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Gimlet
Recipe:
60 ml gin
20 ml Rose's lime juice cordial
How to:
Pour all the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir and strain into a serving glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Legend says that the Gimlet was originally crafted in the 1860s as a medicinal concoction taken by British Royal Navy officers to prevent scurvy. This modern incarnation of the gin and lime cordial classic is for recreational purposes only.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Blood and Sand
Recipe:
30 ml Scotch whisky
20 ml Cherry Heering
20 ml sweet vermouth
30 ml fresh orange juice
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
It was invented in 1922 for the Los Angeles premiere of Hollywood screen legend Rudolph Valentino's film by the same name. You might not remember the movie. But one taste and you'll never forget this drink.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Boston flip
Recipe:
1 bar spoon caster sugar
1 egg
60 ml rye whiskey
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass. Garnish with: grated nutmeg
Served in Goblet
Facts:
This venerable drink was popular in colonial North America. The only difference? Before the advent of central heating, hot drinks were far more popular. We can assure you, this drink is much better served chilled.
Source:Bariana
Buck's Fizz
Recipe:
60 ml fresh-squeezed orange juice
10 ml gin
1 dash cherry brandy
champagne
How to:
Slowly pour the ingredients in the following order into a flute: juice, brandy, gin, and champagne. Garnish with: orange wedge
Served in Champagne Flute
Facts:
This sparkling classic was invented by a bartender named Patrick McGarry at the Buck's Club in London. This one contains a splash of cherry brandy, though Mr. McGarry secretly slipped a bit of tangerine juice into his.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Colonial Cocktail
Recipe:
50 ml dry gin
15 ml grapefruit juice
3 dashes maraschino liqueur
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
A cousin to the Hemingway Daiquiri, this superb gin-based cocktail combines maraschino liqueur and grapefruit juice.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Fog Cutter
Recipe:
60 ml fresh lemon juice
30 ml fresh orange juice
15 ml orgeat syrup
60 ml light rum
30 ml brandy
15 ml gin
15 ml sweet sherry
How to:
Shake everything except the sherry with ice. Pour into a tall tiki mug or chimney glass. Add more ice cubes to fill. Float the sherry.
Served in Tiki glass
Facts:
One of Trader Vic's best creations, he had this to say about it: "Fog cutter, hell. After two of these, you won't even see the stuff." Vic's original recipe, this is a seriously strong drink. It's also very tasty. Proceed with caution.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Irish Coffee
Recipe:
120 ml freshly brewed coffee
45 ml Irish whiskey
1 tablespoon brown sugar
lightly-whipped unsweetened cream
How to:
Pre-heat an Irish coffee glass with hot water. Combine the coffee, whiskey, and sugar in the glass. Stir well to dissolve sugar.Float a half inch of cream on the top.
Served in Irish coffee glass
Facts:
Born on Ireland's west coast one foggy evening in the 1940s, the Irish Coffee is still an ideal warm-up.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Journalist
Recipe:
45 ml gin
10 ml dry vermouth
10 ml sweet vermouth
2 dashes triple sec
2 dashes lemon juice
1 dash Angostura bitter
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
A very fancy variation on the Perfect Martini, it twists the classic recipe with dashes of bitter, lemon juice, and curaçao.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Moscow Mule
Recipe:
60 ml vodka
15 ml fresh lime juice
90 ml ginger beer
How to:
Build ingredients in an ice-filled serving glass. Garnish with: lime wedge
Served in Highball glass
Facts:
The drink that launched vodka in the US was born in New York in 1938. The recipe is simple: vodka is added to a British drink called a Mule's Collar. It is an excellent drink with a spicy kick to it.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
