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5 on Friday: Halloween Cocktail Recipe Cards

Posted on October 19, 2012 | Leave a comment

Printable recipe cards are a great way to let guests know what cocktails are being served and what is in them. Place cards next to premade pitcher drinks or keep them on the bar with proper ingredients so they can make their own.

To download cocktail recipe cards; click on the card to enlarge to proper size. Right click. Save to your photo files. Personal use only please.

Cookie Monster

Devil’s Kiss

Hellfire

Red Death

Snickers

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Tagged Coffee Liqueur, Cookie Monster, Creme de Cacao, Devli's Kss, Five on Friday, Half & Half, Halloween, Halloween Cocktails, Hazelnut Liqueur, Hellfire, Irish Cream, Lime Cordial, Recipe Cards, Red Death, Rum, Rye, Shot-tails, Snickers, Tabasco, Triple Sec, Vodka, Whiskey

Citrus Slipper

Posted on June 4, 2012 | Leave a comment

Many restaurants and bars have taken to consumer demand for alcohol free “cocktails” alternatives for those wearing the designated driver hat, pregnant women enjoying an evening out and those who just prefer a non-alcoholic liquid libation. That is where Mocktail design becomes the highlight and creativity steals the show.

Kingston Brewing Company touts The Citrus Sipper, created by Cory Serson. This fabulous Mocktail won Best Fizzy Mocktail in the Great Mocktail Challenge 2003.

Citrus Sipper

1 ounce Lime Cordial

3 ounces Cranberry Juice

3 ounces White Grapefruit Juice

Ginger Ale

Orange Wedge Garnish

Build in the order given in a ten ounce highball glass filled two thirds full of ice. Top with Ginger Ale. Garnish with orange wedge. Insert straw to stir.

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Make Mine a Manhattan Holiday

Posted on December 10, 2010 | 3 Comments

If you can’t make it to Manhattan for the holidays, bring Manhattan to a glass near you. Who would have thought there could be more than a handful of variations on the classic Manhattan recipe? This tried and true favorite has been tweaked, pinched, played with and adapted in so many ways it becomes difficult to decipher where the classic begins and ends. With so many degrees in flavor preference and style, the base recipe sees adjustment with flavored liqueurs, juices and additional spirits.

The variations of Manhattan recipes below bring a wide variety of contrasting styles to the forefront while keeping to the thread of at least one thing in common; bourbon. The first few closely match the classic Manhattan with call brands. After that the Manhattan gets a little more interesting.

The Woodford Manhattan

2 ounces Woodford Reserve Bourbon

1 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1 dash Angostura Bitters

1 dash Peychaud’s Bitters

Splash of Cherry Juice

Bourbon Infused Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with bourbon infused cherry.

Wild Turkey Manhattan

2 ounces Wild Turkey Bourbon

1 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1 dash Angostura Bitters

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Knob Creek Manhattan

2-1/2 ounces Knob Creek Bourbon

3/4 ounce Sweet Vermouth

Dash Angostura Bitters

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

The Maker’s Mark Manhattan

1-1/2 ounces Maker’s Mark Bourbon

1/2 ounce Carpano Antica Formula

1 teaspoon Maraschino Cherry Juice

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Buffalo in Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Buffalo Trace Bourbon

1/4 ounce Sweet Vermouth or Dry Vermouth

Dash of Bitters

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

The Woodford Mediterranean Manhattan

2 ounces Woodford Reserve Bourbon

1 ounce Tuaca Liqueur

1/4 ounce Fresh Lemon Juice

1/2 ounce Simple Syrup

Lemon Twist

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

Italian Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Maker’s Mark Bourbon

1/2 ounce Amaretto

1/4 ounce Maraschino Cherry Juice

Cherry & Orange Slice Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass or serve over fresh ice in rocks glass. Garnish with skewered cherry and orange slice.

Preakness Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bourbon

1/4 ounce Brandy

1/2 ounce Benedictine

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Lemon Twist Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

Myong’s Manhattan – created by Myong Park

2 ounces Evan Williams Bourbon

1/2 ounce Lillet Rouge

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1/2 ounce Aperol

Orange Twist Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with orange twist.

Sainted Manhattan

3 ounces Eagle Rare Bourbon

3/4 ounce St-Germain

3/4 ounce Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth

Dash Angostura Bitters

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass.

Esquire Manhattan

2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon

1 ounce Cinzano Red Vermouth

2 dashes Angostura Bitters

1 dash Pernod 68 Absinthe

Lemon Peel Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with thin cut lemon peel over the top.

