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Jen's Sweet 16
Ingredients:
-gin
-whiskey (bourbon, duh) or dark rum
-vodka
-elderflower liqueur
-coconut liqueur (leftover)
-Cynar
-coffee liqueur (Crème de Cacao, Licor 43 also will work!)
-sweet vermouth
-blanc vermouth
-a few blueberries
-strong coffee or espresso
-simple syrup
-salt
-lemon
Glassware: 2 rocks glasses, 1 ‘up’ glass
Stolen Dante Negronis
Ingredients:
-gin
-whiskey (bourbon or rye)
-tequila and/or mezcal
-Campari
-coffee liqueur (Crème de Cacao, Licor 43 also will work!)
-Montenegro amaro
-sweet vermouth
-canned pineapple
-cider vinegar
-honey
-sugar
-salt
-lemon
-orange
Glassware: 2 rocks glasses, 1 ‘up’ glass
What? Her melon?
Ingredients:
-gin
-whiskey (bourbon or rye)
-tequila and/or mezcal
-Campari
-Cynar
-Green chartreuse (optional)
-blanc vermouth
-orange liqueur
-sugar
-watermelon
-watermelon shrub (maybe)
-soda
-honey
-salt
-lemon
-lime
Glassware: 2 rocks glasses, 1 ‘up’ glass
Watermelon, Sugar, Hi.
Ingredients:
-white rum
-tequila and/or mezcal
-Aperol or Campari
-orange liqueur
-cava
-super fine sugar
-watermelon
-fresh hot pepper
-cider vinegar
-salt
-cayenne pepper
-lemon
-lime
-mint
Glassware: 1 wine glass, 1 rocks glass, 1 ‘up’ glass
Salute to Sangria
Ingredients:
-white rum
-some kind of fruity brandy or eau de vie (optional, I’ve got St. George Basil Eau de Vie and Apple Brandy)
-red wine (should be inexpensive)
-white wine, (inexpensive, young, fruity)
-cava
-super fine sugar
-peaches
-watermelon
-cider vinegar
-salt
-lemon
-lime
-orange
-ginger
-mint
Glassware: 2 wine glasses, 1 ‘up’
Some Weird Summer Drinks.
Ingredients:
-mezcal
-gin
-dry and/or blanc vermouth
-celery juice (this might weirdly also work with V8 or tomato juice)
-lemon
-lime
-ginger
-cilantro
-rosemary
-cucumber
-hot pepper (habanero, serrano, jalapeño, etc.)
-sugar
-agave
Glassware: 2 ‘rocks’, 1 ‘up’
This is only a test…
Ingredients:
-mezcal
-rye whiskey (bourbon or Irish whiskey are both fine)
-Aperol (Campari is fine)
-sweet vermouth
-sparkling wine (Cava, it’s cheap)
-lemon
-mint
-cucumber
-simple syrup
-citrus shrub (leftover)
-grapefruit shrub (leftover)
-sparkling water or club soda
-aromatic bitters
I turned 41.
Ingredients:
-gin
-bourbon whiskey
-amaro (Cynar, Montenegro, Dell Etna, etc.)
-sweet vermouth
-orange liqueur (just in case)
-mezcal
-Campari
-limes (6)
-lemon (6)
-pink grapefruit (3-4)
-white sugar (fine is good)
-apple cider vinegar
Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’
He Is Risen.
