Aviation Cocktail
- 2 oz London Dry gin
- ½–¾ oz fresh lemon juice
- ¼ oz maraschino liqueur (Luxardo)
- ¼ oz crème de violette
Aviation Cocktail
2 oz. white rum
¼ oz. Yellow Chartreuse
1 oz. fresh lime juice
½ oz. simple syrup (1:1)
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.
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)
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.
by Todd Smith of Bourbon & Branch via Imbibe
2 oz. rye whiskey
1 oz. averna
1 dash angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters
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
from the bartender’s bible.
2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce chartreuse
1 dash orange bitters
Shake over ice.
From the bartender’s bible.
2 ounces gin
1 ounce brandy
1/2 ounce orgeat
1/2 ounce lemon
Shake over ice.
2 oz. white rum
½ oz. honey syrup
¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
2 dashes lavender bitters
4 drops orange blossom water
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.
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.
In a large tumbler:
pour a generous amount of sweet tea over ice
add bourbon to taste
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.
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.
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.
Invented at the request of a knitting-obsessed friend.
2 oz Pearl Pomegranate Vodka
3/4 rosemary syrup
3/4 lemon
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.}
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.
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.
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.
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
2 oz gin
½ oz sweet vermouth
½ oz chartreuse
two dashes orange bitters
combine in shaker over ice, strain into cocktail glass.
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.
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.