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Re: Favorite, Suave or Unusual Cocktail Recipes
« Reply #20 on: September 13, 2007, 03:39:25 am »
Dubonnet Rouge on the rocks with a twist of lime ;D

Ah at last another Dubonnet drinker  ;D  I love Dubonnet with a splash of vermouth and a twist of lime over crushed ice.  Very classy. ::)
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Re: Favorite, Suave or Unusual Cocktail Recipes
« Reply #21 on: September 13, 2007, 09:47:28 pm »
Ya know, we oughta go to Mexico... and have a Margarita8) ;D

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Of course, there are dozens of variations on this cocktail (and I particularly prefer mine on the rocks rather than frozen and blended).  Here's one good one... a little fancier than the standard:


Cadillac Margarita

Serves 1.

2 fresh lime wedges
1 1/2 ounces of your favorite tequila, silver or gold
1 ounce fresh sweet and sour mix
1/2 ounce Cointreau
1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
Salt (optional)

Squeeze lime into a shaker. Top with ice, then pour in all other ingredients except Grand Marnier and salt. Shake well. If you like, salt the rim of a 12-ounce glass. Pour drink into glass; top with Grand Marnier.
 
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Re: Favorite, Suave or Unusual Cocktail Recipes
« Reply #22 on: September 14, 2007, 08:52:19 pm »
Shakestheground... that's an awesome sounding cocktail with a great name (it definitely sound strong though...  Tequila and Kahlua sounds like an interesting combo).

OK... here's another fun old-style drink.  I'm kind of a fan of kitschy old-school cocktails.

Tom Collins ~

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2 oz gin
1 oz lemon juice
1 tsp superfine sugar
3 oz club soda
1 maraschino cherry
1 slice orange

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a collins glass almost filled with ice cubes. Add the club soda. Stir and garnish with the cherry and the orange slice.



I remember having quite a few Vodka Collinses back in college days. A looooong time ago. Never cared for the taste of gin, and the only change is to substitute vodka for gin. Delish!

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Re: Favorite, Suave or Unusual Cocktail Recipes
« Reply #23 on: September 14, 2007, 08:54:43 pm »
And another drink I grew up on (in New Orleans, the drinking age was 18 back then and even underage it was common to have a drink before and wine with dinner. Much more civilized down there.) is a half-and-half, half sweet vermouth, half dry (one jigger each), with a lemon peel to wipe the edge of the glass with and then plunked into the drink. Very pleasant.

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Re: Favorite, Suave or Unusual Cocktail Recipes
« Reply #24 on: September 17, 2007, 05:55:38 pm »
For Lynne
The Maker's Makes Mark Manhattan

Three parts Maker's Mark Bourbon
One part sweet vermouth (or less)
Dash Angostura bitters

Fill shaker halfway with ice
Add ingredients
ShakeShakeShake
Garnish with cherry
Get along, little dogies

Variation:  for a "Perfect" Manhattan, use equal parts sweet and dry vermouth.  Often the bitters are omitted, and served with a twist.


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Re: Favorite, Suave or Unusual Cocktail Recipes
« Reply #25 on: September 17, 2007, 09:28:45 pm »
Heya Paul,

I love Manhattans and are probably the cocktail that I order most regularly when out on the town.  8)

Here's a fun one that an ex-girlfriend of mine introduced me to.  I'm usually not a fan of drinks that are very sweet.  For instance, I like Manhattans because they're a tiny bit sweet, but really just a tiny bit.

Anyway, this one is almost like a little work of art and is definitely tasty if you're in the mood for dessert. :)

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1/3 shot Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1/3 shot amaretto almond liqueur
1/3 shot Bailey's® Irish cream

Carefully layer ingredients, in order, into a shot glass; kahlua, amaretto, then irish cream.

Serve in: Shot Glass

You're also supposed to drink it all in one swig so that you get all the flavors together.

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Re: Favorite, Suave or Unusual Cocktail Recipes
« Reply #26 on: September 21, 2007, 08:36:15 pm »
For our non-drinkers, I thought I'd post a really fun smoothie recipe!  It's soooooooooo tasty.  8)

Lemon Apple Honey Smoothie

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    * 1/4 cup lemon juice
    * 1/2 cup apple cider
    * 1 apple (about 8 oz.), peeled, cored, and chopped
    * 1 peeled banana
    * 2 to 3 tablespoons honey
    * 1 cup nonfat or vanilla frozen yogurt

Combine in blender till smooth. Serves 2


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Re: Favorite, Suave or Unusual Cocktail Recipes
« Reply #27 on: October 22, 2007, 05:54:09 am »
I regularly drink about four type of cocktails

Gin and IT - 1 third Gin 2 thirds Red Vermouth or you can use Dubonnet - you can add ice but I prefer not to.



Margaritas for two - 100cl Silver Tequila, 60cl Triple Sec (not cointreau), 30cl fresh lemon juice, shake all the ingredients together with ice and pour into salt rimmed glasses.



Electric soup - 8 parts Plymouth Gin, 1 part Noilly Prat vermouth, couple of olives - shake over ice or better still chill all ingredients and the glasses, stir mix and pour.



Whisky Old fashioned - double measure whisky, two white sugar cubes, couple dashes of angustura bitters, half a small orange sliced fine.
Put the sugar cubes into a large whiskey glass and drop a few dashes of bitters onto them. Add the orange slices and the whisky, stir vigorously to dissolve the sugar.  You can use ice I prefer not to.



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Re: Favorite, Suave or Unusual Cocktail Recipes
« Reply #28 on: January 04, 2008, 08:17:00 pm »
Amanda, Amanda!

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Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar



Here's a description:

Cofounder of the Museum of the American Cocktail, Wondrich delivers a well-researched chronicle of Professor Jerry Thomas's life and times as late 19th-century bartender extraordinaire. From gold rush saloons in San Francisco to last calls in lower Manhattan, Thomas collected material for The Bartender's Guide, the seminal 1862 collection of cocktail recipes. Wondrich offers up 100 classic cocktails from Thomas's guide and other period sources, along with 16 new drinks that recall those golden days. Old-time tools, ingredients and measurements are conveniently converted to their contemporary equivalents, as julep strainers and toddy sticks are hard to come by. Fortunately, many of the concoctions transcend time in their simplicity. General Harrison's Egg Nogg, for example, calls for hard cider, sugar, an egg and some lumps of ice. For the newly minted offerings, Julie Reiner of New York's Flatiron Lounge conjures up a Cherry Smash that includes brandied cherries, cognac and Orange Curaçao, and Wondrich weighs in with a glass of rye, simple syrup and Angostura bitters, which he calls a Tombstone. The result is a lovely homage to Thomas's indomitable spirits.


They just showed an interview with the author on our local news-magazine show. He was a funny guy. I bet this book is entertaining!

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Re: Favorite, Suave or Unusual Cocktail Recipes
« Reply #29 on: January 06, 2008, 07:59:39 pm »

Sounds fun Leslie!  Thanks for posting this info. :)

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