Showing posts with label syrup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label syrup. Show all posts

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Bolero

1 oz dark rum
1 oz brandy
1/2 oz orange juice
1 oz lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup

Shake; strain; cocktail glass.

Bennett Cocktail

2 oz London dry gin
1 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Shake; strain; cocktail glass.

Swedish Punsch

3 parts 1:1 simple syrup
2 parts Batavia Arrack
1 part lemon juice
nutmeg (1/4 tsp grated to 500mL)
cardamom (8 pods to 500mL)


Shake to combine. 

Queen's Park Swizzle

3 oz demarara rum
1/2 oz demarara syrup
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters
several mint leaves

Bruise mint in a Collins glass, and paint the sides with mint oil. Add remaining ingredients and crushed ice. With a barspoon, swizzle to chill.

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.

Monkey Gland

1 1/2 oz London dry gin
1 1/2 oz fresh orange juice
1 tsp grenadine
1 tsp simple syrup
1 tsp absinthe

Shake; strain; cocktail glass.

Gin Rickey

2 oz London dry gin
1/2 oz lime juice
1 tsp simple syrup
club soda

Combine all but club soda, and shake. Strain into a iced Collins glass, and top with club soda. Agitate to mix.

Caipirinha

2 oz cachaça
3/4 lime, quartered
1/2 oz simple syrup

Muddle lime with syrup. Add cachaça, and shake with ice. Rocks glass.

Applejack sour

2 oz applejack
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup

Shake; strain; rocks glass with ice. Cherry.

Southside

2 oz London dry gin (Beefeater)
3/4 oz lemon juice
3/4 oz simple syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
several mint leaves

Lightly muddle mint. Add remaining ingredients with ice, and shake. Double strain in to a cocktail glass. Garnish with one slapped mint leaf.

Improved cocktail

2 oz spirit
1 tsp maraschino liqueur
1 tsp syrup
1/2 tsp absinthe
2 dashes bitters

Stir; strain; cocktail glass or OF with rocks; orange or lemon twist.

Fancy cocktail

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

Stir; strain; cocktail glass; orange twist.

Sling

1 oz spirit
1 tsp sugar

Stir without ice, and sling.

Mojito

2 oz light rum
2 tsp lime juice
2 tsp simple syrup
1 oz club soda
several mint leaves

Muddle mint, syrup and lime juice in a Collins glass. Add rum, and stir. Add ice, and top with club soda. Agitate to mix. Garnish with a sprig of mint.

Daiquiri

1 1/2 oz rum
2 tsp lime juice
2 tsp simple syrup

Shake; strain; cocktail glass.

Benzocolada

2 oz coconut rum
1 2/3 oz mixed fruit juice (I recommend strawberry-kiwi)
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz triple sec
1/2 Tbsp simple syrup
1/2 Tbsp maraschino cherry juice

Shake; Collins glass; rocks; maraschino cherry.

Pink Tequila Sour

1 1/2 oz gold tequila
3/4 oz triple sec
1/2 oz lime juice
1 tsp simple syrup
1 splash orange juice
1 splash grenadine

Shake; strain; salt-rimmed cocktail glass.

Whiskey sour

2 oz whiskey
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
3/4 egg white (optional)

Shake; Old Fashioned glass; rocks; cherry.

Sazerac d'Orange

2 oz rye
1 tsp demarara syrup
2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
2 dashes orange bitters
1/2 tsp absinthe

A la Sazerac.

Dizzy Sour

1 1/2 oz rye
2 tsp Benedictine
1/2 oz lemon juice
3/4 egg white
1 1/2 tsp simple syrup
1/2 oz Jamaican style rum

Shake all but rum. Old Fashioned glass; rocks; strain; float rum; cherry.