Cocktailing

Cocktailing

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Cocktailing episodes

  • 7: Old Fashioned

    It's not just a soda-soaked fruit soup for your grandpa. This is a simple,

    easy, pure cocktail that I hope you like.

    2 oz. rye or Bourbon
    1/2 oz. simple syrup
    2 dashes bitters (Angostura or something more exotic)
    Add all ingredients to a mixing glass, add ice, and stir. Strain into a
    rocks glass over ice. Garnish with orange peel and/or lemon peel. Add a
    cherry, if you're feeling frisky.
    Note: In the audio, it sounds like I'm using three dashes of bitters. It's
    really only two dashes.

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    Photos by Lisa Denkinger

    Robert Simonson's book all about The Old Fashioned

    Next week: French 75

    3 min
  • 6: Sidecar

    Give this sweet and sour classic a try. It dates from the early 1920s and

    may have originated in either London or Paris -- or maybe somewhere else.

    2 oz. cognac
    1 oz. Cointreau
    3/4 oz. lemon juice
    Add the components to a shaker, add ice, and shake until the shaker is
    frosty. Pour into a sugar rimmed cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon
    twist.

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    Photo by Lisa Denkinger

    3 min
  • 5: Tailspin

    This is a classic variation on the Bijou cocktail. I was introduced to this

    cocktail by a regular denizen at Death & Co. in Manhattan. The following
    comes from their book, linked below.

    1 1/2 oz. Gin
    1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
    1 oz. Green Chartreuse
    Orange bitters
    Campari
    Stir together gin, vermouth, chartreuse, and bitters in a mixing glass.
    Use the Campari to rinse the inside of the serving glass, discard extra.
    Garnish with a twist of lemon.

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    Photo by Lisa Denkinger

    Death & Co. Book

    3 min
  • 4: New York Sour

    This dramatic classic is as tasty as it is pretty.

    2 oz. whiskey
    1 oz. fresh lemon juice
    1 oz. simple syrup
    1 oz. red wine
    Shake first three components. Add the red wine as a float.
    Garnish with a cherry.

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    Photos by Lisa Denkinger

    David Wondrich's Twitter feed

    Imbibe!

    Join me next week for a gin-based cocktail, the Tailspin.

    3 min
  • 3: Perfect Manhattan

    I was first introduced to this drink by a bartender at Trump Hotel in Las

    Vegas. The equal mix of sweet and dry vermouth is what makes this one
    perfect.

    2 oz. rye or bourbon
    1/2 oz. sweet vermouth
    1/2 oz. dry vermouth
    2 dashes bitters
    Stir and serve up.
    Garnish with a cherry

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    Photos by Lisa Denkinger

    Join me next week for a New York Sour, a dramatic drink that is showing up

    on cocktail menus lately.

    3 min
  • 2: Daiquiri

    Such a simple and delicious cocktail. Join me and make that awesome drink.

    Do it!

    2 oz. white rum
    1 oz. fresh lime juice
    3/4 oz. simple syrup

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    photo by Lisa Denkinger

    Join me next week where we make a Manhattan.

    3 min
  • 1: Vieux Carré

    This great New Orleans cocktail takes its name from the French Quarter.There are a lot of different ingredients in this one, but the effort of gathering them is well worth it.

    Here's the recipe I make in the episode:

    3/4 oz. Rye Whiskey
    3/4 oz. Cognac
    3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth
    1 barspoon/tsp Benedictine
    1 dash Peychaud's bitters
    1 dash Angostura bitters
    Garnish: lemon twist

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    Please direct any questions or comments to @TroyCocktailing on Twitter.

    3 min

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