The Resolution

The Resolution at Hardings

Ingredients

2 oz. Gin
.5 oz. Simple Syrup
.5 oz. Lemon Juice
1 sprig of Rosemary

Instructions

Combine all ingredients into a shaker. Shake, then double strain into large coupe glass.
Top with champagne.  Garnish with Rosemary sprig.

Created by Steve Muntean, Hardings, NYC
Townandcountry.com

Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)

Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney sang this in White Christmas.
I love this version by Tammy Wynette.

Midnight Martini

Ingredients

1 oz. Gin
1 oz. Dry Vermouth

Mix together with crushed ice in a glass and garnish with mint leaves.
(idrink.com)

Here's another drink called The Midnight Martini using coffee & vodka.

1 1/2 ounces Vodka or Coffee Vodka
1/2 ounce Coffee Liqueur
1/4 ounce Cinnamon Syrup (Optional)
Garnish: Lemon Twist

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Stir with a bar spoon.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with a lemon twist.

Midnight Martinis are also often served as a shooter -- just shake, strain into a shot glass.

https://www.thespruce.com/midnight-martini-recipe-761113

The Blizzard Cocktail

Photo:  Shutterstock Image

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounces Irish Whiskey
 or Rum
1/2 oz. Irish Cream Liqueur (Bailey's)
Dollop of Grand Mariner Whip Cream
1/2 oz. Hazlenut Liqueur (Frangelico)
Hot Coffee

Directions

In a glass coffee mug, stir together whiskey, hazelnut liqueur, and Irish cream; top with coffee.
Garnish cocktail and serve immediately.

marthastewart..com

Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland has been recorded by over 200 artists.*  These are some of my favorites.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Wonderland

Grinch cocktail

This simple, tasty cocktail blends the honeydew flavor of Midori with lemon juice and simple syrup.  It gets its name the Grinch from its green color.  It’s easy to make one drink at a time.  But you can also mix up a pitcher of it before a party.

Ingredients

2 ounces Midori
½ ounce lemon juice
1 teaspoon simple syrup

Instructions

Fill cocktail shaker with ice, and pour in all the ingredients.

Shake well until chilled.
Strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Mixthatdrink.com

Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano

Feliz Navidad

Run Run Rudolph - Chuck Berry

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Darling - Karen Carpenter

The Little Drummer Boy

Jingle Juice

Ingredients

4 c. Cran-Apple Juice
2 bottles Red Moscato
1 bottle Red Prosecco
1/2 c. Vodka
2 c. Frozen Cranberries
1/3 c. Mint Leaves
1/2 c. Sugar, for rimming glasses
2 limes, sliced into rounds

1. Using a wedge of lime, wet the rim of the glasses. Dip in sugar until coated.
2. Combine all ingredients into a punch bowl, stir together and serve.

delish.com

Silver Bells

Jolly Old Elf

2 scoops Coffee Ice Cream

1 scoop of ice

3 oz. Kahula

3 oz. Amaretto

2 oz. cold coffee.

Garnish it with coffee beans and serve it up.

Father Christmas - The Kinks

Spice Me Up

Ingredients

2 oz. Bourbon
5 oz. Allspice Dram*
5 oz. Simple Syrup
5 oz. Lemon Juice
Angostura Bitters
* The Rye Bar's comes from the Cotton & Reed distiller in D.C.

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake well.
Double strain into a rocks glass with big ice cube.
Garnish with a lemon segment on top of the ice cube.

From the Rye Bar at the Rosewood, Washington D.C.

You're a mean one Mr. Grinch

Winter Solstice Cocktail

This cocktail recipe is courtesy of Charles Corpion from the Four Seasons.
Source: The Martha Stewart show.  https://www.marthastewart.com/313928/winter-solstice-cocktail

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounces Orange Vodka
1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 ounce orange-flavored liqueur (Cointreau)
Club Soda, chilled
Ice cubes
1 mint leaf for garnish
1 raspberry for garnish




Directions

In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and ice; shake well until combined.  Strain into a chilled martini glass; add a glass of soda.  Carefully fold leaf mint in half lengthwise and place the stem end into the opening of the raspberry.  Float on top of cocktail and serve immediately.

