Cocktailia

Improved Whiskey Cocktail

• 2 ounces bourbon
• 1 tsp simple syrup
• 1/2 tsp maraschino liqueur
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 dash absinthe
• Lemon zest for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass and stir until…

Easy holiday eggnog

• 12 eggs
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 1 cup bourbon
• 2/3 cup white rum
• 1/3 cup dark rum
• 1/3 cup apricot brandy
• 1/3

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I’ve seen some interest in Black Manhattans recently. Even the name is intriguing, but the cocktail is actually quite simple.

Black Manhattan

• 2 ounces bourbon
• 1 ounce Averna
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• Maraschino cherry for garnish

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The Marked Man

• 2 ounces blueberry-infused bourbon
• 1/2 ounce dry vermouth
• 1 teaspoon Benedictine
• 2 dashes peach bitters
• 3 fresh blueberries

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

Peach Old Fashioned

• 2 slices fresh peach
• Dash of simple syrup
• 2 dashes peach bitters
• 2 ounces bourbon

In an old fashioned glass, muddle the peach slices with the bitters and simple syrup. Fill the glass with…

To follow up on the brandied cherries I made a couple months ago, I recently made cherry-infused vodka and bourbon.

I made these in one-pint mason jars, starting with a handful of cherries for each jar. After washing…

Old Fashioned

• 1 raw sugar cube
• 1 orange slice
• 2 brandied cherries
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 1/2 ounces bourbon

In an old-fashioned glass, muddle the sugar cube with the orange slice, bitters, and cherries. Add ice,…

Manhattan

• 2 ounces bourbon
• 1 ounce sweet vermouth
• Dash of Angostura bitters
• Maraschino cherry for garnish

Stir the liquid ingredients with ice in a mixing glass until cold. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with…

Waldorf

• 1/4 ounce Ricard
• 2 ounces bourbon or rye
• 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth
• 2 dashes of Angostura bitters

Pour the Ricard into the mixing glass, swirl to coat the inside of the glass, then discard. Add ice…

Buster Brown

• 1 1/2 ounces bourbon
• 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
• 2 dashes orange bitters
• Splash of simple syrup
• Lemon twist for garnish

Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake until cold and strain into…