Rat Pack Manhattan

2 ounces Elmer T Lee Bourbon

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1/2 ounce Dry Vermouth

Splash Grand Marnier

Maraschino Cherry & Orange Zest Garnish

Place ice in martini glass. Add Grand Marnier. Swirl liqueur in glass to rinse and throw out. Place bourbon and vermouths in mixing glass with ice. Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into prepared martini glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry and fresh orange zest.

Rat Pack Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Makers Mark Bourbon

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

2 dashes of Bitters

Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.

New Orleans Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bourbon

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1/2 ounce Frangelico

Cherry Garnish

Place ice in martini glass. Add Frangelico. Swirl liqueur in glass to rinse and throw out. Place bourbon and vermouth in mixing glass with ice. Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into prepared martini glass. Garnish with cherry.

Chambord Manhattan

2 ounces Bourbon

1 ounce Chambord

Dash of Bitters

Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.

Dubonnet Manhattan

3/4 ounce Dubonnet Rouge

1-3/4 ounce Evan Williams Bourbon

1/4 ounce Dry Vermouth

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Lemon Twist & Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist and cherry.

Beam Black Cherry Manhattan

2 ounces Jim Beam Bourbon

1 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1 ounce Dry Vermouth

Splash Grenadine

Cherry & Stuffed Olive Garnish

Fusion Manhattan

2 ounces X-Rated Fusion Liqueur

1 ounce Maker’s Mark Bourbon

2 dashes Bitters

Squeezed Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Squeeze cherry and drop into cocktail.

Knob Creek Cherry-infused Manhattan

Cherry-infused Knob Creek Bourbon

1/2 – 3/4 bottle Knob Creek Bourbon

1/2 quart jar Maraschino Cherries

Drain 3/4 of the maraschino cherry juice from the jar of cherries. Pour enough Knob Creek Bourbon into the jar to refill the jar. Put the lid on the jar and allow to set for two days.

Cherry-infused Knob Creek Bourbon Manhattan

1-1/4 ounce Cherry-infused Knob Creek Bourbon

1/4 ounce Sweet Vermouth

2 dashes Bitters

Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.

Biscayne Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bourbon

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

2 ounces Orange Juice

Several Dashes Yellow Chartreuse

Orange Slice Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with orange slice.

Blue Grass Blues Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bourbon

1/2 ounce Dry Vermouth

3 dashes Blue Curacao

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Lemon or Orange Twist

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon or orange twist according to preference

Wild Turkey Rare Manhattan

2 ounces Wild Turkey Rare Breed

3/4 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1/2 ounce Sherry

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Lemon Twist

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

The Woodford French Manhattan

2 ounces Woodford Reserve Bourbon

1 ounce Chambord

Dash of Bitters

Cherry or Lemon Twist Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry or lemon twist according to preference

Satin Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bourbon

1/2 ounce Grand Marnier

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

Lemon Twist

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

Blood Orange Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bulleit Bourbon

1/4 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1-1/2 ounce Blood Orange Mixer

Dash Blood Orange Bitters

Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.

Red Manhattan

2 ounces Red Stag by Jim Beam Infused Bourbon

1/2 ounce Dry Vermouth

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

Black Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.

Boulevard Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bourbon

1/4 ounce Grand Marnier

1/4 ounce Dry Vermouth

3 dashes Orange Bitters

Cherry & Orange Twist Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry and orange twist.

Westchester Manhattan

2 ounces Bourbon

1/4 ounce Dry Vermouth

1/4 ounce Rose’s Lime Juice

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Cherry or Lemon Twist Garnish

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Cocktail Recipes Enter The Twilight Zone

Posted on October 1, 2009 | Leave a comment

You are now entering The Twilight Zone…of cocktail recipes that is. The Twilight Zone aired as a television series fifty years ago today, a full decade before I was born. Yet, I remember bits and pieces of the series like most TV goers in varying ranges of age. The show is iconic with a few revivals and 156 original episodes. Perhaps its cult-like following through the years had to do with its peculiar plot twists woven in with a bit of whimsy and science fiction fantasy. We’ve all heard the saying that truth is stranger than fiction. In the case of Rod Serling’s capricious, fanciful tales – the twist of fate and unknown is perhaps the most unnerving as its truth hits closest to home as it drives each of our inner fears tapping at what niggles at the demon inside each of us.

