Champagne Cosmopolitan
The Cosmo has been done so many times, so here is one with a twist from a friend of mine, Dan Crowell.
1 ounce Citrus Vodka
1 dash Premium Orange Liqueur
1-1/2 ounce Cranberry Juice
1/2 ounce Fresh Lime Juice
1 Twist Orange
1 ounce Moet & Chandon White Star Champagne
Shake Vodka, Grand Marnier, cranberry juice and lime juice over ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a chilled champagne flute. Top off with champagne. Garnish with orange twist.
Harvey Wallbanger
2 ounces Vodka
Orange Juice
1/2 ounce Galliano
Build in a Collins glass filled two-thirds full of ice. Pour in the vodka. Add orange juice leaving room for the Galliano to float on top. A simple drink yes, but how often do you find Galliano in a cocktail?
Variation: Screaming Fantasma
Horse’s Neck with a Kick
This recipe is credited to Difford’s Guide Cocktail’s #7. It makes the list for the garnish alone.
2-1/2 ounces Bourbon
3 dashes Classic Bitters
Ginger Ale
Garnish: Peel entire rind of a large lemon in a spiral and place in glass with end hanging over rim
Pour ingredients into an ice filled Collins glass. Stir. Add garnish.
Irish Coffee – Unsweetened
1-1/4 ounce Irish Whiskey
Hot Strong Coffee
Whipped Cream (optional)
Three Whole Coffee Beans for Garnish
Place a metal spoon in hot toddy glass. Measure in whiskey. Top off with hot coffee. Optional whipped cream may be added to the top with three coffee beans sprinkled on top.
Irish Coffee – Sweetened
1/2 ounce Irish Whiskey
3/4 ounce Irish Cream
Hot Strong Coffee
Whipped Cream (optional)
Three Whole Coffee Beans or three chocolate covered espresso beans for Garnish
Place metal spoon in hot toddy glass. Measure in whiskey and Bailey’s Irish Cream. Top off with coffee. Optional whipped cream may be added to the top with coffee bean garnish sprinkled atop.
Kamikaze Cocktail
While most twenty-one year olds are throwing back shots, this Kamikaze is a cocktail instead. An easy way to remember this one; throwing back too many will make for a Very Tough Landing.
1-1/2 ounce Vodka
1 ounce Triple Sec
3/4 ounce Lemon Juice
Lime Wedge for Garnish
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled two-thirds full of ice. Shake for ten to fifteen seconds. Strain into a well chilled cocktail shaker. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Variation: Blue Kamikaze
Mai Tai – Original
This is an adaptation of the original formula as interpreted in The Joy of Mixology by Gary Regan.
2 ounces 17 year old J. Wray Nephew Jamaican Rum
1/2 ounce French Garnier Orgeat
1/2 Holland DeKuyper Orange Curacao
1/4 ounce Rock Candy Syrup
1 ounce Fresh Lime Juice
1 Sprig Fresh Mint for Garnish
Combine all liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake for 10 to 15 seconds. Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled half with crushed ice. Add mint sprig garnish.
Mai Tai – Variation
These ingredients are much easier to find and this makes a fantastic Mai Tai. Credited to Dan Crowell.
2 ounces 10 Cane Rum (or 1 ounce each 10 Cane and Captain Morgan Private Stock)
3/4 ounce Orange Curacao
3/4 ounce Fresh Lime Juice
1/4 ounce Orgeat Syrup
2 Mint Springs & Lime Wedge for Garnish
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled one-third with ice. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice. Garnish with mint springs and wedge of lime.
Information source: intoxicologist.net. Blog composed by Christelle Botha
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