Continental Cocktail

Today we had a 'Continental Cocktail' (page no. 67 of the Bartender's Guide). It was a beautiful drink but not quite as exciting taste-wise. It was a "summery" drink, however, to match the lovely weather we're having (if you don't count the flooding along the Mississippi). The cocktail was a little heavy with mint and lemon flavors.

The recipe:

1 3/4 oz Rum (Bacardi Gold)
1 tablespoon Lime Juice
1 1/2 teaspoons Green Créme de Menthe (LeRoux)
1/2 teaspoon Powdered Sugar

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

Enjoy!

Emerald isle Cocktail

Today I chose an 'Emerald isle Cocktail' to mix. I didn't care much for the drink - maybe a little less Créme de Menthe would have made it better - but Olga liked it. It was not one of our favorites and will not be repeated.

The recipe (page no. 97 from the Bartender's Guide):

2 oz Gin (Booth's)
1 teaspoon Green Créme de Menthe(LeRoux)
3 dashes Bitters (a dash is 1/6 of a tsp per the guide)

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass.

Despite high winds and threats of storms in our area for most of the day, we did manage to escape the bad weather. As you can see from the photo, it was pretty nice this afternoon. And even a less-than-sterling cocktail had little effect on our enjoyment.


Cheers!

St Patick's Day Cocktail

A couple of days late, but we chose a 'St. Patrick's Day' cocktail for Monday. The recipe is on page no.153 of the Bartender's Guide (1985 edition).

The recipe:

3/4 oz Green Créme de Menthe(LeRoux)
3/4 oz Chartreuse (Green)
3/4 oz Irish Whisky (Jameson's)
1 dash Bitters

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

The drink was potable but not one of our favorites. As a matter of fact, it was a lot like mouthwash (actually it was much better than that)!

Slainte!