French 75
Combine Gin, Sugar, and Juice in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and vigorously shake. Pour into a large champagne dish, or Collins glass filled half way with cracked ice. Top off with Champagne. Garnish with a thin orange slice or cherry.
For she who will not be blogged: drunken watermelon on tap.
2 ounce brandy
1 teaspoon pineapple syrup
1 teaspoon maraschino liqueur
1 teaspoon orange curaçao
3 dash Angostura Bitters
Garnish: Lime twist
Shake with ice, strain into a cocktail glass.
Source: “The Genleman’s Companion” by Charles H. Baker Jr. (1939)
Skittles Vodka Tutorial @ Mix That Drink.
Mix sloe gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a shaker with ice into a chilled collins glass. Fill with cold club soda and garnish with lemon slice. Stir gently.
From the Washington Post: Best Buys for the Summer Bar. Summer drinks are always tough for me, much less stocking a full bar. I usually stick with beer. But here’s what I think is the most interesting from the recipes provided: Odd McIntosh, employing one of my favorite liquors, applejack:
Ingredients:
Directions:Fill two-thirds of a cocktail shaker with ice and add the liquid ingredients. Stir vigorously and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with an orange slice.
Similar to a Tom Collins, a John Collins is made with bourbon. It’s an interesting summer drink, similar to one of my favorites, the Moscow Mule.
Serve.
