Ogliastro Summer Cocktails

Question 1

Smoke & Spice

Answer 1

2 spicy mezcal b/c smoke(1) and spice(2). 3-2-1 countdown so 3/4 lime 1/2 simple 1/4 St. Germain (b/c germane ie fitting just like smokiness and spiciness

Coupe
Jalapeño

2 Jalapeño Mezcal
3/4 Lime
1/2 Simple Syrup
1/4 St. Germain (elderflower liqueur)

1. Shake
2. Double Strain into Coupe glass
3. Garnish with Jalapeño

Question 2

Italian in Brooklyn

Answer 2

Coupe b/c Italian driving Lambo in BK. 2 Rye b/c 2 doors, rye b/c d(rye) humor. 1 Carpano b/c 1 car. 1/4 Luxardo b/c 4 wheeled luxury car. 1/4 China China b/c (weirdly!) 1 wheel made in China. Cherry garnish b/c Manhattan variation.

Coupe
Cherry

2 Rye
1 Carpano Bianco (Vermouth)
1/4 Luxardo (Maraschino Liqueur)
1/4 China China (Amer aka French bitter) </SHEna>

1. Stir
2. Strain
3. Garnish with Cherry

Question 3

Ogliastro Mule

Answer 3

3 legged mule b/c mule took 1.5 tequila shot and broke his leg. 3 legs so 3/4 lime (3 of 4 legs) 3 ginger 3 ango. Ango b/c angle-stirrup; bitters b/c the mule is bitter about losing his leg.

Collins
Mint

1.5 Tequila
3/4 Lime
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3 Ginger Beer
3 dashes Angostura Bitters

1. Shake
2. Strain
3. Add Ginger Beer
4. Mix
5. Top with Ango
6. Garnish with Mint Sprig

Question 4

Paper Plane

Answer 4

Plane b/c 4 wing and tail ailerons at 3/4 angle. Lemon & lemon twist like aviation cocktail. Flight from Louisville (Bourbon) to Italy (Aperol so morning flight) to Montenegro

Coupe
Lemon Twist

3/4 Bourbon
3/4 Aperol
3/4 Montenegro (amaro)
3/4 Lemon

1. Shake
2. Strain into Coupe glass
3. Garnish with Lemon Twist

Question 5

Lucky #9

Answer 5

Lucky b/c batched. 2 more than lucky #7 bc 2 dashes peach bitters. Also coupe w/ 2 dashes b/c fast 2 door car dashes around. Peach b/c peachy = lucky.

Batched w/o bitters
3.5 oz pour

Coupe
Lemon Twist

1.5 Gin
1.5 Lillet Blanc (Apertif)
1/2 Dimmi (Liquore di Milano; “tell me” in Italian)
2 dashes Peach Bitters

1. Pour batched cocktail
2. Add bitters
3. Stir
4. Strain
5. Garnish with Lemon Twist

Question 6

Morning Glory

Answer 6

Morning like brunch like mimosa so wine glass & top w/ prosecco. Glory like gimet + aperitivo b/c morning. 1 Cappeletti b/c brunch at 1pm featuring (weirdly!) capicola benedict with 1/2 Gin b/c 1/2 of Ginny Weasley’s head sitting on top of egg with 1/2 a lime making up the other half of her head (top part) of a lightly sweetened (1/4 simple) hollandaise sauce made of prosecco so sauce is bubbling

Wine Glass (build in glass)
Orange (half slice)

1 Cappeletti (apertivo)
1/2 Gin
1/2 Lime
1/4 Simple

1. Build in Wine Glass
2. Fill with Ice
3. Top with Prosecco
4. Mix
5. Garnish with Orange (half slice)

Question 7

No Name #1

Answer 7

Margherita pizza cocktail (#1 pizza on our menu). Coupe b/c marg on top deck of pizza rack. 1.5 Tequila b/c Mexicans making our pizza love shots. 1 lemon b/c Primo makes a sour face and shakes his head once after a shot. 1/2 Fino Sherry b/c take share I our finito shot at 1/2 past 11. Three tomatoes and three basil leaves alternating in center of pizza then smashed (muddled) at the table.

