the bar menu

this is a list of drinks that i offer at home. the list will be updated and expanded as i go along. browse through the categorized list on the right. all of the classic recipes have started out with the standard proportions outlined by the mixology community - for the most part, the recipes come from gary regan's book "the joy of mixology". however, many of these classics have been modified to my own taste, or the taste of my guests. enjoy! and feel free to comment on the drinks.

Recipes Repository

all high octanes are 1 part vermouth to 2 parts main liquor.
bronx cocoktail - 1 gin, 1.5 orange juice, .5 dry vermouth, .25 simple syrup, .25 lemon juice.
sazerac - 2 oz whiskey, .5 simple syrup, liberal peychaud's, 1/4 oz pernod, 1 lemon twist.
vesper martini - 3 gin, 1 vodka, .5 lillet. (2 gin, 2/3 vodka, 1/3 lillet).

(4 oz)
flavored vodka sour - 2 flavored vodka, .5 lemon juice, .5 simple syrup,.
watermelon - 1.5 watermelon, 1 pineapple juice, 1.5 vodka,
island blue - 1 island blue, 1.5 pineapple juice, 1 vodka, .5 malibu coconut.
passionfruit - 1.5 passionfruit rum, 1 pineapple juice, .5 lime, .5 simple syrup, .5 vodka.
mango - same as passionfruit - but mango rum.

margarita - 1.5 tequila, .5 cointreau, juice of half a lime, .5 simple syrup.
sidecar - 1.5 brandy, .5 cointreau, .5 oz lemon, .25 simple syrup
daiquiri - 2 oz rum, 3/4 oz lime, .5 oz simple syrup.
apricot brandy sour - 1.5 oz apricot brandy, 1 oz lemon juice, .5 oz pineapple.

appletini - 1.5 sour apple, 1.5 laird's applejack, cherry
cosmo - 2 vodka, 1 lime, 1 cointreau, 2 cranberry
pineapple upside-down - 2 pineapple, 1 vanilla vodka
big easy martini - 1.5 soco, .5 black raspberry, .75 lemon, .25 simple syrup, 1 pineapple.

7 ounces of liquid (4 ice cubes)
long island iced tea - .5 gin, tequila, 1 triple sec, rum, vodka, 1 lemon juice, 1 simple syrup, 1 cola.
jeremy's long island - .5 gin, tequila, 1 triple sec, rum, vodka, amaretto, .5 lemon, .5 simple syrup, 1 cola
purple rain - .5 gin, tequila, 1 triple, rum, vodka, chambord, 1 lemon juice, 1 sprite.
southern long island - .5 gin, tequila, 1 triple sec, rum, vodka, 1.5 soco, 1 lemon, .5 simple syrup.

all go with 4 cubes of ice (6 oz of non-ice)
caipirinha - 2 cachaca, .5 lime cut into 4, 1 packet raw sugar, 1 simple syrup
cuba libre - 2 rum, 4 diet coke, lime slice.
harvey wallbanger - 2 vodka, 4 orange juice, .5 galliano
blue greyhound - 2 gin, 4 unsweetened grapefruit juice, .5 blue curacao

4 ice cubes - pub glass (9 oz of liquid)
red italian greyhound - 2 gin, 4 ruby grapefruit juice, .5 float campari, 3 soda water.
june bug - 1 melon, .5 malibu, .5 banana, 1 lemon, 1 simple syrup, 2 pineapple, 3 soda water.
tom collins - 2 gin, 1.5 lemon juice, 1.5 simple syrup, 3 soda water, 1 maraschino, 1 lemon wheel
tummy collins - 2 vodka, 3 pineapple juice, dashes of cholula, .5 lemon juice, .5 simple syrup, 3 soda water.

spicy banana - 1 creme de banana, 1 vanilla vodka, .5 frangelico, 1 cream, 2 dashes cayenne
french 77 - .5 vanilla liqueur, 2.5 champagne, brandied cherry
lychee citrus - 1 vanilla vodka, .5 soho, 1.25 grapefruit, .5 lemon juice, .5 simple syrup, .25 pomegranate liqueur.
zingiber - 2 vanilla-ginger vodka, juice of quarter lemon, .5 simple syrup.

