Cocktailia

La Floridita Daiquiri

• 1 1/2 ounces rum
• 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1/4 ounce simple syrup
• 1/4 ounce maraschino liqueur
• Splash of fresh grapefruit juice
• Lime wedge for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker.…

Brazil 66

• 1 lime, cut in to wedges
• 3/4 ounce simple syrup
• 1 ounce cachaça
• 1/2 ounce Cointreau
• 1/2 ounce fresh orange juice
• Orange twist for garnish

Muddle the lime and syrup on an old fashioned glass,…

Dapper Apple

• 1 1/2 ounces Citadelle apple vodka
• 1/2 ounce triple sec
• 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
• Dash of simple syrup
• Lime wedge for garnish

Combine the liquid ingredients in an ice-filled shaker. Shake until cold, and…

Apricot and Herb

• 3 to 4 slices fresh apricot, plus 1 slice for garnish
• 3 to 4 fresh basil leaves, plus 1 for garnish
• Splash of simple syrup
• 1 1/2 ounces brandy
• 1/2 ounce Cointreau
• 2 dashes peach

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Cherry Caipirinha

• 1/2 lime, quartered
• 4 pitted sour or sweet cherries
• 3/4 ounce simple syrup
• 2 ounces cachaça

Chill a rocks glass with ice. Place the lime quarters and cherries in the bottom of a mixing glass,…

Old Fashioned

• 1 raw sugar cube
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 2 ounces bourbon
• Maraschino cherry for garnish

In an old-fashioned glass, muddle the sugar cube with the bitters and a few drops of water. Add ice, top…

Nevada

• 1 1/2 ounces rum
• 1/2 ounce fresh grapefruit juice
• 1/3 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1/4 ounce simple syrup
• Dash of Angostura bitters
• Lime wedge

Combine all the liquid ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake until…

Sarai wanted something with gin the other evening. We’ve made a number of gin drinks lately but wanted to try something new this time.

Bronx Bomber

• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 1/4 ounce Italian sweet vermouth
• 1/4 ounce French

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Gin Sling

• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 1 ounce sweet vermouth
• 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice
• 1 ounce simple syrup
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• Club soda
• Lemon peel for garnish

Shake all the ingredients except the club soda…

After a few weeks of unseasonably warm weather, we’re now back to the bay area standard wind, rain, and cold, which also happens to be perfect Irish Coffee weather. Drinking Irish Coffee always reminds me of traveling in Eastern…