Cocktailia

Yes, you read that right. A Cosmo.

Cosmopolitan

• 1 1/2 ounce citrus vodka
• 1 ounce Cointreau
• 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
• Splash of cranberry juice
• Orange zest for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker…

Toronto

• 2 ounces rye
• 1/4 ounce Fernet Branca
• 1/4 ounce simple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Orange zest for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass and stir until cold. Strain into a chilled cocktail…

Champs-Elysées

• 1 1/2 ounces Cognac
• 1/2 ounce green Chartreuse
• 1/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
• 1/8 ounce simple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake until cold. Strain into a…

Death in the Afternoon

• 1 ounce absinthe or substitute
• Champagne

Pour absinthe or substitute (I made this one with Pernod) into a Champagne flute, then fill with Champagne.

This cocktail was created by Ernest Hemingway, author of…

Scofflaw

• 1 1/2 ounces rye
• 1 ounce dry vermouth
• 3/4 ounces fresh lemon juice
• 3/4 ounces grenadine
• 2 dashes of orange bitters

Shake all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

The…

La Louisiane

• 3/4 ounce rye
• 3/4 ounce Benedictine
• 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
• Dash of absinthe or substitute
• Dash of Peychaud’s bitters
• Maraschino cherry for garnish

Combine ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass and stir until cold. Strain…

Opera

• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 1/2 ounce Dubonnet rouge
• 1/4 ounce maraschino liqueur
• Dash of orange bitters

Stir all ingredients in an ice filled mixing glass. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with an orange…

Stinger

• 2 ounces Cognac
• 1 ounce white crème de menthe

Shake ingredients in an ice filled shaker until cold. Strain into an old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice.

This drink breaks with the convention that spirits-only…

Jockey Club Cocktail #2

• 2 ounces gin
• 3/4 ounce amaretto
• 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
• One dash Angostura bitters (or to taste)

Shake all ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.…

Delmarva Cocktail #2

• 2 ounces rye
• 1/2 ounce dry vermouth
• 1/2 ounce white crème de cacao
• 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
• 1 fresh mint leaf for garnish

Shake all ingredients in an ice-filled shaker and strain into…