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Old Fashioned

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2oz spirit
Sugar cube
4 dashes bitters
Splash soda water
Big ice cube
Orange and lemon peel
Cherry without liquid

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Monte Carlo

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3-4 dashes angostura
0.5oz Benedictine
2oz rye whiskey
Lemon twist

Stir in glass with big ice cube until just frosty. Squeeze over lemon peel and add to glass.

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Manhattan

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2 dashes angostura
1oz sweet vermouth
2oz rye whiskey

In mixing glass with ice, strain into chilled cocktail coupe. Garnish with 3 cherries on cocktail pick, on edge.

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Sazerac

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1 sugar cube
4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
2oz rye whiskey
Absinthe rinse (with atomizer)

Mix in glass with lots of ice, serve up (no ice)

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Improved Whiskey Cocktail

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1 sugar cube
1 dash angostura
1 dash Peychaud’s
1 bar spoon absinthe
1 bar spoon maraschino liqueur
Dash of soda
Muddle before adding whiskey
2oz rye whiskey
Add ice cube and stir
Long lemon twist

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Basic Sour recipe

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2oz spirit
1oz lemon juice
0.5oz syrup
1 egg white
2 dash of bitters

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Whiskey Sour

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1.5oz whiskey
0.5oz lemon juice
0.5oz syrup
0.5oz egg white

Shake dry and wet, serve either neat or on the rocks.
Garnish with either half orange wheel, or peel and cherry.

Try with 1/2oz orange juice.

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New York Sour

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1.5oz bourbon
0.75oz lemon juice
0.75oz syrup
Egg white
Dry red wine

Shake with ice, pour into chilled rocks glass. Pour over red wine with pour spout using bar spoon to keep separation.

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Bee’s Knees

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2oz gin
0.75oz honey syrup
0.75oz lemon juice

Shake with ice, double strain into cocktail coupe. Pollen to garnish?

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Sidecar

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2oz cognac
0.75oz cointreau
0.75oz lime juice
0.25oz rich demerera syrup

Shake with ice and orange cheek for stone fruitiness. Double strain into chilled coupe. Ask if guest wants sugared rim (omit sugar in recipe if yes)
Garnish with lemon twist.

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Martini

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4 dashes orange bitters or dash of olive brine for dirty martini
2oz gin
1oz dry vermouth

Stir in mixing glass with ice, strain into chilled cocktail coupe and garnish with orange peel. (Or olive for dirty)

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Pornstar Martini

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1oz vanilla vodka (or 0.75oz normal vodka + 0.25oz licor 43)
1.5oz passionfruit juice or purée
0.25oz lime juice
Half an egg white

Dry and wet shake, pour into chilled coupe. Pop in half passion fruit, seeds loosened. Serve with little glass of champagne and a spoon.

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The Last Word

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1oz London dry gin
1oz chartreuse
1oz maraschino liqueur
1oz lime juice

Shake and double strain into chilled cocktail coupe. Garnish with lime wheel or brandied cherry

Variation with rosemary sprig doused in absinthe, light on fire while shaking.

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White Lady

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1.5oz gin
1oz triple sec
0.5oz lemon juice

Shake and double strain into chilled coupe.

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Cosmopolitan

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1.5oz citrus vodka
0.5oz Cointreau
1oz cranberry juice
0.25oz lime juice

Double strain into martini glass. Cut little cheek of orange, hold above glass, heat with lighter, and squeeze gently.

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Negroni

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1oz gin
1oz sweet vermouth
1oz Campari

Stir in mixing glass. Strain into rocks glass with one big ice cube and decorate with an orange wheel.

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Americano

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1oz Campari
1.5oz sweet vermouth
Splash of soda
Orange twist

Pour all into highball glass with a splash of soda water. Add ice and top with more soda water. Garnish with orange twist.

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Aperol Spritz

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3oz cava
2oz aperol
1oz agua con gas
Orange slice
Directly into wine glass filled with ice cubes.

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Boulevardier

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1.5oz bonded bourbon
0.75oz sweet vermouth
0.75oz Campari

Stir with ice, strain into coupe. Twist over orange peel, but don’t drop in glass!

