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AMERICANO

3 cl Campari
3 cl Red Vermouth
A splash of soda water
Mix the ingred­ients directly in an old-fa­shioned glass filled with ice-cubes, add a splash of soda water and garnish with half orange slice.
Before Dinner Cocktail

WHITE LADY

4 cl Gin
3 cl Triple Sec
2 cl Fresh lemon juice
Add all ingred­ients into cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake well and strain into large cocktail glass.
All Day Cocktail

WHISKEY SOUR

4.5 cl Bourbon Whiskey
1.5 cl Sugar syrup
3.0 cl Fresh lemon juice
Dash egg white (Optional: if used shake little harder to foam up the egg white).
Pour all ingred­ients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain in cocktail glass.
If served ‘On the rocks’, strain ingred­ients into old-fa­shioned glass filled with ice. Garnish with half orange slice and maraschino cherry.
Before Dinner Cocktail

TUXEDO

3 cl Old Tom Gin
3 cl Dry Vermouth
1/2 bar spoon Maraschino
1/4 bar spoon Absinthe
3 dashes Orange Bitters
Stir all ingred­ients with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with a cocktail cherry and a lemon zest twist.
All Day Cocktail

STINGER

5 cl Cognac
2 cl Crème de Menthe (white)
Pour all ingred­ients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir.
Strain into a cocktail glass.
After Dinner Cocktail

SIDECAR

5 cl Cognac
2 cl Triple Sec
2 cl Fresh lemon juice
Pour all ingred­ients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
All Day Cocktail

SCREWD­RIVER

5 cl Vodka
10 cl Orange juice
Pour all ingred­ients into a highball glass filled with ice. Stir gently. Garnish with an orange slice.
All Day Cocktail

SAZERAC

5 cl Cognac
1 cl Absinthe
1 sugar cube
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
Rinse a chilled old-fa­shioned glass with the absinthe, add crushed ice and set it aside.
Stir the remaining ingred­ients over ice and set it aside. Discard the ice and any excess absinthe from the prepared glass, and strain the drink into the glass. Add the Lemon peel for garnish. Note: The original recipe changed after the American Civil War, rye whiskey substi­tuted cognac as it became hard to obtain.
After Dinner Cocktail

RUSTY NAIL

4.5 cl Scotch whisky
2.5 cl Drambuie
Pour all ingred­ients directly into old-fa­shioned glass filled with ice. Stir gently. Garnish with lemon twist.
After Dinner Cocktail

RAMOS GIN FIZZ

4.5 cl Gin
3 cl Sugar syrup
1.5 cl Lime juice
1.5 cl Fresh lemon juice
6 cl Cream
1 Egg white
3 dashes Orange flower water
2 drops Vanilla extract
Soda water
Pour all ingred­ients (except soda) in a mixing glass, dry shake (no ice) for two minutes, add ice and hard shake for another minute. Strain into a highball glass without ice, top with soda.
Longdrink

PORTO FLIP

1.5 cl Brandy
4.5 cl Red Port
1 cl Egg yolk
Pour all ingred­ients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well.
Strain into cocktail glass.
Sprinkle with fresh ground nutmeg.
After Dinner Cocktail

PLANTER’S PUNCH

4.5 cl Dark rum
3.5 cl Fresh orange juice
3.5 cl Fresh pineapple juice
2 cl Fresh lemon juice
1 cl Grenadine
1 cl Sugar syrup
3 to 4 dashes Angostura bitters
Pour all ingred­ients, except the bitters, into shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Pour into large glass, filled with ice. Add Angostura bitters, “on top”. Garnish with cocktail cherry and pineapple.
Longdrink

PARADISE

3.5 cl Gin
2 cl Apricot Brandy
1.5 cl Orange juice
Pour all ingred­ients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass.
All Day Cocktail

OLD FASHIONED

4.5 cl Bourbon or Rye whiskey
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
1 sugar cube
Few dashes plain water
Place sugar cube in old-fa­shioned glass and saturate with bitters, add a dash of plain water.
Muddle until dissolve. Fill the glass with ice cubes and add whiskey. Garnish with orange slice and a cocktail cherry.
Before Dinner Cocktail

