Pink Lady

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	London Dry Gin
.5 oz.	Applejack (Apple Brandy)
.75 oz.	Lemon Juice
.25 oz.	Grenadine
.5 oz.	Egg White
Garnish	Brandied 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 Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Garnish with a Brandied Cherry

The Pink Lady (no relation to the White Lady) is a prohibition cocktail with a reputation of being a “girly” cocktail. The drink shares a striking resemblance to the Clover Club.

October 2, 2022 0

Margarita

Shaken Margarita

Ingredients

2 oz.	Tequila
1 oz.	Triple Sec
1 oz.	Lime Juice
1 Barspoon	Simple Syrup (Optional)
Rim	Salt
Garnish	Lime Wheel

Directions

Rim a Margarita or Rocks Glass with Salt
Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into the Salt Rimmed Glass
Garnish with a Lime Wheel

The Margaritas origin is unclear. One theory is that it was invented by a man from Dallas, Texas who was visiting Acapulco, Mexico in 1948. Another theory is that the drink is a simple twist on the Tequila Daisy. The Margarita can be served shaken or blended and flavored by adding fruit. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

Blended Margarita

Ingredients

2 oz.	Tequila
1 oz.	Triple Sec
1 oz.	Lime Juice
1 Barspoon	Simple Syrup (Optional)
Rim	Salt (or Sugar)
Garnish	Lime Wheel

Directions

Rim a Margarita Glass with Salt
Combine the Ingredients in a Blender with Ice
Blend till combined
Pour into the Salt Rimmed Glass
Garnish with a Lime Wheel

October 1, 2022 0

Sidecar

Ingredients

2 oz.	Cognac (Brandy)
.75 oz.	Triple Sec
.75 oz.	Lemon Juice
Rim	White Sugar
Garnish	Orange Peel

Directions

Rim a Cocktail Glass or Coupe with Sugar
Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into the Sugar Rimmed Glass
Garnish with an Orange Peel

The Sidecar is named after the motorcycle attachment. It was invented sometime after World War I. It’s origin is unclear but there are two main theories as two where it came from. One from the Ritz Hotel in Paris, France, and the other by Pat MacGarry at the Buck’s Club in London, England. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

October 1, 2022 0

South Side

Ingredients

2 oz.	Gin
1 oz.	Lemon Juice
.5 oz.	Simple Syrup
7	Mint Leaves

Directions

Combine Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup and 6 Mint Leaves in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Garnish with a Mint Leaf

The South Side, or Southside, was either invented in and named after the Southside Sportsman’s Club of Long Island, New York or the South Side district of Chicago, Illinois where it was thought to have been Al Capone’s drink of choice. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

October 1, 2022 0

Tommy’s Margarita

Ingredients

2 oz.	Tequila
1 oz.	Lime Juice
.5 oz.	Agave Nectar (or Agave Syrup)
2 Dashes	Orange Bitters
Rim	Salt
Garnish	Lime Wedge

Directions

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

Tommy’s Margarita is a riff on the Classic Margarita. It was invented in 1990 by Julio Bermejo at his parents’ restaurant called Tommy’s in San Francisco, California. After being introduced to Agave Nectar, he put it in a Margarita to help enhance the agave flavor of the Tequila. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

October 1, 2022 0

Ward 8

Ingredients

2 oz.	Rye Whiskey
.5 oz.	Orange Juice
.5 oz.	Lemon Juice
.25 oz.	Grenadine
Garnish	Cocktail Cherries

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Garnish with 2 Cocktail Cherries

The Ward 8 (or Ward Eight) is a riff on the Whiskey Sour. The drink was invented in 1898 at the restaurant Locke-Ober in Boston, Massachusetts. It was named after a district in Boston in celebration of the election of Martin M. Lomasney to the State Senate.

October 1, 2022 0

Whiskey Sour

Ingredients

2 oz.	Bourbon (or Rye)
.75 oz.	Lemon Juice
.5 oz.	Simple Syrup
Garnish	Orange Slice
Garnish	Cocktail Cherry

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into a Rocks Glass over Ice
Garnish with an Orange Slice and Cocktail Cherry

The Whiskey Sour is an old cocktail originating sometime around the mid-1800’s. Not much else is known about origin of this sour. If you add Egg White, the drink becomes a Boston Sour. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

October 1, 2022 0

Double Standard

Ingredients

1 oz.	Rye Whiskey
1 oz.	Gin
.75 oz.	Raspberry Syrup
.5 oz.	Lime 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 Double Standard is a name used for a couple different cocktails. This one is a sour that was created by Derric Crothers over at Green Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The name “Double Standard” comes from the fact it’s a split base cocktail with both Gin and Rye in equal measure.

October 1, 2022 0

Cosmopolitan

Ingredients

2 oz.	Citron Vodka
1 oz.	Triple Sec
1 oz.	Cranberry Juice
.5 oz.	Lime Juice
.25 oz.	Simple Syrup (Optional)
Garnish	Lime Wheel

Directions

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

The Cosmopolitan, or Cosmo, is a drink that was made popular in the 90’s by the show Sex in the City. The origin of this cocktail is unclear. Some say it was a riff on the Kamikaze, while others say it is based on a cocktail of a similar name, the Cosmopolitan Daisy. This cocktail is an Official IBA Cocktail.

October 1, 2022 0