Monday, November 3, 2008

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.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

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.