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Typical Cocktails
- Jack Rose - very unique and fresh, 5 stars!
- 2 Applejack, Grenadine, Fr Lemon
- 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
- Gin, Fr Lime, Maraschino, Gr Chartreuse
- Sazerac - interesting with mysterious flavors, 4.5 stars
- French 75 - champagne cocktail par excellance, 4.75 stars
- Boulevardier - less sweet Manhattan, intriguing, 5 stars!
- Sw Vermouth, Rye, Campari (cherry)
- Old Fashioned - superb classic, 5 stars
- Manhattan - another classic, 4.75 stars
- 2 Rye, 1 Sw Vermouth, 2 dash Ang bitters (cherry)
- 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