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.
Monday, November 3, 2008
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.
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.
Monday, October 20, 2008
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.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
brandy flip
egg yolk, simple syrup, cream, brandy and nutmeg.
unlike the clover cocktail, this features the egg yolk in a mixed drink.
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.
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.
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.
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.
a minor tweak of a great drink.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
a variation on the long island. recipe from bristol bar and webtender.com
Thursday, October 2, 2008
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.
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.
basically, it's tropical tasting and green. from the midori.com website - with a little extra fizz.
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