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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.

Scottish Guard

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:19:21 +0000

1 1/2 ounces bourbon whiskey
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce orange juice
1 teaspoon grenadine.

Shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail 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.

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.

Blood and Sand

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 06:07:29 +0000

1 oz scotch
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz cherry heering
1 oz fresh orange juice

Shake with plenty of ice. Strain into a chilled 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.

Blushing Geisha

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 05:41:54 +0000

1 ounce orange juice
1 ounce cranberry juice
Juice of 1/2 lime
pinch of fresh mint
2 1/2 ounces Damrak gin or citrus vodka
1 1/2 ounces Hakusan Raspberry sake

Fill a tall collins glass with ice, add ingredients and stir.

Tango

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 05:01:56 +0000

1/2 ounce rum
1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
1/2 ounce Benedictine
1/2 ounce orange juice

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

Presidente

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 05:01:12 +0000

1 1/2 ounces light rum
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
1/2 ounce Cointreau
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1 dash grenadine.

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

Planters Punch

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 05:00:02 +0000

1 1/2 ounces white rum
3/4 ounce lemon juice
Dash orange juice.

Shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a squeeze of lemon.

Mai Tai

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

1 ounce light rum
1 ounce gold rum
1/2 ounce orange curacao
1/2 ounce Orgeat (Almond Syrup)
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce dark rum

Shake all but the dark rum with ice. Strain into old fashioned glass. Top with the dark rum. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. (Invented in 1944 by Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron.)

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.

El Presidente

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:47:30 +0000

1 1/2 ounces white rum
3/4 ounces dry vermouth
1 splash red curacao

Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a orange twist.

Vesper (Martini)

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:40:48 +0000

3 ounces gin
1 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce Lillet blonde

Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a orange peel.

(As mentioned in Ian Fleming’s James Bond: Casino Royale.)

Blue Hawaii

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:40:26 +0000

1 ounce blue Curacao
1/2 ounce dark rum
1/2 ounce light rum
1 ounce orange juice
5 ounces pineapple juice (or to fill)
3 ounces crushed ice

Pour crushed ice into blender. Add curacao, rum, pineapple juice, and orange juice, and blend until smooth. Pour into beer goblet. Garnish with an orange slice, pineapple chunk, and cherry on a toothpick.

Tom Collins

Mr. Sid — Tue, 13 Jul 1999 04:39:17 +0000

2 ounces gin
1 ounce lemon juice
1 teaspoon superfine sugar
2 ounces soda water

Shake with ice. Strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with soda. Garnish with a Maraschino Cherry and orange wheel or a lemon slice.

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

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.