The Original Philadelphia Fish House Punch: 0.33 pint lemon juice 0.75 pound sugar 1.00 pint mixture* 2.50 pints cold water For the mixture: 0.25 pint real peach brandy 0.50 pint cognac 0.25 pint Jamaican rum Stir together in a bowl…
Wild Irish Rose
My first cocktail by Dead Rabbit, the Wild Irish Rose: 0.75 ounce Pomegranate Syrup 1.00 ounce Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey 1.00 ounce Laird’s Applejack Bonded Proof 1.00 ounce Pama Pomegranate Liqueur 0.75 ounce fresh lemon juice 3 dashes…
Pomegranate Syrup
For Pomegranate Syrup: 1 cup pomegranate juice 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cups water Add the juice, sugar, and water to a medium saucepan over medium heat, but do not boil. Slowly stir until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the…
Knickerbocker à la Madame
For something truly vintage and rare, have a Knickerbocker à la Madame: 0.50 pint lemon water ice 0.50 pint sherry or Madeira 1.00 750ml bottle seltzer water 0.25 pint shaved ice Mix the lemon water ice, sherry and seltzer in…
Lemon Water Ice
For Lemon Water Ice: 2 cups sugar 2 cups water 1 cup fresh lemon juice zest from 2 lemons Combine water and sugar and heat until sugar is dissolved to make a simple syrup. Let cool to room temperature, then…
Rusty Nail
Like Smoky Scotch? Have a Rusty Nail: 2 ounces good smoky Scotch 1 ounce Drambuie Combine in a small rocks glass on a couple of lumps of ice and swizzle. Garnish with a lemon twist. I don’t like peaty Scotches.…
Tom Collins
In search of refreshment? Have a Tom Collins: 2 ounces gin 1 ounce fresh lemon juice 1 ounce simple syrup Soda water Combine all except soda water in an iced cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a highball or collins…
Whiskey Sour
Adding to my confusion, it’s the Whiskey Sour: 2.00 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey 1.00 ounce fresh lemon juice 0.75 ounce simple syrup Soda water Combine all except soda water in an iced cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a…
The Sazerac
By special request, it’s The Sazerac: 1 teaspoon absinthe or pastis (Herbsaint, Pernod or Ricard) 1 teaspoon simple syrup 3 to 4 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters 3 ounces rye whiskey (Sazerac 6 year is a fine one) Chill an old-fashioned glass.…
The Rob Roy
In honor of Mike Doughty, here’s The Rob Roy: 2.5 ounces Scotch 1.0 ounce sweet vermouth (or more for a sweeter drink) 2 dashes Angostura bitters Combine in an iced cocktail glass. Stir and strain into a cocktail glass or…