COCKTAILS
Aviation
Equal parts (3/4oz) gin, Creme de Violette, Luxardo cherry liqueur, lemon
Shake well, double strain into chilled glass
Glassware: Coupe
Garnish: Cherry
Boulevardier
Equal parts (1oz) Bourbon or whiskey, Campari, Carpano Antico
Stir ingredients in mixing glass and strain into chilled glass; served up or on the rocks
Glassware: Rocks
Garnish: Orange swath
Cape Cod
2oz vodka,1/2oz lime, 4-6oz cranberry
Build in glass
Glassware: Highball
Garnish: Lime wedge
Cosmopolitan
1.5 oz vodka, 1/2oz Cointreau (or any top shelf triple sec), 1/2oz lime, 1.5oz cranberry
Shake and double strain into chilled glass
Glassware: Cosmo or Martini
Garnish: Lemon twist
El Diablo
2oz Mezcal or reposado tequila, 1/2oz Creme de Cassis, 1/2oz lime, ginger ale or ginger beer
Shake and strain over ice, top with ginger ale or ginger beer
Glassware: Collins
Garnish: Lime wedge
French 75
2oz gin, 3⁄4 lemon, 3⁄4 simple syrup, champagne
Shake ingredients and strain into glass, top with champagne
Glassware: Champagne flute
Garnish: Lemon twist
Horse’s Neck
2oz Whiskey or bourbon, 4-6oz ginger ale, bitters (optional add 1/2oz of lemon or lime)
Build in glass. Top with bitters
Glassware: Rocks
Garnish: Lemon twist draped over edge of glass
Irish Maid
2oz Jameson Irish whiskey, 1/2oz St. Germaine, 3/4oz lemon, 3/4oz simple syrup, cucumbers
Shake ingredients with cucumbers, strain over ice
Glassware: Collins
Garnish: Cucumber slice
Last Flight
Equal parts (3/4oz) Bourbon or whiskey, Aperol, Green Chartreuse, lemon
Shake well, double strain into chilled glass
Glassware: Coupe
Garnish: Lemon swath
Last Word
Equal parts (3/4oz) gin, Luxardo Cherry liqueur, Green Chartreuse, lime
Shake well, double strain into chilled glass
Glassware: Coupe
Garnish: Cherry
Lemon Drop
2oz vodka, 1/2oz lemon, 1/2oz triple sec
Shake and strain into chilled glass
Glassware: Martini
Garnish: Sugar rim
Add 1/2oz triple sec or raspberry liqueur for a special twist
Manhattan
2oz bourbon or rye, 1oz Carpano Antico, 2-4 dashes Angostura bitters
Stir ingredients in mixing glass, double strain into chilled glass up or over ice
Glassware: Martini, Coupe; Rocks
Garnish: Cherry
margarita
2oz Reposado tequila, 3/4oz triple sec or curacao, 3/4oz lime, 1/2oz simple syrup
Shake and strain over ice
Glassware: Margarita, Rocks
Garnish: Lime wedge, salt rim
Naked and Famous
Equal parts (3/4oz) Mezcal, Aperol, Yellow Chartreuse, lime
Shake well, double strain into chilled glass
Glassware: Coupe
Garnish: Lime wedge
Negroni
Equal parts (1oz) gin, Campari, Carpano Anitico
Stir ingredients in mixing glass and strain into chilled glass; served up or on the rocks
Glassware: Rocks
Garnish: Lemon swath
(pictured: St. Oliver Late Summer Vermouth substituted for Carpano Antico)
old fashioned
2oz bourbon or whiskey, 1/2oz simple syrup, 2-4 dashes Angostura bitters
Stir in mixing glass, strain over ice or large cube
Glassware: Rocks
Garnish: Cherry
(add 1/2oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao for a 508 Old Fashioned)
Pimm’s Cup
1oz gin, 1oz Pimm’s, 1/2oz lemon, 1/2oz lime, 1/2oz simple syrup, cucumbers, ginger ale
Shake ingredients with cucumbers and strain over ice, top with ginger ale
Glassware: Highball or Collins
Garnish: Cucumber, mint, strawberries
Toronto
2oz Rye or bourbon, 1/4oz Fernet Branca, 1/2oz simple syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Stir ingredients well and serve up in chilled glass, or on the rocks
Glassware: Coupe, Rocks
Garnish: Lemon swath