
1 oz. Gin
1 tsp. Fine sugar
1/2 tsp. Grenadine
juice of 1/2 lemon or lime
Fill shaker glass two-thirds with ice. Add ingredients. Shake. Strain into a sour glass. Garnish with lemon and a cherry.
Frisco Sour
2 oz. Blended whiskey
1/2 oz. Benedictine
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 oz. Lime juice
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
Fill shaker glass two-thirds with ice. Add ingredients. Shake. Strain into a sour glass. Garnish with lemon and a cherry.
Gin Sour
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Fill shaker glass two-thirds with ice. Add ingredients. Shake. Strain into a sour glass. Garnish with lemon and a cherry.
Rum Sour
2 oz. Rum
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Fill shaker glass two-thirds with ice. Add ingredients. Shake. Strain into a sour glass. Garnish with lemon and a cherry.
Tequila Sour
2 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Fill shaker glass two-thirds with ice. Add ingredients. Shake. Strain into a sour glass. Garnish with lemon and a cherry.
Vodka Sour
2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Fill shaker glass two-thirds with ice. Add ingredients. Shake. Strain into a sour glass. Garnish with lemon and a cherry,
Amaretto Sour
1 1/2 oz. Amaretto
1 oz. Rose’s lime juice
Fill shaker glass two-thirds with ice. Add ingredients. Shake. Strain into a sour glass. Garnish with lemon and a cherry.
Applejack Sour
2 oz. Apple brandy
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine with ice in a shaker. Shake well. Pour into a sour glass.
COLLINS – ONE BIG, HAPPY FAMILY
All collins family members combine the liquor, lemon juice, and sugar in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a Collins glass full of ice. Add club soda. (Or of course there is Collins mix available at your .) Stir. If desired, garnish with a cherry and orange slice.
Tom Collins
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
3 oz. Club soda
John Collins
2 oz. Blended whiskey
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
3 oz. Club soda
Jock Collins
2 oz. Scotch
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
3 oz. Club soda
Vodka Collins
2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
3 oz. Club soda
Rum Collins
2 oz. Rum
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
3 oz. Club soda
Tequila Collins
2 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
3 oz. Club soda
Whiskey Collins
2 oz. Whiskey
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
3 oz. Club soda
GIMLETS
The gimlet is a stirred cocktail made in a shaker (or mixing glass) half filled with ice. Pour the lime juice and alcohol into the mixing glass. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Gimlet
2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Rose’s lime juice
Vodka Gimlet
2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Lime juice
Rum Gimlet
2 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Lime juice
The Tequila Gimlet
2 oz. Tequila
1/2 oz. Lime juice
FIZZES – IT’S THE FIZZ-NIT
Sloe Gin Fizz
2 oz. Sloe gin
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
4 oz. Club soda
Imperial Fizz
1 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Blended whiskey
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
4 oz. Club soda
Apricot Fizz
2 oz. Apricot-flavored brandy
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 oz. Lime juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
4 oz. Club soda
Pineapple Fizz
2 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Pineapple juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Club Soda
Gin or Alabama Fizz
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
4 oz. Club soda
Brandy Fizz
2 oz. Brandy
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
4 oz. Club soda
Cherry Fizz
2 oz. Cherry brandy
1 oz. Lemon juice
4 oz. Club soda
Jubilee Fizz
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
4 oz. Club soda
Royal Fizz
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Orange juice
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
1 tsp. Cointreau
2 tsp. Light cream
OLD FASHIONEDS – OLD FASHIONED DRINKERS
For these recipes, combine the sugar, bitters, and water in an old-fashioned glass and muddle with a spoon. Pour liquor and stir. Add ice cubes and a lemon twist. Garnish with a slice of orange or lemon and a cherry.
The Classic Old Fashioned
2 oz. Blended whiskey
1/2 tsp. Sugar
1 tsp. Water
dash or 2 bitters
Lemon twist
Bourbon Old-Fashioned
2 oz. Bourbon
1/2 tsp. Sugar
1 tsp. Water
dash or 2 bitters
Lemon twist
Tequila Old-Fashioned
2 oz. Tequila
1 tsp. Water
1/2 tsp. Sugar
dash or 2 bitters
Lemon twist
Scotch Old-Fashioned
2 oz. Scotch
1 tsp. Water
1/2 tsp. Sugar
dash or 2 bitters
Lemon twist
FIXES – FIX ME UP
For these recipes, add sugar, juice and water to a shaker half filled with ice cubes. Shake. Strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice. Add liquor. Stir. Garnish with lemon. Serve with a straw.
Rum Fix
2 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
2 tsp. Water
Crushed ice
Brandy Fix
2 oz. Brandy
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
2 tsp. Water
Crushed ice
Gin Fix
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
2 tsp. Water
Crushed ice
Whiskey Fix
2 oz. Blended whiskey
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
COOLERS – COOLERS AND THE GANG
Gin Cooler
2 oz. Gin
2 oz. Club soda
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Ginger ale
Dissolve sugar in club soda in a Collins glass. Nearly fill the glass with ice. Add gin. Fill with ginger ale. Serve with a fruit slice.
Vodka Cooler
2 oz. Vodka
2 oz. Club soda
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Ginger ale
Dissolve sugar in club soda in a Collins glass. Nearly fill the glass with ice. Add vodka. Fill with ginger ale. Serve with a fruit slice
Rum Cooler
2 oz. Rum
2 oz. Club Soda
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Ginger ale
Dissolve sugar in club soda in a Collins glass. Nearly fill the glass with ice. Add rum. Fill with ginger ale. Serve with a fruit slice.
Boston Cooler
2 oz. Rum
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
3 oz. Club soda or ginger ale
Twist of lemon
Into a highball glass, pour lemon juice, sugar, and a bit of soda. Stir. Nearly fill the glass with ice. Add rum and soda. Stir and complete with a twist of lemon.
Apricot Cooler
2 oz. Apricot brandy
1/2 oz. Grenadine
4 oz. Lemon and lime soda
Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour brandy and grenadine. Stir. Fill with soda.
Scotch Cooler
2 oz. Scotch
Splash White crème de menthe
3 oz. Club soda
Mint sprigs
Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour scotch and crème de menthe. Fill with soda. Stir. Garnish with mint.
COBBLERS – THE COBBLERS
For these recipes, pour club soda into a goblet. Add sugar and dissolve. Fill with crushed ice. Add liquor and stir. Garnish with fruit and serve with a straw.
Rum Cobbler
2 oz. Dark rum
2 oz. Club soda
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Crushed ice
Brandy Cobbler
2 oz. Brandy
2 oz. Club soda
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Crushed ice
Gin Cobbler
2 oz. Gin
2 oz. Club soda
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Crushed ice
Whiskey Cobbler
2 oz. Blended whiskey
2 oz. Club soda
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Crushed ice
Scotch Cobbler
2 oz. Scotch
2 oz. Club soda
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Crushed ice.
SCREWDRIVERS – EVERY TOOL IS A HAMMER EXCEPT A SCREWDRIVERS
For these recipes, combine all ingredients in a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir well. Pour into a highball glass and garnish with a slice of fruit.
Italian Screwdriver
1 1/2 oz. Citrus vodka
3 oz. Orange juice
2 oz. Grapefruit juice
splash ginger ale
Slow Comfortable Screw
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Sloe gin
1/2 oz. Southern Comfort
4 oz. Orange juice
Slow Comfortable Screw Up Against the Wall
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Sloe gin
1 oz. Southern Comfort
4 oz. Orange Juice
1 oz. Galliano (float on top of mix)
Screwdriver
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
5 oz. Orange juice
Very Screwy Driver
1 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Tequila
4 oz. Orange juice
Creamy Screwdriver
2 oz. Vodka
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
1 egg yolk
4 oz. Orange juice
Combine all ingredients in a blender with ice. Pour into a highball glass w/ice.
SMASHES – ARE SMASHING BABY
For these recipes, muddle the sugar with mind and club soda in an old-fashioned glass. Fill the glass with ice cubes. Pour liquor. Add a twist of lemon
Brandy Smash
2 oz. Brandy
1 tsp. Fine sugar
4 sprigs mint
1 oz. Club soda
Lemon twist
Gin Smash
2 oz. Gin
1 tsp. Fine sugar
4 sprigs mint
1 oz. Club soda
Lemon twist
Whiskey Smash
2 oz. Blended whiskey
1 tsp. Fine sugar
4 sprigs mint
1oz. Club soda
Lemon twist
THE SWIZZLES AND OTHER EROTIC TAILS
For these recipes, combine the lime juice, sugar, liquor and bitters in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a Collins glass almost filled with crushed ice. Stir. Fill with soda. Serve with a swizzle stick.
Whiskey Swizzle
2 oz. Whiskey
1 1/2 oz Lime juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
2 dashes bitters
3 oz. Club soda
Crushed ice
Gin Swizzle
2 oz. Gin
1 1/2 oz. Lime juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
2 dashes bitters
3 oz. Club soda
Crushed ice
Brandy Swizzle
2 oz. Brandy
1 1/2 oz. Lime juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
2 dashes bitters
3 oz. Club soda
Crushed ice
SLINGS – IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SLING
For all these individual recipes, combine the liquor, lemon juice, sugar, and water in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice. Stir. Add the twist of lemon.
