Posts Tagged ‘Lemon’
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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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Marlene Dietrich
2 slices orange
1 slice lemon
2 ounces Woodford Reserve whiskey
½ ounce orange curacao
3 dashes Angostura bitters
½ oz simple syrup
Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker and muddle. Be careful not to overmuddle. Strain over ice in a rocks glass and garnish with 1 slice each of lemon and orange. -
New Summer Bar Menu at the Swizzle Stick!
Welcome to a little bar in the Land of Cocktails.
The Swizzle Stick Bar takes their cocktails seriously, “we think life is meant to be lived not endured.” Bar Chef Lu Brow, firmly established at the forefront of pushing the New Orleans cocktail scene of recent years to a new level, introduces her next summer […] -
Greetings From Peepster, er… Easter Island
Let’s cut to the chase. Easter is the best holiday ever and here’s why: It’s all about the chocolate eggs, marshmallow bunnies and warmer weather. Unlike Christmas, there is nothing even remotely stressful about Easter
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Spice of Love Sangria
1 cup strawberries, sliced well
1 cup apple juice
1/3 cup Triple Sec
1/2 cup sugar (or 1/4 cup)
2 whole cloves
1–2 seedless blood oranges, each cut into 16 wedges
1 bottle fruity red wine
2 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
1 lemon, cut into 8 wedges
Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher (suspend the cloves in a tea ball or cheese cloth) […] -
Melancholy Baby
A drink created at the Rainbow Room for a lady who had
just ended a love affair…
1 1/2 ounces Absolut Citron
3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
2 ounces simple syrup
1/2 cup chopped cantaloupe (or similar)
3 ounces water
Flamed lemon peel for garnish -
Smashing Cocktail
Ti steps behind the bar with King Cocktail, Dale DeGroff, for a signature drink and a song…
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THE Essential Bartender, Dale DeGroff
How fortunate are we that Dale DeGroff chose bartending as his career. We all have Dale to thank for bringing back fresh juices and mixers to this country.
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Whiskey Peach Smash
4 small peach quarters
3 mint leaves
3 lemon pieces
1 ounce water
1/2 ounce simple syrup
3 ounces Canadian Whiskey
1 sprig fresh mint
peach slice, for garnish -
Sidecar Number 1
2 tablespoons superfine sugar
1 lemon wedge
2 ounces domestic Brandy (or Cognac in Winter for a bolder taste)
1 ounce Cointreau
½ ounce fresh lemon juice
1 lemon twist