Earl Grey MarTeani

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Earl Grey Tea-Infused Gin
1 oz.	Lemon Juice
.75 oz.	Simple Syrup
.5 oz.	Egg White
Rim	White Sugar
Garnish	Lemon Twist

Directions

Rim a Cocktail Glass with Sugar
Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shake
Dry Shake vigorously for 30 Seconds
Add Ice to the Shaker
Wet Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into the Sugar Rimmed Glass
Garnish with a Lemon Twist

The Earl Grey MarTeani is not a “Martini” but a twist on the Gin Sour. The cocktail was invented by Aubrey Sunders at the Pegu Club in New York City.

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Fireman’s Sour

Ingredients

2 oz.	White Rum
1 oz.	Lime Juice
.5 oz.	Grenadine
.5 oz.	Egg White
Garnish	Orange Slice
Garnish	Cocktail Cherry

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker
Dry Shake vigorously for 30 Seconds
Add Ice to the Shaker
Wet Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Rocks Glass over Ice
Garnish with an Orange Slice and Cocktail Cherry

The Fireman’s Sour was invented in the early 1900’s. It possibly got its name from the fiery red color of the drink.

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Gin Sour

Ingredients

2 oz.	Gin
1 oz.	Lemon Juice
.5 oz.	Simple Syrup
.5 oz.	Egg White
3 Dashes	Angostura Bitters

Directions

Combine the Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup and Egg White in a Cocktail Shaker
Dry Shake vigorously for 30 Seconds
Add Ice to the Shaker
Wet Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Coupe
Garnish with Angostura

The Gin Sour is a classic cocktail. It is essentially the less popular cousin of the Whiskey Sour.

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Gold Rush

Ingredients

2 oz.	Bourbon (or Rye)
.75 oz.	Lemon Juice
.75 oz.	Honey Syrup
Garnish	Lemon Twist

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Rocks Glass over Ice
Garnish with a Lemon Twist

The Gold Rush is essentially a Whiskey Sour with Honey instead of Sugar. It was created at the Milk & Honey in New York City. The Penicillin is a riff on this drink, and was created at the same bar.

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Grapefruit Martini

Ingredients

1 oz.	Vodka
1 oz.	Triple Sec
2 oz.	Grapefruit Juice
Rim	White Sugar
Garnish	Grapefruit Peel

Directions

Rim a Cocktail Glass with Sugar
Combine the ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into the Sugar Rimmed Glass
Garnish with a Grapefruit Peel

The Grapefruit Martini, despite its name, isn’t an actual “Martini.” This drink is very sweet. Some recipes call for a little bit of Lemon or Lime Juice to bring down the sweetness a little bit. I find that to take away from the Grapefruit flavor, but to each their own.

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Hawaiian Sunset

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Vodka
.5 oz.	Lime Juice
.5 oz.	Lemon Juice
.5 oz.	Orgeat
1 Barspoon	Grenadine
Garnish	Lime Wedge

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Garnish with a Lime Wedge

The Hawaiian Sunset is a rare Vodka based Tropical Cocktail. It was originally created at the Aku Aku Polynesian Restaurant at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Hemingway Special

Ingredients

2 oz.	White Rum
.5 oz.	Maraschino Liqueur
.75 oz.	Lime Juice
.5 oz.	Grapefruit Juice
Garnish	Lime Wheel

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Garnish with a Lime Wheel

The Hemingway Special, or Hemingway Daiquiri, was invented in the 1930’s at the El Floridita bar in Havana, Cuba. The story goes that the author, Ernest Hemingway, tried a Daiquiri at the bar and said he’d prefer it with no Sugar and more Rum. The bartender named the drink the Papa Double. Over time the drink changed to include Grapefruit Juice and Maraschino Liqueur and was renamed the Hemingway Special, after the Author. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

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Honey Bee

Ingredients

2 oz.	Dark Rum
.5 oz.	Honey Syrup
.75 oz.	Lemon Juice
Garnish	Lemon Twist

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Garnish with a Lemon Twist

The Honey Bee, like the Honeysuckle, is a riff on the Bee’s Knees. The difference between the Honey Bee and the Bee’s Knees is substitution of Gin for Dark Rum.

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Honeysuckle

Ingredients

2 oz.	White Rum
.5 oz.	Honey Syrup
.75 oz.	Lemon Juice
Garnish	Lemon Twist

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Garnish with a Lemon Twist

The Honeysuckle, like the Honey Bee, is a riff on the Bee’s Knees. The difference between the Bee’s Knees and Honeysuckle is substitution of Gin for White Rum.

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Jack Rose

Ingredients

2 oz.	Applejack (Apple Brandy)
1 oz.	Lemon Juice
.5 oz.	Grenadine
Garnish	Lemon Twist

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into a Coupe
Garnish with a Lemon Twist

The Jack Rose was invented around the early 1900’s somewhere in either New York or New Jersey. It probably gets its name from the fact that it’s red like a rose and is made with Applejack.

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