2 oz. bourbon 1 oz. Campari 1 oz. sweet vermouth 1 oz. water Directions: Combine the ingredients and stir. Yum! Negroni and Boulevardier are my favorite drinks so no surprises that I enjoy this. Great drink to have in the outdoors
Category Archives: Drinks
Between the Sheets
8-10 cracked ice cubes 2 measures brandy 1.5 measures white rum 0.5 measure clear Curacao 0.5 measure lemon juice Directions: Shake ingredients and strain into a chilled wine glass or goblet. Yum! I think I’ve had this one before but can’t recollect where. I used a gold Jamaican rum (all I had) and Cointreau (allContinue reading “Between the Sheets”
Stinger
4-6 cracked ice cubes 2 measures brandy 1 measure white creme de menthe Directions: Shake ingredients and strain into a small, chilled highball glass. I only have creme de menthe verte, so this drink did not have a particularly welcoming look to it, but was nevertheless delicious. A more readily-drinkable cocktail the previous entry fromContinue reading “Stinger”
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”
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