A rum drink with a long name, it’s the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Cocktail: 2.00 ounces Barbados Rum 0.75 ounce lime juice 2 dashes Cointreau 2 teaspoons Falernum Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into a cocktail glass.…
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.…
The Bebbo Cocktail
Named funny and made with honey, it’s The Bebbo Cocktail: 1.5 ounces gin 1.0 ounce fresh lemon juice 0.5 ounce honey 2.0 teaspoons orange juice Stir all the ingredients (except ice) together in a cocktail shaker until the honey dissolves.…
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…
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…
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…
French 95
The nicest thing to happen between France and the US since the Statue of Liberty – the French 95: 2.00 ounces Buffalo Trace bourbon 0.75 ounce lemon juice 0.50 ounce cane sugar syrup Dry champagne Short shake all the ingredients…
The French 75
It’s time for champagne, and that means the French 75: 2 ounces gin 1 ounce lemon juice 2 teaspoons sugar or 1 teaspoon simple syrup champagne Shake all but the champagne in an iced cocktail shaker. Pour into a tall…