Whiskey Sling
2 oz. Blended whiskey
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Water
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Lemon twist
Vodka Sling
2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Water
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Lemon twist
Gin Sling
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Water
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Lemon twist
Brandy Sling
2 oz. Brandy
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Water
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Lemon twist
Highland Sling
2 oz. Scotch
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
1 tsp. Water
Lemon twist
Singapore Sling
1 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Cherry brandy
1 tsp. Fine sugar
4 oz. Club soda
Fruit slices
Combine the liquor, lemon juice, sugar, and gin in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a Collins glass nearly filled with ice cubes. Fill with club soda. Float cherry brandy on top. Garnish with an orange or lemon slice. Serve with a straw.
JULEPS – A GEM OF A JULEP
Mint Julep
2 1/2 oz. Bourbon
1 tsp. Fine sugar
1 tsp. Water
4 sprigs mint
Crushed ice
In a Collins glass, muddle the mint leaves, sugar, and water. Fill the glass with crushed ice and add the bourbon. Garnish with mint and serve with straws.
Georgia Mint Julep
1 oz. Brandy
1 oz. Peach flavored brandy
1 tsp. Fine sugar
2 sprigs mint
splash water
Muddle the mint, sugar, and water in an old-fashioned glass. Add ice. Pour brandy and liqueur into the glass. Stir.
Champagne Julep
2 oz. Bourbon
4 oz. Champagne
1 tsp. Fine sugar
1 tsp. Water
4 sprigs mint
In a mixing glass, muddle the mint, water, and sugar. Add bourbon. Strain into a Collins glass. Add ice cubes. Pour in champagne. Garnish with mint.
STINGERS, GRASSHOPPERS ETC… AND OTHER BUGS
Stinger
2 oz. B&B or five star brandy
2 oz. White crème de menthe
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. A stinger on the rocks is served in an old-fashioned glass with ice.
Vodka Stinger
2 oz. Vodka
2 oz. White crème de menthe
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Galliano Stinger
2 oz. Galliano
2 oz. White crème de menthe
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Scotch Stinger
2 oz. Scotch
2 oz. White crème de menthe
Pour ingredients into a mixing lass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
International Stinger
1 oz. Galliano
1 oz. White crème de menthe
1 oz. Metaxa
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Amaretto Stinger
2 oz. Amaretto
2 oz. White crème de menthe
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Bee Stinger
1/2 oz. White crème de menthe
1 1/2 oz. Blackberry brandy
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Grasshopper
1 oz. Green crème de menthe
1 oz. White crème de menthe
1 oz. Light cream
Combine all ingredients in a shaker nearly filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Flying Grasshopper
1 oz. Greene crème de menthe
1 oz. White crème de cacao
1 oz. Vodka
Combine all ingredients in a shaker nearly filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Silver Spider Shooter
1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. White crème de menthe
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Strain into a shot glass.
Scorpion
2 oz. Light rum
1/2 oz. Brandy
1 oz. Lemon juice
2 oz. Orange juice
1/2 oz. Orgeat (almond) syrup
Combine all ingredients in a blender in this order: rum, brandy, orgeat, juices, and ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a highball or Collins glass. Serve with a fruit slice and a straw.
Tarantula
1 1/2 oz. Scotch
1 oz. Sweet vermouth
1/2 oz. Benedictine
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
THE MARTINI – THE ZEN MASTER OF COCTAILS
Martini
2 1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
In a mixing glass half filled with ice, add the vermouth first, then the gin. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with one or two olives or a twist of lemon.
Martini Dry
3 oz. Gin
splash dry vermouth
In a mixing lass half filled with ice, add the vermouth first, then the gin. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with one or two olives or a twist of lemon.
James Bond Martini
3 oz. Gin
1 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Lillet
Lemon peel
Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add a slice of lemon peel.
Gibson
2 1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
In a mixing glass half filled with ice, add the vermouth first, then the gin. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with cocktail onions.
Vodka Martini
2 1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
In a mixing glass half filled with ice, add the vermouth first, then the vodka. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Server with one or two olives or a twist of lemon. For a drier drink, reduce the vermouth.
Lemon Vodka Martini
2 oz. Lemon vodka
3 drops Cointreau
Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake. Strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a twist of lemon.
Tequila Martini
2 1/2 oz. Tequila
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
In a mixing glass half filled with ice, add the vermouth first, then the tequila. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with an olive and a twist of lemon.
THE MANHATTAN – SOPHISTICATED AND CURT
For these recipes, combine ingredients in a mixing glass half filled with ice. Stir and then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.
Manhattan
2 oz. Blended whiskey
3/4 oz. Sweet vermouth
Dash of bitters
Maraschino cherry
Dry Manhattan
2 oz. Blended whiskey
3/4 oz. Dry vermouth
Dash of bitters
Maraschino cherry
Perfect Manhattan
2 1/2 oz. Blended whiskey
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
1/2 oz. Sweet vermouth
Dash of bitters
Maraschino cherry
Rob Roy
2 oz. Scotch
3/4 oz. Sweet vermouth
Maraschino cherry
Tequila Manhattan
2 oz. Tequila
3/4 oz. Sweet vermouth
Maraschino cherry
Comfort Manhattan
2 oz. Southern Comfort
3/4 oz. Sweet vermouth
Maraschino cherry
Latin Manhattan
1 oz. Rum
1 oz. Dry vermouth
1 oz. Sweet vermouth
Maraschino cherry
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THE BLOODY MARY
SHE GENEROUSLY MURDERED PEOPLE SO WE COULD DRINK IN THE MORNING: For theses recipes, pour all ingredients into a highball glass over ice and stir well. Garnish with a celery stick and a lemon/lime wedge.
Tequila Maria
2 oz. Tequila
4 oz. Tomato juice
splash lemon juice
dash Worcester sauce
dash Tabasco sauce
shake salt & pepper
Bloody Mary
2oz. Vodka
4 oz. Tomato juice
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
dash Worcestershire sauce
dash Tabasco Sauce
shake salt & pepper
shade celery salt
Clamato Cocktail
2 oz. Vodka
3 oz. Tomato juice
2 oz. Clam juice
dash Worcestershire sauce
dash Tabasco sauce
Bloody Bull
2 oz Vodka
3 oz. Tomato juice
2 oz. Beef bouillon
dash Worcestershire sauce
dash Tabasco sauce
DAISIES – PLEASE DON’T DRINK THE DAISIES
Combine the liquor, lemon juice, sugar, and grenadine in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Pour into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a cherry and fruit.
Whiskey Daisy
2 oz. Blended whiskey
1 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
1 tsp. Grenadine
Vodka Daisy
2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
1 tsp. Grenadine
Rum Daisy
2 oz. Rum
1 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
1 tsp. Grenadine
Gin Daisy
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
1 tsp. Grenadine
Brandy Daisy
2 oz. Brandy
1 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
1 tsp. Grenadine
Scotch Daisy
2 oz. Scotch
1 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
1 tsp. Grenadine
DRINKS NAMED FOR PLACES
Palm Beach
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1 tsp. Sweet vermouth
2 oz. Grapefruit juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
San Francisco
1 oz. Sloe gin
3/4 oz. Sweet vermouth
3/4 oz. Dry vermouth
Dash of bitters
Dash orange bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into cocktail glass.
New Orleans
2 oz. Bourbon
1/2 oz. Pernod
dash Anisette
Dash of bitters
Dash orange bitters
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice. Serve with a lemon twist.
Saratoga
2 oz. Brandy
1/2 tsp. Maraschino
1 tsp. Lemon juice
1 tbs. Pineapple juice
Dash of bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Woodstock
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tbs. Maple syrup
Dash of orange bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Sevilla
1 1/2 oz. Light rum
1 1/2 oz. Tawny port
1 tsp. Fine sugar
1 egg
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a wine glass.
Miami Beach
1 1/2 oz. Scotch
1 oz. Dry vermouth
1 1/2 oz. Grapefruit juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice.
Glasgow
2 oz. Scotch
1 tsp. Dry vermouth
1 tsp. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Almond extract
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass.
Casablanca
2 oz. Light rum
1/2 oz. Cointreau
1/2 oz. Maraschino
1/2 oz. Lime juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Nevada Cocktail
1 1/2 oz. Light rum
1 1/2 oz. Grapefruit juice
1 oz. Lime juice
3 tsp. Fine sugar
dash bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker nearly filled with ice. Stain into a cocktail glass.
New York
1 1/2 oz. Blended whiskey
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
1/2 tsp. Grenadine
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a lemon twist.
Florida
1 oz. Gin
1 tsp. Kirschwasser
1 tsp. Cointreau
1 oz. Orange juice
1 tsp. Lemon juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Montana
2 oz. Brandy
1 1/2 oz. Port
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
Pour ingredients into an old-fashioned glass over ice. Stir.
Alaska
2 oz. Gin
3/4 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
2 dashes orange bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Kentucky
2 oz. Bourbon
1 oz. Pineapple juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Washington
2 oz. Dry vermouth
1 oz. Brandy
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Dash of bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Louisville Cooler
1 1/2 oz. Bourbon
1 oz. Orange juice
1 tbs. Lime juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice. Garnish with an orange slice.