Winter Solstice

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Sugarplum Brandy Cider

This recipe from the Imbibe Test Kitchen offers a unique twist on mulled cider, and the cider-soaked orange pieces add a delicious surprise to every glass.

4 1/2–6 oz. Slivovitz plum brandy
24 oz. unsweetened apple cider
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
3 mandarin oranges, peeled and sectioned
6–9 whole cloves
3–4 cinnamon sticks
Tools: large pot, ladle
Glass: mugs or punch cups

Combine ingredients in a large pot and warm over low heat for at least 30 minutes, watching to make sure it doesn’t boil. Ladle cider into cups, straining out spices or leaving them in, according to personal taste. Make sure each cup gets at least one cider-soaked orange section. Add an optional garnish of a sugarplum (traditionally, a round or disc-shaped candy). Serves 6.

imbibemagazine.com

Still Hanukkah

Cognac Stinger

Josep Juncosa at the InterContinental Buckhead’s XO Bar in Atlanta, which specializes in Cognac, says the Cognac Stinger has a fixed place on his drink list. “It’s a glamorous classic, digestive and attractive. Bing Crosby shared its power with Grace Kelly in the film High Society,” he says.

2 oz. Cognac
1 oz. crème de menthe
2 dashes mineral water
Tools: shaker, strainer
Glass: cocktail
Garnish: fresh mint (optional)

Shake ingredients well and strain into a chilled glass.

Josep Juncosa, XO Bar, Atlanta

imbibemagazine.com

Linda Ronstadt - I'll be home for Christmas

Blue Star

Ingredients

3 cl Gin
0.9 cl Blue Curacao Liqueur
2.5 cl Lillet Blanc
3 cl. Orange Juice

Mixture

1. Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake and strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass.
3. Garnish with a cherry and a slice of orange. Serve.

Glass type: Old Fashioned
Garnish:  Cherry & Orange slice
Color: Green

drinksecrets.com

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Jackson 5

Brandy Alexander

Classic Brandy Alexander Drink Recipe

Mix together 1 part of each:

Fresh Cream,
any good VSOP Brandy
Cognac
Crème de Cacao

Shake thoroughly.
Strain into pre-frozen cocktail glasses.
Float a scoop of vanilla ice cream in each glass from the top, and sprinkle nutmeg powder over it.
Serve to your guests.

Onlyfoods.net

2,000 miles

Happy Xmas - John Lennon & Yoko Ono

Snowflake Martini

The Snowflake Martini is a blue colored cocktail made from Hpnotiq Liqueur, St. Germain Elderflower liquer, lemon juice and champagne, and served in a coconut rimmed glass.

© CompleteCocktails.com

2 oz. Hpnotiq Liqueur
1 oz. Elderflower Liqueur (St. Germain)
Squeeze lemon juice
Splash Champagne
Coconut to rim glass
Garnish:  Coconut
Glass: Cocktail

Directions

Shake Hpnotiq, Elderflower and lemon juice with ice in a cocktail shaker.
Strain into a chilled-coconut rimmed cocktail glass.
Top with a splash of champagne.

B&B

Armstrong Studios / Getty Images

B&B stands for Brandy & Benedictine; it's that simple. It is one of the icons of fine drinking and is truly a classic cocktail.

1 ounce Brandy
1 ounce Benedictine

How to make it:

Pour the liquors into a brandy snifter.
Stir well.
Add ice if you like.

