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HOW TO COCKTAIL IN 2015

20 CLASSIC AND MODERN

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CLASSIC

MODERN

CLASSIC

Spiced Old
Fashioned

Daiquiri

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

1
.5 tsp
3 dashes
1 dash

2 tsp
2 slices
2 or 3
dashes
2 oz

2 oz

Old Fashioned

Contributed by Dushan Zaric &

.25 oz
2 oz

Brown sugar cube

Contributed by Aisha Sharpe

Contributed by
Jacques Bezuidenhout

Maple syrup
Fresno chile
Angostura Bitters
Partida Aejo
Tequila

1 oz
1 oz

Dark rum
(Appleton Estate
Reserve)
Fresh lime juice
Simple syrup
(one part sugar, one
part water)

GARNISH:
Lemon and orange twists
GLASS:
Rocks

GARNISH:
Orange twist & Fresno chile slice
GLASS:
Old Fashioned

GARNISH:
Lime wheel
GLASS:
Martini

PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to a
mixing glass. Muddle to break
down the sugar and stir briefly.
Fill with ice, stir again and
strain into a rocks glass filled
with fresh ice. Twist slices of
lemon and orange peel over
the drink and drop them in.

PREPARATION:
In an Old Fashioned glass,
muddle the maple syrup, chile
and bitters. Add the tequila
and fill with ice. Stir, and
garnish with an orange twist
and another slice of Fresno
chile.

PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to a
shaker and fill with ice. Shake,
and strain into a chilled
Martini glass. Garnish with a
lime wheel.

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CLASSIC

MODERN

Reserve Luxury
Daiquiri

No. 3 Gin Martini

Smoky Martini

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

1
2 oz

2.25 oz

2.5 oz
.25 oz

Contributed by Dushan Zaric

Contributed by Dale DeGroff

Contributed by Willy Shine

1 oz
1 oz
.5 oz
1 tsp

Blackberry
Appleton Estate
Reserve Rum
Demerara syrup (one
part Demerara sugar,
one part water)
Fresh lime juice
Pom Wonderful 100%
Pomegranate Juice
Maraschino liqueur

.75 oz
1 dash

No. 3 London Dry

Gin
Blended Scotch
whisky

GARNISH:
Lime wheel
GLASS:
Martini

GARNISH:
Lemon twist
GLASS:
Martini

GARNISH:
Lemon twist
GLASS:
Martini

PREPARATION:
In a shaker, muddle the
blackberry. Add the remaining
ingredients and fill with ice.
Shake, and strain into a chilled
Martini glass. Garnish with a
lime wheel.

PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to a
mixing glass and fill with ice.
Stir, and strain into a cocktail
glass. Garnish with a lemon
twist.

PREPARATION:
Add both ingredients to a
mixing glass and fill with ice.
Stir, and strain into a Martini
glass. Garnish with a lemon
twist.

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Bloody
Mary

Contributed by Nick Mautone

CLASSIC
INGREDIENTS:
Celery salt
Lemon wedge
Lime wedge
Grey Goose Vodka
Tomato juice
Tabasco Sauce
Prepared
horseradish
2 dashes Worcestershire
sauce
1 pinch Celery salt
1 pinch Ground black
pepper
1 pinch Smoked paprika
1
1
2 oz
4 oz
2 dashes
2 tsp

GARNISH:
Celery stalk and lime wedge
GLASS:
Pint
PREPARATION:
Pour some celery salt onto a
small plate. Rub the juicy side
of the lemon or lime wedge
along the lip of a pint glass.
Roll the outer edge of the
glass in celery salt until
fully coated. Fill with ice and
set aside. Squeeze the lemon
and lime wedges into a shaker
and drop them in. Add the
remaining ingredients and fill
with ice. Shake gently and
strain into the prepared glass.
Garnish with a celery stalk and
a lime wedge.

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MODERN

Bloody Caesar

Contributed by David Wondrich

CLASSIC

MODERN

Margarita

Contributed by Dale DeGroff

Spicy Grand
Margarita

Contributed by Grand Marnier

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

Celery salt
1.5 oz
Vodka
4 oz
Clamato
2 dashes Worcestershire
sauce
2 dashes Tabasco Sauce
Prepared
horseradish, to taste
(optional)

.75 oz
1 oz

.5 oz

GARNISH:
Celery stalk
GLASS:
Tall

GARNISH:
Lime wheel
GLASS:
Cocktail or rocks

GARNISH:
Jalapeo or red chile pepper
GLASS:
Rocks

PREPARATION:
Coat the rim of a tall glass
with celery salt, fill with ice and
set aside. Add the remaining
ingredients to a mixing glass
and fill with ice. Pour back and
forth into another mixing glass
a few times to mix. Strain into
the prepared glass and
garnish with a celery stalk.

PREPARATION:
Add the ingredients to a
shaker and fill with ice. Shake
well and strain into a chilled
cocktail glass or rocks glass
filled with fresh ice. Garnish
with a lime wheel. (For a slightly
sweeter drink, add a dash of
agave syrup [one part water,
two parts agave nectar] before
shaking.)

PREPARATION:
Coat the rim of a rocks glass
with salt, fill with ice and set
aside. In a shaker, muddle the
agave nectar or simple syrup,
red pepper flakes and chile
powder. Add the remaining
ingredients, fill with ice and
shake vigorously. Strain through
a tea strainer into the prepared
glass. Garnish with a jalapeo
or red chile pepper.

