From the Golden Age of Hollywood comes the Brown Derby: 2.0 ounces Elijah Craig 12-year Bourbon 1.0 ounce grapefruit juice 1.0 teaspoon lemon juice 0.50 ounce Acacia Honey Syrup Shake all the ingredients with ice, then strain into a coupe.…
Whoa Nellie!
A new classic, it’s the Whoa Nellie!: 1.25 ounces rye 0.75 ounce dark rum 0.75 ounce Cointreau 4 dashes Angostura bitters 0.50 ounce lemon juice 0.50 ounce grapefruit juice 0.50 ounce simple syrup Combine all of the ingredients into a…
Hurricane
In honor of Mardi Gras, I made a Hurricane: 2 ounces lemon juice 2 ounces SC Passion Fruit Syrup 4 ounces black blended rum Combine all of the ingredients in a drink mixer tin. Fill with 12 ounces of crushed…
SC Passion Fruit Syrup
Another ingredient found in Smuggler’s Cove drinks: 1.5 cups Funkin passion fruit puree 1.5 cups 2:1 Simple Syrup, cooled In a bowl, whisk together the fruit puree and the syrup. Pour into a lidded bottle or other sealable container and…
Golden Gun
Courtesy of the Cocktail Wonk, it’s the Golden Gun: 0.75 ounce lime juice 0.50 ounce grapefruit juice 0.50 ounce SC Demerara Syrup 0.50 ounce natural apricot liqueur (such as Rothman & Winter Apricot Liqueur or Gifford Abricot du Roussillon) 1.00…
Planter’s Punch
From Smuggler’s Cove comes Planter’s Punch: 1.00 ounce lime juice 0.75 ounce SC Demerara Syrup 0.25 ounce St. Elizabeth’s Allspice Dram 3.00 ounces blended aged rum (Jamaica) 2 dashes Angostura bitters Combine all ingredients in a drink mixer tin with…
SC Demerara Syrup
A staple in many of the Smuggler’s Cove drinks: 2 cups water 1 cup demerara sugar 3 cups granulated sugar Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Add the demerara sugar and stir vigorously with…
Chaos Calmer
From the world of tech comes the Chaos Calmer: 1.50 ounces gin 0.75 ounce lime juice 0.25 ounce triple sec 1.50 ounce orange juice 1 tsp Grenadine syrup Short shake with broken ice and pure unstrained into a double rocks…
Perfect Amaretto Sour
Jeffrey Morganthaler claims this is the Perfect Amaretto Sour: 1.50 ounces Amaretto 0.75 ounce cask-proof bourbon 1.00 ounce lemon juice 0.50 ounce egg white, beaten 1 tsp of 2:1 simple syrup Dry shake ingredients to combine, then shake well with…
Champagne Cocktail
Saved for last, it’s the Champagne Cocktail: 1 sugar cube 4 dashes Angostura Bitters champagne In either a tall (pretty) champagne flute or a saucer (traditional) champagne glass, add the sugar and bitters. Fill with champagne. Garnish with a lemon…