Tagged: gin

Bitters / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin / Orange Juice

Maiden’s Prayer

The MAIDEN’S PRAYER was originally the name of a popular lyric-embellished Polish piano solo from 1856. It appeared as a cocktail in American Bar by 1907 and evolved into a delicious gin, Cointreau, citrus and bitters cocktail around 1930. This...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Fizzy Friday / Gin

Gin Daisy

The GIN DAISY has two versions: an old-school and a new-school. I favor the old-school recipe, which sweetens lemon juice with orange liqueur, maintaining the classic lemony “Sour” profile. It’s refreshing, light, balanced, and an excellent precursor to dinner. Requirements:...

Bitters / Daily Mix / Gin / Maraschino

Casino

TheCASINO is an elegant gin-based cocktail featuring Maraschino liqueur, lemon juice and orange bitters. It is one of the few gin cocktails that suggests using a sweeter gin like Old Tom versus a London dry gin. Requirements:gin (Old Tom preferred),...

Daily Mix / Gin / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Gibson

The GIBSON is a classic martini, typically made with gin and garnished with a pickled cocktail onion instead of an olive or lemon twist. It’s an unusual gin martini because it doesn’t use bitters like others do. The cocktail onion...

Bitters / Daily Mix / Gin / Orange Juice / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Income Tax

The INCOME TAX cocktail and its twin, the Bronx cocktail, are both in Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. The only difference between the two cocktails is the Angostura Bitters added to the Income Tax. Otherwise, both concoctions require...

Absinthe/Anise/Anisette / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Gin / Pernod / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Yellow Daisy

The YELLOW DAISY is a gin martini with sweetness and herbal support from Grand Marnier and absinthe. The equal parts gin and dry vermouth are balanced for a very smooth drinking experience with just one-half part Grand Marnier and a...

Cognac / Brandy / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin

Loud Speaker

The LOUD SPEAKER is another cocktail from Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. The original version offers an easier serve for bartenders, featuring equal parts gin and brandy, along with equal but lesser amounts of Cointreau and lemon juice....

Absinthe/Anise/Anisette / Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Gin / Lillet / Throwback Thursday

Corpse Reviver No. 2

The CORPSE REVIVER NO.2 is a pre-prohibition cocktail that features gin, Lillet Blanc, Cointreau, lemon juice and a glass that has been rinsed with Absinthe. It’s a deliciously tart and refreshing “pick-me-up” that is more potent than it tastes. Although...