Combine the Alcohol and Lemon Juice in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Express the Oil from the Orange Peel over the Top
The Between the Sheets is a riff on the Sidecar. It is thought to have been invented in the 1930’s by Harry MacElhone at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, France. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.
Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Garnish with a Grapefruit Twist or 3 Raspberries
The Blinker is a riff on the Whiskey Sour that was created in the 1930’s. Its original incarnation was made with Grenadine. Later on, it was discovered that Raspberry Syrup created an overall tastier and better balanced drink.
Combine the ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass
Garnish with a Blood Orange Wedge
The Blood Orange Martini, like many other drinks, is a “Martini” in name only. Blood Oranges are less tangy than other oranges and provide this drink with an interesting deep red color that would be hard to replicate in other ways. If Blood Oranges are out of season or hard to find where you’re from, other oranges could be substituted in. This would, however, change the overall look and taste of the drink.
If you wanted a drink that is more in line with a traditional Martini, here is an alternative recipe.
Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Cracked Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Open Pour into a Hurricane Glass
Garnish with a Pineapple Wedge and Straw (and a Cocktail Umbrella if available)
The Blue Hawaii, not to be confused with the Blue Hawaiian, is a drink invented in 1957 at the Kaiser Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaii by Harry Yee. The drink also shares a name with an Elvis Presley Film. Harry Yee also made a blended variant of the drink.
Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Cracked Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Open Pour into a Hurricane Glass
Garnish with a Pineapple Wedge, Maraschino Cherry and Straw (and a Cocktail Umbrella if available)
The Blue Hawaiian, not to be confused with the Blue Hawaii, is a blue riff on the Piña Colada. It is also known as the Swimming Pool because of its color. This drink can also be made Frozen.
The name “Brass Monkey” has been used as the name for a couple different cocktails. This recipe is the most commonly accepted “Brass Monkey,” which is pretty much a Screwdriver with Dark Rum. Through the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s this was sold as a pre-mixed cocktail by the Heublin Company. This drink inspired the song of the same name by the Beastie Boys.
Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Express the Oil from the Grapefruit Peel over the top
Garnish with the Grapefruit Peel
The Brown Derby is a simple cocktail that is thought to have been created in the 1930’s at the Vendôme Club in Los Angeles, California. The same cocktail was created in England, but went under a different name, the De Rigueur Cocktail.
Fill a third of a Champagne Flute with Orange Juice
Top with Champagne
Stir till Combined
Garnish with an Orange Twist
The Buck’s Fizz is a U.K. Christmas Cocktail that was created in 1921 by Malachy McGarry at the Buck’s Club in London, England. This drink is a predecessor to the Mimosa. A band of the same name won Eurovision in 1981.
Place the Sugar Cube at the bottom of a Champagne Flute
Cover the Sugar Cube with the Bitters
Pour the Brandy into the Glass
Top with Champagne
Garnish with a Lemon Twist
The Champagne Cocktail is an old drink from the 1800’s. The original recipe didn’t call for Brandy or a Garnish, but was later revised by Bartender Harry Johnson. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.
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