Income Tax

1 1/4 ounce gin
3/4 ounce orange juice
1/4 ounce dry vermouth
1/4 ounce sweet vermouth
1 dash Angostura bitters

Shake with ice. Strain into cocktail glass.

Irish Coffee

1 ounce Irish whiskey
1 teaspoon sugar
4 ounces hot coffee
Dapple of heavy cream

Pre-heat coffee glass with hot water, then empty. Add sugar and coffee to glass; stir or muddle to melt sugar. Add whiskey, and float the whipped cream of honey-like consistency on top of drink. Serve without a straw or stirrer.

Italian Pirate

2 ounces Dark Rum
1 ounce Campari
1/2 ounce Falernum

Stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime twist.
Note: If you don’t have Falernum, you “can” substitute Grenadine, although it isn’t quite the same thing. Created by: Robert Hess (2000)