Kentucky Blizzard
1 1/2 oz. Bourbon
1 1/2 oz. Cranberry juice
1/2 oz. Lime juice
1/2 oz. Grenadine
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice. Garnish with an orange slice.
Brooklyn
2 oz. Rye whiskey
1 oz. Dry vermouth
dash Amer Picon
dash Maraschino
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Quebec
1 1/2 oz. Canadian whiskey
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
1 1/2 tsp. Amer Picon
1 1/2 tsp. Maraschino
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Long Island Ice Tea
1/2 oz. Tequila
1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Light rum
1/2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Cola
Combine all ingredients except cola in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass over ice. Top with cola. Stir.
Narragansett
2 oz. Bourbon
1 oz. Sweet vermouth
dash Anisette
Pour ingredients into an old-fashioned glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Add a lemon twist.
La Jolla
1 1/2 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Crème de banane
2 tsp. Orange juice
1 tsp. Lemon juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker nearly filled with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.
RUSSIANS – THE RUSSIANS. A NUCLEAR THREAT AND A TASTY BEVERAGE
White Russian
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Coffee liqueur
1/2 oz. Cream
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice.
Black Russian
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Coffee liqueur
Pour vodka and liqueur into an old-fashioned glass nearly filled with ice. Stir well.
Red Russian
1 oz. Strawberry liqueur
1 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Cream
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice.
Russian Coffee
1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Coffee liqueur
1/2 oz. Hazelnut liqueur
4 oz. Hot coffee
Whipped cream or cream
Pour vodka and liqueurs into an Irish Coffee glass or mug. Stir. Add coffee. Stir. Top with whipped cream or cream poured over the back of a spoon so it will float on top.
Russian Bear
1 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Dark crème de cacao
1/2 oz. Cream
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned over ice.
Chocolate Black Russian
1 oz. Coffee liqueur
1 oz. Vodka
2 scoops chocolate ice cream
Combine ingredients in a blender without ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a large red wine glass. To make drink thicker, add crushed ice to blender.
IN THE NAME OF FRANCE – THE FRENCH RESISTANCE
French Connection
2 oz. Cognac
1 1/2 oz. Amaretto
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Montmartre
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Sweet vermouth
1/2 oz. Cointreau
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Moulin Rouge
1 1/2 oz. Sloe gin
1/2 oz. Sweet vermouth
Dash of bitters
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Parisian
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Dry vermouth
1/2 oz. Crème de cassis
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
French Cream Punch
1 cup Amaretto
1 cup coffee liqueur or coffee brandy
1/4 cup Triple Sec
1/2 gallon softened vanilla ice cream
Mix well and do not add ice. Makes 15 – 20 servings.
Champs Elysees
1 1/2 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Sweet vermouth
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 oz. Fine sugar
Dash of bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
French “75”
2 oz. Gin
1 1/2 oz. Lemon juice
2 tsp. Fine sugar
2 oz. Chilled champagne
Combine ingredients except champagne in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass. Add champagne. Stir gently. Garnish with a fruit slice and cherry.
French Breeze
2 oz. Pernod
1 oz. Peppermint schnapps
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Parisian Blonde Shooter
1/2 oz. Light rum
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Dark rum
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a shot glass.
KISSES – KISS ME YOU FOOL…
Kiss Me Quick
1 1/2 oz. Pernod
1/2 tsp. Curacao
3 dashes bitters
Club soda
Combine Pernod, Curacao, and bitters in a shaker half filled ice. Shake well. Pour into a highball glass with ice. Add club soda and stir gently.
Velvet Kiss
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Crème de banane
1 oz. Pineapple juice
1/2 oz. Light cream
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Kiss on the Lips
1 1/2 oz. Bourbon
5 oz. Apricot nectar
Pour into a Collins glass nearly filled with ice. Stir gently. Serve with a straw.
Kiss in the Dark
1 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Cherry brandy
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Kiss the Boys Good-bye
1 1/2 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Sloe gin
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 egg whie
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Soul Kiss
1 oz. Bourbon
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
1/2 oz. Dubonnet rouge
1/2 oz. Orange juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Sonny Gets Kissed
1 1/2 oz. Light rum
1/2 oz. Apricot brandy
1 tsp. Lime juice
1 tsp. Lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
SEX DRINKS
Between the Sheets
1/2 oz. Light rum
1/2 oz. Brandy
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
1/2 oz. Curacao
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Bosom Caresser
1 1/2 oz. Brandy
1 oz. Madeira
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Sex on the Beach
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Peach-flavored brandy
2 oz. Orange juice
2 oz. Cranberry juice
Combine all ingredients in a highball glass almost filled with ice. Stir.
Sleazy Sex on the Beach
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Grand Marnier
2 oz. Orange juice
2 oz. Cranberry juice
Combine all ingredients in a highball glass almost filled with ice. Stir.
Slippery Nipple
2 oz. Sambuca
1 oz. Irish cream liqueur
dash grenadine
Pour Sambuca into a cocktail glass. Carefully float liqueur on top. Drop grenadine in the center of the drink.
Hot Pants
1 1/2 oz. Tequila
1/2 oz. Peppermint schnapps
1/2 oz. Grapefruit juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass with salt.
Orgasm
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1 1/2 oz. Triple Sec
splash lime juice
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
Club soda or 7-Up.
In a highball glass, dissolve sugar in lime juice. Nearly fill glass with ice. Add liquor and soda. Stir.
Screaming Orgasm
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
1/2 oz. Irish cream liqueur
1/2 oz. Coffee liqueur
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a shot glass.
Dirty Girl Scout
1 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Coffee liqueur
1 oz. Irish cream liqueur
1 tsp. Green crème de menthe
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass with ice.
Affair
1 oz. Strawberry schnapps
1 oz. Cranberry juice
1 oz. Orange juice
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Maiden No More
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Cointreau
1 tbs. Brandy
1 tsp. Fine sugar
1 oz. Lemon juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Blowjob
1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Coffee brandy
1/2 oz. Coffee liqueur
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a shot glass.
WEATHER – DRINKING NO MATTER THE WEATHER
Dark and Stormy
1 1/2 oz. Dark rum
4 oz. Ginger beer
Lime wedge
Pour rum into a highball glass nearly filled with ice. Add ginger beer. Stir gently. Squeeze a lime wedge over the drink.
Fair and Warmer
1 1/2 oz. Light rum
1/2 oz. Sweet vermouth
Splash Curacao
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add a lemon twist.
Heat Wave
1 1/2 oz. Light rum
1/2 oz. Peach-flavored brandy
1/2 oz. Coconut cream
2 oz. Orange juice
2 oz. Pineapple juice
1/2 oz. Grenadine
Pour all ingredients except grenadine into a highball or parfait glass over ice. Stir well. Top with grenadine. Garnish with a fruit slice.
Hurricane
1 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Dark rum
2 tbs. Passion fruit syrup
1 tsp. Lime juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Foggy Afternoon
1 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Apricot brandy
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 tsp. Crème de banane
1 tsp. Lemon juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Damn the Weather
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1 tbs. Sweet vermouth
1 tbs. Cointreau
1 oz. Orange juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Blizzard
2 oz. Bourbon
2 oz. Cranberry juice
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine bourbon, sugar, juices, and ice in a blender in that order. Blend well. Pour into a Collins or highball glass. Serve with a straw.
Tropical Rainstorm
1 1/2 oz. Dark rum
1 tsp. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Cherry brandy
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
SENT FROM ABOVE – HEAVEN SENT
Star
1 1/2 oz. Applejack
1 1/2 oz. Sweet vermouth
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Moonlight
2 oz. Apple brandy
2 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice.
Caribbean Sunset
4 oz. Red wine
2 tsp. Cointreau
dash orange bitters
Club soda
Combine ingredients in a large wine glass. Stir well. Add a lemon twist.
Venetian Sunset
1 1/2 oz. Grappa
3 oz. Orange juice
2 dashes Campari
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Eclipse
1 1/2 oz. Sloe gin
1 oz. Gin
1 tsp. Grenadine
Maraschino cherry
Place the maraschino cherry in a cocktail glass. Cover with grenadine (more than a tsp. May be required). Combine gins in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain carefully into the glass so that the grenadine is not disturbed. Garnish with an orange twist.
Golden Dawn
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Apricot liqueur
1 oz. Lime juice
1 oz. Orange juice
Dash of grenadine
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Tequila Sunrise
2 oz. Tequila
4 oz. Orange juice
3/4 oz. Grenadine
Pour tequila and orange juice into a highball glass over ice. Stir well. Pour in grenadine slowly so it floats on top.
ROYAL COCKTAILS – THE ROYAL TREATMENT
Queen Elizabeth
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
1 tsp. Benedictine
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Duchess
1 1/2 oz. Pernod
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
1/2 oz. Sweet vermouth
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Prince’s Smile
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Apple brandy
1 oz. Apricot brandy
1 tsp. Lemon juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Queen’s Cousin
1 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Grand Marnier
1/2 oz. Cointreau
splash lime juice
dash bitters
3 oz. Sparkling white wine
Combine ingredients except wine in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a large wine glass. Add wine an stir.