Perhaps most interesting about The Twilight Zone are favorite episodes among viewers. There are of course the Top 10 Favorite Twilight Zone Episodes as chosen by registered users on tv.com. What about the favorites that you, readers of The Intoxicologist site, Twitter and Facebook users have chosen? Rod Serling touched on trepidation or intrigue with his characters and woven tale in these reader favorites.

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet made the list of reader favorites and tv.com Top 10 Favorite Twilight Zone Episodes. It was described as ‘spooky’ by one. William Shatner starred. While flying high on a plane he looks out to capture sight of a Gremlin trying to disengage the aircraft of its engine. The problem is he already has a history of being a bit crazy and no one else sees the Gremlin.

Green Devil

2 ounces Gin

1/2 ounce Lime Cordial

1/4 ounce Green Crème de Menthe

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Shake to blend. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.

Green Devil definitely carries minty lime undercurrent. The mint lingers heavily in the finish and warmth through the throat. Color is perfectly lime Jell-O green making this an excellent color for the holiday time of year or save it for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Gremlin

1-1/2 ounce Vodka

3/4 ounce Blue Curacao

3/4 ounce Rum

Splash Orange Juice

Place liquids in mixing glass with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Ever want to win something so badly you’ll say a prayer, whisper something under your breath or just promise, promise, promise to do anything for it? Jesse Cardiff did and champion pool player Fats Brown rose from the dead in a fog filled pool room. A Game of Pool doesn’t rank in the Top Ten, but it does teach a valuable lesson…careful what you wish for. Jesse bets his life on a wish.

Lady Luck

1/2 ounce Armagnac

1/2 ounce Pear Liqueur

Champagne

Pear Slice Garnish

Combine Armagnac and pear liqueur in mixing glass with ice. Stir to chill. Strain into champagne flute. Top with champagne. Garnish with pear slice.

Lady Luck tastes a lot like…champagne. Lovely and festive without going overboard on pear flavor. Possibly up the Armagnac to 3/4 ounce for a little more ‘umph’. If you’re going to use it for flavor, you might as well taste it. This drink recipe would be ideal for holiday parties.

Death Wish

1 part Grenadine

1 part Bourbon

1 part Peppermint Schnapps

1 part 151 Rum

Layer ingredients in the order given in a pony glass or shooter.

Time Enough at Last has been parodied on many shows even The Simpsons. Even so, it doesn’t merit a ranking on tv.com by its registered voters. What’s up with that?! It did however get listed as #25 on TV Guide/TV Land’s 100 Hundred Most Memorable TV Moments. Guess that speaks for something.

Fancy Free Cocktail

2 ounces Bourbon

1/2 ounce Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur

1 dash Classic Bitters

1 dash Orange Bitters

Combine in a mixing glass with ice. Stir to chill. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Fancy Free is entirely too sweet for my palate, but the bitters do add nice spicy kick to this bourbon cocktail. Maybe tone down the sugar factor by decreasing the Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur to 1/4 ounce to add flavor balance without so much sugar rush.

Fine & Dandy

2 ounces Canadian Whiskey

1/2 ounce Dubonnet Rouge

1/2 ounce Triple Sec

Lemon Twist Garnish

Combine liquids in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

Mirror Image was an unusual choice for Halloween themed shows airing at the time. Rod Serling said that this story was based on a real-life experience that he had. Perhaps it was all just a sense of déjà vu for Rod Serling or he had just been in a bus station before.

According to The Bartender’s Best Friend by Mardee Haidin Regan the following Pink Lady cocktail is an updated formulation to the original 1930’s classic cocktail recipe.

Pink Lady

2 ounces Gin

1/2 ounce Heavy Cream

2 dashes Grenadine

1 Egg White

Place ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake thoroughly to blend and chill. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Pink Lady was chosen for the demure female character that has a most unlikely breakdown among strangers. Not only is the Pink Lady a classic cocktail recipe, it is light on flavor, not even remotely sweet, tart or tangy. Gin sifts through gently as if on a cloud of fluff. This is delightful.

Greyhound

2-1/2 ounces Vodka

4 ounces Grapefruit Juice

Build over ice in a highball glass. Stir.

While most of us say we would never, ever relive our teenage years…just once wouldn’t it be kind of cool to glance at what we were like as kids? For scientific purposes of course! That way we would have proof for our kids that we never, ever behaved the way they do. Just saying… Walking Distance is about a man who revisits his past and meets up with things that could change his future.