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Collins

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2oz spirit
0.5oz lime juice
0.5oz lemon juice
0.75oz syrup
2oz soda
Lime wheel or lemon twist
Cherry

Shake with ice then double strain into highball glass filled with ice (either first, or after put the soda)

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Highball

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2oz whiskey
4-6oz ginger ale or club soda

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Gin Rickey

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4 lime pieces
2oz gin

Muddle the use spoon to pull up lime pieces before adding ice. Top with soda.

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Mojito

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2oz white rum
1/2 lime in cubes
1tbsp demerera sugar
10 mint leaves + garnish
2oz soda
1 dash bitters

Only muddle lime and sugar, not the mint leaves!

Or the quick version:

Put 1 leaves of mint (slapped) into the bottom of a glass. Pull up the sides to release oils onto glass. Fill with ice.
Shake 2oz rum with 1oz lime and 1/4oz rich demerera syrup. Pour into glass, top with soda.

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Paloma Normal

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1.5oz tequila blanco
0.5oz lime juice
3oz grapefruit juice
Soda water

Pour all into salt-rimmed highball glass and garnish with lime or grapefruit wheel.

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Margarita

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Salt rim rocks glass.

0.75oz lime juice
0.25oz agave nectar
0.75oz Cointreau
1.5oz tequila blanco (Arette)

Shake and double strain into glass filled with ice. Garnish with lime wheel.

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Daiquiri

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2oz white rum
0.75oz lime juice
0.75oz simple syrup

Shake and double strain into coupe without ice. Garnish with lime wheel.

27
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Caipirinha

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6 pieces of lime, peel side down into shaker
1 brown sugar cube
0.5oz sugar syrup
2oz cachaca

Muddle, add ice, shake and dump all in a rocks glass. Add more ice for volume.

28
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Corpse Reviver nr. 2

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0.75oz gin
0.75oz triple sec
0.75oz lillet (or dry vermouth)
0.75oz lemon
1 bar spoon yellow chartreuse
Absinthe rinse
Shake and (single) strain into coupe
Squeeze over lemon twist, rub on rim. Add cherry to bottom.

29
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Mai Tai

A

1oz lemon juice
1/2oz orange curacao
1/2oz orgeat
1/2oz dark rhum agricole
1 1/2oz Jamaican rum
Pebble ice, whip shake. Open gated pour, top with more pebble, finish with mint sprig.

30
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Mexican Firing Squad Special

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4 dash angostura
3/4oz grenadine
3/4oz lime
2oz tequila blanco
Shake with ice, strain into highball glass with ice. Garnish with luxardo cherry and lime wedge on spear.

31
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Gimlet

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3/4oz lime
3/4oz simple syrup
2oz gin
Shake, double strain. Garnish with lime wheel.

32
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Martinez

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2 dashes orange bitters
1.5oz sweet vermouth
1bsp maraschino liqueur
1.5oz old Tom gin
Stir with ice and strain in a coupe. Garnish with lemon twist.

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Silver Fizz

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1 egg white
3/4oz lemon juice
3/4oz simple syrup
1.5oz gin
Add to egg white. Dry shake and then wet shake with one big rock. Double strain into highball glass and top with very cold soda water.

34
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Daisy

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3/4oz lemon juice
3/4oz orange curacao
1.5oz gin
Shake with ice, strain into coupe and add two bar spoons of very cold soda water. Twist lemon over (don’t drop in)

35
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Jungle Bird

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2oz dark Jamaican rum
3/4oz Campari
2oz pineapple juice
1/2oz lime juice
1/2oz simple syrup

Shake with pebble ice, dump into rocks glass, fill up with more pebble ice. Garnish with pineapple fronds.

36
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Dark ‘n Stormy

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Add ginger beer to highball glass. Add ice. Fill with more ginger beer until 2cm below rim.
Pour over 2oz of black rum carefully.
Garnish with lime wedge (center white cut away) on edge to squeeze over. Serve with straw.