Little Princess
2 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Sweet vermouth
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Prince Edward
1 1/2 oz. Scotch
1/2 oz. Lillet
1/2 oz. Drambuie
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange slice.
King Kenneth
2 oz. Campari
1 oz. Peach schnapps
1 oz. Orange juice
1 tsp. Lemon juice
4 oz. Tonic water
Combine all ingredients except tonic in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a Collins or highball glass over ice. Stir. Add a lemon twist.
COCKAILS OF THE FAMOUS
Mary Pickford Cocktail
1 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Pineapple juice
1/2 tsp. Grenadine
1/2 tsp. Maraschino
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a cherry.
Adam and Eve
1 oz. Forbidden Fruit Liqueur
1 oz. Gin
1 oz. Brandy
splash lemon juice
Pour all ingredients into a shaker half filled with crushed ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Napoleon
2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Dubonnet Rouge
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
Stir all ingredients in a mixing glass half filled with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Charlie Chaplin Shooter
1 oz. Sloe gin
1 oz. Apricot-flavored brandy
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker nearly filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a shot glass.
Will Rogers
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
1 tbs. Orange juice
1 dash Triple Sec
Combine all ingredients in a shaker nearly filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Betsy Ross
2 oz. Brandy
1 1/2 oz. Port
dash Triple Sec
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Robert E. Lee Cooler
2 oz. Gin
2 oz. Club soda
1/4 tsp. Anisette
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
1 oz. Lime juice
Combine lime juice, sugar, and club soda in a Collins glass. Stir. Add ice cubes, Anisette, and gin. Stir. Fill with ginger ale. Stir well. Garnish with a lemon slice.
ZOMBIES ETC… – ZOMBIES AND OTHER FORCES OF EVIL
Zombie
2 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Dark rum
1/2 oz. Apricot brandy
1/2 oz. 151 proof rum
1 oz. Orange juice
1 oz. Pineapple juice
1 oz. Lime juice
1 tsp. Sugar
Combine all ingredients except 151-proof rum in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a Collins or parfait glass. Float rum on top. Garnish with a fruit slice, sprig of mint, and cherry. Serve with a straw.
Black Devil
2 oz. Light rum
1/2 oz. Dry vermouth
Pitted black olive
Combine ingredients except olive in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the olive.
Dead Nazi Shooter
1 oz. Jagermeister
1 oz. Peppermint schnapps
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a shot glass.
Banshee
2 oz. Crème de banane
1 oz. White crème de cacao
1 oz. Light cream
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Nightmare
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Madeira
1/2 oz. Cherry brandy
1 tbs. Orange juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Massacre
2 oz. Tequila
1/2 oz. Campari
4 oz. Ginger ale
Combine all ingredients in a highball glass over ice. Stir well.
Brain Hemorrhage Shooter
3/4 oz. Coffee liqueur
3/4 oz. Vodka
splash Irish cream liqueur
splash grenadine
In a shaker half filled with ice, shake the coffee liqueur and vodka. Strain into a shot glass. “Swirl” the Irish cream and then the grenadine into the glass.
Buzzard’s Breath Shooter
1/2 oz. Amaretto
1/2 oz. Coffee liqueur
1/2 oz. Peppermint schnapps
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a shot glass.
Terminator Shooter
1/2 oz. Jagermeister
1/2 oz. Irish cream liqueur
1/2 oz. Peppermint schnapps
1/2 oz. Bourbon
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a shot glass.
ANIMAL DRINKS
Moscow Mule
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Ginger beer
1 oz. Lime juice
Pour ingredients into a highball glass nearly filled with ice. Stir well. Garnish with a wedge of lime.
Tiger’s Milk
1 oz. Dark rum
1 oz. Brandy
4 oz. Milk
2 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass with ice.
Leap Frog
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Lemon juice
Ginger ale
Pour gin and lemon juice into a highball glass nearly filled with ice. Add ginger ale. Stir.
Two Turtles
1 1/2 oz. Canadian whiskey
1/2 oz. B & B
1/2 oz. Cointreau
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.
Hop Toad
3/4 oz. Light rum
3/4 oz. Apricot brandy
1 oz. Lime juice
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Pink Squirrel
1 1/2 oz. Crème de noyaux
1 oz. White crème de cacao
1 oz. Light cream
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Rattlesnake
2 oz. Blended whiskey
1 tsp. Pernod
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Iguana
1 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Coffee liqueur
1 oz. Vodka
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Bullfrog
2 oz. Vodka
4 oz. Lemonade
1 tsp. Cointreau
Pour ingredients into a highball or Collins glass nearly filled with ice. Stir well. Garnish with a lemon wedge.
TROPICAL DRINKS TURN ANY OCCASSION IN TO A PARTY
Daiquiri
1 1/2 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Lime juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine rum, lime juice, and sugar in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Passionate Daiquiri
1 1/2 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Lime juice
1/2 oz. Passion fruit syrup
Combine rum, lime juice, and sugar in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Apple Daiquiri
1 1/2 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Lime juice
1/2 oz. Calvados
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine rum, lime juice, and sugar in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Mai Tai
2 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Triple Sec
1 tbs. Orgeat (almond) syrup
1/2 oz. Grenadine
1 oz. Lime juice
Crushed ice.
Combine all ingredients except crushed ice in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass half filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a slice of fruit.
Salty Dog
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
4-5 oz. Grapefruit juice
Salt and lime to rim of glass
Rim highball glass with sale. Almost fill the glass with ice. Pour in the vodka and grapefruit juice and stir well.
Tropical Wave
1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Grenadine
2 oz. Pineapple juice
1 oz. Cranberry juice
Combine any or all ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Pour into a highball or Collins glass over ice. Garnish with fruit.
Planters Punch
2 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Dark rum
1 oz. Lime juice
1 oz. Lemon juice
2 oz. Orange juice
1 oz. Pineapple juice
1 dash Triple Sec
1 dash grenadine
Fruit to garnish
Combine all ingredients except the Triple Sec and grenadine in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Pour into a highball glass nearly filled with ice. Top with Triple Sec and grenadine. Garnish with slices of orange and pineapple, wedges of lemon and lime, and a cherry.
Tahiti Club
1 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Dark rum
2 oz. Pineapple juice
1 tsp. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Lime juice
1 tsp. Maraschino
Combine all ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass nearly filled with ice. Garnish with fruit.
Caribbean Breeze
2 oz. Dark rum
1/2 oz. Cointreau
1/2 oz. Crème de banane
1 tsp. Rose’s lime juice
1 tsp. Grenadine
4 oz. Pineapple juice
Combine all ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a Collins or highball glass nearly filled with ice. Garnish with fruit.
Reggae
2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Crème de banane
1 oz. Orange juice
1 oz. Pineapple juice
1 oz. Grapefruit juice
1 tsp. Grenadine
Dash of bitters
Combine all ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a Collins glass or highball glass nearly filled with ice. Garnish with fruit.
Yellow Bird
1 1/2 oz. Light rum
1/2 oz. Galliano
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Lime juice
Combine all ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Tropical Gold
1 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Crème de banane
5 oz. Orange juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass over ice. Garnish with an orange slice.
Honolulu Hammer Shooter
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Amaretto
Splash of pineapple juice
Stir in a mixing glass and pour into a shot glass.
Acapulco
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
3/4 oz Rose’s lime juice
1 egg white
1 1/2 oz light rum
dash of Cointreau
Squeeze of fresh lime
Shake everything but the lime over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Squeeze the lime wedge over the glass and toss it in.
Bacardi Cocktail
3/4 oz lemon or lime juice
1 teaspoon of powdered sugar
dash of grenadine
1 3/4 oz white Bacardi Rum
Shake over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Bahia
3 oz pineapple juice
3/4 oz coconut milk
1 1/2 oz white rum
1 teaspoon cream
Pineapple chunk
Cherry
Shake over ice and strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with fruit. (also good blended)
Banana Daquiri Stinky Drunk Style
2 cups coconut milk
two or three bananas
2 tablespoons sugar or powdered sugar
a dash of banana liqueur if you’ve got it
1/2 cup white rum
1/2 cup dark rum
Ice
Nutmeg
Cherries
Fill a blender 3/4 full with ice. Put everything but the nutmeg in and blend until smooth. Pour in many chilled glasses, sprinkle nutmeg on top, drop in a cherry or two and take away everyone’s car keys. Mmmm good.
Banana Daquiri
Juice of a quarter lime
1/2 a banana (pureed)
dash of banana syrup or liqueur
2 oz white rum
Shake well over ice and serve in a chilled glass. (Can also be prepared in a blender with ice, in which case the banana can just be tossed in un-pureed)
Beachcomber
3/4 oz lime juice
1/4 oz triple sec
dash maraschino liqueur or juice
1 1/2 oz white rum
Shake over ice and strain into a chilled glass.
Beach Party
2 parts vodka
1 part gin
2 parts Meyers Rum
1 part Tia Maria
1 part amaretto
Splash of Grand Marnier
Splash of triple sec
Cranberry juice
Pour over ice, stir and serve adorned with citrus – or – Shake over ice and strain into a chilled rocks glass.
Bee’s Kiss
3/4 oz cream
2 teaspoons honey
1 oz white rum
1/2 oz dark rum
Shake over ice and strain into a chilled glass.
