Mary Pickford

Ingredients

21.5 oz.	White Rum
.25 oz.	Maraschino Liqueur
1.5 oz.	Pineapple Juice
.25 oz.	Grenadine
Garnish	Brandied 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 3 Brandied Cherries

The Mary Pickford was created in the 1920’s in Havana, Cuba. The creator is up for debate. Some say Addie Woelke while others say Fred Kaufman. The drink is named after the actress, Mary Pickford, who may have been working on a film in Cuba at the time. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

November 14, 2022 0

Monkey Gland

Ingredients

2 oz.	Gin
1 Dash	Absinth
1 oz.	Orange Juice
.25 oz.	Grenadine
Garnish	Orange Twist

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Garnish with an Orange Peel

The Monkey Gland is a Cocktail invented in the 1920’s by Harry MacElhone at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, France. It is named after the debunked scientific idea that Monkey Testicles would increase you life span. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

November 13, 2022 0

Dark ‘n’ Stormy

Ingredients

2 oz.	Gosling’s Black Seal Rum (Dark Rum)
.5 oz.	Lime Juice
3 oz.	Ginger Beer
Garnish	Lime Wheel

Directions

Combine the Ginger Beer and Lime Juice in a Highball Glass over Ice
Float the Rum on Top
Garnish with a Lime Wheel and Straw

The Dark ‘n’ Stormy was invented a long time ago in an Island in the Atlantic Ocean. In a similar fashion to Pusser’s with the Painkiller, despite not inventing the Cocktail, Gosling’s trademarked the name Dark ‘n’ Stormy so that it has to be made with Gosling’s Rum. If you make it with a different Rum, it is not a Dark ‘n’ Stormy. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

November 9, 2022 0

Golden Dream

Ingredients

1 oz.	Galliano
1 oz.	Cointreau (or Triple Sec)
1 oz.	Orange Juice
.5 oz.	Cream
Garnish	Orange Wedge

Directions

Combine the ingredients in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into Cocktail Glass
Garnish with an Orange Wedge

The Golden Dream is like a Dreamsicle flavored Cocktail with the addition of Galliano. It was created in the 1960’s at the Old King Bar in Miami, Florida by Raimundo Alvarez. It is a riff on the Golden Cadillac. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

November 6, 2022 0

Martinez

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Gin
1.5 oz.	Sweet Vermouth
.25 oz.	Maraschino Liqueur
2 Dashes	Angostura Bitters
Garnish	Orange Peel

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Mixing Glass with Ice
Stir for 30 Seconds
Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Garnish with an Orange Peel

The Martinez is a variation of the Manhattan with the substitution of Gin for Whiskey and the addition of Maraschino Liqueur. It’s not entirely clear who invented the drink, but it was invented in the 1800’s and was more than likely named after the city of Martinez, California. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

November 4, 2022 0

Brandy Crusta

Ingredients

2 oz.	Brandy
.25 oz.	Curaçao (or Triple Sec)
1 Teaspoon	Maraschino Liqueur
.5 oz.	Lemon Juice
.5 oz.	Simple Syrup
1 Dash	Angostura Bitters
Rim	White Sugar
Garnish	Lemon Twist

Directions

Rim a 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 a Lemon Twist

The Brandy Crusta was invented in the 1850’s by an Italian Bartender named Joseph Santini at his bar, Jewel of the South, in New Orleans, Louisiana. It gets its name from the sugared rim, referring to it as a “Crusta” or “Hard Outer Layer.” This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

November 1, 2022 0

Boston Sour

Ingredients

2 oz.	Bourbon (or Rye)
.75 oz.	Lemon Juice
.5 oz.	Simple Syrup
.5 oz.	Egg White
Garnish	Angostura Bitters

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 3 Dashes of Angostura Bitters

The Boston Sour is a Whiskey Sour, with the addition of Egg White. The Egg White completely changes the texture of the Whiskey Sour, making it much more frothy.

October 10, 2022 0

New York Sour

Ingredients

2 oz.	Rye Whiskey
1 oz.	Lemon Juice
.75 oz.	Simple Syrup
.5 oz.	Egg White
To Top	Red Wine

Directions

Combine the Whiskey, 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 Rocks Glass over Ice
Float Red Wine on Top

The New York Sour is an old cocktail originating sometime around the Mid-1800’s. It is essentially a Boston Sour with a Red Wine Float. This cocktail has had a couple other names over the years, including the Continental Sour. It is thought to have been invented in Chicago, Illinois. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

October 7, 2022 0

Americano

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Campari
1.5 oz.	Sweet Vermouth
To Top	Soda Water
Garnish	Orange Twist

Directions

Combine the Campari and Sweet Vermouth in a Highball Glass over Ice
Top with Soda Water
Stir till Combined
Garnish with an Orange Twist and Straw

The Americano (not the coffee drink) was invented in the 1860’s by Gaspare Campari at his bar, Caffè Campari, in Milan, Italy. It possibly got its name from the American Tourists that ordered the drink. The drink is a twist on the Milano-Torino, which doesn’t have Soda Water. It also possibly inspired the Negroni. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

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