Coupe
Basil Leaf & Cherry Tomato Skewer

1.5 Tequila
1 Lemon
1/2 Fino Sherry
3 Cherry Tomatoes
3 Basil Leaves

1. Muddle Tomatoes and Basil
2. Add liquids
3. Shake
4. Double Strain
5. Garnish with Tomato and Basil Leaf Skewer

Question 8

Idlewild

Answer 8

Idle so batched. 3 oz bc i-dle-wild three syllables. Rocks bc rock climbing is wild. Orange twist bc climbing orange cliffs in desert.

Batched
3 oz pour

Rocks (build in glass)
Orange Twist

2 Bourbon
1/2 Foro Amaro (Italian liqueur)
1/4 Ancho Reyes (chile liqueur)
1/4 Giffard Cacao (crème de cacao)

1. Pour 3 oz into Rocks glass
2. Add ice & stir
3. Garnish with Orange Twist

Question 9

The Colour of Money

Answer 9

Rocks bc made money from selling crack rocks. Build in glass b/c he’s a self-made man and lives in a glass box. $1mm NEW money JACK (dealer name). 1 Lillet b/c 1 lily flower in his ear. 3/4 Bitter Bianco b/c his baby who he’s holding in his arms is 3/4 white b/c his wife his half native american half white so she’s pink so half pink grapefruit liqueur (Pamplemousse). Lemon twist b/c the twist to the story is that she’s (in a twisted move) cheating on him with an asian man (yellow = lemon)

Rocks (build in glass)
Lemon Twist

1 New Jack Apple Brandy (first spirit w/ NY apples)
1 Lillet Blanc (aperitif)
3/4 Bitter Bianco (liqueur)
1/2 Pamplemousse (pink grapefruit liqueur)

1. Pour into Rocks glass
2. Add ice & stir
3. Garnish with Lemon Twist

Question 10

A Life Less Ordinary

Answer 10

Whip shake b/c Colin (Collins) is into getting whipped (BDSM) = living a less ordinary life. Lemon wedge b/c he likes to wedge lemon into his whipping wounds. 1.5 Pineau b/c he drinks a bottle of pinot while getting whipped, then tops it off by having a second bottle broken over his head and drinking the half bottle that’s left inside. 1 Lemon b/c he bites a whole while getting whipped. 3/4 Simple b/c one time he got hit in the head and lost 3/4 of his brain cells (retarded = simple). 1/2 El Dorado 5yr b/c he drives an Cadillac Eldorado for his mistress. 1 dash Cardamom bitters b/c she’s full Indian.

Whip Shake

Collins
Lemon Wedge

1.5 Pineau de Charentes (aperitif)
1 Lemon
3/4 Simple
1/2 El Dorado 5yr (gold rum)
1 dash Cardamom Bitters

1. Whip Shake
2. Pour into Collins
3. Fill w/ Ice
4. Top w/ Soda
5. Mix
6. Garnish w/ Lemon Wedge

Question 11

Lost Amongst the Pinecones

Answer 11

Whip Shake

Collins
Lemon Wedge

1.5 Dimmi (Liquore di Milano; “tell me” in Italian)
1 Lemon
3/4 Simple
1/2 Lillet Blanc (apéritif)
1/2 Zirbenz (Stone Pine liqueur)

1. Whip Shake
2. Pour into Collins glass
3. Top w/ Soda
4. Mix
5. Garnish w/ Lemon Wedge

Question 12

With Love and Squalor

Answer 12

Rocks
Lemon Wheel

1.5 Clarin
1 Lemon
3/4 Chinola <chee-nola> (passion fruit liqueur)
1/2 Aperol (apèritif)
1/4 Cane Syrup
Pinch of Salt
2 dashes Oregano Tincture
3 sprays Absinthe</chee-nola>

1. Spray Rocks glass
2. Shake
3. Strain into Rocks glass
4. Add ice
5. Garnish w/ Lemon Wheel