Between the Sheets
3/4 oz lemon juice
1/4 oz triple sec
dash of powdered sugar
3/4 oz brandy
3/4 oz white rum
Shake over ice and strain into a chilled glass or serve over ice.
Bird of Paradise
1 1/2 oz cream
3/4 oz crème de cacao (white)
1/4 oz amaretto
1 oz tequila
Shake over ice and strain into a chilled glass or serve over ice.
Buffalo Milk
2 parts vodka
1 part banana liqueur
1 part Hiram Walker creme de cacao dark
1 part Kahlua
2 parts cream
Shake over ice and pour into a glass over ice.
Cactus Cooler
2 parts Captain Morgan’s Parrot Bay Rum
1 part banana liqueur
1 part vodka
2 parts Midori
Pineapple juice
Pour all ingredients over ice, stir, adorn with pineapple and serve.
Dockside Islander
1 part Midori
1 part banana liqueur
1 part amaretto
1 part Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum
1 part Captain Morgan’s Parrot Bay Rum
Pineapple juice
Splash of sweet and sour
Pour all ingredients over ice, stir, adorn with pineapple and serve. Or try blended.
Dockside Mai Tai
2 parts Meyers Rum
1 part Bacardi 151 Rum
1 part white rum
1 part creme de noyneau
Splash of triple sec
Orange juice
Pineapple juice
Pour all ingredients over ice, stir, adorn with orange and pineapple and serve.
THE FRUITY BEAUTY
Apple Blossom
2 oz. Brandy
2 oz. Apple juice
1 tsp. Lemon juice
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice. Garnish with fruit.
Woo Woo Shooter
1 oz. Cranberry juice
1/2 oz. Amaretto
1/2 oz. Peach-flavored brandy
Pour ingredients into a shaker nearly filled with ice. Shake. Strain into a shot glass.
Apricot Fizz
2 oz. Apricot flavored brandy
1 tsp. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Lime juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Club soda
Combine brandy, juices, and sugar in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass with only a few ice cubes. Add club soda. Stir gently.
Banana Rum Frappe
1 1/2 oz. Light rum
1/2 oz. Banana liqueur
1/2 oz. Orange juice
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a Collins or parfait glass.
Peaches and Cream
2 oz. Peach liqueur
2 oz. Light cream
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice.
Banana Cow
1 1/2 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Crème de banane
1 oz. Cream
Banana slice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with banana.
Peach Bunny
1 oz. Peach-flavored brandy
3/4 oz. White crème de cacao
3/4 oz. Light cream
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cordial glass.
Cranberry Gin Sour
2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Lime juice
1 oz. Lemon juice
2 oz. Light cream
1 tsp. Sugar
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a large wine glass.
Melon Ball
1 oz. Vodka
2 oz. Melon liqueur
4 oz. Pineapple juice
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a highball or Collins glass over ice. Garnish with fruit.
Raspberry Romance
1 oz. Black raspberry liqueur
1 oz. Coffee liqueur
1 1/2 oz Irish cream liqueur
Club soda
Pour liqueurs over ice into a Collins or parfait glass. Stir. Add club soda to fill. Stir gently.
Orange Buck
1 1/2 oz. Gin
2 oz. Orange juice
1 oz. Lime juice
Combine all ingredients except ginger ale in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a Collins or highball glass over ice. Garnish with lime.
Passion Cup
2 oz. Vodka
2 oz. Orange juice
1 oz. Passion fruit juice
1/2 oz. Coconut cream
Maraschino cherry
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a large wine glass. Top with a cherry.
Very Cherry
3/4 oz. White crème de cacao
3/4 oz. Amaretto
3/4 oz. Light cream
six maraschino cherries
1/2 oz. Maraschino cherry juice
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a Collins or parfait glass. Garnish with a cherry. Serve with a straw.
Strawberry Sunrise
2 oz. Strawberry liqueur
1 oz. Grenadine
3 oz. Orange juice
Pour into a highball glass over ice. Stir well. Garnish with fruit.
Pineapple Fizz
2 oz. Rum
2 oz. Pineapple juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Club soda
Combine ingredients except club soda in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a Collins or highball glass. Add soda. Stir gently.
FROZEN DELIGHTS
Pina Colada
2 oz. Light rum
2 oz. Coconut cream
4 oz. Pineapple juice
Combine all ingredients in a blender in this order: Rum, coconut cream, juice, and ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a Collins or parfait glass. Serve with a pineapple slice, a cherry, and a straw.
Banana Colada
2 oz. Rum
2 oz. Coconut cream
one banana, sliced
4 oz. Pineapple juice
Combine all ingredients in a blender in this order: rum, coconut cream, banana, pineapple juice, and ice. Blend thoroughly . Pour int0 a Collins or parfait glass. Serve with a pineapple slice, a cherry, and a straw.
Midor Colada
1 oz. Midori
1 oz. Light rum
2 oz. Coconut cream
4 oz. Pineapple juice
Combine all ingredients in a blender in this order: Midori, rum, coconut cream, pineapple juice, and ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a Collins or parfait glass. Serve with a pineapple or melon slice, a cherry, and a straw.
Nutty Colada
3 oz. Amaretto
2 oz. Coconut cream
3 oz. Pineapple juice
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a Collins or parfait glass. Serve with a straw.
Strawberry Colada
2 oz. Rum
1 oz. Coconut cream
1/2 cup strawberries, fresh or frozen
4 oz. Pineapple juice
Combine all ingredients in a blender in this order: rum, coconut cream, strawberries, pineapple juice, and ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a Collins or parfait glass. Serve with a pineapple slice or strawberry and a straw.
Frozen Daiquiri
2 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Lime juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a Collins or parfait glass. Garnish with a slice of lime. Serve with a straw.
Frozen Peach Daiquiri
2 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Peach-flavored brandy
1 oz. Lime juice
one canned peach half
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a Collins or parfait glass. Serve with straw.
Frozen Pineapple Daiquiri
2 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Lime juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
1/2 cup pineapple chunks
Combine all ingredients in a blender in this order: rum, Triple Sec, lime juice, sugar, pineapple, and ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a Collins or parfait glass. Serve with a straw.
Frozen Banana Daiquiri
2 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Lime juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
one banana, sliced
Combine all ingredients in a blender in this order: rum, Triple Sec, lime juice, sugar, banana, and ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a collins or parfait glass. Serve with a straw.
Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri
2 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Lime juice
1 tsp. Fine sugar
1/2 cup strawberries, fresh or frozen
Combine all ingredients in a blender in this order: rum, Triple Sec, lime juice, sugar, strawberries, and ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a collins or parfait glass. Serve with a straw.
Frozen Margarita
2 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Triple Sec
2 oz. Lemon or lime juice
1-2 tsp. Fine sugar
Salt and lime wedge to rim glass
Combine all ingredients in a blender in this order: tequila, Triple Sec, lime juice, sugar, and ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a large wine glass.
Frozen Strawberry Margarita
2 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Triple Sec
3 oz. Lemon or lime juice
1/2 cup strawberries, fresh or frozen
1-2 tsp. Fine sugar
salt and lime wedge to rim glass
Combine all ingredients in a blender in this order: tequila, Triple Sec, lime juice, strawberries, sugar and ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a large wine glass.
Gauguin
2 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Passion fruit syrup
1 tsp. Lime juice
1 tsp. Grenadine
1/2 tsp. Fine sugar
Combine ingredients in a blender and blend thoroughly. Pour into a collins or parfait glass. Garnish with fruit. Serve with a straw.
Cool Operator
1 oz. Midori
1/2 oz. Rum
1/2 oz Vodka
1 oz. Lime juice
2 oz. Grapefruit juice
4 oz. Orange juice
Combine ingredients in a blender and blend thoroughly. Pour into a collins or parfait glass. Garnish with fruit. Serve with a straw.
HOT DRINKS
Steaming Bull
2 oz. Tequila
2 oz. Beef bouillon
4 oz. Tomato juice
splash lime juice
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Heat ingredients except tequila in a saucepan. Do not boil. Pour into mug and add tequila.
Hot Sultry Zoe
1 oz. Tequila
1/2 oz. Galliano
5 oz. Hot chocolate
2 oz. Cream
Pour tequila, Galliano, and hot chocolate into an Irish Coffee glass or mug. Stir gently. Add cream by pouring it over the back of a spoon so that it floats on top.
Hot Wine Lemonade
1 1/2 oz. Red wine
1 oz. Lemon juice
1 tbs. Fine sugar
4 oz. Boiling water
In an Irish Coffee glass or mug, dissolve sugar in a splash of water. Add the wine and lemon juice. Stir. Fill with water. Stir well. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Hot Toddy
2 oz. Bourbon
4 oz. Boiling water
1 tbs. Fine sugar
splash lemon juice
dash ground cloves
dash cinnamon
In a coffee mug, dissolve the sugar and spices in 1 oz. of the boiling water. Stir. Add the lemon juice, bourbon, and the rest of the water. Stir well.
Chimney Fire
1 1/2 oz. Amaretto
4 oz. hot cider
Cinnamon
Pour ingredients into an Irish Coffee glass or mug. Stir. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Mulled Wine
6 oz. Red wine
splash brandy
1 tbs. Fine sugar
splash lemon juice
2 whole cloves
1 dash cinnamon
Combine ingredients in a saucepan and heat to simmer. Do not boil. Stir well. Pour into a coffee mug.
