Bee’s Knees

Ingredients

2 oz.	Gin
.5 oz.	Honey Syrup
.75 oz.	Lemon Juice
Garnish	Lemon Twist

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 Lemon Twist

The Bee’s Knees was created in the 1920’s and is thought to have been created by Frank Meier at the Hôtel Ritz Paris in Paris, France. The drink is essentially a Gin Sour that substitutes the Simple Syrup for Honey Syrup. There are other similar drinks such as the Honeysuckle that substitutes the Gin for White Rum, and the Honey Bee that substitutes the Gin for Dark Rum. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

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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.

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Between the Sheets

Between the sheets

Ingredients

1 oz.	Light Rum
1 oz.	Cognac (Brandy)
1 oz.	Triple Sec
.25 oz.	Lemon Juice
1	Orange Peel

Directions

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.

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Blinker

Ingredients

2 oz.	Rye Whiskey (or Bourbon)
1 oz.	Grapefruit Juice
.5 oz.	Raspberry Syrup
Garnish	Grapefruit Twist (or Raspberries)

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 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.

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Blood Orange Martini

Blood orange Martini

Ingredients

2 oz.	Gin (or Vodka)
.5 oz.	Triple Sec
1 oz.	Blood Orange Juice
.25 oz.	Lime Juice
2 Dashes	Orange Bitters
Garnish	Blood Orange Wedge

Directions

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.

Traditional Blood orange Martini

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Gin (or Vodka)
.75 oz.	Dry Vermouth
1.5 oz.	Blood Orange Juice
.5 oz.	Simple Syrup
Garnish	Blood Orange Wedge

Directions

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

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Blue Hawaii

Ingredients

.75 oz.	Vodka
.75 oz.	Light Rum
.5 oz.	Blue Curaçao
3 oz.	Pineapple Juice
.25 oz.	Lemon Juice
.25 oz.	Lime Juice
.5 oz.	Simple Syrup
Garnish	Pineapple Wedge

Directions

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.

Blended Blue Hawaii

Ingredients

.75 oz.	Vodka
.75 oz.	Light Rum
.5 oz.	Blue Curaçao
3 oz.	Pineapple Juice
.25 oz.	Lemon Juice
.25 oz.	Lime Juice
.5 oz.	Simple Syrup
Garnish	Pineapple Wedge

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Blender with Ice
Blend till Combined
Pour into a Hurricane Glass
Garnish with a Pineapple Wedge and Straw (and a Cocktail Umbrella if available)

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Blue Hawaiian

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Light Rum
.75 oz.	Blue Curaçao
2 oz.	Pineapple Juice
.5 oz.	Lemon Juice
.75 oz.	Cream of Coconut
Garnish	Pineapple Wedge
Garnish	Maraschino Cherry

Directions

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.

Blended Blue Hawaiian

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Light Rum
.75 oz.	Blue Curaçao
2 oz.	Pineapple Juice
.5 oz.	Lemon Juice
.75 oz.	Cream of Coconut
Garnish	Pineapple Wedge
Garnish	Maraschino Cherry

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Blender with Ice
Blend till Combined
Pour into a Hurricane Glass
Garnish with a Pineapple Wedge, Maraschino Cherry and Straw (and a Cocktail Umbrella if available)

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Bramble

Ingredients

2 oz.	Gin
.5 oz.	Crème De Mûre (Blackberry Liqueur)
.75 oz.	Lemon Juice
.75 oz.	Simple Syrup
Garnish	Lemon Wheel
Garnish	Blackberry

Directions

Combine the Gin, Lemon Juice and Simple Syrup in a Cocktail Shaker with Cracked Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Open Pour into a Rocks Glass
Top with more Cracked Ice
Slowly Drizzle the Crème De Mûre over the Top
Garnish with a Lemon Wheel and Blackberry

The Bramble was created in the 1980’s by Dick Bradsell at Fred’s Club in London, England. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

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Brass Monkey

Ingredients

1 oz.	Dark Rum
1 oz.	Vodka
2 oz.	Orange Juice
Garnish	Orange Slice

Directions

Combine the Ingredients in a Rocks Glass over Ice
Stir till Combined
Garnish with an Orange Slice

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.

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Buck’s Fizz

Ingredients

1 Part	Chilled Orange Juice
2 Parts	Chilled Champagne
Garnish	Orange Twist

Directions

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.

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