Bucks

pourista — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:29:16 +0000

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 [...]

Manhattan

pourista — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:03:55 +0000

The Manhattan is was introduced at New York’s Manhattan Club in the late 1800s. The standard Manhattan is the whiskey Manhattan, preferably bourbon. Variations include Southern Comfort and brandy. There are also “dry” and “perfect” variations which will be explained.
Manhattan:
2 1/2 oz. Whiskey, preferably Bourbon. Brandy and Southern Comfort are options.

Madras

pourista — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:42:38 +0000

A madras is a screwdriver with a splash of cran. Maybe slightly more than a splash.
It’s one of those drinks that makes me wish there was a better taxonomy for naming mixed drinks, like “sloe screw up against the wall”… Something that would establish the root and then hint at the variation. But, [...]

Bronx Cocktail

pourista — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:53:32 +0000

An early 20th century cocktail created at the Waldorf-Astoria, the Bronx Coctail is a gin and juice with both sweet and dry vermouth added.

In an iced shaker, combine 2 ounces gin, 1/3 ounce dry vermouth, 1/3 ounce sweet vermouth, and 1 ounce of orange juice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Smashes

pourista — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:41:22 +0000

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 [...]

Acapulco Cocktail

pourista — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:28:38 +0000

2 oz. Light Rum
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
3/4 oz Rose’s Lime juice

Shake over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass

Rum Punch

pourista — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:18:14 +0000

A classic punch sure to get your night started while reminding you of a tropical beach vacation.

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 [...]

Shotzee!

pourista — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:07:20 +0000

If you grew up in the U.S. it is unlikely that you haven’t played this game. You’ve played it you just know it by a different name. The game is based on the classic game of Yacht as outlined in Hoyle’s book of rules for card and dice games. Scorecards are available.

Sad Mac

pourista — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:44:32 +0000

Created by the author after a few bad hours of macintosh software development. Build in an iced highball or iced pint glass.

1 1/2 oz. Jameson Irish Whiskey

1/2 oz. sour apple schnapps

1/2 oz. amaretto

fill with a hard cider (Strongbow, Hornsby’s, Woodchuck, Woodpecker…)

Garnish with a slice of apple if available.

Irish Car Bomb

pourista — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:07:07 +0000

Place a shot glass filled with 3/4 oz. Jameson and 1/4 oz. Irish cream (typically Bailey’s) into a rocks or lowball glass. Fill around the shot glass with Guinness. To pour ‘dirty’ omit the shot glass and simply mix all ingredients.

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