When you add a lemon to a spirit & ginger the resulting drink is a buck. The Gin Buck is likely the original. Whiskey ( Rye, Bourbon, Scotch…) & ginger is fairly common. Add a lemon wedge to create a Whiskey ( Rye, Bourbon, Scotch…) Buck.
Squeeze a lemon wedge into a highball or old [...]
Continue Reading →Mint leaves, sugar, and a base spirit will create a smash. The brandy smash is the most popular of these.
In an Old Fashioned glass muddle 10 mint leaves and a tablespoon of simple syrup or sugar- you may wish to add a splash of your spirit of choice or water if using sugar. Fill [...]
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1/2 oz. Triple Sec
3/4 oz Rose’s Lime juice
Shake over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
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1 oz. dark rum (such as Myer’s)
1 oz. light rum
1 oz. coconut rum (such as Malibu)
orange juice
pineapple juice
splash of Grenadine
lemon wedge
Mix all rums together into [...]
Continue Reading →If you’ll take Hemingway at his word, the Bodeguita del Medio makes the finest Mojito. I’ve had some very good ones at the Bodeguita but the recipe seems to change depending on the Mexican coast on which I am drinking. What I’ve gleaned from the best Mojitos I’ve had, B del M and otherwise, is [...]
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