Polar Bear
1/2 ounce Creme de Cacao
1/2 ounce Creme de Menthe
Add ingredients to a shaker with ice.
Shake and strain into a shot glass.
Enjoy!
Polar Bear
1/2 ounce Creme de Cacao
1/2 ounce Creme de Menthe
Add ingredients to a shaker with ice.
Shake and strain into a shot glass.
Enjoy!
The Avenue
1 oz passion fruit juice
1 oz Calvados
1 oz bourbon
1 dash orange flower water
1 dash grenadine
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Enjoy!
Lemon Drop
3 oz citrus-infused vodka
2 oz sweet and sour mix
1 oz Cointreau
1/2 lemon, juiced
sugar, for rimming
To rim the glass, dip the edge in the lemon juice and then into fine sugar.
Add remaining ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake and strain into the rimmed glass.
Enjoy!
Watermelon-Basil Margaritas
7 1/2 lbs seedless watermelon, rind removed and cut into 1-inch cubes
4 teaspoons superfine sugar
6 ounces silver tequila
24 basil leaves, plus sprigs for garnish
3 ounces triple sec
6 cups small ice cubes
Place 24 watermelon cubes on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Cover and freeze at least 1 hour, or up to 2 days.
Puree remaining watermelon and the sugar in a blender until smooth. Pass through a sieve lined with cheesecloth into a bowl. You should have 3 cups. Place tequila and basil in a glass pitcher and crush with a wooden spoon. Stir in watermelon juice and triple sec.
Place watermelon “ice” cubes in glasses. Using cocktail shaker, mix 3/4 cup margarita with 1 cup ice. Strain into a glass. Repeat. Serve garnished with basil.
Recipe by Martha Stewart. Makes 6 servings.
Acapulco Sunrise
2 oz tequila
1 oz creme de cassis
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz Curacao
soda water, to top
lime, for garnish
Add tequila, creme de cassis, lime juice, curacao and ice to a cocktail shaker.
Shake well and strain into an ice-filled glass. Top with soda water.
Garnish with lime.
Enjoy!
Rob Roy
1 1/2 ounces Scotch whisky
1/2 ounce sweet vermouth or dry white vermouth
1 dash bitters
lemon or orange, twist (for garnish)
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all ingredients and stir. Strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with a twist.
China White Shot
3/4 ounce Creme de Cacao (white)
1/4 ounce Baileys Irish Cream
cinnamon (sprinkled on top)
In a shot glass add creme de cacao on the bottom. Layer on the Baileys (we use the back of a bar spoon). Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
Shoot!
Mmm. Tastes like chocolate cake.
Jamaican Coffee
1 oz dark Jamaican rum
1 oz Kahlua
6 oz hot coffee
whipped cream
ground allspice
Pour rum and Kahlua into a coffee mug.
Add hot coffee.
Stir.
Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of ground allspice.
Enjoy!
Melon Mezcalito
1 ounce mezcal
1/2 ounce triple sec
1/2 ounce Midori
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce fresh orange juice
1 lime wheel, for garnish
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all ingredients except the lime wheel, and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with the lime wheel.
Scott’s a big fan of mezcal. If you like peaty Islay whiskies, you might be too.
Cherries Jubilation
12 large, sweet cherries, pitted
1 cup ice
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
1 oz brandy
1.5 oz cherry liqueur
Combine all ingredients in a blender. Cover and blend until smooth.
We used low fat vanilla ice cream, and it was still very yummy!!
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