Whiskey

Spring Sidecar

Posted Sat, 04/07/2012 - 13:58 by Jon

This combines the floral tartness of a sidecar with the sweetness of cherries.

2 parts Rye or Brandy
1 part Cointreau
Juice of one lemon
a few dashes orange bitters
a few dashes cherry bitters
a few dashes lemon bitters
a teaspoon of cherry syrup

Shake with ice, serve up in a cocktail glass garnished with a maraschino cherry and an orange slice.

Vieux Carre

Posted Mon, 02/13/2012 - 21:19 by Jon

1 ounce rye whiskey
1 ounce Cognac
1 ounce sweet vermouth
1 teaspoon Bénédictine D.O.M.
2 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
2 dashes Angostura Bitters

From http://gumbopages.com/food/beverages/vieux-carre.html

Irish Coffee

Posted Sun, 02/07/2010 - 14:26 by Jon

2 parts Irish Whiskey
4 parts Hot coffee
1½ parts Fresh cream - some lightly whip the sugar into the cream
1tsp brown sugar

Mix the coffee, whiskey and sugar. Pour into an irish coffee glass mug rimmed with sugar and top slowly with cream such that it floats on top (some use whipped cream); serve hot.

Old Fashioned

Posted Sat, 01/30/2010 - 15:24 by Jon

1.5 oz Bourbon, Scotch or Rye whiskey
1 sugar cube
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 splash soda water

Place sugar cube in old fashioned (low tumbler) glass and saturate with bitter, add a dash of soda water. Muddle until dissolved. Fill the glass with ice cubes and add whiskey. Garnish with orange slice, lemon twist and two maraschino cherries.

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