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Arnaud
Recipe:
30 ml gin
30 ml dry vermouth
30 ml crème de cassis
How to:
Pour all the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir and strain into a serving glass.
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
This gin, dry vermouth, and crème de cassis creation was named after Yvonne Arnaud, a French-born actress who rose to fame during the 1920s and is a fitting tribute to her star performances. Lighter and sweeter than a Martini, it has an eternal freshness to it.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Cherry Mixture
Recipe:
1 dash Angostura bitter
l dash maraschino liqueur
20 ml dry vermouth
20 ml sweet vermouth
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass. Garnish with: cherry
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Add dashes of maraschino liqueur and Angostura bitter to an Addington Cocktail and you have the classic Cherry Mixture. Vermouth based, it is richer flavored and lower in alcohol than many other drinks.
Source:The Savoy Cocktail Book.
Derby
Recipe:
60 ml bourbon whiskey
10 ml Benedictine
1 dash Angostura bitter
How to:
Pour all the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir and strain into a serving glass. Garnish with: lemon twist
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
There are quite a few classics by the same name, but this to us is the best of them. Three Bs meet for the trifecta: Bourbon, Benedictine, and bitter.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
East India House
Recipe:
50 ml brandy
10 ml rum
10 ml fresh pineapple juice
10 ml curaçao
1 dash orange bitter
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass. Garnish with: lemon twist and a cherry
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Another drink discovered by writer Charles H. Baker while traveling the world during the 1930s. This brandy and rum classic was found at the elite Royal Bombay Yacht Club while he was visiting old-Raj India.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Manhattan, Dry
Recipe:
60 ml rye or bourbon whiskey
30 ml dry vermouth
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass. Garnish with: lemon twist
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Made with dry vermouth and garnished with a twist, the Dry Manhattan is a very pleasant alternative to the usual.
Mojito
Recipe:
50 ml light rum
20 ml fresh lime juice
2 teaspoon bar sugar (or 30 ml simple syrup)
8 to 12 mint leaves
top with soda water
How to:
Place sugar, mint, and a splash of soda in shaker. Muddle the mint and sugar together. Add ice, lime juice, rum, and 2 lime shell quarters. Shake well, and then strain into an ice filled highball [FINISH RECIPE] Garnish with: mint sprig sprinkled with sugar
Served in Highball glass
Facts:
Older than rum itself, this combination of cane spirit, mint, and lime was the drink of discerning Caribbean pirates and privateers as early as the late 1500s. The name is a diminutive of the African word "mojo" and means little spell.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Moscow Mule
Recipe:
60 ml vodka
15 ml fresh lime juice
90 ml ginger beer
How to:
Build ingredients in an ice-filled serving glass. Garnish with: lime wedge
Served in Highball glass
Facts:
The drink that launched vodka in the US was born in New York in 1938. The recipe is simple: vodka is added to a British drink called a Mule's Collar. It is an excellent drink with a spicy kick to it.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Rusty Nail
Recipe:
45 ml Scotch whisky
15 ml Drambuie
How to:
Pour all the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir and strain into a serving glass filled with ice.
Served in Old Fashioned
Facts:
This combination of whisky and Drambuie is said to have gotten its name when the first customer to taste one complimented award-winning bartender Donato "Duke" Antone by saying, "This is as smooth as a rusty nail!" If you are looking for a drink with a lot of flavor, this is it.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
Southside
Recipe:
45 ml gin
25 ml lemon juice
15 ml simple syrup
How to:
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain into a service glass. Garnish with: mint sprigs
Served in Cocktail Glass
Facts:
Born in Chicago's rough-and-tumble Southside, were gangster Al Capone held court at the Metropole Hotel, this drink left its heartland roots to become a favorite at yacht country clubs, where it can still be found today.
Source:Museum Of The American Cocktail Pocket Recipe Guide
