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Falling Water

Posted by cfoldi On 8.10.10 0 comments

1 shot 42 Below Feijoa vodka

limonade

1 thin slice cucumber

Cut a long, thin slice of cucumber, about as long as a highball glass and rest it against the inside of the glass.

Fill it with ice cubes, pour in 42 Below Feijoa vodka and top up with limonade.

A great summer night refresher.

Amaretto Sour

Posted by cfoldi On 6.10.10 0 comments

2 shots amaretto almond liqueur

1-2 splash sweet and sour mix

Pour the amaretto liqueur into cocktail shaker half-filled with ice cubes.

Add a splash or two of sweet and sour mix, and shake well.

Strain or pour into old-fashioned glass.

Garnish with a maraschino cherry and slice of orange or lemon.

Jager Bomb

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The Jager Bomb is originally a mixture of Red Bull and Jagermeister, both being popular products, although it's increasingly common for other energy drinks to be substituted for the Red Bull.

The caffeine-alcohol combination creates a unique 'high' or at least, a counteract to the depressant of alcohol - making you more aware, more energetic, and more active.

1 can (app. 350 ml) Red Bull or Bomb (or similar) energy drink

1-2 shot(s) Jagermeister or Unicum (or similar) herbal liqueur

Pour energy drink into a medium sized glass.

Add a shot glass of the herbal liqueur, and chug.

Orgasm

Posted by cfoldi On 27.6.10 0 comments

The Orgasm is a mixed drink that has many forms.

In this recipe the cream is optional and if you want, it can be served neat.

Another variation calls for vodka, coffee and amaretto liqueurs with cream ice.

While another on throws triple sec and creme de cacao in with the vodka and amaretto.

This recipe is by most accounts the most common but all use equal parts of each ingredient, so at least that is easy to remember.

- 1 shot coffee liqueur

- 1 shot amaretto liqueur

- 1 shot Irish cream liqueur

- cream to fill (optional)

Pour the liqueurs into cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Shake well.

Strain into an old-fashioned glass (or shot glass) filled with ice.

Fill with cream if desired.

Easy and very enjoyable one.

Cheers

Kamikaze

Posted by cfoldi On 22.6.10 0 comments

1 shot vodka

1 shot lime juice

1 shot triple sec

Pour the ingredients into a shaker with ice cubes.

Shake well.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with lime wedge.

This cocktail is the 'sophisticated' version of the original Kamikaze shooter that can cause quite a bit of damage, hence the name.

Another popular of the neat version is a 'SoCo' Kamikaze, in which the vodka is replaced with Southern Comfort.

Manuka Mule

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3 lime wedges

2 tall stalks of fresh mint

1 shot 42 BELOW Manuka Honey Vodka

Ginger beer or ale

In a tall glass, squeeze in the lime juice and toss in the mint.

Press down gently on the mint with a long spoon.

Fill the glass with ice.

Add vodka, and top with ginger beer or ginger ale.

Fresh and easy.

Long Island Ice Tea

Posted by cfoldi On 8.2.10 0 comments

1 shot Bacardi rum

1 shot Smirnoff vodka

1 shot Tanqueray gin

1 shot Jose Cuervo tequila

1 shot triple sec

1 splash sour mix

1 splash coke

Shake the spirits and the sour mix with ice.

Pour into a high ball glass.

Add the coke.

Garnish with lemon slice and mint leaf.

Black Russian

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2 shots Smirnoff vodka

1 shot Kahlúa

coke

Fullfill a highball glass with ice.

Build the vodka and the Kahlúa on.

Fill it up with coke.

Garnish with orange slice.

Aloha

Posted by cfoldi On 7.2.10 0 comments

With this cocktail you will surely feel yourself at the sandy beaches of Hawaii.

1 shot gin

1 shot triple sec

dash of pineapple juice

Shake all ingredients with ice and stain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with pineapple leaves.

Mimosa

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Fruity, fresh and tasty.

Very easy to make it.

orange juice

chilled champagne

In a flute, fill about quarter with orange juice and top up with the champagne.

Garnish with orange wheel.

After Eight

Posted by cfoldi On 2.2.10 0 comments

If you like the same called chocolate then you'll love this cocktail for sure.

1/3 shot creme de cacao

1/3 shot creme de menthe

1/3 shot Bailey's Irish Cream

Use shot glass for this cocktail.

Build all ingredients in this order: first creme de cacao, then creme de menthe, and for last the Bailey's.

