Millionaire Cocktail

Millionaire Cocktail

1 Egg White (omitted)
1/4 teaspoon Grenadine
1/2 oz Triple Sec (Hiram Walker)
1 1/2 oz Whisky (Crown Royal)

Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass.

Another good drink that we enjoyed on the patio. It was a flavorful drink that bears repeating.

The recipe was on page no. 122 of the "Official Bartender's Guide", 1985 edition.

Brandy Vermouth Cocktail

Brandy Vermouth Cocktail

1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth (Noilly Prat)
2 oz Brandy (E&J XO)
1 dash Bitters (Angostura)

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass.

The recipe is from page 50 of the "Official Bartender's Guide", 1985.

A very good, sipping cocktail, akin to a Manhattan. It was a good drink for a fairly cold day. This one is worth repeating.

Rye Whiskey Cocktail

Today was another lovely day here in Zachary with cocktails again enjoyed on our patio while awaiting the arrival of a visiting niece on her way to visit parents in Georgia.

The cocktail of the day was a 'Rye Whiskey Cocktail', on page no. 152 of Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide, publ. 1985. Olga and I both enjoyed the drink very much (as seems the usual case). It definitely is a cocktail designed to be gently sipped, rather than gulped!




The recipe:

1 Dash Bitters (Angostura)
1 tsp Powdered Sugar
2 oz Rye Whiskey (Old Overholt)

Shake with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Serve with a cherry. I also garnished with an orange slice.

Star Cocktail

Today we chose a 'Star Cocktail' to enjoy. Since the weather was very nice ... short sleeve and shorts nice ... we even enjoyed it on the patio.

The drink was very good, a tasty blend of sweet and tart, well worth a repeat.

The recipe (page 164 from Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide):

1 oz Apple Brandy (Laird's)
1 oz Sweet Vermouth (Noilly Prat)
1 Dash Bitters (Angostura)

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Add a twist of lemon peel.

Perfect Cocktail

On this date (December 18th ... I was late posting the description), I mixed a 'Perfect Cocktail' from page no. 135 in Mr. Boston's Bartender's Guide. The drink was far better than the Homestead Cocktail we had earlier which contained a lot of Sweet Vermouth. This cocktail contained smaller amounts of Sweet and Dry Vermouths. I garnished with an olive stuffed with anchovy.

The recipe:

1 1/2 tsp Dry Vermouth (Noilly Prat)
1 1/2 tsp Sweet Vermouth (Noilly Prat)
1 1/2 oz Gin (Seagram's Extra Dry)
1 Dash Bitters

The drink was fairly enjoyable, better suited to my taste than a very dry classic martini. Try it! The Christmas glasses helped also.

Salut!

Homestead Cocktail

On this day, we had a 'Homestead Cocktail', on page 98 in Mr. Boston's Bartender's Guide.

The recipe:

3/4 oz Sweet Vermouth (Noilly Prat)
1 1/2 Gin (Seagram's Extra Dry)

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Serve with a slice of orange.

Just when I thought all cocktails were tasting (disturbingly) good, I found one that I do not care for. To me, the vermouth was just overpoweringly sweet and cloying. Oh well... . And I used the Christmas glasses.

Leave-It-To-Me Cocktail No. 2

Today I selected a 'Leave-It-To-Me Cocktail No.2' for our drink. It turned out to be another very tasty drink. Since I had no raspberry syrup, I used Chambord Raspberry liqueur, which may have enhanced the taste somewhat! Anyway, we liked it.

The recipe (page 113 from Mr. Boston's Bartender's Guide, publ. 1985):

1 tsp Raspberry Syrup (Chambord Liqueur)
1 tsp Lemon Juice
1/4 tsp Maraschino (Luxardo)
1 1/2 oz Gin (Seagram's Extra Dry)

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass.
Actually, I used a shaker since the drink contained lemon juice.
Garnish with cherry and an orange section.