Gluhwein
6 oz. red wine
1 tsp. Honey or to taste
one cinnamon stick
one lemon slice
one orange slice
three cloves
dash nutmeg
Combine ingredients in a saucepan and heat to a simmer. Do not boil Pour into mug.
Hot Buttered Rum
2 oz. Rum
1 1/2 oz. Brown sugar
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tbs. Butter
4 oz. milk
dash salt
Nutmeg
Heat milk in a saucepan, being careful not to boil. Combine sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a mug. Add rum and butter. Pour in hot milk. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
COFFEE DRINKS – COFFEE TALK
Five before Flying
1/2 oz. Bourbon
1/2 oz. Southern Comfort
1/2 oz. Crème de banane
1/2 oz. White crème de cacao
4 oz. Hot coffee
2 oz. Heavy Cream
Pour all ingredients except the cream into a mug or Irish Coffee glass. Stir. Add cream by pouring over the back of a spoon so that it floats on top.
Coffee Nut Sundae
1 oz. Amaretto
1/2 oz. Frangelico
Hot black coffee
Whipped cream
Pour ingredients except whipped cream into an Irish Coffee glass or mug. Stir. Top with whipped cream.
Coffee Cacao Cream
1/2 cup Crème de cacao
1/2 cup coffee
1 scoop coffee ice cream
Combine ingredients in a blender without ice. Pour into a highball or parfait glass. Serve with a straw.
Coffee Royale
2 oz. Brandy
4 oz. Hot coffee
1 tsp. Granulated sugar
2 oz. heavy cream
Dissolve sugar in a coffee in a mug or Irish Coffee glass. Add brandy. Stir. Add cream by pouring over the back of a spoon so that it floats on top.
Monk’s Coffee
1 1/2 oz. Frangelico
1/2 oz. Dark crème de cacao
4 oz. hot coffee
2 oz. heavy cream
Pour all ingredients except the cream into a mug or Irish Coffee glass. Stir. Add cream by pouring over the back of a spoon so that it floats on top.
Anatole Coffee
1/2 oz. Cognac
1/2 oz. Coffee liqueur
1/2 oz. Frangelico
Iced coffee
Whipped cream
Combine ingredients except whipped cream in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a large wine glass. Top with whipped cream.
Coffee Grasshopper
1 oz. Coffee liqueur
1 oz. White crème de menthe
1 oz. light cream
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice.
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CHOCOLATE – IT CAN’T BE BAD IF IT’S CHOCOLATE
Comfort Mocha
1 1/2 oz. Southern Comfort
1 tsp. Instant coffee
1 tsp. Instant cocoa
Whipped cream
Pour Southern Comfort into an Irish Coffee glass. Add the dry ingredients. Fill with boiling water. Top with whipped cream
Chocolate Vice
1 1/2 oz. light rum
1/2 oz. bourbon
1/2 oz. dark crème de cacao
4 oz. hot chocolate
Whipped cream
Pour all the ingredients except cream into an Irish Coffee glass. Top with whipped cream.
Death by Chocolate
1 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. dark crème de cadao
1/2 oz. Irish cream liqueur
One scoop vanilla ice cream
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a collins or parfait glass. Garnish with chocolate shavings.
Chocolate Almond Cream
1/2 cup Amaretto
1/4 cup Dark crème de cacao
1/4 cup White crème de cacao
1 quart vanilla ice cream
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a collins or parfait glass. Garnish with shaved chocolate.
Chocolate-Banana Supreme
1 1/2 oz. Irish cream liqueur
1/4 oz. vanilla extract
1/2 oz. light cream
1/2 scoop chocolate ice cream
one half banana
Combine ingredients in a blender with a small amount of crushed ice. Blend until smooth. Pour into a collins or parfait glass. Garnish with a cherry and banana.
Tootsie Roll
1 1/2 oz. Coffee liqueur
1 1/2 oz. dark crème de cacao
3 oz. milk
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass over ice.
PUNCHES - DRUNK PUNCH!
Fish House Punch
1 bottle peach brandy
1 bottle light rum
2 bottles dry white wine
1 quart club soda or sparking water
1 1/2 cups lemon juice
1/2 cup fine sugar
Dissolve sugar in lemon juice and brandy. Add rum and wine. Stir. Refrigerate. Pour into a punch bowl over ice. Add club soda just before serving. Approx 25 servings
Claret Cup
2 bottles dry red wine
1/2 cup blackberry brandy
1/2 cup Triple Sec
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 cup orange juice
2 tbs. Grenadine
Sliced fruit
Combine ingredients and pour into a punch bowl over ice. Garnish with fruit. Approx. 15 servings.
Cape Cod Punch
3 cups vodka
2 quarts cranberry juice
1 quart orange juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup fine sugar
1 quart mineral water
Dissolve sugar in juices in a large bowl. Add vodka. Stir well. Pour over ice into a punch bowl. Add water before serving. Approx 30 servings.
Bishop’s Punch
2 bottles sweet red wine
1/4 cup cognac
four oranges studded with cloves
1/4 tsp. Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Nutmeg
Bake oranges on a cookie sheet in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes or until soft. Heat liquors and spices, but do not boil. Place the oranges in a punch bowl. Add wine and cognac. Approx. 12 servings.
Rhine Wine Punch
1 bottle Rhine wine
1/2 cup brandy
1/2 cup Cointreau
1 cup orange juice
1 bottle sparkling white wine, chilled
Combine all ingredients except sparking wine. Pour into a punch bowl over ice. Stir well. Add sparking wine just before servings. Approx. 15 servings.
Ruby Red Wine Punch
1 bottle red wine
1 cup lemon juice
3/4 cup fine sugar
1 cup raspberry syrup
1 quart club soda
Combine all ingredients except club soda. Stir to make sure sugar is dissolved. Pour into a punch bowl over ice. Stir well. Add soda just before serving. Approx. 20 servings.
Whiskey Punch
1 liter bourbon
1/2 cup Curacao
2 cups orange juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 quarts ginger ale
Maraschino cherries
Combine all ingredients except ginger ale. Pour into a punch bowl over ice. Stir well. Add ginger ale just before serving. Approx. 20 servings.
Flavor of Fruit Punch
1 liter vodka
1 bottle white wine
2 (12 oz.) cans of fruit juice concentrate, thawed
2 quarts club soda
Combine all ingredients except club soda. Pour into a punch bowl over ice. Stir well. Add soda just before serving. Approx. 35 servings.
HOLIDAY SPIRIT & CHRISTMAS DRINK RECIPES
Life’s Hot Toddy
1 teaspoon honey
Juice from half a lemon, including a little pulp, even seeds
2 ounces Maker’s Mark bourbon
Boiling water
Whole cloves or cinnamon stick
Mix first three ingredients in a heavy mug, top off with boiling water, garnish, and serve.
Butterfly Kisses
2 ounces vanilla-infused vodka
1 1/2 ounces Frangelico
1 cinnamon stick
Chill a martini glass. Shake liquids in crushed ice; strain into glass. Garnish with cinnamon stick.
Perfect Brandy Manhattan
3 ounces brandy, nothing fancy
1/2 ounce sweet vermouth, preferably Italian, such as Martini & Rossi
1/2 ounce dry vermouth, preferably French, such as Noilly Prat
French cherries soaked in brandy, such as the Griottines brand from Fougerolles
Cherry juice
Chill a martini glass. Shake the first three ingredients with crushed ice and strain into a glass. Put in a cherry and a little cherry juice. Don’t mix after putting in the cherry juice, then garnish with a few more cherries.
Stupid Cupid
1 1/2 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. sloe gin
1 oz. lemon juice
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.
Pink Valentine Punch
1 bottle champagne, chilled
1 bottle rose wine
10 oz. frozen strawberries, thawed
1/4 cup fine sugar
Place sugar and strawberries (with their juice) in punch bowl. Stir to dissolve sugar. Add wine and champagne. Approx. 15 servings.
Confirmed Bachelor
1 1/2 oz. gin
1 tsp. Rose’s lime juice
1 tsp. Grenadine
One egg white
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Seething Jealousy
1 oz. sweet vermouth
1 oz. scotch
1/2 oz. cherry brandy
1/2 oz. orange juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Pink Lady
2 oz. gin
1 tsp. Cherry brandy
1 tsp. Grenadine
1 tsp. Light cream
One egg white
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Cherry Kiss
1 oz. Irish cream liqueur
1 oz. Chambord
Use a poussee-café or cordial glass. Pour Irish cream liqueur first. Then add Chambord by pouring it over the back of a spoon so that it floats on top.
Wedding Belle
1 1/2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Dubonnet rouge
1/2 oz. Kirschwasser
1/2 oz. orange juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Honeymoon
1 oz. apple brandy
1 oz. Benedictine
1 tsp. Triple Sec
1 oz. lemon juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Monkey Shine Shooter
1/2 oz. Bourbon liqueur
1/2 oz. Crème de banane
1/2 oz. Irish cream liqueur
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a shot glass.
Green Machine Punch
2 liters vodka
1 (12 oz.) can frozen limeade concentrate
1/2 pint lemon sherbet
1/2 pint lime sherbet
Defrost limeade and dissolve in vodka. Add sherbet. About 35 servings.
