No coffee, but you will find port in The Coffee Cocktail: 1 ounce brandy (Martell works well) 1 egg 2 to 3 ounces ruby port 1 teaspoon sugar Pour brandy into an iced cocktail shaker. Add the egg. Pour in…
The Brandy Crusta
A precursor to the Margarita is The Brandy Crusta: 1 lemon 0.5 teaspoon fresh lemon juice Bar or table sugar 2.0 ounces cognac (Hennessy specified) 1 teaspoon orange curaçao (Marie Brizard specified) 1 dash Boker’s Bitters (or substitute Angostura) Cut…
Curaçao Punch
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…
Chatham Hotel Special
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…
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…
The Pendennis Cocktail
Named after a private club in Kentucky, here is the Pendennis Cocktail: 2 ounces gin 1 ounce apricot (some say peach) brandy 2-3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice Shake in an iced cocktail shaker, and strain into…