Monday, July 26, 2010

HOMAGE TO MADMEN: COCKTAILS OF THE '60's


Sparkling Gin Punch
Ingredients
  • 20 oranges, juiced
  • 12 lemons, juiced
  • 2 quarts gin
  • 4 jiggers grenadine
  • 6 dashes orange bitters
  • 2 quarts chilled soda water
  • ice for chilling


Directions
Combine the orange juice, lemon juice, gin, grenadine, and orange bitters in a large punch bowl. Add a large ice block to chill. Just before you are ready to serve, add a large ice block to chill and pour in 2 quarts of chilled soda water.




Whiskey Sour
  • Ingredients
  • 2oz whiskey
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1/2 tsp powdered sugar
  • 1 cherry
  • 1 orange slice
Directions
In a shaker mix whiskey, lemon juice, and powdered sugar with ice and strain into a whiskey sour glass. Decorate with the slice of orange, top with the cherry, and serve.





Classic Martini
Ingredients


  • 2oz of gin
  • splash of vermouth
  • olives
  • Chilled glasses









Directions 
In a shaker mix gin and vermouth with a lot of ice. Strain into chilled glasses and add olives.




Tom Collins
Ingredients


  • 2oz gin
  • 1oz lemon juice
  • 1tsp sugar
  • 3oz club soda
  • 1 cherry
  • 1 orange slice




Directions
In a shaker filled with ice mix gin, lemon juice and sugar. Shake and strain into tall glasses filled with ice. Add club soda, stir and add cherry and orange slice.






Bloody Mary
Ingredients


  • 1oz vodka
  • 3oz tomato juice
  • 1 dash Worcestershire
  • Pinch of horseradish 
  • Splash of lemon juice
  • Pinch of pepper
  • Celery Stalk

Directions
In a shaker filled with ice mix all ingredients. Pour into glasses filled with ice. Add celery stalk.





Brandy Alexander
Ingredients


  • 1/2oz brandy
  • 2oz cream
  • 1/2oz creme de cacao
  • Dash of nutmeg


Directions
In a shaker filled with ice, mix all ingredients except nutmeg. Strain into glass and add nutmeg.




Gibson
Ingredients


  • 1.5oz gin
  • 3/4oz vermouth
  • Cocktail onions







Directions
Stir gin and vermouth in a glass filled with ice. Strain into a cocktail class and add onions.






Manhattan
Ingredients


  • 2oz whiskey
  • 1/2oz dry vermouth
  • 1/2oz sweet vermouth
  • Dash of bitters
  • Cherries


Directions 
Mix all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Strain into a glass with ice. Add cherries.








Screwdriver
Ingredients


  • 1.5oz of vodka
  • 6oz of orange juice
  • Orange slices



Directions 
Mix vodka and orange juice and pour into a tall glass filled with ice. Add orange slices.






Pink Squirrel
Ingredients


  • 3/4oz creme de Noyaux
  • 3/4oz creme de cacao
  • 1.5oz heavy cream





Directions 
Mix all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Strain into chilled glasses.






Gin and Tonic
Ingredients


  • 2oz gin
  • 5oz tonic water
  • Lime slice





Directions 
Pour gin and tonic over ice in a cocktail glass. Stir and add lime.





Grasshopper Recipe
Ingredients


  • 1oz creme de menthe
  • 1oz creme de cacao
  • 1oz heavy cream







Directions 
Mix all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Strain into cocktail class. 





Rob Roy
Ingredients


  • 1.5oz scotch
  • 1/4oz sweet vermouth
  • Dash of bitters
  • Cherries






Directions 
Pour ingredients into glass filled with ice and stir. Strain into a cocktail glass and add cherries. 




Sloe Gin Fizz
Ingredients


  • 2oz sloe gin
  • 1/2oz lemon juice
  • 1tsp sugar
  • Club soda







Directions 
Mix all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and fizz about an inch from the top of glass. Splash more club soda if you want more foam.





Cape Codder
Ingredients


  • 2oz vodka
  • 3oz cranberry juice
  • 1/2oz lime juice
  • Club soda





Directions 
Pour vodka and cranberry juice into a cocktail glass filled with ice. Add club soda and stir. Garnish with a lime or orange slice.





Champagne Cocktail
Ingredients


  • Brut champagne
  • Sugar cube
  • 3 dashes of bitters
  • Twist of lemon






Directions 
Place a sugar cube into a chilled champagne flute, add bitters and pour in champagne. Garnish with lemon twist. 





Presbyterian
Ingredients


  • 2oz scotch
  • 2oz ginger ale
  • 2oz club soda







Directions 
Pour scotch into a glass filled with ice. Top up with ginger ale and club soda. Stir and drink.








Rusty Nail
Ingredients


  • 2oz scotch
  • 1/2oz Drambuie




Directions 
Pour scotch and Drambuie into a cocktail glass filled with ice. Stir and drink. 











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