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Cosmopolitan

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:30:47 +0000

2 ounces vodka
1 ounce cranberry juice
1 ounce Cointreau or Triple Sec
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup

Shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Optional: Before pouring the drink, you can moisten the rim of the glass with lime, then coat with sugar. Some people also add finely grated zest of orange to the sugar used to coat the glass with. A dash of Orange Bitters also works really well with this cocktail.

Vieux Carre

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:19:58 +0000

3/4 ounce rye whiskey
3/4 ounce brandy
3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
splash Benedictine
dash Peychaud bitters
dash Angostura bitters

Build, over ice, in a rocks glass.

Scofflaw

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:18:07 +0000

1 ounce Canadian Whiskey
1 ounce dry vermouth
1/4 ounce lemon juice
Dash of grenadine
Dash of orange bitters

Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Old Fashioned

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:17:07 +0000

1/2 orange slice
1 cube sugar
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 ounces rye or bourbon whiskey

Muddle orange, sugar, bitters together until the sugar is mostly dissolved. Fill glass with ice, then add the whiskey. Garnish with a marachino cherry, and perhaps an additional orange slice. Serve with a swizzle stick and/or straw.

Monte Carlo

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:16:29 +0000

2 ounces rye whiskey
1/2 ounce Benedictine
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Manhattan

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:15:19 +0000

1 1/4 oz. whiskey (bourbon)
1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
Cherry

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. You can also use rye instead of bourbon.
(optional: 1 dash of Angostura bitters)

Highland Cocktail

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:14:38 +0000

1 ounce scotch whiskey
1 ounce sweet vermouth
1 dash orange bitters

Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Fancy-Free Cocktail

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:13:26 +0000

2 ounces bourbon whiskey
1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 dash orange bitters

Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Santiago Scotch Plaid

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:06:43 +0000

1 1/4 oz. Scotch Whiskey
1/2 oz. sweet vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters.
Lemon twist

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.

Robert Burns

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:03:28 +0000

1 1/2 ounces Scotch Whiskey
1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash Pernod

Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Old Cuban

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:58:59 +0000

3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce simple syrup
1 1/2 ounce rum (Bacardi 8 Anejo)
2 dashes Angostura bitters
6 mint leaves
2 ounces champagne (Veuve Clicquot)

Muddle lime juice, syrup, mint in a mixing glass. Add rum, bitters, ice, and shake well. Strain into cocktail glass, and top with champagne. Garnish with sugar-coated vanilla bean. Created by: Audrey Saunders (2002)

Gin Sling

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:53:55 +0000

2 measures/ 3 tbsp gin
juice of half a lemmon
5ml/1 tsp sugar
dash of Angostura bitters
still mineral water

Mix all ingredients (except water) in a tumbler with plenty of ice. When sugar is dissolved top up the glass with mineral water form the refrigerator. Add lemon twist and straws.

Jolly Roger

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:52:13 +0000

2 ounces Dark Rum
1 ounce Orange Juice
1/4 ounce Falernum
Dash of Bitters

Shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Gin Swizzle

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:52:05 +0000

2 measures/3 tbsp gin
1/4 measure/ 1 tsp sugar syrup
juice of a lime
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Beat all the ingredients together (as if you were making an omelette) in a large container with ice. When the mixture is foaming strain it into a tall glass.

Straits Sling

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:37:27 +0000

2 ounces gin
1 ounce cherry brandy
1 ounce benedictine
1 ounce lemon juice
2 dashes of orange bitters
2 dashes of Angostura bitters.

Shake with ice. Strain into an ice filled tumbler or collins glass. Fill with soda water

Singapore Sling

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:35:48 +0000

1 1/2 ounce gin
1/2 ounce cherry brandy
1/4 ounce Cointreau
1/4 ounce Benedictine
4 ounces pineapple juice
1/2 ounce lime juice, dash bitters

Shake with ice. Strain into an ice filled collins glass. Garnish with cherry and slice of pineapple.

Satan’s Whiskers

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:34:48 +0000

3/4 ounce gin
3/4 ounce dry vermouth
3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
1/2 ounce orange juice
1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
1 dash orange bitters.

Shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Using “Orange Curacao” instead of Grand Marnier turns this into a “curled” version.

Champagne Cocktail

Mr. Sid — Mon, 12 Jul 1999 04:29:46 +0000

6 ounces chilled champagne
1 cube sugar
Angostura bitters

Soak sugar cube with Angostura bitters. Place the cube in the bottom of a champagne flute. Fill with champagne. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Old Fashioned

Mr. Sid — Mon, 12 Jul 1999 04:26:36 +0000

1/2 orange slice
1 cube sugar
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 ounces rye or bourbon whiskey

Manhattan

Mr. Sid — Mon, 12 Jul 1999 04:24:02 +0000

1 1/4 oz. whiskey (bourbon)
1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
Cherry

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. You can also use rye instead of bourbon.
(optional: 1 dash of Angostura bitters)