As summer comes to a close I wanted to make the La Floridita Daiquiri: 2 ounces rum (such as Havana Club from Cuba or Brugal from the Dominican Republic) Juice of 1/2 lime (If your limes are small, use the…
Jasper’s Jamaican Planter’s Punch
A variety of one of the oldest known cocktails is Jasper’s Jamaican Planter’s Punch: 1.5 ounces dark Jamaican rum (Coruba) 1.5 ounces Jasper’s Secret Mix Add to a 10-ounce highball glass filled with cracked ice. Stir vigorously. Top off with…
Fish House Punch
For the Fourth of July, what could me more patriotic than Fish House Punch? 2.0 quarts Jamaican Rum (Appleton recommended) 1.0 quart brandy (Hennessy recommended) 0.5 pint peach brandy 0.5 pint maraschino liquor 1.0 quart freshly made green tea 1.0…
Don the Beachcomber’s Zombie
The Walking Dead may have ended for the season, but the Zombie “lives” on: 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1 ounce fresh lemon juice 1 ounce gold Puerto Rican rum 1 ounce 151-proof Demerara rum (from Guyana) 1 ounce white Puerto…
Twelve Mile Limit
Another cocktail with an interesting name, the Twelve Mile Limit: 1.0 ounce white rum (Appleton White Jamaican recommended) 0.5 ounce rye whiskey 0.5 ounce brandy (Hennessy VS recommended) 0.5 ounce grenadine 0.5 ounce lemon juice Shake in an iced cocktail…
The Millionaire
The one time this phrase may actually work, “Bartender, make me a Millionaire”: 1.50 ounces Myers’s Original Dark Rum 0.75 ounce sloe gin 0.75 ounce apricot brandy juice of one fresh lime (1 to 1.5 ounces) Shake vigorously in an…
Knickerbocker á la Monsieur
While the majority of cocktails I’ve made so far are based on rye or gin, in the early “archaic” age of cocktails the default spirit was rum, as in the Knickerbocker á la Monsieur: 2.0 ounces Virgin Islands rum 0.5…
The Fogcutter (Early)
Here is my third and final attempt at the Fogcutter. This one is from the book and attributed to Don the Beachcomber: 2.0 ounces Barcardi Gold rum 0.5 ounce Plymouth Gin 1.0 ounce Pisco Brandy 1.0 ounce orange juice 2.0…
The Fogcutter (Trader Vic’s)
Having just received my Fee Brothers Orgeat Syrup I decided to try The Fogcutter again, using the recipe from Trader Vic’s: 2.0 ounces light Puerto Rican rum 0.5 ounce gin 1.0 ounce brandy 1.0 ounce orange juice 2.0 ounces lemon…
The Fogcutter
Dr. Cocktail lists only a single vintage recipe that uses sour mix, and since I had some on hand I decided to try The Fogcutter: 1.0 ounce white rum 0.5 ounce gin 0.5 ounce brandy 0.5 ounce Sour Mix Two…