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Allen (Special)
Recipe:
10 ml lemon juice
15 ml maraschino liqueur
30 ml Plymouth Gin
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Many bartender has omitted the crème de violette in their Aviation cocktails as it's a difficult ingredient to find. Then, they've innocently served it as an Aviation. Actually, it's this drink. What makes it special: Is it the Plymouth Gin or the maraschino liqueur? That's for you to ponder.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Artillery Cocktail
AKA Classic Martini
Recipe:
15 ml sweet vermouth
45 ml dry gin
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Another name for the classic Martini—not the dry Martini that came along later, the original one—this drink is made with fresh Italian vermouth and London dry gin.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book
Bijou
Recipe:
30 ml Plymouth gin
30 ml Chartreuse
30 ml sweet vermouth
1 dash orange bitter
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass. Garnish with: cherry and a lemon twist
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Originally served as a layered drink—a pousse café—the Bijou took its name from the three precious stones it represented: diamonds (gin), rubies (vermouth), and emeralds (Chartreuse).
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Brandy Alexander
AKA Alexander #2
Recipe:
45 ml brandy
30 ml cream
15 ml dark crème de cacao
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
If this is a ladies' drink, call me a lady! Creamy and rich enough for a place on the dessert menu, the Alexander is an indulgent change form the citrus balance of most cocktails.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Chicago Cocktail
Recipe:
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 dash curaçao
30 ml brandy
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass. Garnish with: frost edge of glass with castor sugar and fill with champagnea re-proportioned champagne cocktail, the chicago is a luxurious brandy cocktail with a champagne float
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
A re-proportioned champagne Cocktail, the Chicago is a luxurious brandy cocktail with a champagne float.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Cordova Cocktail
Recipe:
30 ml dry gin
1 dash absinthe
1 teaspoon fresh cream
15 ml sweet vermouth
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Looking for something different? With gin, absinthe, sweet vermouth, and cream, it is hard to compare this to any other drink. The Cordova is in a league of its own.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Grasshopper
Recipe:
30 ml green crème de menthe
30 ml white crème de cacao
60 ml heavy cream
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Invented at Tujague's in New Orleans' French Quarter, this drink could be mistaken for mint chocolate chip ice cream, except that it has a very adult kick to it.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Rosita
Recipe:
45 ml tequila
15 ml sweet vermouth
15 ml dry vermouth
15 ml Campari
1 dash Angostura bitter
How to:
Pour all the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir and strain into a serving glass filled with ice. Garnish with: lemon twist
Served in Old Fashioned
Facts:
Think of this as a Perfect Manhattan, Mexican style. Tequila shot? Oh no. This is what you do with the best of the agave. Sip it. Savour it. Repeat as necessary.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Sidecar
Recipe:
45 ml cognac
15 ml Cointreau
15 ml fresh lemon juice
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass. Garnish with: lemon twist
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
There are many stories about this drink's origins either in Paris or London. What really matters about this cocktail is that virtually every drinks writer and serious bartender considers this to be one of the most important classic drinks of all time.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
