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Savoy Corpse Reviver

4-6 cracked ice cubes 1 oz. brandy 1 oz. Fernet Branca 1 oz. creme de menthe Directions: stir ingredients in a mixing glass and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. I chose to make this variation on the corpse reviver #1 because I really don’t want to have a bottle of calvados in my already-fullContinue reading “Savoy Corpse Reviver”

Alaska Cocktail

2 Dashes Orange Bitters 1.5 oz. Old Mr. Boston Dry Gin 0.75 oz. Yellow Chartreuse Directions: Stir well with cracked ice and strain into 3 oz. cocktail glass I think that this is a better ratio than the one in 3-Ingredient Cocktail, it’s nice to have more dilution and the orange bitters is able toContinue reading “Alaska Cocktail”

Alabama Fizz

Juice of 0.5 lemons 1 tsp. powdered sugar 2 oz. Old Mr. Boston Dry Gin Directions: Shake well with cracked ice and strain into 7 oz. highball glass. Fill with carbonated water. Add 2 sprigs of fresh mint. I’m still not completely sold on powdered sugar to add sweetness, this is a pretty tart drink.Continue reading “Alabama Fizz”

Admiral

1 oz. bourbon 2 oz. dry vermouth juice of 0.5 lemons 1 twist lemon peel Directions: Shake well with ice. Serve on the rocks in an Old Fashioned glass decorated with the twist. Backlog. Fun little variation on a whiskey cocktail, something of a mix between a manhattan and whiskey sour. It’s good!

Absinthe Suissesse

1.5 oz. Pernod or other anis 2-3 drops anisette 2-3 drops orange-flower water 1 tsp. white Creme de Menthe or peppermiont schnapps 1 egg white Directions: Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Backlog. Absinthe is always going to win me over. I wonder if the use of Pernod and anisette was originallyContinue reading “Absinthe Suissesse”

“Rum and Cola” Old Fashioned

1 oz. aged Spanish-style rum 1 oz. sweet vermouth 1 oz. Averna amaro 1 dash Angostura bitters 0.75 oz. water Directions: Combine ingredients and stir gently to combine. Backlog: Good! Good stuff.

Flask Vieux Carre

0.75 oz. rye whiskey 0.75 oz. cognac 0.75 oz. sweet vermouth 1 tsp. Benedictine 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters 1 dash Angostura bitters 0.5 oz. water Directions: Combine the ingredients and stir. Backlog: On a winter night by the fire, this was so perfect. We had a bunch of IPAs and more whiskey on top ofContinue reading “Flask Vieux Carre”

Flask Brandy and Benedictine

2 oz. cognac 0.5 oz. Benedictine 0.5 oz water Directions: Combine all the ingredients, stir gently to combine, and pour or funnel all, or all that fits, into your carrying vessel. Backlog. A much more balanced recipe than the more traditional one from The Cocktail Bible, in my opinion. This one lets the brandy/cognac shineContinue reading “Flask Brandy and Benedictine”

Flask Manhattan

2.5 oz. rye or bourbon whiskey 1 oz. sweet vermouth 2 dashes Angostura bitters 0.75 oz. water Directions: combine all the ingredients, stir gently to combine, and pour or funnel all, or all that fits, into your carrying vessel. Backlog. The water addition is a nice way that these recipes do dilution without ice. WhenContinue reading “Flask Manhattan”

B and B

4-6 cracked ice cubes 1 measure brandy 1 measure Benedictine Directions: Put the ice cubes into a mixing glass. Pour the brandy and Benedictine over the ice and stir to mix. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Benedictine is a strong flavor, but it really works here. It’s a simple drink, and I think thatContinue reading “B and B”