Cocktail Crafting for Casuals
| 1 Part | Chilled Cranberry Juice |
| 1 Part | Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine) |
| Garnish | Rosemary Sprig |
The Poinsettia is a Christmas cocktail that is the Cranberry version of a Mimosa. Like the Mimosa, the Poinsettia is also named after a flower, a flower that is associated with Christmas.
| 1.5 oz. | Rye Whiskey |
| 1 Barspoon | Maraschino Liqueur |
| 1 | Pineapple Chunk (or .5 oz. Pineapple Juice) |
| .25 oz. | Simple Syrup |
| 2 Dashes | Angostura Bitters |
| To Top | Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine) |
| Garnish | Lemon Slice |
The Price of Wales is a riff of the Improved Whiskey Cocktail. It was invented by King Edward VII in the early 1900’s. At the time, he was just the “Prince of Wales,” thus the name of the drink.
| 2 Parts | Chilled Prosecco |
| 1 Part | Strawberry Purée |
| Garnish | Strawberry |
The Rossini is a Strawberry version of a Bellini. The drink is also named after an Italian composer name Gioachino Rossini.
| 2 oz. | Gin |
| 1 oz. | Lemon Juice |
| .5 oz. | Simple Syrup |
| 1 | Whole Egg |
| To Top | Soda Water |
| Garnish | Lemon Twist |
The Royal Fizz, like the Silver Fizz and Golden Fizz, is a variation of the Gin Fizz. The Gin Fizz contains no Egg, while the Golden Fizz has an Egg Yolk, the Silver Fizz has Egg White and the Royal Fizz has both.
| 1 oz. | Light Rum |
| 1 oz. | Dark Rum |
| 1 oz. | Banana Liqueur |
| .5 oz. | Crème de Mûre |
| 1 oz. | Lime Juice |
| 2 oz. | Pineapple Juice |
| .25 oz. | Grenadine |
| Garnish | Pineapple Wedge |
| Garnish | Cocktail Cherry |
The Rum Runner is a Florida drink invented in the 1950’s at a tiki bar called Holiday Isle.
| 1.5 oz. | Vodka (or Gin) |
| To Top | Grapefruit Juice |
| Rim | Salt |
| Garnish | Grapefruit Slice |
The Salty Dog is pretty much the same as a Greyhound, but with a Salted Rim. The drink was thought to have been created in the 1950’s.
| 2 oz. | Vodka |
| To Top | Orange Juice |
| Garnish | Orange Slice |
The Screwdriver, or in the U.K. “Vodka and Orange,” is a very simple cocktail. It was invented by Americans fighting overseas in Turkey during World War II. A popular theory as to how it got its name is because soldiers lacking spoons used screwdrivers to stir their drink.
| 1.5 oz. | Vodka |
| 1 oz. | Grapefruit Juice |
| To Top | Cranberry Juice |
| Garnish | Lime Wedge |
The Sea Breeze has gone through a number of different Recipes throughout its life. The drink was a prohibition era cocktail originally containing Gin and Grenadine. The recipe later grew to involve Cranberry Juice partially because of Ocean Spray. This cocktail is closely related to the Bay Breeze, which substitutes the Grapefruit Juice for Pineapple Juice, the Cape Codder, which lacks Grapefruit Juice, and the Greyhound and Salty Dog, which lack the Cranberry Juice. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.
| 1.5 oz. | Vodka |
| 1 oz | Peach Schnapps |
| 2 oz. | Orange Juice |
| 2 oz. | Cranberry Juice |
| Garnish | Orange Slice |
The Sex on the Beach was probably invented sometime prior to 1982. It is essentially a combination of a Fuzzy Navel and Cape Codder. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.
| 2 oz. | Tequila |
| 1 oz. | Triple Sec |
| 1 oz. | Lime Juice |
| 1 Barspoon | Simple Syrup (Optional) |
| Rim | Salt |
| Garnish | 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.
| 2 oz. | Tequila |
| 1 oz. | Triple Sec |
| 1 oz. | Lime Juice |
| 1 Barspoon | Simple Syrup (Optional) |
| Rim | Salt (or Sugar) |
| Garnish | Lime Wheel |
Burning Witch Cocktails 