NEGRONI

3 cl Gin
3 cl Campari
3 cl Sweet Red Vermouth
Pour all ingred­ients directly into old-fa­shioned glass filled with ice. Stir gently.Ga­rnish with half orange slice.
Before Dinner Cocktail

MARY PICKFORD

6 cl White Rum
1 cl Maraschino
1 cl Grenadine syrup
6 cl Fresh pineapple juice
Shake and strain into a chilled large cocktail glass.
All Day Cocktail

MONKEY GLAND

5 cl Gin
3 cl Orange juice
2 drops Absinth
2 drops Grenadine
Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
All Day Cocktail

ALEXANDER

3cl Cognac
3 cl Créme de Cacao (brown)
3 cl Fresh cream
Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Sprinkle with fresh ground nutmeg.
After Dinner Cocktail

ANGEL FACE

3 cl Calvados
3 cl Gin
3 cl Apricot brandy
Pour all ingred­ients into a shaker with ice.
Shake. Strain into a cocktail glass.
All Day Cocktail

AVIATION

4.5 cl Gin
1.5 cl Maraschino
1.5 cl Fresh lemon juice
Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
All Day Cocktail

BACARDI

4.5 cl Bacardi Carta Blanca
2 cl Fresh lime juice
1 cl Grenadine
Pour all ingred­ients into shaker with ice cubes, shake well, strain into chilled cocktail glass.
Before Dinner Cocktail

BETWEEN THE SHEETS

3 cl Cognac
3 cl White Rum
3 cl Triple Sec
2 cl Fresh lemon juice
Pour all ingred­ients into shaker with ice cubes, shake, strain into chilled cocktail glass.
All Day Cocktail

CASINO

4 cl Old Tom Gin
1 cl Maraschino
1 cl Orange Bitters
1 cl Fresh lemon Juice
Pour all ingred­ients into shaker with ice cubes, shake well. Strain into chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon twist and a marachino cherry.
All Day Cocktail

CLOVER CLUB

4.5 cl Gin
1.5 cl Raspberry syrup
1.5 cl Fresh lemon Juice
Few drops of Egg White
Pour all ingred­ients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well.
Strain into cocktail glass.
All Day Cocktail

DAIQUIRI

4.5 cl White rum
1.5 cl Simple syrup
2.5 cl Fresh lime juice
Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
Before Dinner Cocktail

DERBY

6 cl Gin
2 Drops Peach Bitters
2 Fresh mint leafs
Pour all ingred­ients into a mixing glass with ice.
Stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a fresh mint leaves in the drink.
All Day Cocktail

DRY MARTINI

6 cl Gin
1 cl Dry Vermouth
Pour all ingred­ients into mixing glass with ice cubes.
Stir well. Strain in chilled martini glass. Squeeze oil from lemon peel onto the drink, or garnish with olive.
Before Dinner Cocktail

GIN FIZZ

4.5 cl Gin
1 cl Sugar syrup
3 cl Fresh lemon juice
8 cl Soda water
Shake all ingred­ients with ice cubes, except soda water. Pour into tumbler. Top with soda water. Garnish with lemon slice.
Longdrink

JOHN COLLINS

4.5 cl Gin
1.5 cl Sugar syrup
3 cl Fresh lemon juice
6 cl Soda water
Pour all ingred­ients directly into highball glass filled with ice. Stir gently.
Garnish with lemon slice and maraschino cherry. Add a dash of Angostura bitters.
(Note: Use Old Tom Gin for Tom Collins)
Longdrink

MANHATTAN

5 cl Rye Whiskey
2 cl Red Vermouth
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Pour all ingred­ients into mixing glass with ice cubes. Stir well. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.G­arnish with cocktail cherry.
Before Dinner Cocktail
 

GOD MOTHER (copy)

3.5 cl Vodka
3.5 cl Amaretto
Pour all ingred­ients directly into old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.
Stir gently.
After Dinner Cocktail

GOD MOTHER (copy)

3.5 cl Vodka
3.5 cl Amaretto
Pour all ingred­ients directly into old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.
Stir gently.
After Dinner Cocktail