Everybody’s Irish or Saint Pat
2 oz. Irish whiskey
1 oz. green crème de menthe
1 oz. green Chartreuse
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Emerald Isle
2 oz. Gin
1 1/2 tsp. Green crème de menthe
3 dashes bitters
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Shamrock
1 1/2 oz. Irish whiskey
1/2 oz. dry vermouth
1/2 oz. green crème de menthe
1 tsp. Green Chartreuse.
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Irish Shillelagh
1 1/2 oz. Irish whiskey
1/2 oz. light rum
1/2 oz. sloe gin
1 tsp. Powdered sugar
1 oz. lemon juice
1/4 cup peaches
1/4 cup raspberries
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with raspberries.
Irish Coffee
2 oz. Irish whiskey
Hot coffee
Granulated sugar to taste
Whipped cream or heavy cream
Dissolve sugar in whiskey in an Irish coffee glass. Add coffee to within 1/2 inch of the brim. Top with whipped cram. An alternative is heavy cream poured carefully over the back of a spoon so that it floats on top of the coffee.
Irish Dream
1/2 oz. Irish cream liqueur
1/2 oz. hazelnut liqueur
1/2 oz. brown crème de cacao
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a collins or parfait glass. Serve with a straw.
Irish Flag Shooter
1 oz. green crème de menthe
1 oz. Irish cream liqueur
1 oz. Grand Marnier
Pour ingredients, in order given, into a poussee-café or cordial glass, so that they form separate layers.
Patriotic Punch
1 liter vodka
2 quarts grapefruit juice
2 quarts cranberry juice
Chill ingredients. Combine in a punch bowl with ice or an ice ring. Approx. 25 servings.
American Beauty
1 1/2 oz. brandy
1 oz. dry vermouth
1/2 tsp. White crème de menthe
1/2 tsp. Grenadine
1 oz. orange juice
1 oz. port
Combine ingredients except port in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Float the port on top.
Fourth of July
1 oz. grenadine
1 oz. vodka
1 oz. blue Curacao
Pour ingredients, in order given, into a cordial or shot glass, so that they form separate layers.
Artillery
2 oz. gin
1/2 oz. sweet vermouth
Dash of bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Colonial
1 1/2 oz. gin
1 tbs. Maraschino
1/2 oz. grapefruit juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Stars and Stripes
3/4 oz. cherry Herring
3/4 oz. cream
3/4 oz. blue Curacao
Pour ingredients, in order given, into a cordial glass, so that they form separate layers.
Redcoat
1 1/2 oz. light rum
1/2 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. apricot brandy
1/2 oz. lime juice
1/2 oz. grenadine
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Halloween Cider Punch
2 quarts hard cider
6 oz. Drambuie
6 oz. dry sherry
1/4 cup sugar
2 oz. lemon juice
2 cups sparking water
four apples, sliced
Add all ingredients to a punch bowl with a block of ice. Garnish with apple slices. Makes approx 15 servings.
Frisky Witch
1 1/2 oz. vodka
1/2 oz Sambuca
Pour into an old-fashioned glass over ice.
Witch’s Tit
2 oz. coffee liqueur
1/2 oz. heavy cream
one half maraschino cherry
Pour coffee into a cordial or pousse-café glas first. Add cream by pouring over the back of a spoon so that it floats on top. Place cherry at the center.
Devil’s Tail
1 1/2 oz. light rum
1 oz. vodka
2 tsp. Apricot brandy
2 tsp. Grenadine
1/2 oz. lime juice
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a champagne flute.
Green Devil
1 1/2 oz. gin
1 oz. crème de menthe
1/2 oz. lime juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice.
Green Demon Shooter
1/2 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. rum
1/2 oz. Midori
1/2 oz. limeade
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a shot glass.
Devil’s Cocktail
2 oz. ruby port
1 oz. dry vermouth
splash of lemon juice
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Black Magic Shooter
2 oz. vodka
1 oz. coffee liqueur
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a shot glass.
Thanksgiving Special
1 oz. gin
3/4 oz. apricot-flavored brandy
3/4 0z. dry vermouth
splash lemon juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Happy Apple
2 oz. rum
3 oz. apple cider
1/2 oz. lime juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glas. Garnish with a lime twist.
Americana
1/4 oz. Tennessee whiskey
1 tsp. Fine sugar
dash bitters
champagne, chilled
Combine the whiskey, sugar, and bitters in a collins or highball glass until the sugar is dissolved. Fill with champagne.
Turkey Shooter
3/4 oz. Wild Turkey bourbon
1/4 oz. white crème de menthe
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cordial glass or a brandy snifter.
Glogg
2 bottles dry red wine
1 tbs. Cognac
1/2 cup fine sugar
five cloves
2 sticks cinnamon
Raisins
Slivered almonds
Combine all ingredients except raisins and almonds in a saucepan and heat. Do not boil. Serve with almonds and raisins on the side to be added to the mug or punch cup when the drink is poured. 10 servings.
Tom & Jerry
2 oz. light rum
1 oz. brandy
2 tsp. Sugar
one egg white
one egg yolk
6 oz. hot milk
Nutmeg
Beat the egg white and yolk separately. Mix them together in a mug. Add the sugar and mix vigorously. Pour in the rum and brandy. Fill with milk. Stir gently and sprinkle with nutmeg.
Egg Nog
Six eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 cup rum
1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1 quart light cream or mild
Nutmeg
Beat eggs until light and foamy. Add sugar, salt, and vanilla. Add rum and cream. Stir well. Chill. Sprinkle with nutmeg before servings. Makes 12 half cup servings.
Joy to the World
1 1/2 oz. light rum
1/2 oz. bourbon
1/2 oz. dark crème de cacao
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Christmas Poussee-Café
1 part grenadine
1 part green crème de menthe
Pour grenadine into a cordial glass first. Then carefully pour crème de menthe over the back of a spoon so that the layers remain.
Wassail
1/4 tsp. Nutmeg
1/4 tsp. Cardamom
1/4 tsp. Powdered ginger
two cloves
two cinnamon sticks
1 cup water
2 bottles medium dry sherry
1/2 cup brandy
1 cup sugar
Three egg yolks
Six egg whites
Four baked apples.
Simmer the spices in a large saucepan for ten minutes. Add liquors and sugar; heat, but do not boil. Remove from heat. Lightly beat egg yolks and white separately (they should be no more than frothy). Pour a cup of the warm sherry into a punch bowl and stir in the egg yolks. Add the rest of the liquor. Beat in the egg whites with a whisk until foamy. Float apples. Makes approximately 12 servings.
Champagne Punch
1 bottle dry white wine
16 oz. grapefruit juice
one pineapple, diced and crushed in a blender,
1 bottle champagne, chilled
Combine all ingredients except the champagne in a punch bowl. Add ice and chilled champagne just before serving. Makes about 15 servings.
Champagne Cooler
1 oz. brandy
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 tsp. Fine sugar
Champagne, chilled
Combine brandy, Triple Sec, and sugar in a large wine glass. Add champagne and garnish with a sprig of mint.
Bubby Mint
1/2 oz. white crème de menthe
Champagne, chilled
Pour crème de menthe into champagne glass and add champagne to fill.
Happy Youth
1 oz. cherry brandy
2 oz. orange juice
1 tsp. fine sugar
Champagne, chilled.
Dissolve sugar in brandy and orange juice in a champagne glass. Fill with champagne.
Single Egg Nog
One egg
1 1/2 oz. rum (or liquor of choice)
6 oz. milk
Nutmeg
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass without ice. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
Night Cap
2 oz. light rum
1 tsp. fine sugar
Warm milk
Nutmeg
Pour ingredients into a mug. Stir. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
Coffee Nut
1 oz. Amaretto
1 oz. Frangelico
Hot black coffee
2 oz. cream or whipped cream
Pour ingredients except cream into a mug. Top with whipped cream or cram poured over the back of a spoon to float on top.
Kamikaze Shooter
1/2 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Lime juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a shot glass.
Snakebite Shooter
1 1/2 oz. Yukon Jack
1 oz. lime juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a shot glass.
BEACH DRINKS – WHAT A BEACH
Beachcomber
1 1/2 oz. light rum
1/2 oz. Maraschino
1 tsp. fine sugar
1/2 oz. lime juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Costa del Sol
2 oz. gin
1/2 oz. apricot brandy
1/2 oz. Cointreau
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass.
Shark Attack
2 oz. vodka
4 oz. lemonade
2 dashes grenadine
Pour ingredients into a collins or highball glass over ice. Stir well. Serve with a straw.
Surf’s Up
1/2 oz. crème de banane
1/2 oz. white crème de cacao
5 oz. pineapple juice
1 oz. light cream
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a collins or parfait glass. Garnish with a fruit slice and cherry.
Caribbean Coffee
2 oz. dark rum
1 tsp. granulated sugar
4 oz. hot coffee
Cream or whipped cream
Dissolve sugar in coffee in an Irish coffee glass or mug. Add rum. Stir well. Float cream on top by pouring over the back of a spoon.
