Mr. Booze

American

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:54:45 +0000

An aperitif based cocktail, this drink is the one to go to when you want to stay social and not graduate into the buzzed, too-happy fella by the end of your evening. This is a great drink to sip at a cocktail business meeting or when meeting your fiancée’s
parents. Guaranteed not to make you a boob by evening’s end. Drinks well with a tie on.

Here we go –

3 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 ½ oz Campari

Stir the two ingredients in a mixing glass or glass cocktail pitcher with ice. Serve up in a cocktail glass with an orange or lemon peel.

Negroni

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:42:49 +0000

Another aperitif based cocktail, the Negroni is much like The American cocktail, only stronger. This is a great before dinner drink. Don’t let the soft, slightly bitter and fruity flavor of the Campari aperitif cause you to let your guard down, remember…there’s gin in this bad boy and he’s waiting to slap you. One or two as the other dinner guests start arriving is perfect but remember, you have to cook. The flavor is very European and subtle.

Here we go –

1 ½ oz Sweet Vermouth
1 ½ oz Campari
1 ½ oz Gin

Pour ingredients over ice in an Old-Fashioned glass, garnish with a lemon peel.

Apple Pie

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:39:42 +0000

I know what you’re thinking, and I don’t blame you, but no, Mr. Booze has not been to any raves, discos or trendy, black-wearing bars knockin’ back sweet, tart drinks made for punks and the gals who love them. This cocktail comes straight out of a book almost 40 years old. Who knows, maybe this is the one that started the downfall but what can I say…she drinks well and there’s some serious booze in this one. Try it.

Here we go –

1 oz Light or White Rum
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 tsp. Apricot Brandy
2 dashes Grenadine
1 tsp. Lemon juice

Shake all the above with cracked ice in a shaker ‘til ice-cold, strain into a cocktail glass with an apple wedge as garnish.

Loud Speaker

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:39:42 +0000

When researching the cocktail, I questioned weather the cocktail wasn’t originally some sort of 50’s liquid tie-in associated with the coming of the Hi-Fi age. You know, cocktail dress wearing gals along with sport-jacketed fellas gathered around Jim’s new record player, toasting to this nifty new technology. “Wow…it’s like Sinatra’s in the room.” Hard to find a creation date, the Loud Speaker drank well and filled my mind with more 50’s romantic notions … all ‘til the boob I was drinking with had his fourth and it dawned on me that the long dead bartender was more likely making a statement aimed at a drunk’s tendency to get obnoxiously louder with each bending of the elbow. “SHUT-UP and DRINK YOUR DRINK YOUR DRINK, YOU LOUD… SPEAKER, YOU”

For all I know, this drink’s 5000 years old.

Here we go –

¾ oz Gin
1 oz Brandy
¼ oz lemon juice

Shake with ice in a shaker ‘til c-c-c-cold, strain into cocktail glass with a lemon peel for garnish.

Bronx

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:39:42 +0000

(wanna fight about it?) - Talk about art imitating life, this noisier, less sophisticated cousin of The Manhattan certainly goes down well in a pinch and when you’re hankering a strong belt and are only kinda in the mood for a Martini. What can I say, I like it…so stick it in ya ear.

Here we go –

1 ½ oz of a good, dry gin. Plymouth is poyfect.
½ oz Dry Vermouth
½ oz Sweet Vermouth
2 tablespoons orange juice.

Shake above ingredients with cracked ice in a shaker ‘til freezing, strain into a martini or cocktail glass and garnish with a cherry.

Add an egg white into the mix and shake ‘til cold and frothy for a Bronx Oriental.

Bluebird

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:39:42 +0000

Not a huge fan of the sweet, but the gin & bitters in this drink peck hard enough to make its taste worth your while plus, it does have the “ooooh, pretty” factor of being blue and all. Not part of the 90’s tartini craze and the newer version, this drink has some decades in its nest. I found it in an old bar bible.

Here we go –

3 oz Gin
½ tsp. Blue Curacao
4 dashes Angostura Bitters

Shake ingredients softly but long enough to really get the cold going in a nice shaker, strain into a cocktail glass with a lemon peel or Maraschino cherry on the lip of the glass. (Don’t shoot me, but they even make blue Maraschino cherries if you want to make some sort of statement).

East India

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:39:42 +0000

This is a nice drink to mix up in a cocktail pitcher and serve to just a few close friends over for dinner. It’s an intimate drink that, for some reason, doesn’t mix well with larger parties or a night of heavy boozing. I think it’s the cognac. The spirit demands too much attention to just swallow on down with a handful of nuts. It goes better with candlelight, jazz and old friends.

Here we go –

1 ½ oz Cognac or Brandy
½ oz Curacao
½ oz pineapple juice
couple dashes bitters

Mix above ingredients with ice in mixing glass or glass cocktail pitcher. Strain into cocktail glass.

Booster

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:39:42 +0000

You know these frothy egg white cocktails are starting to grow on me. I like drinking with the taste buds, nose and eyes, and this one satisfies on all three levels. The Booster looks fabulous. Best served on a winter Saturday, the nutmeg and frothy white top will make you want to put on your cardigan.

Here we go –

3 oz Brandy (don’t break the bank on a cocktail brandy)
1 tsp. Curacao
1 egg white

Shake above ingredients vigorously in a cocktail shaker ‘til you hear it thickening and you know it’s as cold as it is outside. Strain into a cocktail glass and sprinkle ground nutmeg over the top.

Whist

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:39:42 +0000

Yet another splendid reason to drink Applejack, the Whist is another one of those drinks that tastes from another time. You can use either Applejack or its wealthier brother Calvados. I actually prefer the cheaper AJ. I’m a seasonal drinker and enjoy this one more in the Autumn.

Here we go –

1 oz Applejack or Calvados
½ oz light or white Rum
½ oz Sweet Vermouth

Stir three ingredients with ice in a mixing glass or glass pitcher, strain into cocktail glass and watch the leaves fall.

Mamie Taylor

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:39:41 +0000

I’ve just had trouble finding a scotch based cocktail that I want another of after I’ve finished the first but the Mamie Taylor succeeds. This is a damn interesting cocktail; I’ll give you that. Dust off that bottle of Dewers you crack open when your dad visits and try one. I think you’ll like it.

Here we go –

3 oz Scotch
1 tablespoon lime juice
ginger ale or ginger beer

Pour Scotch and lime juice into a Collins glass and ice and stir, fill with ginger ale/beer and garnish with a slice of lemon.