The Outrigger
My riff on a classic island favorite: aged rum, Cointreau, lemon juice and lemon bitters shaken and served straight up! 2 oz. good aged rum such as Zaya 1 oz. Cointreau ½ oz. lemon juice ¼ tsp. lemon...
View ArticleSingapore Sling
Before Tiki was Tiki and before Donn Beach and Trader Vic were born, there was the Singapore Sling. The original was created in 1905 at the Raffle’s Hotel in Singapore. This is a mid-century version....
View ArticleStrawberry Mint Margarita
2 oz. plata tequila 1 oz. Cointreau ½ oz. simple syrup 2 oz. lime sour (or 1 1/3 oz. fresh lime juice and 2/3 oz. simple syrup) ¼ c sliced strawberries 4 or 5 mint leaves Muddle berries and simple...
View ArticleHarrington Cocktail
1 ½ oz. premium vodka ¼ oz. Cointreau ⅛ oz. Chartreuse Chill a cocktail glass with ice and water Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice Strain into chilled glass over fresh ice...
View ArticleCosmopolitan
Made correctly, this is actually a very nice cocktail. Try to use real cranberry juice and not ‘Cranberry Cocktail.’ 1 ½ oz. citrus vodka 1 oz. cranberry juice ½ oz. Cointreau ¼ oz. fresh lime juice...
View ArticleNotes on the Second Corpse
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. Kina...
View ArticleThe Outrigger
My riff on a classic island favorite: aged rum, Cointreau, lemon juice and lemon bitters shaken and served straight up! 2 oz. good aged rum such as Zaya 1 oz. Cointreau ½ oz. lemon juice ¼ tsp. lemon...
View ArticleSingapore Sling
Before Tiki was Tiki and before Donn Beach and Trader Vic were born, there was the Singapore Sling. The original was created in 1905 at the Raffle’s Hotel in Singapore. This is a mid-century version....
View ArticleStrawberry Mint Margarita
2 oz. plata tequila 1 oz. Cointreau ½ oz. simple syrup 2 oz. lime sour (or 1 1/3 oz. fresh lime juice and 2/3 oz. simple syrup) ¼ c sliced strawberries 4 or 5 mint leaves Muddle berries and simple...
View ArticleHarrington Cocktail
1 ½ oz. premium vodka ¼ oz. Cointreau ⅛ oz. Chartreuse Chill a cocktail glass with ice and water Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice Strain into chilled glass over fresh ice...
View ArticleCosmopolitan
Made correctly, this is actually a very nice cocktail. Try to use real cranberry juice and not ‘Cranberry Cocktail.’ 1 ½ oz. citrus vodka 1 oz. cranberry juice ½ oz. Cointreau ¼ oz. fresh lime juice...
View ArticleNotes on the Second Corpse
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. Kina...
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