prairie oyster - 1 tbsp olive oil, ketchup, 1 egg yolk, salt and pepper, 1 tsp vinegar, generous worcestershire and hot sauce.
breakfast eggnog - 1 egg, 1 oz simple syrup, .25 triple sec, .75 apricot brandy, 2 oz cream.
brandy flip - 1 egg yolk, .25 simple syrup, .75 cream, 1.75 brandy, nutmeg
clover club - .75 lemon juice, 1 egg white, dash grenadine, .75 simple syrup, 1.5 gin.

white russian - 1 vodka, 1 khalua, 1 cream
fifth avenue - 1 apricot brandy, 1 creme de cacao, 1 cream
brandy alexander - 1 brandy, 1 creme de cacao, 1 cream
white cloud - .75 cream, 1 pineapple juice, .5 creme de cacao, ..75 vodka

hot buttered rum batter:
1 lb brown sugar, 1/2 lb salted butter, 1 tsp ground nutmeg, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp ground cloves, 1 tsp ground cardamom, 1 tsp vanilla

volcano - 6 oz grapefruit juice (pink), 2 oz lime, 1 oz simple, 5 oz gold rum, 1 oz blackstrap rum.

Blue Island Martini

dekuyper island blue pucker, pineapple juice, malibu coconut rum and vodka.

i'm embarrassed to even be serving this, but it is tasty.

Watermelon Martini

vodka, dekuyper watermlon pucker and pineapple juice.

tasty drink for people who can't hold their liquor.

brandy flip

egg yolk, simple syrup, cream, brandy and nutmeg.

unlike the clover cocktail, this features the egg yolk in a mixed drink.

breakfast eggnog

egg, simple syrup, triple sec, apricot brandy, cream and nutmeg

probably a forerunner to the popular breakfast martini. features whole egg.

clover club cocktail

gin, egg white, grenadine, lemon juice and simple syrup.

another forgotten drink. the egg white froths up and adds body to the drink - you wouldn't even know there was egg in the drink. once referred to as one of the classic cocktails.

prairie oyster

olive oil, ketchup, egg yolk, salt and pepper, tabasco, worcestershire and white wine vinegar.

a forgotten restorative. featured on the classic anime cowboy bebop. one of two recommendations is that you down the entire concoction in one gulp. spicy and nutritious. remember that only one in 20,000 eggs has salmonella. you have a higher chance of drowning than getting an egg that has salmonella.

blue greyhound

gin and unsweetened grapefruit juice on the rocks, with a blue curacao float.

a minor tweak of a great drink.

cuba libre

rum, diet coke and a wedge of lime on the rocks.

allegedly a favorite of FDR.

harvey wallbanger

vodka and orange juice, with a float of galliano, served on the rocks

galliano is a proprietary liqueur from italiy with notes of anise and vanilla.

tummy collins

rum, pineapple juice, lemon juice, simple syrup, cholula hot sauce and soda water.

an odd combination that i'm still working the kinks out of.

white cloud

cream, pineapple juice, creme de cacao and vodka.

a weird and disjointed but strangely tasty concoction from Schumann's "American Bar". i don't know what it is about the drink, but somehow the name of the drink and the drink itself work together in a really weird way.

southern long island

rum, tequila, gin, vodka, triple sec, soco, lemon juice and simple syrup, with a splash of coke.

like a long island, but with a hit of southern comfort.

sazerac

wild turkey straight rye, vanilla liqueur, pernod and peychaud's bitters.

a version of the sazerac, for people who aren't crazy about anise.

tom collins

gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and some fruit.

a classic tasty drink that nobody orders anymore.

long island iced tea

vodka, rum, gin, tequila, triple sec, lemon juice, simple syrup and a splash of cola.

your basic long island iced tea.

purple rain

tequila, rum, vodka, gin, triple sec, black raspberry liqueur, lemon juice and simple syrup.

a variation on the long island. recipe from bristol bar and webtender.com

Big Easy Martini

southern comfort, black raspberry liqueur, lemon juice pineapple juice and simple syrup.

basically, peach and raspberry, in a martini. from the southerncomfort.com website, with a little twist.

southern comfort 100 (a higher proof version) available on request.

