Cosmopolitan

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...

Whiskey Sour

2 ounces bourbon whiskey 2 ounces Lemon Juice 1 ounce Simple Syrup Shake with ice. Strain into a tumbler filled with ice.

Old Cuban

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...

White Peach Bellini

3/4 of a pint glass of ice 2 1/2 ounces Sho Chiku Bai extra dry sake 1 ounce white peach puree 1/2 ounce simple syrup 1/2 ounce Champagne Raspberry garnish Add ingredients to blender; blend until consistency is smooth. Garnish martini glass rim in sugar. Pour ingredients into glass and top...

Milk Punch

4 ounces bourbon whiskey 4 ounces milk 1/2 teaspoon dark rum 1 tablespoon simple syrup Shake with ice. Strain into a chilled 10-ounce highball glass. Dust with nutmeg.

Eastern Sour

2 ounces bourbon whiskey 1 1/2 ounce orange juice 1 ounce fresh squeezed lime juice 1/4 ounce orgeat syrup (almond syrup) 1/4 ounce simple syrup Shake with ice. Strain into an ice filled tumbler. Garnish with spent shell of lime. by Trader Vic