Merry-Go-Round Martini

2 parts Gin

1/2 part Dry Vermouth

1/2 part Sweet Vermouth

Olive & Lemon Zest Twist Garnish

Stir in ice. Strain into martini glass.

I’m not sure what the olive does for this cocktail other than create an intriguing garnish, but the drink spins out rather stunningly. Great fall color with a touch of perfect vermouth balance.

Bitter-Sweet

1 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1 ounce Dry Vermouth

2 dashes Classic Bitters

Lemon Twist Garnish

Pour vermouths and bitters in a mixing tin with ice. Stir until thoroughly chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

Quote: “To Serve Man” was the scariest Twilight Zone of my childhood. – from a Twitter user. Was it the aliens or the extremely creepy ending? I never actually saw this episode, but only read the review. I had to do a double take. Talk about gruesome! If there were parental advisories back in the day, this episode would have had one for sinister factor.

Red Death

1/2 ounce Vodka

1/2 ounce Sloe Gin

1/2 ounce Southern Comfort

1/2 ounce Triple Sec

2-1/2 ounces Orange Juice

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass. Stir. Pour into a highball glass over fresh ice.

Red Death is sensational, but leans toward the sweeter side of cocktails. It has unusual kick to it in the middle and finishing taste. If one has to hang with the Martians and go and untimely death…what a way to sip at it.

Allies Cocktail

1 ounce Gin

1 ounce Dry Vermouth

1/4 ounce Kummel

Place liquids in a mixing glass with ice. Shake to chill. Strain into a cocktail glass.

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Top 10 Classic Cocktails

Posted on August 30, 2009 | Leave a comment

In honor of The Late Show with David Letterman’s premier on CBS on August 30, 1993, The Intoxicologist site has chosen to run down a list of Top 10 Classic Cocktails as chosen by participants of a question asked on Twitter several weeks ago. The question was simple: What are your top 10 favorite classic cocktails? The answers below are the classic cocktail recipes that popped up in the Q&A discussion that 21 Must Try Classic Cocktail Recipes did not already cover. Sample a few and see what you may be missing.

Blue Moon

2 parts Gin

3/4 parts Parfait Amour

1/2 part Fresh Lemon Juice

1/2 Fresh Egg White

Orange Zest Twist Garnish

Combine all liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a fresh orange twist that has been zested over the cocktail.

Gimlet

3 parts Plymouth Gin

1 part Lime Cordial

Lime Wedge Garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Stir to blend and chill. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lime wedge.

The name sounds quite appropriate for a rainy day as does the color of this particular mixed drink. However the flavor is not ‘easy, breezy, laid back’ in my opinion. It is however pleasant. Ginger beer packs a small wallop with its ginger kick and bubbly fizz. The tingly effect definitely keeps one from drifting off into cozy slumber on a rainy afternoon. Dark & Stormy is a great drink for an afternoon round at the pub if beer is not your thing. It is also a great refreshing mixed drink that is quick and easy to whip up on a warm afternoon.

Dark & Stormy

2 parts Goslings Black Seal Rum

4 parts Ginger Beer

Lime Wedge Garnish

Build in a Collins glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Pimm’s Cup

1-1/2 ounce Pimm’s No. 1

Sprite

Cucumber Spear & Green Apple Slice Garnish

Build over ice in a high ball glass. Garnish with cucumber spear and green apple slice.

Some like full on absinthe in their Sazerac for bursting with flavor anise feel. My preference follows the more subtle feel. The recipe below gives the full amount of Pernod measurement but my choice was to use it as a wash in the glass. If you prefer a little less sweet, go for the 1/4 ounce Simple Syrup. You can always go back to add more in later. The Sazerac is a New Orleans classic cocktail staple. Sazerac Rye is traditional for use in this cocktail, however mine was built with (r1) Straight Rye Whiskey. It is what was on hand and honestly, it tastes rather delicious!

Sazerac

2 ounces Rye Whiskey

1/4 to 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup

5 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters

2 dashes Angostura Bitters

1/4 ounce Absinthe

Lemon Twist Garnish

Pack a rocks glass with crushed ice. Lace Pernod around outer edge of glass containing crushed ice. Set aside. Combine Rye Whiskey, simple syrup and bitters in a mixing glass with ice. Shake to chill. Toss Pernod laced ice out of chilled glass. Strain contents of mixing glass into chilled rocks glass. Zest fresh lemon twist over glass and garnish.

