Sunday, June 29, 2014

Traditional Mai Tai




 
             
The Mai Tai is an original Tiki classic that is neither neon-colored nor overly sweet.

Ingredients:

.75 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
.25 oz. Rock candy syrup (2 parts sugar, one part water)
.25 oz. Orgeat almond syrup
.5 oz. Orange Curacao
2 oz. premium aged rum

Garnish: Lime rind and fresh mint sprig
Glass:    Double Old Fashioned

Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake vigorously until the shaker is well-chilled and frosty on the outside.  Pour (unstrained) into a Double Old Fashioned glass.  Garnish with half of a juiced lime and a fresh mint sprig.

(Liquor.com)

Friday, June 20, 2014

Ten Midori

A desert and cocktail in one. Ten Midori is a frozen and slushy treat for the summer. The tangy lime and sweet melon flavors make it a fruity joy and topped with a maraschino cherry, it's an ideal combination.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 ounces Gin (Tanqueray® No. TEN®)
1 ounce Lime Juice
1 splash melon liqueur (Midori®)
1 cup ice cubes
Maraschino cherry

Directions:

In a blender, combine gin, lime juice and melon liqueur.  Add ice. Cover and blend until slushy.  Pour into a chilled glass.  Garnish with cherry.  (Sandra Lee)

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Sloe Gin Fizz

There are different variations of this classic drink.

Ingredients:
1 oz. Sloe Gin
1 oz. Gin
1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
1 oz. Simple Syrup (one part sugar, one part water)
Splash of Soda Water

Directions:
In shaker glass with ice, pour in Sloe Gin, Gin, lemon juice and simple syrup. Shake well and pour into a highball glass.  Finish off with a splash of soda water.  Garnish with a cherry (and/or a lemon wedge will do).

(midnightmixologist.com)
 

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Old Fashioned

2 oz. Bourbon Whiskey
2 dashes Angostura® bitters
1 splash water
1 tbsp. sugar
1 maraschino cherry
1 orange wedge

Mix sugar, water and Angostura bitters in an old fashioned glass. Drop in a cherry and an orange wedge. Muddle into a paste using a muddler or the back edge of a spoon.  Pour in bourbon, fill with ice cubes, and stir.