Everybody's Irish Cocktail

Today we had an 'Everybody's Irish Cocktail'  -page 77 in the Mr. Boston Bartender's Guide (1985 Version).

The recipe:

1 teaspoon Green Créme de Menthe(LeRoux)
1 teaspoon Chartreuse (Green)
2 oz Irish Whisky (Jameson)

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Serve with a green olive.

The drink was similar to one we had a couple of days ago; same ingredients, different amounts. This one used less creme de menthe and Chartreuse and was much better -
no mouthwash taste! It was pretty good.

Slainte!

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!

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!

Irish Whisky Cocktail

Olga and I spent this afternoon at the LSU/Ole Miss men's tennis match; won by LSU.

After a day of playing and then watching tennis, I chose an 'Irish Whisky Cocktail'.

The recipe (page no. 102 from the Bartender's Guide):

1/2 teaspoon Triple Sec (LeRoux)
1/2 teaspoon Absinthe Substitute (Pernod)
1/4 teaspoon Maraschino (Luxardo)
1 dash bitters
2 oz Irish Whisky (Jameson)

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Serve with an olive.

 The drink was quite good. You could still taste the Irish Whisky but the other ingredients reduced the harshness a lot. It's good enough to repeat.


Enjoy!

Paddy Cocktail

The drink of the day was supposed to be a 'Paddy Cocktail' from page 133 in the Mr. Boston Bartender's Guide. Unfortunately, the mixologist made an error on the first attempt and used Dry Vermouth instead of Sweet. Although the drink wasn't bad, it was not the cocktail described. So, I mixed another one correctly and it was much better. It was a little on the sweet side but quite drinkable; an Irish Whiskey Manhattan, sort of.

The recipe:

1 1/2 oz Irish Whiskey (Jameson)
1 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth (Noilly Prat)
1 dash Bitters

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass. I garnished with an orange twist.

The plaque in front of the cocktail was a souvenir of Ireland and translates to "a hundred thousand welcomes".

As the Irish say:  Slainte!

Shamrock Cocktail

A lucky day  - I chose a 'Shamrock Cocktail' on page 158 of the Bartender's Guide.

The recipe:

1 1/2 oz Irish Whisky (Jameson's)
1/2 oz Dry Vermouth (Noilly Prat0
1 teaspoon Green Créme de Menthe (LeRoux)

Stir with ice and strain into cocktail glass.
Serve with an olive.

The drink's predominant taste was from the creme de menthe; not unpleasant but it obscured the whiskey taste which I like. Probably a good drink for St. Pat's Day!

Salud.