Coffee Cocktail

2 oz ruby port
1 oz brandy
1 egg yolk
2 tsp sugar syrup
1 dash curacao

Shake egg yolk and syrup; then add other ingredients and shake again with a few pieces of ice.  Strain into a glass mug, and grate fresh nutmeg on top.

Whiskey Peach Smash

2 oz bourbon
1 oz curacao
1/2 lemon, quartered
3 peach slices
5 mint leaves

Muddle all but bourbon and one peach slice; add bourbon and ice, and shake well; strain into an iced rocks glass. Garnish with a sprig of mint and the remaining peach slice.

Cherry Smash

1 1/2 oz Cognac
3/4 oz curacao
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz kirschwasser
~ 1 tsp simple syrup
4 marasca or brandied cherries

Muddle cherries in a mixing glass; add other ingredients, and shake with ice. Strain; cocktail glass; cherries.

Daisy (19th c.)

2 oz spirit
1 tsp simple syrup
1/2 oz lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp curacao
soda water

Shake all but soda; strain into a cocktail glass; fill with soda.

Curacao Punch

2 oz brandy
1 oz Jamaica rum

1/2 oz curacao

2 tsp simple syrup

~1/2 oz lemon juice

2 slices orange

1 piece pineapple

fresh berries

Combine all but berries, and shake with ice; garnish with fruit.

Leap-Year Cocktail

2 oz London dry gin
1/2 oz Grand Marnier
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/4 oz fresh lemon juice

Shake; strain; cocktail glass; lemon twist.

Dubliner

2 oz Irish whiskey
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 oz Grand Marnier
1-2 dashes orange bitters

Stir; strain; cocktail glass; marasca cherry.

Knickerbocker

2 oz amber rum (Cruzan Single Barrel)
2 tsp raspberry syrup
1/2 oz curacao
Juice of 1/2 lime (1 Tbsp)

Shake with ice; rocks glass; garnish with half a lime rind and assorted berries.

Blue Train

1 1/2 oz London dry gin
1 oz blue curacao
1/2 fresh lemon juice

Shake; strain; cocktail glass.

Betsy Ross

1 1/2 oz brandy
1 1/2 oz ruby port
1/2 oz curacao
1-2 dashes Angostura bitters

Stir; strain; cocktail glass.

Satan's Whiskers

1/2 oz gin
1/2 oz curacao
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 oz dry vermouth
1/2 orange juice
1 dash orange bitters

Shake; cocktail glass; strain.

Morning Glory

1 oz rye
1 oz Cognac
1/2 tsp curacao
1 tsp simple syrup
1 dash absinthe
2 dashes Angostura bitters
club soda

Stir with ice, then strain into a chilled Collins glass; top with club soda; stir again with a sugar-coated spoon; lemon twist.

El Presedente

1 1/2 oz light rum
3/4 oz curacao
3/4 oz dry vermouth
1 dash grenadine

Shake; cocktail glass; strain.

Fancy cocktail

2 oz spirit
1/2 oz curacao
1 tsp syrup
2 dashes bitters

Stir; strain; cocktail glass; orange twist.

Brandy Crusta

2 oz Cognac (Martel VSOP)
1 tsp curaçao (Grand Marnier)
1 tsp Luxardo maraschino liqueur
2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 tsp simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Stir with ice, and strain into a sugar-rimmed wine glass.  Garnish with a whole lemon rind.

For more information, see The Libation Bearers.