You can also use the back of a spoon to gently float the brandy on top of the liqueur.

thespruce.com

Supermoon 2017

Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia Supermoon 2014 ©AP

Supermoon 2017:  When and how to see December's' Full Cold Moon' this weekend. Space.com

(https://www.space.com/34515-supermoon-guide.html)





The Dec. 3 full moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons, including a lunar eclipse. The other supermoons will happen on Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, 2018. You can watch Sunday's supermoon live online here, courtesy of the online astronomy service Slooh or directly from Slooh.com here.  (Space.com)

A supermoon is a full moon or new moon that approximately coincides with the closest distance that the moon reaches to Earth in its elliptic orbit, resulting in a larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth. (Wikipedia.org)

The only supermoon we'll see in 2017 is coming this weekend.  Here's how to see it.
http://www.businessinsider.com/only-supermoon-2017-how-to-see-it-2017-11

The 2016 supermoon as seen from Cordoba, Spain. Associated Press

Supermoon - San Diego 2016
© Tom Applegate-Getty Images 
NOV. 13 2016 - San Diego skyline super-moon

Sidecar Cocktail

The Sidecar is one of six basic drinks listed in David Embury's The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks. (Written by Kevin Grey)
https://cocktailenthusiast.com/sidecar-cocktail

There are many variations and here is one that is simple and classic.

The Sidecar

1 1/2 ounces of  cognac
3/4 ounce Cointreau
3/4 ounce lemon juice

Rub rim of chilled cocktail glass with lemon and dip rim with sugar. Shake all ingredients with cracked ice and then strain into cocktail glass.

Vodka Gimlet

Photo: Ethan Calabrese

Ingredients

2 oz. Vodka (preferably Grey Goose)
1 oz. fresh lime juice
3/4 simple syrup
Lime wedge for serving

Directions

Shake vodka, lime juice, and simple syrup. Pour into cocktail glass and garnish with lime wedge.

(Delish.com)

Cranberry Orange Martini

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounces London Dry Gin
3/4 ounce Cointreau
1 ounce Cranberry Juice
1 bar spoon of simple syrup, adjusted to taste
2 to 3 dashes of Angostura bitters
Orange peel for garnish.

Combine all ingredients except garnish in a mixing glass with ice.
Stir to chill and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish with an orange peel.

onemartini.com

Thanksgiving Cider

The overall effect is something like a spiced apple pie, but with that lingering mellow note that's hard to identify - the pumpkin.  The sweetness is cut by the spice and tartness, making it an enjoyable drink to relax with.

Recipe:

1 part Pinnacle® Pumpkin Vodka
3 parts apple cider
Splash of club soda

Fill a highball glass with ice and build the ingredients in order. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

(mixthatdrink)

Happy Thanksgiving.

I think I love you

RIP David Cassidy

November Rain 1

© CompleteCocktails.com

The November Rain is a fruity red cocktail made from vodka, blueberry liqueur, raspberry liqueur, lemon juice, blackberries and mint, and served in a chilled cocktail glass.

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Blueberry Liqueur (Bols)
1/2 oz. Raspberry Liqueur (Bols)
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
2 Blackberries
5 Mint leaves
Garnish: Raspberry
Glass: Cocktail Glass


Directions

Muddle blackberries and mint in a cocktail shaker.
Add the remaining ingredients and ice, and shake well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a raspberry.

Blindside drink recipe

Ingredients

2 oz. Grapefruit Juice
2 oz. Orange Juice
1 oz. Strawberry syrup
2 oz. Vodka


Directions

Mix together with crushed ice in a glass and garnish with mint leaves.
(idrink.com)

Gin and Tonic

Like good tailoring, punk rock music, and vintage motorcycles, the gin and tonic is one of those things would should definitely thank the British for.

Ingredients

2 oz. gin
4 oz. tonic
1 lime wedge

In a glass filled with ice cubes, add the gin and tonic.

esquire.com

Happy Veteran's Day

Chartreuse and Lime Cocktail

Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients

1/2 cup light rum
1/2 cup club soda
1/3 cup green Chartreuse liqueur
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
Maraschino cherries, for garnish

How to make it

In a large pitcher, combine the rum, club soda, Chartreuse and lime juice.
Serve over crushed ice; garnish each drink with a cherry.

