Archive for July, 2009
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Lu’s Bloody Mary
(this batch recipe makes 8 cocktails) 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning One 32 oz bottle V-8 juice 6 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon Crystal hot sauce, or more to taste 9 lemon wedges 6 cups vodka 8 lime wedges Garnishes: Lu adds pickled okra or green beans to […]
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Chris Hannah’s “The Accourtrement”
In a cocktail shaker combine… 2 oz Calvados ¾ oz Strega ½ oz Creole Shrubb ¼ oz fresh lemon juice 2 dashes of Peychaud’s bitters. Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.
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Dale DeGroff’s Whiskey Smash
2 slices lemon 6–8 mint leaves ½ ounce orange curacao 1/2 ounce simple syrup 2 ounces Maker’s Mark Muddle lemon, mint, orange curacao and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add Maker’s Mark and ice and shake well. Strain into a rocks glass. Fill with crushed ice and garnish with a big piece of mint. — […]
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Audrey Saunder’s Gin Gin Mule
½ oz fresh lime juice ½ oz simple syrup 6 mint sprigs 1/5 oz Bombay gin ¾ oz ginger beer Muddle lime, simple syrup and mint in a cocktail shaker. Add gin and ginger beer. Shake well, pour over ice in a highball glass. Top with soda and garnish with a wedge of lime. — from Audrey […]
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Tupelo Honey Champagne Cocktail
1 oz Wild Turkey — American Honey Champagne Pour Wild Turkey in a champagne glass. Fill the glass 3/4 of the way with a semi dry champagne (we use Piper Sonoma)
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Tickle Me Tiki
1 ½ ounces 10 Cane rum 1 ounce creme de banana 1 oz cranberry juice 1 oz orange juice 1 oz pineapple juice Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake well. Strain into your choice of a small or tall beverage glass. When available (and if the mood strikes), garnish with umbrella, cherry and pineapple. […]
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The Twentieth Century Cocktail
1 ½ oz Tanqueray gin ¾ oz Lillet Blanc ¾ oz light creme de cocoa ¾ oz fresh lemon juice Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. — from Cafe Adelaide
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The Mexican Slam
1 oz Wild Turkey 101 1 oz Agave Nectar 1 oz water Mix in a cocktail shaker and strain into a snifter over ice, or blend with ice and serve as a frappe. — from Commander’s Palace, Destin, FL
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The Jack Rose Cocktail
1 ½ ozs Laird’s Applejack 1 oz fresh lime juice ½ oz pomegranate grenadine Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Strain into chilled martini glass, garnish with a slice of lime. — from Cafe Adelaide
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The Calvados Cocktail
1 ½ oz Calvados 1 ½ oz orange juice ¾ oz Cointreau ¾ oz Gary Regan’s orange bitters Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. — from Cafe Adelaide