Cocktails

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Typical Cocktails

• Jack Rose - very unique and fresh, 5 stars!
• Sidecar - flavorful, fresh, but missing distinction, 4 stars
  • 2 Cognac, 1 Lemon Juice, 1 Cointreau
• Brooklyn - basic, lacks character, 3 stars
• Vieux Carré - very tasty variant of Old Fashioned, 4.5 stars
  • 1 Rye, 1 Cognac, 1 Sweet Vermouth, various bitters, 1/2 tsp Benedictine
• Negroni - well constructed, balanced cocktail, 4 stars
  • 1 Gin, 1 Campari, 1 Sweet Vermouth
• Planter's Punch - great summer drink! 4.5 stars
• Martinez - similar to Manhattan, good winter drink. 3.5 stars
• The Last Word - tasty and quite unique flavors! 4.5 stars
• Sazerac - interesting with mysterious flavors, 4.5 stars
• French 75 - champagne cocktail par excellance, 4.75 stars
• Boulevardier - less sweet Manhattan, intriguing, 4.5 stars
• Old Fashioned - superb classic, 5 stars
• Manhattan - another classic, 4.75 stars
• Archangel - unique flavor cucumber cocktail, 4 stars
• Brandy Crusta - very beautiful light and fun drink, 4.5 stars
• Queen Elizabeth - elegant/intense like the Queen herself, 4.75 stars
• Frisco - great summer drink, 4 stars!
• Chrysanthemum - very unique absinthe cocktail, 4.75 stars
• Dubonnet Royal - Queen Mum's fav! Good afternoon drink, 4 stars
• Whiskey Sour - superb classic, 4.75 stars
• Jewel - distinctive Chartreuse, slightly bitter, superb! 4.5 stars
  • 1 Gin, 1 G. Chartreuse, 1 Sw Vermouth, Or. bitters
• Curacao Sidecar - sweet, delicious summer drink! 4.75 stars!
  • 1 Dry Curacao, 1 Bourbon, muddled Orange
• Twentieth Century - light, fresh and mysterious, 5 stars!
  • 1 Lillet, 1 Lemon juice, 2 Gin, 2/3 Creme de Cacao
• Aviation - festive, but lacks complexity, 4 stars
  • 2 Gin, 1 Lemon juice, 1/4 Maraschino, pinch sugar (cherry)

Exotic Cocktails

• Fukushima Blue - sweet, and really cool looking! 4.5 stars!
  • 1 part Ginger Beer
  • 1 part Blue Curacao
  • 1 part White Rum
• Cosmo (Scott Style) - very rich flavor, 5 stars!
  • 1 part Knudsen's Just Cranberry (unsweetened)
  • 1 part TripleSec
  • 1 part Blue Curacao
  • 2 parts Vodka
  • 1 part Fresh Lime Juice
  • Simple Syrup (or Agave syrup) to taste
• Dukes Hotel Vesper - special! 5 stars!
  • 1 part Vodka
  • 3 parts Berry Bro No3 Gin
  • 2 parts Lillet Blanc
  • dash Angostura bitters
  • Orange peel

Ingredients

The following selection of bar ingredients will stock a complete bar for the following cocktails...

• Vodka
• Dry Gin
• Rye Whiskey
• White Rum
• Jamaican Rum
• VSOP Cognac
• Blue Curacao
• Triple Sec
• Laird's Applejack
• Dry Vermouth
• Sweet Vermouth
• Dry Curacao
• Creme de Cacao
• Dubonnet Rouge
• Aperol
• Pernod
• Absinthe
• Grenadine
• Peychaud's Bitters
• Angostura Bitters
• Orange Bitters
• Cointreau
• Simple Syrup
• Maraschino Liqueur (don't confuse with syrup!)
• Benedictine
• Campari
• Chartreuse
• Lillet Blanc
• Ginger Beer
• Maraschino Cherries
• Fresh limes or Lime juice
• Fresh lemons or Lemon juice
• Cucumbers
• Orange Peel