37
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Vodka Martini

A

2.5oz vodka
1/2oz dry vermouth
1 dash orange bitters

Stir with ice, strain into martini glass, garnish with lemon twist

38
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Espresso Martini

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1oz espresso
1oz vodka (or cognac!)
1oz coffee liqueur
1/4oz rich demerera syrup
Express a lemon twist into the shaking tin, throw out the twist, and shake shake shake with ice.
Patiently strain into chilled coupe, top with 3 coffee beans.

39
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Vieux Carré

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1oz rye whiskey
1oz cognac
1oz sweet vermouth
3/4 tsp Benedictine or yellow chartreuse
1 dash Peychaud’s
1 dash angostura
Stir and strain into coupe or rocks glass with ice. Garnish with lemon twist and maraschino cherry.

40
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Gin Basil Smash

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1 1/2oz gin
3/4oz lemon juice
3/4oz simple syrup
10-12 basil leaves
Muddle basil leaves with lemon juice in shaker. Add gin and simple syrup and shake. Double strain into ice filled rocks glass. Garnish with basil leaves or basil blossom.

41
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Long Island Ice Tea

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1oz gin
1oz blanco tequila
1oz triple sec
1oz vodka
1oz light rum
1oz lemon juice
1/2oz rich demerera syrup

Shake and open pour into big glass
Top with a bit of Coca Cola

42
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Bourbon Renewal
Or
Brett’s Favorite Whiskey Drink

A

2oz bourbon
1oz lemon juice
1/2oz creme de cassis
1/4oz semisweet simple syrup (or 1/2oz simple)
1-2 dashes angostura

Don’t shake too long, strain over big rock. Garnish with lemon wheel.

43
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Bramble

A

1.5oz gin (botanist)
3/4oz lemon juice
1/2oz semi-rich simple syrup
Short shake and strain over crushed ice. Stir gently and top with more ice.

Pour over 1/2oz creme de mure, float on top. Garnish with 3 blackberries on pick and a lemon wheel.

44
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Moscow Mule

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2oz vodka
1oz lime juice
3-4oz ginger beer
Munt en gemberschijfje of lime wheel
Dash of angostura
Lime in cup with ice, add vodka and then ginger beer.

45
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Black and White Russian

A

2oz vodka
1oz kahlua
In rocks glass with ice.

For white: top with lightly beaten cream and nutmeg on top.

46
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Irish Coffee

A

1/2oz demerera syrup
1oz proper twelve whiskey
Fresh black coffee (no espresso!)
Fill glass until 1cm from rim.
Top with 2oz heavy cream beaten lightly with 0.5oz baileys.

47
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Mint Julep

A

4-5 mint leaves (+sprig for garnish)
1sugar cube
1/4oz simple syrup
2oz bourbon

Muddle into cup, just press lightly. Stir lightly with crushed ice. Fill with ice, slap mint and add nice big bush to the ice heap.
Optional finish with a nice swirl of jamaican rum

48
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Caipiroska

A

2oz vodka
6 partjes limoen
1oz simple syrup

Chill rocks glass with ice. Muddle syrup and lime in shaker. Add vodka and ice from rocks glass to shaker. Shake and open pour into glass. Garnish with more lime parts.

49
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Tequila Sunrise

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2oz tequila
1/4oz grenadine
4oz orange juice
Orange slice
Cherry

50
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My version of a Sangria

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2 slices of lemon and mandarin
Muddle in bottom of tall glass
Add 1oz Cointreau
1/2oz rich demerera syrup
Mix all together
Add ice, top with red wine.
Squeeze over lemon oils and make into bird.

51
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Rusty Nail

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2oz scotch
2/3oz drambuie

Smoke glass with 2/3 burnt cloves, then add ice, whiskey and drambuie. Twist over lemon and add a burnt clove.

52
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Hemingway Dairquiry

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1.5oz Cuban rum
3/4oz maraschino liqueur
1oz grapefruit juice
1/2oz lime juice
Shake with ice, strain and garnish with lime wheel

53
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Presbyterian
(Fancied up highball)

A

2oz whiskey
Half soda
Half ginger beer
Lime twist garnish

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