Hurricane – Dale DeGroff, The Essential Cocktail

1 ounce Myers’s Dark Rum

1 ounce Light Rum

1/2 ounce Galliano

2 ounces Fresh Orange Juice

2 ounces Pineapple Juice

1 ounce Passion Fruit Nectar

3/4 ounce Fresh Lime Juice

1 ounce Simple Syrup

Dash Classic Bitters

Fresh Pineapple Garnish

Combine liquids in a mixing glass with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into a ice-filled Hurricane glass. Garnish with skewer of Pineapple.

According to the Bols Genever website The Holland House classic cocktail was the signature drink of the Holland House cocktail bar in New York. Harry Craddock, most notable for is bartending days at the Savoy Hotel in London, once worked at the Holland House. This cocktail comes across a bit strong with the lemon, possibly a little tart or sharp. It is a favorite among many and being revived with the ‘newer’ styles of gin on the market that are less biting with their juniper tones and more rounded out with mellowing delicateness in the flavor.

The Holland House

1-3/4 parts Bols Genever

3/4 part Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth

1/2 part Fresh Lemon Juice

1/4 part Maraschino Liqueur

Lemon Zest Twist

Add ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Shake to chill. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lemon zest twist.

Moscow Mule

1-1/2 parts Vodka

4 parts Ginger Beer

Lime Wedge Garnish

Build over ice. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Don the Beachcomber was a shrewd businessman who kept his drink recipes close to the chest without sharing them definitively with anyone. For this simple reason his famous cocktails have been duplicated by bartenders worldwide, but none can claim to be the ‘original’ recipe. There are many variations to the Zombie. The recipe below is one that doesn’t come from a mix and is easier to assemble with ingredients one can find in relatively any market. However, do check out the recipe Dale DeGroff puts together in his book, The Essential Cocktail.

Zombie

1/4 ounce Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice

1/4 ounce Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

3/4 ounce Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice

3/4 ounce Fresh Passion Fruit Puree

1/4 ounce Grenedine

1/2 ounce Orange Curacao or Apricot Brandy

1 oz Dark Rum

1/2 ounce Light Rum

2 Dashes Classic Bitters

1/2 oz Overproof Rum such as 151 – Optional

Sprig of Fresh Mint & Fresh fruit Garnish

Combine liquids in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into a tall thin glass filled two-thirds with ice. Garnish with mint sprigs and fresh fruit.

Ramos Gin Fizz

2 parts Beefeater London Dry Gin

1 part Heavy Cream

1 Egg White

1/2 part Simple Syrup

1/2 part Lemon Juice

1/2 part Lime Juice

3 Drops Orange Flower Water

1 part Club Soda

Lemon Wheel Garnish

Combine all ingredients (except soda water & garnish) in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with lemon wheel.

And just because someone always has to get in The Last Word… there are actually eleven cocktail recipes on this list thanks to Chartreuse guru, Todd Richman.

The Last Word

3/4 part Gin

3/4 part Green Chartreuse

3/4 part Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur

3/4 part Fresh Lime Juice

Lime Wedge Garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Shake or stir to blend and chill. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lime wedge.

Find more Classic Cocktails by following the link.

Thanks to Tom – cigarsmokingman, Jeff – undertakingbar, Steff – SteffChilds, Kathleen – CieloGold, rev_rum, Jim – jimmath, and Todd Richman for their participation in answering an informal question on my Twitter and Facebook page about top ten favorite classic cocktails. If you have more classic cocktail recipes to add to the list, please email me at str8upcocktails@gmail.com. I am always on the lookout to add more classic drink recipes to The Intoxicologist site as well as reader favorites. Please feel free to send along your photos, too.

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Cucumberita

Posted on April 14, 2009 | Leave a comment

For those who prefer their margaritas on the lightly refreshing side: Tequila Cazadores Cucumberita.

Cucumberita

1-1/2 parts Tequila Cazadores Reposado

1-1/2 parts Sour Mix

3/4 parts Triple Sec

1/4 cup Cucumber – sliced

Splash Lime Cordial

Splash Lemon Juice

Salt

Ice

Cucumber Wheel Garnish

Rim margarita glass with lime, dip in salt and set aside. Place remaining ingredients in blender with 8 to 12 ounces of ice. Blend until completely smooth. Pour into prepared margarita glass. Garnish with cucumber wheel.

Recipe provided by Tequila Cazadores representatives