By Kristen Evans Dittami
realsimple.com

Campari Spritz

Ingredients

2 ounces Prosecco or other sparkling wine
1 ounce club soda
2 ounces Campari
garnish: 1 large green olive or 3 small olives on a pick

Directions

Fill rocks glass with ice.  Add sparkling wine, club soda and Campari
Stir gently.  Garnish with olives.

seriouseats.com

Manhattan

It's a classic drink that never gets old and this Manhattan recipe has no added frills, thrills or paper umbrellas. Keep it simple.

Ingredients

2 dashes angostura bitters
1 ounce sweet vermouth
2 1/2 ounces bourbon
1 maraschino cherry

Fill a short glass 2/3 full of ice. Add bitters, vermouth, and bourbon. Add cherry (and crush it on the side with a spoon). Stir.

Recipe by Andy Ward, Photos by Unalozmen

bonappetite.com

Purple People Eater Punch

Purple People Eater Punch Recipe photo by Taste of Home

This colorful Halloween punch tastes just like grape sparkling wine. Watch it disappear from your next spooky buffet. Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Ingredients (Non-Alcoholic)

2 quarts grape juice, chilled
4 drops neon purple food coloring
2 liters club soda, chilled
2 quarts vanilla ice cream, softened

Directions

Pour grape juice into a 6- quart punch bowl; add food coloring. Slowly pour in club soda. Gently spoon ice cream into the punch and whisk to swirl.  Serve immediately.

Fall Cocktail

Glass- Rocks  Serves -1  Difficulty- Easy

Ingredients

2 oz. Apple Cider
2 oz. Rum
1 oz. Pomegranate Juice

Directions

In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine apple cider, rum and pomegranate juice.
Shake well. Pour into glass filled with ice.

(kriscoliquor.com)

Kahlua Pumpkin Scotchie

A martini made with Kahlua Pumpkin Spice Liqueur.

Ingredients

1 1/2 parts Kahlua Pumpkin Spice
1 1/2 parts Butterscotch Schnapps
1/2 part heavy cream

Instructions

Put all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously to mix. Pour in martini glass and serve.


By Garnish with Lemon
(garnishwithlemon.com)

Apple Champagne

Adding a small amount of apple juice to a glass of champagne gives it a delicious smell and festive taste.  Garnish the rim with an apple slice and in minutes you have a beautiful Champagne cocktail.

By Sugar and Charm



Ingredients:

4 ounces of champagne or sparkling white wine
3 ounces of apple juice
1/4 tsp. of fine sugar

Steps:

Add the champagne and apple juice into a champagne glass.
Stir in the sugar, until dissolved.
Serve with an apple slice on the rim.

(tablespoon.com)

Pear Sour

Ingredients

2 ounces Pear Brandy
2 ounces Pear Nectar
3/4 ounces fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup
1 pear slice
Ice

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add all of the remaining ingredients except the pear slice.
Shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with the pear slice.  Enjoy!


(foodandwine.com)

The Black Cat

Black Cat  Cocktail - GroupRecipes.com

Ingredients:

1 oz. Blue Curacao
1 oz. Vodka
3 oz. Lemon Lime Soda
1 oz. Cranberry Juice
1/2 oz. Freshly squeezed lime juice
Lime twist for garnish

How to Make it:

Fill a shaker halfway with ice.
Add Curacao, vodka and lime juice.  Shake until mixed well.
Add soda and stir.
Pour cranberry juice into a tall glass.
Over the back of a spoon, gently strain the mixed ingredients over the cranberry juice, being careful not to completely mix the two for presentation.
Serve with a cocktail stirrer and a lime twist for garnish.  (Phew!)

Sources:  kegworks.com
                grouprecipes.com
                knowworthy.com
             

Superstitous Spritzer

Ingredients:

2 oz. Aperol
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
4 oz. Sparkling Ice Essence of Tangerine
Orange peel for garnish

Directions:

Combine Aperol and cranberry juice in an ice filled glass, top with Sparkling Ice Essence of Tangerine.  Stir gently and garnish with an orange peel.

http://hollywoodlife.com/2017/01/13/friday-the-13th-cocktail-recipes-drink-themes/

Autumn Chiller Cocktail

Ingredients:

1 ounce freshly squeezed orange juice
2 ounces chilled ginger beer
3 ounces chilled sparkling cider
3 frozen cranberries
Ice



Instructions:

Combine the orange juice, ginger beer and sparkling cider in a glass, top with ice and stir gently to combine. Garnish with cranberries and serve.

