Xeres Cocktail

Today we had a 'Xeres Cocktail' (page 191 of the Bartender's Guide).  It is a simple drink to mix;  the taste is somewhat insipid, not what I like in a cocktail. It's not one I will repeat.

The recipe:

1 dash Orange Bitters
2 oz Dry Sherry (Fairbanks Medium Dry)

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass.

This drink does finish the X's in our Guide!


Enjoy!

Irish Blonde and Irish Jack Rose Cocktail

Irish Jack Rose

Irish Blonde

Today being St Patrick's Day, we enjoyed 2 drinks as shown above- 'Irish Blonde' and 'Irish Jack Rose' Cocktails, neither of which were in the Bartender's Guide!

Irish Blonde

2 oz Irish Whiskey (Jameson's)
3/4 oz Orange Curaçao (Marie Brizard)
1/4 oz Sherry (Fairbank's Medium)
1 dash Orange Bitters

Stir and strain into a chilled Martini glass. I garnished with an orange slice (didn't know what "flamed orange peel" is).

Irish Jack Rose

1 oz Irish Whiskey (Jameson's)
1/2 oz Calvados (Otard)
1/2 oz Lime Juice (I only used ~2/3 the lime juice called for in the recipe)
1/2 oz Grenadine (Used 2/3 of the Grenadine, also)

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Both drinks were very good.

Slainte!

Andalusia Cocktail

Tonight we had neighbors over who joined us for  an 'Andalusia Cocktail'. We used our Auburn plates for snacks; our little commemoration of the big win Monday night.

This drink was a little different from our usual picks, and turned out to be very good. The ingredients were very different than our usual suspects and I was quite curious to see how sherry and the liquors would be together. As mentioned, the result was surprisingly good, well worth a redo.

The recipe:

1 1/2 oz Dry Sherry (Fairbanks medium dry Sherry)
1/2 oz Brandy (E&J XO)
1/2 oz Rum (Ronrico)

Stir well with cracked ice and strain into cocktail glass.

I garnished the drinks with orange slices.

Cheers!