Sherry Cobbler

Ingredients

3 oz.	Amontillado Sherry
.25 oz.	Simple Syrup
1	Orange Wheel
Garnish	Orange Slice
Garnish	Mint Sprig

Directions

Combine the Ingredients (including the Orange Wheel) in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Collins Glass over Cracked Ice
Garnish with an Orange Slice, Mint Sprig and Straw

The Sherry Cobbler is a Cocktail from the 1800’s. Cobblers are closely related to Juleps. There is not much more to say about this drink because it’s origins are unclear, but it is a pretty tasty drink.

January 20, 2023 0

Spritzer

Ingredients

3 Parts	White Wine
1 Part	Soda Water
Garnish	Lemon Wheel (or Lime/Orange)

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Highball or Large Wine Glass over Ice
Stir till Combined
Garnish with a Lemon Wheel and Straw

The Spritzer is one of the oldest Wine Cocktails. The Drink was invented in Austria because the Wine was too strong for some. The name comes from the Austrian dialect of German word “Gespritzter,” meaning “Squirt.” The Venetian Spritz is derived from this Drink.

December 4, 2022 0

Horse’s Neck

Ingredients

2 oz.	Brandy (or Bourbon)
1 Dash	Angostura Bitters
To Top	Ginger Ale
Garnish	Long Lemon Peel

Directions

Combine the Brandy and Bitters in a Collins Glass over Ice
Top with Ginger Ale
Stir till Combined
Garnish with a Long Lemon Peel around the Inside of the Glass and Straw

The Horse’s Neck was originally a Mocktail served without the Liquor and was created in the 1890’s. The Liquor was added in the early 1900’s and became known as “Stiff Horse’s Neck.” The alcoholic version became the main way to make it around the 1950’s. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

December 1, 2022 0

Venetian Spritz

Ingredients

2 oz.	Prosecco (Sparkling Wine)
1.5 oz.	Bitter Apéritif (Campari, Aperol, etc.)
1 oz.	Soda Water
Garnish	Orange Wheel

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Wine Glass over Ice
Stir till Combined
Garnish with an Orange Wheel

The Venetian Spritz, or Spritz Veneziano, is a Spritzer with the addition of a Bitter Liqueur/Apéritif. The drink was invented in Venice, Italy in the 1920’s when a Spritzer was combined with Select (a Bitter Liqueur invented in Venice). The Select Spritz was the more popular version of the drink until the 1950’s, when the Aperol Spritz became the Venetian Spritz of choice. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

November 20, 2022 0

Aigua de València

Ingredients

1 oz.	Gin
1 oz.	Vodka
2.5 oz.	Orange Juice
.25 oz.	Simple Syrup
2.5 oz.	Cava (Sparkling Wine)
Garnish	Orange Wheel

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Wine Glass with Ice
Stir till Combined
Garnish with an Orange Wheel

Aigua de València or “Valencian Water” was invented in 1959 by Bartender Constante Gil at Café Madrid de Valencia in, you guessed it, Valencia, Spain. It was invented after a group of people who were tired of ordering Augua de Bilbao (the bars best Cava) and challenged Constante to make something new. He created the Aigua de València and the rest is history. It became a popular Valencian Nightclub Drink in the 1970’s.

November 19, 2022 0

Barracuda

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Gold Rum
.5 oz.	Galliano
1.5 oz.	Pineapple Juice
.5 oz.	Lime Juice
.25 oz.	Simple Syrup
To Top	Prosecco (Sparkling Wine)

Directions

Combine the Rum, Galliano, Pineapple Juice, Lime Juice and Simple Syrup in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Margarita Glass
Top with Prosecco

The Barracuda was invented in the 1950’s by Benito Cuppari whos was a Barkeeper on the Christoforo Colombo cruise ship and later the SS Michelangelo. It was named after a Beach Club his friend owned and unfortunately not the Heart song of the same name, as the drink predates it. It is rare that a none “Margarita” drink that is served in a Margarita Glass. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

November 19, 2022 0

Black Velvet

Ingredients

1 Part	Champagne (Sparkling Wine)
1 Part	Stout

Directions

Fill half a Champagne Flute with Champagne
Float a Stout Beer on Top

The Black Velvet is a Beer and Wine Cocktail from London, England in the mid-1800’s. The most common Beer used is Guinness Extra Stout. It is similar to the Black and Tan, except Champagne is used instead of a Pale Ale.

November 17, 2022 0

Coffee Cocktail

Ingredients

1 oz.	Cognac (Brandy)
1 oz.	Ruby Red Port Wine
.75 oz.	Simple Syrup
1	Whole Egg
Garnish	Nutmeg

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker
Dry Shake vigorously for 30 Seconds
Add Ice to the Shaker
Wet Shake for 15 Seconds
Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Garnish with Grated Nutmeg

The Coffee Cocktail doesn’t actually contain Coffee. It is a Flip designed to have sort of a Coffee Color. It was invented sometime in the late 1800’s, and that is about all we know about its creation. It is very similar to the Porto Flip.

October 12, 2022 0

Apple Crisp

Ingredients

1 Part	Chilled Apple Cider
1 Part	Applejack (Apple Brandy)
2 Parts	Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine)
Rim	Cinnamon Sugar
Garnish	Apple Slice

Directions

Rim a Champagne Flute with Cinnamon Sugar
Fill half of the Glass with with Cider and Applejack
Top with Champagne
Stir till Combined
Garnish with an Apple Slice

The Apple Crisp is essentially a Vermosa spiked with Applejack. Cider can refer to different things throughout the world. In a lot of the world, Cider refers to the alcoholic beverage in Australia, but in the U.S., it is non-alcoholic. It doesn’t matter what you use. If you want a bit more of a punch, use the alcoholic kind.

October 4, 2022 0

Bellini

Ingredients

2 Parts	Chilled Prosecco
1 Part	Peach Purée
Garnish	Peach Slice

Directions

Pour the Peach Purée in a Champagne Flute
Top with Prosecco
Stir till Combined
Garnish with a Peach Slice

The Bellini was created sometime after 1934 by Giuseppe Cipriani at Harry’s Bar in Venice, Italy. The drink is named after painter Giovanni Bellini, because the color of the drink reminded Cipriani of a part of one of his paintings. A Strawberry variant of this drink is a Rossini. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

October 4, 2022 0