A old one from 1882, it’s Curaçao Punch: 0.5 tablespoon sugar (alter to taste) 2 or 3 dashes of fresh lemon juice 1.0 ounce soda water 1.0 ounce brandy (Martell cognac specified) 2.0 ounces orange curaçao 1.0 ounce Jamaican rum…
Three to One Cocktail
Got some high proof gin? Make the Three to One Cocktail: 1.50 ounces 100-proof gin 0.75 ounce Marie Brizard Apry Juice of 1/2 lime Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime…
The Blue Moon
Having scored some real Creme de Violette, I made The Blue Moon: 2.0 ounces gin 0.5 ounce Crème Yvette or crème de violette 0.5 ounce lemon juice Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish…
The Alamagoozlum Cocktail
The first cocktail recipe in the book is the Alamagoozlum Cocktail: 0.5 egg white 2.0 ounces genever gin 2.0 ounces water 1.5 ounces Jamaican rum 1.5 ounces yellow or green Chartreuse 1.5 ounces gomme syrup 0.5 ounce orange curaçao 0.5…
The Mother-In-Law Cocktail
Like bourbon? Have friends who like bourbon? Try the Mother-in-Law Cocktail: 1.0 teaspoon Peychaud’s bitters 1.0 teaspoon Angostura bitters 1.0 teaspoon Amer Picon (subsitute Torani Amer) 0.5 ounce orange curaçao 0.5 maraschino liqueur 0.5 ounce simple syrup 0.5 ounce maraschino…
Crimean Cup à la Marmora
A big punch with a big name is the Crimean Cup à la Marmora: 2.0 broad slices of lemon peel 1.0 teaspoon sugar 0.5 ounce dark Jamaican rum (Myers’s works well) 1.0 ounce brandy 0.5 maraschino liqueur 0.5 ounce Jamaican…
Vieux Carré Cocktail
Shaken, not stirred, it’s the Vieux Carré Cocktail: 1.00 ounce rye whiskey 1.00 ounce cognac 1.00 ounce sweet vermouth 1/2 teaspoon Benedictine 2 dashes Angostura Bitters 2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain onto fresh…
Blue Paradise
Featuring two obscure ingredients, here is the Blue Paradise: 2 ounces cognac 1 ounce Dubonnet Rouge 4 dashes Parfait Amour Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. This cocktail features…
Diki-Diki Cocktail
A drink with a Tiki name, the Diki-Diki Cocktail: 1.50 ounces Calvados 0.50 ounce Swedish Punsch 0.75 ounce grapefruit juice Shake well with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass. While this drink sounds like it would be part of…
The Fred Collins Fiz
With lemonade from England I was finally able to make the Fred Collins Fiz: 2.0 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey 0.5 ounce simple syrup Juice of one lemon 1 teaspoon orange curaçao 6.0 ounces lemonade Mix the bourbon, simple syrup,…