June Bug

melon liqueur, banana liqueur, malibu, lemon juice, simple syrup, pineapple juice and soda.

basically, it's tropical tasting and green. from the midori.com website - with a little extra fizz.

raspberry mocha kiss

monopolowa vodka, khalua, creme de cacao and dekuyper raspberry pucker.

inspired by the starbucks drink - dark and sweet.

spicy banana

creme de banana, vanilla vodka, frangelico, heavy cream and cayenne pepper.

creamy banana with a kick!

pineapple upside-down cake

pineapple juice and smirnoff vanilla, with paramount pomegranate liqueur and a maraschino.

pretty self-explanatory.

zingiber

home-made ginger-vanilla infused vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup.

the vodka is ginger-infused smirnoff vanilla. smooth vanilla and hot ginger with a little citrus.

french 77

champagne and vanilla liqueur, with a homemade brandied cherry

i haven't actually tried it yet. but it sounds like such a great combination!

lychee-citrus martini

soho lychee liqueur, UV vodka, simple syrup, lemon juice and grapefruit juice.

just a touch of lychee flavor. soho is a lychee liqueur produced in france. it is the #2 selling liqueur in japan and france.

white russian

monopolowa vodka, copa de oro and heavy cream.

monopolowa vodka is a potato vodka produced in poland. in 2003 it received the highest score for a vodka at the international review of spirits. it was also a double-gold-medalist at the san francisco spirits competition. copa de oro is a coffee liqueur that is a bit sweeter than khalua. other coffee liqueurs (including khalua and khalua french-vanilla available on request).

fifth avenue

apricot-flavored brandy, creme de cacao and heavy cream.

like a brandy alexander, but fruitier.

brandy alexander

e&j vs brandy, creme de cacao and heavy cream.

basically, alcoholic chocolate milk.

caipirinha

cachaca, crushed limes and raw sugar.

cachaca is a liquor similar to rum that is popular in brazil. the caipirinha is the most popular cocktail made from cachaca.

red italian greyhound

ruby red grapefruit juice and seagram's gin, with a campari float.

unless you love campari i suggest going light on it - it's bitter.

jeremy's amaretto long-island

vodka, gin, light rum, triple sec and amaretto, with cola and lemon.

don't ask for premium liquor in this drink or i will kill you.

apricot brandy sour

paramount apricot-flavored brandy, lemon juice and pineapple juice, served with a cherry.

fruity, sweet and sour. i've never seen this drink at the bar, but it's great. served with either a maraschino cherry or a home-made brandied cherry.

appletini

vodka, pineapple juice and sour apple liqueur, served with a maraschino

cosmpolitan

seagram's citrus vodka, patron citronge, lime juice and cranberry juice, served with a twist.

lime juice is fresh squeezed. patron citronge is patron's bottling of triple-sec.

daiquiri

bacardi white rum, lime juice and simple syrup.

lime juice is fresh squeezed. other rums (pyrat xo, bacardi gold and ten cane) available upon request.

sidecar

e&j vs brandy, cointreau, lemon juice and simple syrup, with a sugared rim.

lemon juice is fresh-squeezed. cointreau is the classic triple-sec, made from bitter oranges and neutral grain alcohol.

margarita

1800 silver tequila, patron citronge, lime juice and simple syrup, with a salt rim.

patron citronge is essentially the triple-sec designed specifically by patron for margaritas. patron anejo is available upon request, but only for special occasions.

manhattan

jim beam and m&r sweet vermouth, with a cherry.

served with either a maraschino cherry or a home-made brandied cherry.

other bourbons available upon request.

kangaroo cocktail

uv vodka, noilly prat and gorgonzola-stuffed olive

uv vodka is 4x distilled, filtered through activated charcoal and then ph balanced . it is made from american corn and purified well water. noilly prat is the classic martini vermouth - the first extra-dry vermouth, produced in france.

other vodkas available upon request. top-shelf vodka only available upon passing the vodka challenge.

classic martini

new amsterdam gin, noilly prat and a gorgonzola stuffed olive.

new amsterdam gin is part of a new wave of gins that focuses less on juniper. noilly prat is the classic martini vermouth - the first extra-dry vermouth, produced in france.

other gins, vermouths and garnishes available on request.

blue smoke martini

skyy and laphroaig, with an oil-cured olive

a variation on a martini served at the blue smoke restaurant in nyc.

old-fashioned

whiskey, sugar, angostura bitters, citrus and a maraschino cherry.

pacific breeze

pear vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup and blue curacao.

from pacific'o, in lahaina, maui

Nutty kentucky

bourbon, frangelico, and lemon juice.

from cityzen, in washington d.c.

Jade cocktail

pineapple juice, vanilla vodka, lime juice, midori, lemon juice and simple syrup.

from the jade bar in san francisco.

Pink Squirrel

creme de cacao, creme de noyaux and heavy cream.

grasshopper

green creme de menthe, white creme de cacao and cream.