Tagged: lemonjuice

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),...

Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Lillet / Rum

Culross Cocktail

The CULROSS (“cool-ROSS”) is a medium-sweet rum-based cocktail that suits any season. This blend of white rum, Lillet Blanc, apricot brandy and lemon juice dates back to the 1930s Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock. It’s well balanced and easily...

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...

Daily Mix / Maraschino / Scotch / Throwback Thursday / Whiskey (blended)

New York Sour

The NEW YORK SOUR is essentially a Whiskey Sour with a dry red-wine floater. It was originally created to mask inferior whiskey during Prohibition and to use up open bottles of speakeasy wines. It has been refined over the years...

Bitters / Cognac / Brandy / Daily Mix / Orange Juice

Applejack Sour

For fans of the Sour, an APPLEJACK SOUR is perfect for fall or winter. Apple brandy (Laird’s Applejack) provides the distilled apple flavor, lemon adds the sour, and orange juice and maple syrup contribute the sweetness. The resulting sweet-and-sour balance...