Another cocktail featuring dairy, it’s the Chatham Hotel Special: 1.5 ounces brandy 0.5 ounce ruby port 0.5 cream 1 dash dark creme de cacao Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a small cocktail glass. I like the…
Milk Punch
Milk in a cocktail? It’s key in Milk Punch: 1.0 ounce brandy 0.5 ounce dark rum 2 teaspoons simple syrup 2 dashes vanilla extract 4.0 ounces whole milk Shake the ingredients all together in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice.…
Barbara West Cocktail
Want a sherry-based martini? Try the Barbara West Cocktail: 2.0 ounces gin 1.0 ounce sherry 0.5 ounce lemon juice 1 small dash Angostura bitters Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass. I have no idea…
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…
Mamie Taylor
Record high temperatures in December call for the Mamie Taylor: 2 ounces Scotch 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice Spicy ginger ale or ginger beer (Blenheim’s #3 ginger ale recommended) Pour the Scotch and lime juice into an ice-filled 8-ounce highball…
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…
Arnaud’s Special Cocktail
From Arnaud’s Restaurant in New Orleans comes Arnaud’s Special Cocktail: 2 ounces Scotch 1 ounce Dubonnet Rouge 3 dashes oranges bitters Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist. This cocktail…
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…
Leatherneck Cocktail
Did you say you wanted a blue drink? Try the Leatherneck Cocktail: 2.00 ounces blended whiskey (Crown Royal recommended) 0.75 ounce blue curaçao 0.50 ounce fresh lime juice Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass.…
The Ford Cocktail
Famous before Henry was, here is The Ford Cocktail: 1 ounce Old Tom Gin (Hayman’s Old Tom Gin recommended) 1 ounce dry vermouth 3 dashes Bénédictine 3 dashes orange bitters Stir well with finely cracked ice, and strain into a…