This has become one of my favorite sours. If we have a bottle of red wine open, it’s the first cocktail I consider. The egg white makes a velvety mouth feel and the large ice cube in the shaker creates a nice texture. Use a full bodied, fruity wine such…
I like my whiskey sours 1:1 bourbon and lemon sour. For the lemon sour, I prefer 2:1 lemon to simple syrup. I also like the mouth feel of egg white. 1 1/2 oz. Belle Meade Bourbon 1 oz. Fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz. Simple syrup 1 large egg white (can…
Our daughter was gifted with a bottle of Ciroc Red Berry Vodka at a Christmas Party and asked me to use it to create a cocktail. I like champagne cocktails and ’tis the season. So this is a rif on the French 75.
Oyster shooters are simply awesome. They are also unusual enough to impress your guests. While there are those who don’t care for them, most people like oysters. Plus, you’ll find a number of your friends haven’t tried them – raw anyway. So, plunge in!
I am, of course, referring to the Corpse Reviver (No. 2). Harry Craddock’s original, as published in 1930, called for equal parts lemon juice, gin, cointreau and Kina Lillet with absinthe.
This is Jeffery Morgenthaler’s version. He’s right: It’s awesome. 1 ½ oz. amaretto ¾ oz. good bourbon 1 oz. lemon juice 1 tsp. 2:1 simple syrup ½ oz. or 1 Tbl egg white Chill old fashioned glass Add all ingredients to a shaker and dry shake to break down egg…
1 1/2 oz. brandy or Cognac 1 oz. triple sec 1 oz. lemon juice Chill a cocktail glass with ice and water Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice Strain into chilled glass Garnish with a lemon wheel.
The first “Blue Drink.” Invented in 1957 by Harry Yee of the Hilton Hawaiian Village. It was an instant hit and, yes, the movie was named for the drink! 1 ½ oz. vodka 2 oz. pineapple juice ¾ oz. lemon juice ¾ oz. blue curacao ¼ oz. simple syrup ½…
If there is such a thing as an elegant Tiki drink, this is it! Even if your party isn’t Tiki themed, this simple drink will impress. 1 oz. Plymouth Gin ¾ oz. Lemon juice ¾ oz. Passion fruit syrup Chill cocktail glass with ice and water Add all ingredients to…
This is one of Trader Vic’s original’s. 2 oz. Cruzan white rum 2 oz. orange juice 1 oz. lemon juice ½ oz. curacao ¼ oz. simple syrup ¼ oz. orgeat 12 oz. crushed ice Shake all ingredients with crushed ice Pour unstrained into tall glass