(Chowhound.com)

Stop Draggin My Heart Around (Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty)

RIP Tom Petty

Classic Dry Martini

Ingredients:

Cracked Ice
2 1/2 ounces London Dry Gin, such as Beefeater
1/2 ounce Dry Vermouth, preferably Noilly Prat
Green olive for garnish

Preparation:

In mixing glass or cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine gin and vermouth. Stir well, about 20 seconds, then strain into martini glass.  Garnish with olive and serve.

(epicurious.com)
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/classic-dry-martini-237574

Octoberfest

John's Tasty German Cherry Beer

1/2 cup cherry juice
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle wheat beer
(Hefeweizen)

Pour cherry juice into a 16 ounce glass; pour in glass. Drink!

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/49659/johns-tasty-german-cherry-beer/

Whiskey Sour

Bulleit Bourbon

Recipe:

1.5 ounce Bulleit Bourbon
1 tsp. lemon juice
.5 sugar
Orange slice
Maraschino Cherry

Directions:

Add bourbon, lemon juice, and sugar to cocktail shaker.  Shake with ice and strain into chilled rocks glass.  Garnish with orange slice and maraschino cherry.

From Bulleit Bourbon

http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drinks/g1547/fall-cocktails/

Happy Friday!!

Nuestra Casa

The classic gin & tonic gets a seasonal twist from a splash of pear and allspice liqueurs. Laura Sant

These are some exotic components*

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. London Dry Gin
1/2 oz. Crème de Poire*
1/2 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
1/4 Allspice Dram* (i.e. St. Elizabeth)
Tonic
Orange wedge for garnish

Instructions:
Add all ingredients except tonic in a Collins glass over cubed ice and stir briefly.  Top with tonic and garnish with an orange wedge.

(saveur.com)
http://www.saveur.com/article/-/Cocktails-for-Fall

Prayers for Puerto Rico and Mexico

Bella Donna

The Bella Donna cocktail recipe is a green colored drink made from apple schnapps, melon liqueur, and kiwi syrup, and served in a chilled cocktail glass.

Ingredients:
1 oz. Apple Schnapps
3/4 oz. Melon Liqueur
1/2 oz. Kiwi Syrup

Directions:
Shake Apple Schnapps, Melon Liqueur and Kiwi Syrup with ice in a cocktail shaker.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and serve.

© CompleteCocktails.com

1970 Recipe

Sounds yummy.

The 1970 recipe is a refreshing orange colored cocktail made from Tequila, Joseph Cartron triple sec, Cartron No. 7 aperitif, orange juice and lemon juice.

Serve over ice in a rocks glass.

Ingredients

o    1 oz Tequila - Silver
o    2/3 oz Triple Sec (Joseph Cartron)
o    1/2 oz Aperitif (Cartron No 7)
o    2/3 oz Orange Juice
o    2/3 oz Lemon Juice
o    dash Salt
o    1/2 Strawberry - for garnish
o    Garnish: Strawberry, Orange
o    Glass: Rocks Glass

Directions

o    Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker.
o    Strain into a rocks glass full of ice.
o    Garnish with an orange twist and fresh strawberry.

© CompleteCocktails.com

Midori Colada

© CompleteCocktails.com

The Midori Colada drink is made from Midori Melon Liqueur, White Rum, Coconut Milk, Pineapple Juice and Lemon Juice, and served in a hurricane or other large stemmed glass.

Ingredients

2 oz. Midori Melon Liqueur
1 oz. White Rum
2 oz. Coconut Milk
4 oz. Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
1/2 cup Ice - crushed
Garnish: Pineapple,  Maraschino Cherry



Directions

Blend all ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth.
Strain into a chilled hurricane glass.
Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a maraschino cherry.