HORSE’S NECK

4 cl Brandy
12 cl Ginger Ale
Dash of Angostura bitters (optional)
Pour brandy and ginger ale directly into hi-ball glass with ice cubes. Stir gently.
Garnish with rind of one lemon spiral.
If required, add dashes of Angostura bitters.
Longdrink

HEMINGWAY SPECIAL

4.5 cl White rum
1.5 cl Maraschino
4 cl Grapefruit juice
1.5cl Fresh lime juice
Pour all ingred­ients into a shaker with ice. Shake.
Strain into a double cocktail glass.
All Day Cocktail

HARVEY WALLBANGER

4.5 cl Vodka
1.5 cl Galliano (to float on drink)
9 cl Orange juice
Pour vodka and orange juice into a highball glass filled with ice.
Stir gently and float Galliano on top. Garnish with orange slices and cherry.
All Day Cocktail

GRASSH­OPPER

3 cl Crème de cacao (white)
3 cl Crème de menthe (green)
3 cl Fresh cream
Pour all ingred­ients into shaker filled with ice.
Shake briskly for few seconds.
Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
After Dinner Cocktail

GOLDEN DREAM

2 cl Galliano
2 cl Triple sec
2 cl Fresh Orange juice
1 cl Fresh cream
Pour all ingred­ients into shaker filled with ice.
Shake briskly for few seconds.
Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
After Dinner Cocktail

GOD MOTHER

3.5 cl Vodka
3.5 cl Amaretto
Pour all ingred­ients directly into old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.
Stir gently.
After Dinner Cocktail

GOD FATHER

3.5 cl Scotch
3.5 cl Amaretto
Pour all ingred­ients directly into old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.
Stir gently.
After Dinner Cocktail

FRENCH CONNECTION

3.5 cl Cognac
3.5 cl Amaretto
Pour all ingred­ients directly into old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.
Stir gently.
After Dinner Cocktail

FRENCH 75

3 cl Gin
1.5 cl Fresh lemon juice
2 dashes Sugar syrup
6 cl Champagne
Pour all the ingred­ients, except champagne, into a shaker. Shake. Strain into a champagne flute.Top up with champagne. Stir gently.
Sparkling Cocktail

CUBA LIBRE

5 cl White Rum
12 cl Cola
1 cl Fresh lime juice
Build all ingred­ients in a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with lime wedge.
Longdrink

COSMOP­OLITAN

4 cl Citron Vodka
1.5 cl Cointreau
3 cl Cranberry juice
1.5 cl Fresh lime juice
Shake all ingred­ients in cocktail shaker filled with ice.Strain into a large cocktail glass .Garnish with lime slice.
All Day Cocktail

CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

9 cl Chilled Champagne
1 cl Cognac
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 sugar cube
Add dash of Angostura bitter onto sugar cube and drop it into champagne flute. Add cognac followed by pouring gently chilled champagne.
Garnish with orange slice and maraschino cherry.
Sparkling Cocktail

CAIPIRINHA

5 cl Cachaça
1/2 Fresh lime (4 wedges)
2 teaspoons sugar
Place lime and sugar in an old fashioned glass and muddle. Fill glass with ice and Cachaça. (For a Caipiroska – use Vodka instead of Cachaça).
Longdrink

BLOODY MARY

4.5 cl Vodka
9 cl Tomato juice
1.5 cl Lemon juice
2 to 3 dashes of Worces­ter­shire Sauce
Tabasco
Celery salt
Pepper
Stir gently, pour all ingred­ients into highball glass. Garnish with celery and lemon wedge (optio­nal).
Longdrink

BLACK RUSSIAN

5 cl Vodka
2 cl Coffee liqueur
Pour the ingred­ients into the old fashio­ned­-glass filled with ice cubes. Stir gently.
Note: for White Russian, float fresh cream on the top and stir gently.
After Dinner Cocktail

BELLINI

10 cl Prosecco
5 cl Fresh peach puree
Pour peach puree into chilled glass and add sparkling wine. Stir gently.
Variat­ions:
Puccini (fresh mandarin juice)
Rossini (fresh strawberry puree)
Tintoretto (fresh pomegr­anate juice)
Sparkling Cocktail
 
 

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