Candy Apple

Posted by cfoldi On 25.1.10 0 comments

2 shots Calvados

3/4 shot caramel syrup

1/4 shot Berentzen Apfel Korn liqueur

Pour the Calvados, syrup, and Apfel Korn into an ice-filled cocktail shaker.

Shake until cold, and then strain into the cocktail glass.

Spanish Coffee

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1 shot 151 proof rum

ground cinnamon

1/2 cup hot coffee

1/2 shot Kahlua

Coat the rim of a thick wineglass with the sugar and the rum.

Using a lighter, ignite the rum.

Twirl the glass and sprinkle the fire with the cinnamon.

Be careful, this will generate some large burst of fire!

And make sure you keep the glass upright, so that no burning liquid reaches the floor.

When the sugar is caramelized around the rim of the glass, put out the fire by pouring coffee into the glass.

Add the Kahlua and top with whipped cream.

The Character

Posted by cfoldi On 24.1.10 0 comments

This cocktail is one of the signature drinks of The Absinthe Bar.

It was inspired by a famous 10 year old single malt scotch, the Glenmorangie.

2 shots Glenmorangie

1/2 shot Cocchi Apertivo Americano

dash of Angostura bitters

dash of sambuca

1 piece orange zest with some pith stuck with a clove

In an ice-filled mixing glass, combine the Glenmorangie, Cocchi Americano, and bitters, and stir for 20 to 30 seconds, or until cold.

Rise a brandy snifter with the sambuca and discard the excess.

Strain the cocktail into the brandy snifter and flame the clove-spiked orange zest over the drink.

Drop the zest into the cocktail and seve.

Sherry Twist

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1 shot sherry

1/2 shot brandy

1/2 shot French dry vermouth

1/4 shot Cointreau

1/4 shot lemon juice

pinch of ground cinnamon

Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker.

Shake until cold, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with a cinnamon stick and with orange peel.

Dunlop

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1 1/2 shots aged rum

3/4 shot sherry

2 dashes orange bitters

Combine all the ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker.

Stir for 20 to 30 seconds, until cold, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with orange twist.

Caipirinha

Posted by cfoldi On 22.1.10 0 comments

Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail.

It consists of cachaca (a liquor made from fermented sugarcane that is the most popular distilled alcoholic drink in Brazil), lemon and sugar.

Described sometimes as a tropical drink, caipirinha is generally served poured over ice ("on the rocks", as many experienced bar-goer will tell you) in a standard 'old fashioned glass'.

The typical garnish for a caipirinha is a lemon wedge, though a lime wedge is also often used.

1 lime or lemon

2 tablespoons superfine sugar

2 shots cachaca

crushed ice

Cut the lime/lemon in half crosswise, and then cut each half into quarters.

In an old-fashioned glass, muddle the lime/lemon pieces with the sugar to release its juice and begin to dissolve the sugar.

Add the cachaca and crushed ice and shake them in the same glass.

This is one of the few cocktails that is served with the same ice with which it's been shaken.

Garnish with a lime wheel.

Aviation

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A simple example for how beautiful flying can be.

2 shots Hendrick's gin

1/4 shot Créme de Violette

1 shot fresh lemon juice

2 dashes maraschino liqueur

In an ice-filled cocktail shaker, combine the gin, lemon juice, and the maraschino liqueur.

Shake until cold, and then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with a lime wedge.

Ginger Rogers

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A very popular cocktail.

Easy to make it, very enjoyable, lots of summertime fun within.

8 to 12 mint leaves

1/2 shot ginger syrup

1 1/2 shots gin

1/2 shot fresh lime juice

ginger ale

Put the mint leaves in a pilsner or a collins glass, cover with the syrup, and muddle lightly until the mint begins to release its aroma.

Fill the glass with ice and add the gin and lime juice.

Top with the ginger ale.

Using a bar spoon, stir the drink from the bottom up to mix.

Garnish with lime wedge and mint leaves.

Opera

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This is a very elegant but easy drinking bubbles cocktail.

Brilliant for evening parties.

1 1/2 shots gin

1/2 shot red Dubonnet

1/4 shot maraschino liqueur

dash of orange bitters

In an ice-filled cocktail shaker, combine all the liquid ingredients.

Stir for 20 to 30 seconds, until cold, and then strain into a chilled champagne flute.

Garnish with an orange twist.

Wine and Spirit

Falling Water

Amaretto Sour

Jager Bomb

Orgasm

Kamikaze

Manuka Mule

Long Island Ice Tea

Black Russian

Aloha

Mimosa

After Eight

Candy Apple

Spanish Coffee

The Character

Sherry Twist

Dunlop

Caipirinha

Aviation

Ginger Rogers

Opera

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