1.5 oz

Fresh lime juice

.25 tsp
1 pinch
1.75 oz
.5 oz
.75 oz

Salt
Simple syrup or
agave nectar
Red pepper flakes
Chipotle chile powder
Reposado tequila
Grand Marnier
Fresh lime juice

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MODERN

CLASSIC

Employees Only
Manhattan

Mint Julep

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

2 oz

1.5 oz
1.75 oz
.5 oz
3 dashes

.25 oz

Manhattan

Contributed by Classic And Vintage

1 oz
5 drops

Hudson
Manhattan Rye
Whiskey
Sweet vermouth
Angostura Bitters

Contributed by Dushan Zaric &

Rye whiskey
Sweet vermouth
Grand Marnier
Angostura Bitters

GARNISH:
Cherry
GLASS:
Cocktail

GARNISH:
Lemon twist
GLASS:
Cocktail

PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to a
mixing glass and fill with ice.
Stir well and strain into a
chilled cocktail glass. Garnish
with a cherry.

PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to a
mixing glass and fill with ice.
Stir, and strain into a cocktail
glass. Garnish with a lemon
twist.

Contributed by Eric Castro

8
2 oz

Raw sugar syrup

GARNISH:
Bitters (optional) and mint
sprig
GLASS:
Julep or rocks
PREPARATION:
In a Julep cup or rocks glass,
lightly muddle the mint and
syrup. Add the bourbon and
pack tightly with crushed ice.
Stir until the cup is frosted on
the outside. Top with more
crushed ice to form an ice
dome and garnish with a few
drops of bitters, if desired, and
a mint sprig.

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1792
Kentucky
White Dog
Julep
Contributed by David Wondrich

MODERN

INGREDIENTS:
2 tsp
.5 oz
6 or 8
2 to 3 oz

Sugar
Water
Fresh mint leaves
Unaged corn or rye
whiskey (AKA white
dog or moonshine)

GARNISH:
Mint sprigs and a straw
GLASS:
Highball

PREPARATION:
Add the sugar and water to
a highball glass and stir until
the sugar has completely
dissolved. Add the mint leaves
and press lightly with a muddler. Pack the glass with finely
cracked ice (wrap cubes in a
towel and bash the bejeezus
out of them with something
hard and heavy) and then add
the whiskey. Stir, add more ice
to make up for any shrinkage
and garnish with two or three
sprigs of mint and a straw.

8
08

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MODERN

CLASSIC

French 75

French 65

Tom Collins

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

.5 oz
.5 oz

1 oz
6 drops
3 oz

.75 oz
.75 oz

Contributed by Dale DeGroff

1 oz
3 oz

Fresh lemon juice

Contributed by Cointreau

Cointreau
Angostura Bitters
Piper-Heidsieck
Champagne

Contributed by Dale DeGroff

1.5 oz

Fresh lemon juice

GARNISH:
Lemon twist
GLASS:
Champagne flute

GARNISH:
Orange twist
GLASS:
Champagne flute

GARNISH:
Lemon wheel and cherry
GLASS:
Highball or Collins

PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients except
the Champagne to a shaker
and fill with ice. Shake well
and strain into a Champagne
flute. Top with the Champagne
and garnish with a lemon
twist.

PREPARATION:
Add the Cointreau and
bitters to a mixing glass and fill
with ice. Stir, and strain into a
chilled Champagne flute. Top
with the Champagne and
garnish with an orange twist.

PREPARATION:
Add the lemon juice, simple
syrup and gin to a shaker and
fill with ice. Shake well and
strain into a highball or Collins
glass filled with fresh ice. Top
with club soda and garnish with
a lemon wheel and a cherry.

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CLASSIC

MODERN

Raspberry Collins

Negroni

East Indian Negroni

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

2
Raspberries
.25 oz Simple syrup
(one part sugar, one
part water)
2 oz
Beefeater Gin
1 oz
Fresh lemon juice
1 oz
Club soda

1 oz
1 oz

2 oz
Banks 5-Island Rum
.75 oz Luxardo Bitter
Liqueur
.75 oz Lustau East India
Solera Sherry

Contributed by Beefeater Gin

Contributed by
Jacques Bezuidenhout

1 oz

Campari
Gin (Beefeater,
Plymouth or
Tanqueray)
Sweet vermouth
(Martini & Rossi
Rosso or Cinzano
Rosso)

Contributed by Jim Meehan

GARNISH:
Lemon wheel, mint sprig and
raspberries
GLASS:
Highball

GARNISH:
Orange half-wheel
GLASS:
Old Fashioned

GARNISH:
Orange twist
GLASS:
Rocks

PREPARATION:
In a highball glass, muddle the
raspberries and simple syrup.
Add the gin and lemon juice,
and stir. Fill with ice and top
with the club soda. Garnish
with a lemon wheel, a mint
sprig and two raspberries.

PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to an
Old Fashioned glass and fill
with ice. Stir until cold and
garnish with an orange halfwheel.

PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to a
mixing glass and fill with ice.
Stir, and strain into a rocks
glass filled with one large ice
cube. Garnish with an orange
twist.

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