Ingredients:
-gin
-bourbon whiskey
-amaro (preferably Fernet, but Cynar, Montenegro, Dell Etna are all fine)
-sweet vermouth
-cava (sparkling wine)
-Campari
-strawberries
-lemon
-honey ginger syrup (leftover)
-simple syrup
-aromatic bitters
-cocktail cherries
Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’
The Weather In NYC Has Been Sucking for the Past 24 Hours
Ingredients:
-gin
-mezcal
-Cynar or Montenegro
-sweet vermouth
-orange liqueur
-lime
-lemon
-honey ginger syrup (leftover)
-ginger syrup (leftover)
-simple syrup
-aromatic bitters
-cocktail cherries
Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’
Veronica’s Leap Year 50th
Ingredients:
-bourbon
-gin
-tequila or mezcal
-elderflower liqueur (a la St. Germain)
-sweet & dry vermouths
-strawberry
-lime
-lemon
-pink grapefruit
-honey ginger syrup (leftover)
-ginger syrup
-simple syrup
-orange bitters
-aromatic bitters
Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’
Mid-Winter Warmers, Part 2
Ingredients:
-bourbon
-mezcal
-elderflower liqueur (a la St. Germain)
-Campari
-lime
-lemon
-pink grapefruit
-ginger
-sugar
-honey
-aromatic bitters
Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’
Mid-Winter Warmers
Ingredients:
-bourbon
-gin
-mezcal
-elderflower liqueur (a la St. Germain)
-Campari
-sweet vermouth
-Green Chartruese or other herbal/alpine liqueur
-lime
-orange peel
-orange bitters
-aromatic bitters
Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’
Postcards from the Big Easy
Ingredients:
-bourbon
-gin
-mezcal (optional)
-triple sec/orange liqueur, (Cointreau, preferred; Grand Marnier is fine)
-Lillet Blanc or blanc vermouth
-Green Chartruese or other herbal/alpine liqueur
-sugar
-simple syrup
-lime
-lemon
-orange bitters
-cocktail cherries (garnish)
Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’
Whiskey Business
Ingredients:
-bourbon or rye whiskey
-orange liqueur
-blanc vermouth
-Cynar or Montenegro amaro
-Cranberry syrup (leftover)
-mint
-honey
-simple syrup
-orange (for juice and peel)
-lime
-lemon
-aromatic bitters
Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’
Auld Lang Syne
Ingredients:
-gin
-tequila
-golden or dark rum
-sparkling wine (champagne, cava, prosecco)
-orange liqueur
-cranberry syrup (leftover)
-limes
-mint
-lemons
-simple syrup
Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 1 champagne, 1 ‘rocks’
Do You Have To Let It Linger?
Ingredients:
-gin
-blended scotch or Irish whiskey (optional)
-tequila and/or mezcal
-Luxardo Maraschino liqueur (optional)
-sweet vermouth
-dry vermouth
-cranberries
-sugar
-orange (for juice and peel)
-limes
-lemons
Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’
Sour & Stir
Ingredients:
-gin, vodka or leftover pear vodka
-mezcal
-Campari
-Montenegro or Cynar
-Green Chartreuse
-sweet vermouth
-simple syrup
-orange (for juice and peel)
-lime juice
-lemon juice
-aromatic bitters
-orange bitters
Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’
Free Spirit Three Spirit.
Ingredients:
-bourbon
-blended scotch or Irish whiskey (optional)
-white or golden rum (dark is for those who are not faint of heart)
-cynar
-Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
-sweet vermouth
-dry vermouth
-cherry syrup (leftover)
-orange (for juice and peel)
-lime juice
-simple syrup
Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’
Open Bar: Classic Cocktails
Ingredients:
-all your booze
-left over strawberry wine
-I have left over mint
-lime
-lemon
-orange
-simple syrup
Glassware: 2 ‘rocks’, 1 ‘up’
Strawberry Wine (Week 2)
Ingredients:
-bourbon or rye whiskey
-strawberry wine (left over)
-Cynar
-sweet vermouth
-lemon
-lime
-mint
-Angostura bitters
Glassware: 2 ‘rocks’, 1 ‘up’
Strawberry Wine!
Ingredients:
-gin
-sweet vermouth
-dry or blanc vermouth
-Campari
-limes
-1 orange
-strawberries
-sugar
-simple syrup (optional)
-orange bitters
Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’
Top O’ The Mornin’
Ingredients:
-Irish whiskey (rye or bourbon is fine)
-sweet vermouth
-dry vermouth
-amaro of choice, something sweeter (Montenegro or Cynar)
-sweet liqueur of choice (think Benedictine, Licor 43 or coffee liqueur)
-lemons (limes are fine, too, citrus of choice)
-1 orange
-simple syrup
-orange bitters
-Angostura bitters (aromatic)
Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’
I Feel Like Drinking Some Rum
Ingredients:
-dark rum
-white rum
-orange liqueur
-sweet vermouth
-lime
-1 orange
-sugar
-crushed red pepper
Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’
Cynar -- Week 3
Ingredients:
-dark rum
-gin
-tequila
-Campari
-sweet vermouth
-Cynar amaro
-mezcal
-lime
-lemon
-1 orange
-simple syrup
Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’
Cynar, Week 2
Ingredients:
-rye whiskey
-gin
-Campari
-dry vermouth
-maraschino liqueur (a la Luxardo)
-Cynar amaro
-mezcal
-elderflower liqueur (a la St. Germain)
-lime
-1 orange
-simple syrup
-1 egg white
Glassware: 2 ‘up’, 1 ‘rocks’
Jennifer's 50-proof Birthday
Ingredients:
-rye whiskey
-Cynar amaro
-white rum
-sweet vermouth
-orange bitters
-lemon
-lime
-simple syrup
-cocktail cherries (garnish)
Glassware: 1 ‘up’, 2 ‘rocks’