Grapetini Recipe

The Grapetini cocktail recipe is a purple colored drink made from UV grape vodka, lemonade and triple sec, and served in a chilled cocktail glass.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. Grape Vodka (UV Grape)
1 1/2 oz. Lemonade
Splash Triple Sec
Lemon peel for garnish
Glass: Cocktail Glass

Directions:

Shake grape vodka, triple sec and lemonade with ice in a cocktail shaker.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with a lemon twist and/or maraschino cherry.

(completecocktails.com)

Lemon Fresh

The Lemon Fresh is a refreshing clear colored drink with a hint of light blue flowing throughout.  A refreshing summer drink made from Malibu Fresh, mint and lemon-lime soda, and served over ice in a highball glass.

Ingredients

2 oz. Malibu Fresh
Lemon-Lime Soda (Sprite or 7-Up)
Sprig of Mint
Garnish:  Mint
Glass:  Highball Glass


Directions

Fill a highball glass with ice.
Add Malibu Fresh and fill with lemon-lime soda.
Garnish with a generous sprig of fresh mint.

© CompleteCocktails.com

Happy Labor Day.

A Summer Dream

A delicious recipe for a summer dream made with vodka and rum.

Ingredients

1 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
1/2 cup of Pineapple juice

Method

Pour all into a highball glass filled with crushed ice.
Stir and top with 7-UP or Fresca. Serve in a long glass.

Copyright 2009-2016. DrinkedIn, LLC. 

Ocean Breeze

This version is with Blue Curacao which makes it a pretty color.

Ingredients:

2 oz. Coconut Rum
2 oz. Blue Curacao
Splash of 7-Up or Sprite (lemon-lime soda)
Ice
Cherry or lime for garnish

Instructions:

Fill a large glass or shaker with ice.
Combine Coconut Rum, Blue Curacao & soda.
Shake well.
Pour into a glass filled with ice.

(bargainbrianna.com)

Happy Friday!!

Frozen Melon Madness

The frozen melon madness is a pink drink made from melon schnapps, watermelon schnapps, rum, sour mix and lemon-lime soda, and served in a highball glass.

1/2 oz. Melon Schnapps (DeKuyper)
1/2 oz. Watermelon Pucker
1/2 oz. White Rum (Cruzan)
2 oz. Sour Mix
1/2 cup crushed ice
1 splash Lemon-Lime Soda
1 slice watermelon
Garnish:  Watermelon
Glass: Highball Glass


Directions:

1)  Blend melon schnapps, Watermelon Pucker, white rum, sour mix and ice until smooth.
2)  Pour into a highball glass.
3)  Top with a splash of lemon-lime soda and garnish with a watermelon slice.

Sounds like a refreshing summer/hot weather drink. Also has a pretty color.

© CompleteCocktails.com

Mojito Cocktail

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. light rum
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 lime
Mint Sprigs
(For an extra kick add a dash of dark rum)

Method:

Squeeze the lime juice into a large chilled glass, add mint and sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Fill glass with crushed ice and pour in the rum.
Swizzle until the glass goes frosty.
Garnish with mint and serve with straws.
(goodtoknow.co.uk)

OR

Ingredients:
1/2 oz. lime juice (squeezed fresh)
1 tsp. superfine sugar
3 mint leaves
2 oz. white rum
Club soda or seltzer
Collins glass

Directions:
1. In a smallish Collins glass, muddle lime juice with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon superfine sugar.
2. Add the few mint leaves, mushing them against the side of the glass.
3. Fill glass 2/3 with cracked ice and pour in the rum.
4. Pitch in the squeezed-out lime shell and top off with club soda or seltzer.

(esquire.com)

Enjoy!  Happy Friday!!

Total Eclipse

1.5 oz. Tequila
.5 oz. Sombra Mezcal
Ginger Beer
Angostura Bitters
Lemon Wheel
Brandied Cherry

Method:  Stir tequila and mezcal together with ice.  Top with ginger beer and bitters.
Garnish with a lemon wheel and a brandied cherry.

(themanual.com)