Aviation Cocktail
- 2 oz London Dry gin
- ½–¾ oz fresh lemon juice
- ¼ oz maraschino liqueur (Luxardo)
- ¼ oz crème de violette
daisy de santiago
2 oz. white rum
¼ oz. Yellow Chartreuse
1 oz. fresh lime juice
½ oz. simple syrup (1:1)
fall into italy
From Imbibe…
¾ oz. averna
¾ oz. cognac
¾ oz. jamaican rum
¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
¾ oz. simple syrup
2 dashes chocolate or mole bitters
Combine the ingredients into a shaker and shake to combine. Strain into a Old Fashioned glass. Add crushed ice on top.
Bourbon Fall
Invented by a dear friend.
2 oz bourbon
1 oz lemon juice
1/3 oz maple syrup
4-5 drops cardamom bitters
Combine in a shaker with ice. Serve in an old fashioned glass.
(alternates: lime juice, or agave)
ginger rogers
1 oz bourbon
1 oz ginger liqueur
1 oz lemon juice
4 dashes orange bitters
4 dashes cardamom bitters
2 sugar cubes
muddle the sugar cubes and bitters. combine in a shaker with ice. shake until cold.
black manhattan
by Todd Smith of Bourbon & Branch via Imbibe
2 oz. rye whiskey
1 oz. averna
1 dash angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters
gin(ger) rose
2 oz gin
1/2 oz ginger ale
1-2 rosemary sprigs
1/2 oz lemon
shake hard with ice to infuse with the rosemary
Alaska
from the bartender’s bible.
2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce chartreuse
1 dash orange bitters
Shake over ice.
Greenham’s Grotto
From the bartender’s bible.
2 ounces gin
1 ounce brandy
1/2 ounce orgeat
1/2 ounce lemon
Shake over ice.
hummingbird
2 oz. white rum
½ oz. honey syrup
¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
2 dashes lavender bitters
4 drops orange blossom water
hotel georgia
1 fresh egg white
1 3/4 ounce gin
1/2 ounce orgeat
3/4 ounce juice from 1 to 2 lemons
6 drops orange blossom water
nutmeg
combine and shake without ice for 30 seconds. add ice and shake until cold. sprinkle with grated nutmeg.
fig and whistle
2 oz rye whiskey
1/2 oz fig jam (heaping teaspoon)
1/2 oz honey
1 oz lemon juice
dash of cinnamon
heat the jam and honey until they are liquid. stir in whiskey, lemon, and cinnamon. shake over ice, and strain through mesh into glass.
southern effort
In a large tumbler:
pour a generous amount of sweet tea over ice
add bourbon to taste
bees knees
a delicious, refreshing way to enjoy the nectar of the buzzers. a friend’s favorite; may become yours too.
2 oz gin
1 oz honey (warmed so it dissolves)
1 oz lemon juice
heat the honey, and add to a shaker. add the gin and and lemon and stir to dissolve. add ice and shake.
wrong direction
A friend suggested that since I often get slightly mixed up while driving that I should create a cocktail called the Wrong Direction.
This drink is sweet at the start with a pleasantly dry bitter aftertaste. Just like going the wrong direction.
1 oz bourbon
1 oz brandy
8 dashes chocolate bitters
5 dashes celery bitters
combine in an old fashioned glass. fill with ice and stir.
detroit rock city
Discovered this on a trip to Vancouver at Mamie Taylor’s in Chinatown. This is my reproduction.
2 oz bourbon or american whiskey
1 oz lillet
¾ oz averna amaro
dash of angostura bitters
combine in an old fashioned glass, and fill with ice.
Heathered Purl
Invented at the request of a knitting-obsessed friend.
2 oz Pearl Pomegranate Vodka
3/4 rosemary syrup
3/4 lemon
The Spice Melange
A friend asked for a drink reminiscent of Dune….
2 oz bourbon
½ oz rosemary syrup
8 drops cardamom bitters
4 drops chocolate bitters
combine in a shaker over ice, strain into an old fashioned glass filled with ice.
bold manhattan
I had this one in a surprising retro bar. The bartender used Jim Beam Devil’s Cut, but any quality bourbon suffices. It’s a very uncomplicated yet delicious drink.
2 oz bourbon
¾ oz agave syrup
3 dashes chocolate bitters (or more to taste)
combine in a cocktail shaker over ice.
the jake walk
¾ oz st. germain
¾ oz white rum
¾ oz reposado tequila
¾ oz lime juice
2 dashes peychaud’s bitters
combine in shaker over ice, strain into cocktail glass.
point of no return
I discovered this one at the Mistral Kitchen, in downtown Seattle. The honey adds a delicious complexity.
3 oz gin
¼ oz charteuse
1 ¼ oz lime
½ oz simple syrup
½ oz honey syrup
combine in shaker over ice, strain into cocktail glass.
To make the honey syrup: combine ½ honey and ½ water. Bring to boil while stirring, and cool.
bourbon word
The Last Word is one of my favorites. I wondered how bourbon would change the drink. This is the delicious result.
1 oz bourbon
1 oz luxardo maraschino
1 oz chartreuse
1 oz lemon juice
combine in shaker over ice, strain into cocktail glass.
whiskey sidecar
The Sidecar is one of the best cocktails ever conceived. This version replaces the brandy with whiskey.
2 oz whiskey
1 oz triple sec
1 oz lemon juice
combine in shaker over ice, strain into cocktail glass.
{bourbon is preferred, but scotch is a nice variant.}
play on words
While this is a clearly a variant on the Last Word, I cannot recall where I discovered it. Probably cribbed it off a bar menu during happy hour.
1 oz gin
1 oz luxardo
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz lime juice
Combine in an old fashioned glass over ice.
ruby red slipper
2 oz gin
½ oz campari
1 oz lime juice
dash of grapefruit bitters
dash of peychaud’s bitters
combine in shaker over ice, strain into cocktail glass.
light brigade sazerac
Another variation on the sazerac.
1 oz rye whiskey
1 oz cognac
½ oz st. germain
2 drops of absinthe
dash of angostura bitters
lemon zest
combine in shaker over ice, strain into cocktail glass.
vavilov affair
1 oz calvados (apple brandy)
1 oz bourbon
1 tsp sugar
2 dashes angostura bitters
slice of tart apple, juiced
combine in shaker over ice, strain into cocktail glass. garnish with another slice of granny smith apple
bijou
2 oz gin
½ oz sweet vermouth
½ oz chartreuse
two dashes orange bitters
combine in shaker over ice, strain into cocktail glass.
gin junkie
2 oz gin
½ oz aquavit
½ oz st. germain
½ oz agave syrup
dash of orange bitters
combine in shaker over ice, strain into cocktail glass.
new york sour
A variant of the whiskey sour. And a nice way to use up that leftover wine!
2 oz rye whiskey
1 oz lemon juice
1 oz simple syrup
combine in shaker over ice, strain into an old fashioned glass filled with ice.
pour 1/2 oz shiraz over back of spoon to float on top.