Spring 2014 cocktails

Question 1

90 Miles to Cuba

Answer 1

SMALL rocks glass

3 dash ango
1½ appleton um
½ velvet falernum
½ lime
¼ demerara
¼ dubonnet sinker

shake, pour, CHERRY garnish

Question 2

Clippership

Answer 2

COLLINS glass

4 dash aphrodite
2 cruzan LIGHT
1 lemon
¾ demerara
½ cruzan black FLOATER

shake, colling, FLOAT, no garnish

Question 3

Corpse Reviver #2

Answer 3

COUPE glass

¾ Gordon's gin
¾ cointreau
¾ cocchi AMERICANO
¾ lemon
2 dash absinthe

shake, fine-strain, LEMON TWIST

Question 4

Derby Julep

Answer 4

LARGE rocks glass, full of ice

6-8 mint leaves
3 dash ango
2 old grand dad
½ benedictine
¼ simple

shake well, fine strain, MINT SPRIG

Question 5

Iced Cruzan Coffee

Answer 5

PINT glass

3 dash aphrodite bitters
2 Cruzan black
1 coffee syrup
2 whole milk

shake, pour into pint, CINNAMON sprinkle

Question 6

Juan Collins

Answer 6

COLLINS glass

2 chipotle tequila
1 lemon
½ demerara

shake, pour into collins, top soda, LEMON TWIST

Question 7

Laurel Canyon

Answer 7

chilled COUPE glass

2 sage liqueur
½ lemon
½ simple
mezcal spray

shake, (mezcal spray coupe), finestrain, ROSEMARY

Question 8

Old Fashioned

Answer 8

ROCKS glass (and stirring glass)

barspoon demerara (dry) sugar
2 dash ango
2 dash orange
splash water
stir/muddle
2 Old Grand Dad

add ice, stir, pour into glass. ORANGE TWIST & CHERRY

Question 9

One Night in Bangkok

Answer 9

COLLINS glass

4 DROPS thai bitters
2 SAFFRON gin
½ Dolin Dry
½ jasmine syrup
¼ lemon

shake, collins, MINT garnish

Question 10

Oolong Island Tea

Answer 10

ROCKS glass

2 dash ango
2 Oolong whiskey
½ orchard peach
½ lemon
½ simple

shake, (strain?), MINT SPRIG & LEMON WEDGE

Question 11

Pisco Sour

Answer 11

CHILL COUPE

2 Macchu Pisco
¾ lemon
½ simple
½ egg white
(2 spray absinthe)

shake like crazy, absinthe spray, fine strain, ANGO SWIRL

Question 12

Rabarbaro Tonic

Answer 12

build in ROCKS glass

1 Junipero gin
1 Zucca
¼ lemon

add ice, top tonic, LEMON TWIST

Question 13

Salty Miles

Answer 13

Salt/thyme-rim ROCKS glass

3 dash dandelion bitters
2 Old Tom gin
2 grapefruit juice

Shake well, pour, THYME sprig

Question 14

Sazerac

Answer 14

chill COUPE, in mixing glass:

1 spoon demerara
2 dash ango
2 dash peychaud's
splash water
(muddle/mix)
2 Old Overholt
(absinthe spray)

add ice, stir, (absinthe spray), strain, LEMON TWIST

Question 15

Smokey Cocchi

Answer 15

ROCKS glass

2 dash peychaud's
1½ ginger tequila
1 cocchi ROSA
¼ vida mezcal
½ lime
¼ demerara

shake, pour, LIME TWIST

Question 16

Violette Beauregarde

Answer 16

COUPE glass

3 dash lavender bitters
3 mint leaves
1½ Old Tom gin
1 creme de violette
½ lemon
½ egg white

shake very well, strain, MINT LEAF garnish

Question 17

White Negroni

Answer 17

up: MARTINI glass, rocks: ROCKS glass

in mixing glass:
1 Gordon’s gin
1 Salers
1 Dolin Blanc

stir, strain, ORANGE TWIST