A TASTE OF MEXICO – MAGNIFICO MEXICANO
Tequila Punch
1 liter tequila
4 bottles chilled sauterne
1 bottle chilled champagne
8 cups dices fruit
Fine sugar to taste
Pour tequila, wine, and fruit into a punch bowl. Add ice and champagne just before servings. Makes 40 servings.
Cactus Bite
1 1/2 oz. tequila
1 oz. lemon juice
2 tsp. Cointreau
2 tsp. Drambuie
1/2 tsp. fine sugar
dash bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Sombrero
2 oz. coffee liqueur
2 oz. light cream
Pour liqueur into an old-fashioned glass over ice. Float cream on top.
Mexicana
2 oz. tequila
1 oz. pineapple juice
1/2 oz. lemon juice
1 tsp. grenadine
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Mexicola
2 oz. tequila
Cola
Lime wedge
Pour over ice into a collins or highball glass. Squeeze and add lime wedge.
Jumping Bean
1 1/2 oz. tequila
1/2 oz. Sambuca
three coffee beans
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add coffee beans.
Tijuana Taxi
1 1/2 oz. gold tequila
1 oz. blue Curacao
1 oz. passion fruit liqueur
4 oz. lemon and lime soda
Pour liquors into a highball glas over ice. Stir. Add soda to fill. Garnish with fruit and a cherry.
Border Crossing
2 oz. tequila
1 tsp. Rose’s lime juice
1 tsp. lemon juice
4 oz. cola
Pour ingredients into a highball glas nearly filled with ice. Stir. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Mexican Coffee
1/2 oz. tequila
1 oz. coffee liqueur
1 oz. hot coffee
1 oz. heavy cream
Pour coffee into an Irish coffee glass or mug. Add tequila and liqueur. Stir well. Float the cram on top by pouring it over the back of a spoon.
Spanish Moss
1 oz. coffee liqueur
1 oz. tequila
1 oz. green crème de menthe
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
SOUTHERN SIPPIN’
Rebel Punch
1 pint brandy
1 pint bourbon
1 quart club soda
1 (12 oz) can pineapple juice concentrate
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 oz. grenadine
2 bottles sparkling rose
Combine all ingredients except the wine. Stir and chill. Pour over ice into punch. Add wine just before serving. Makes 25 servings.
Kentucky Colonel
2 oz. bourbon
1 oz. Benedictine
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add a lemon twist.
Southern Bride
1 1/2 oz. gin
1 tsp. Maraschino
1 oz. grapefruit juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Scarlet O’Hara
2 oz. Southern Comfort
2 oz. cranberry juice
1 oz. lime juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Georgia Peach
1 1/2 oz. vodka
1 oz. peach-flavored brandy
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. peach preserves
1 wedge canned or fresh peach, cut up.
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a collins or highball glass.
Rebel Yell
1 1/2 oz. bourbon
1/2 oz. Cointreau
1 oz. lemon juice
one egg white
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with an orange slice.
HAWAIIAN STYLE
Blue Hawaiian
1 1/2 oz. light rum
1 oz. blue Curacao
2 oz. coconut cream
3 oz. pineapple juice
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blended thoroughly. Pour into a collins or parfait glass. Garnish with fruit slice and cherry.
Maui Breeze
1/2 oz. Amaretto
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. brandy
1 oz. lemon juice
1 tsp. fine sugar
2 oz. pineapple juice
2 oz. guava juice
Combine ingredients in a blender with ice. Blend thoroughly. Pour into a collins or parfait glass. Garnish with fruit and a cherry.
Hula Hula
2 oz. gin
1 oz. pineapple juice
1 tbs. Cointreau
1/4 tsp. fine sugar
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Waikiki Beachcomber
1 1/2 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. raspberry liqueur
4 oz. guava juice
1 oz. lime juice
Combine ingredients except liquor in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Float liquor on top.
THE APERTIFS
Negroni
1 oz. Campari
1 oz. sweet vermouth
1 oz. gin
Pour all ingredients into an old-fashioned glass over ice. Stir gently.
Dry Negroni
1 oz. Campari
1 oz. dry vermouth
1 oz. gin
Pour all ingredients into an old-fashioned glass over ice. Stir gently.
Vermouth Aperitif
2 oz. sweet vermouth
Lemon twist
Pour over ice in an old-fashioned glass. Add a lemon twist.
Bittersweet cocktail
1 oz. sweet vermouth
1 oz. dry vermouth
Lemon twist
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add a lemon twist.
Vermouth Cassis
2 oz. dry vermouth
1 oz. cassis
Club soda
Combine vermouth and cassis in a highball glass nearly filled with ice. Pour soda. Stir gently. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Coronation
3 oz. dry sherry
1/2 oz. dry vermouth
dash Maraschino
Dash of bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail galss. Serve with an olive and a lemon twist.
Campari and Soda
2 oz. Campari
Club soda or sparkling water
Lime wedge
Combine in a highball glass over ice. Squeeze and add a lime wedge.
Americano
1 oz. Campari
1/2 oz. sweet vermouth
Club soda
Combine Campari and sweet vermouth in an old-fashioned glass over ice. Stir. Top with club soda. Garnish with an orange slice.
Dubonnet Cocktail
1 oz. Dubonnet
1 oz. gin
Lemon twist
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add a lemon twist.
Dubonnet Rouge or Bently
2 oz. Dubonnet
1 oz. apple brandy
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Jellybean
1 1/2 oz. brandy
1/2 oz. anisette
Pour ingredients into a mixing glass nearly filled with ice. Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Amer Picon Cocktail
2 oz. Amer Picon
1 oz. lime juice
1 tsp. grenadine
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shaker well. Strain into a cocktail glass.
LAYERED DRINKS – AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW
The pousse-café Is a rainbow cordial made of different colored liqueurs poured so carefully that the layers remain separate, floating on top of each other. By pouring the heaviest first, and continuing with liqueurs of decreasing weights, the layers will not mix. Pour each liqueur down a bar spoon handle, over the edge of the glass into a smooth, flat layer.
Golden Glow
1 part green crème de menthe
1 part Galliano
1 part blackberry brandy
Fifth Avenue
1 part dark crème de cacao
1 part apricot brandy
1 part cream
Angel’s Delight
1 part grenadine
1 part Triple Sec
1 part crème Yvette
1 part cream
Café Chartreuse
1 part grenadine
1 part yellow chartreuse
1 part crème de cassis
1 part crème de menthe
1 part green chartreuse
WINE COCKTAILS – WHAT ABOUT WINE?
Red or White Wine Spritzer
4 oz. wine
2 oz. club soda or sparking water
Wedge of lemon or lime
Pour wine over ice into a large wine glass. Add club soda. Stir gently. Garnish with a fruit wedge.
Sangria
1 bottle dry red wine
2 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. brandy
2 oz. orange juice
1 oz. lemon juice
1/4 cup fine sugar
10 oz. club soda, chilled
Orange and lemon slices.
Chill all ingredients together except club soda for at least one hour. Before serving, pour into a pitcher or punch bowl over ice and ad club soda. Makes 10 servings.
Valentine
4 oz. Beaujolais
1 tsp. cranberry liqueur
2 oz. cranberry juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a wine glass.
CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS
Champagne Cocktail
1 tsp. fine sugar
3 dashes bitters
6 oz. champagne, chilled
Dissolve sugar in bitters in the bottom of a champagne flute. Add champagne. Stir. Top with a lemon twist.
Mimosa
3 oz. chilled champagne
3 oz. orange juice
Combine in a champagne flute or white wine glass. Stir gently.
Midori Mimosa
2 oz. Midori
1 tsp. Rose’s lime juice
4 oz. champagne, chilled
Combine in a champagne flute or white wine glass. Stir gently.
Bellini
2 oz. peach nectar
1/2 oz lemon juice
Chilled champagne
Pour juices into a champagne flute. Stir. Fill with champagne. Stir gently.
Champagne Fizz or Diamond Fizz
2 oz. gin
1 oz. lemon juice
1 tsp. sugar
4 oz. champagne
Combine gin, lemon juice, and sugar in a shaker half filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass over ice. Add champagne. Stir gently.
Scotch Royale
1 1/2 oz. scotch
1 tsp. fine sugar
dash bitters
Chilled champagne
Dissolve sugar in bitters and scotch in a champagne flute. Fill with champagne. Stir gently.
Kir Royale
1 oz. crème de cassis
Chilled champagne to fill
Pour ingredients into a champagne flute or wine glass. Stir gently.
BEER COCKTAILS
Black Velvet
6 oz. stout or dark porter
6 oz. champagne or sparkling wine
Ingredients should be chilled. Pour both into a highball glass at the same time. Do not stir.
Shandy Gaff
6 oz. beer
6 oz. ginger ale
Ingredients should be chilled. Pour both into a highball glass oat the same time. Do not stir.
Depth Charge
2 oz. peppermint (or any flavor) schnapps
1 pint beer
Pour the schnapps into a frosted mug first. Top off with beer. Stir slightly.
Boilermaker
1 1/2 oz. whiskey
1/2 pint beer
Emily Post would sip this drink after pouring the shot into the beer. Others might drop the shot, glass and all, into the filled beer bug and chug-a-lug before the foam hits the floor.
Skip and Go Naked
1 oz. gin
1 oz. lime juice
beer to fill
Pour gin
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