Archive for the ‘DRINKS’ Category
Harvey Wallbanger Cocktail
A twist on the classic Screwdriver Cocktail. An easy and refreshing drink popular in the 1970's.
Equipment
- jigger
- highball glass
Ingredients
- 2 oz vodka
- 5 oz orange juice
- ½ oz Galliano Liqueur
- ice, as needed
- orange slice, for garnish, optional
- maraschino cherry, for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Fill a highball glass with ice, pour in vodka and orange juice, stir. Float the Galliano on top, top with an orange slice and or cherry for garnish, serve and enjoy.
White Russian
An easy and tasty cocktail with three ingredients.Omit the cream and you have a Black Russian. Use milk or condensed milk and you have a White Cow.
Equipment
- jigger
- lowball glass
Ingredients
- 2 oz vodka, chilled
- 1 oz Kahlua
- 1 oz heavy cream
- ice, as needed
Instructions
- Fill a lowball glass with ice, pour in the vodka and Kahlua, stir. Pour the cream on top. Serve and enjoy.
Kentucky Sunrise
Excellent cocktail with just three ingredients. If you enjoy bourbon, you may like this refreshing drink.
Equipment
- 1 jigger
- 1 highball glass
Ingredients
- 1 oz bourbon, I used Jim Beam
- 3 oz orange juice
- ½ oz grenadine
- ice
- orange slice, or maraschino cherry, for garnish, as desired
Instructions
- Fill the glass with ice cubes. Pour in the bourbon and orange juice, stir. Slowly pour in the grenadine and stir one or two revolutions. Garnish with an orange slice and or cherry on the rim. Serve and enjoy.
Gin Cosmo
This is a Cosmopolitan cocktail based on Gin instead of Vodka.
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker
- Bar Jigger
Ingredients
- 1½ oz dry gin
- 1 oz Cointreau
- 2 oz cranberry juice
- ½ oz lime juice
- ice as needed
- 1 lime slice, for garnish
- 1 cocktail glass, or coup, chilled
Instructions
- Add handful of ice to a cocktail shaker, add the gin, Cointreau, cranberry juice, and lime juice to the shaker, cap and shake until well chilled.
- Pour into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with the lime slice, serve, and enjoy.
Dirty Martini
Just a twist on the standard martini, however this drink is shaken, not stirred, to infuse the olive brine into the gin and vermouth.
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker
- Bar Jigger
Ingredients
- 2½ oz dry gin, chilled
- ½ oz dry vermouth, chilled, goes without saying
- ½ oz olive brine
- ice as needed
- cocktail spear, or toothpick
- 3 green olives with pimento
- 1 cocktail glass, chilled
Instructions
- Spear the olives and place in the chilled cocktail glass.
- Add handful of ice to a cocktail shaker, add the gin, vermouth, and olive brine to the shaker, cap and shake until well chilled.
- Strain into the glass, serve and enjoy.
Yellow Bird Cocktail
A refreshing cocktail that uses Galliano as one of the ingredients.
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker
- Cocktail Picks or Toothpicks
- Cocktail Glass chilled
Ingredients
- 1 oz white rum
- ½ oz Galliano
- ½ oz Cointreau
- ½ oz lime juice
- ice cubes, as needed
- maraschino cherry, for garnish
Instructions
- And a handful of ice cubes to a cocktail shaker, add the rum, Galliano, Cointreau, and lime juice. Cover and shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with a maraschino cherry and lime slice as desired. Enjoy.
Blue Hawaiian
An easy and refreshing drink. Many of the Blue Hawaiian recipes call for white rum, I am using Malibu rum which is coconut flavored. I also use unsweetened coconut cream and many recipes call for cream of coconut which is sweetened. The flavor is excellent, and the family loves these! Keep in mind, the quality of the Blue Curacao you use will determine on the quality of blue color (it may come out greenish blue), the taste will be the same. You can also add a drop or two of blue food coloring into the shaker before shaking.
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker
- Bar Jigger
Ingredients
- 1½ oz Malibu rum
- ¾ oz Blue Curaçao
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- ¾ oz coconut cream
- ice cubes, as needed
- cocktail straw
- maraschino cherry, for garnish
- cocktail umbrella, for garnish, optional
- hurricane glass, (350 ml size is perfect)
Instructions
- Add ice cubes to the hurricane glass, about half full.
- Add a handful of ice cubes to a cocktail shaker, add the Malibu rum, blue curacao, pineapple juice, and coconut cream, cover and shake until the outside is well chilled. Strain into the hurricane glass.
- Add the straw, pierce a maraschino cherry with the umbrella and add that, serve and enjoy.
Malibu Sunset
This is a great tasting cocktail that is easy to prepare. My family loves these, highly recommended.
Equipment
- Cocktail Shaker
- Bar Jigger
Ingredients
- 4 oz pineapple juice
- 2 oz Malibu rum
- ½ oz grenadine
- ice cubes, as needed
- cocktail straw
- maraschino cherry, for garnish
- cocktail umbrella, for garnish, optional
- hurricane glass, 350ml size is perfect
Instructions
- Add ice cubes to the hurricane glass, about half full.
- Add a handful of ice cubes to a cocktail shaker, add the pineapple juice and Malibu, cover and shake until the outside is well chilled. Strain into the hurricane glass.
- Hold a spoon upside down at the side of the glass and slowly pour the grenadine over the spoon so it flows down the inside of the glass, this makes the layered effect.
- Add the straw, pierce a maraschino cherry with the umbrella and add that, serve and enjoy.
Hot Chocolate Mix
My wife asked me for a hot chocolate mix, I came across this one somewhere, and it is on my make and taste list.
Ingredients
- 3 cups milk powder
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
To make the Mix:
- Place everything in a large mixing bowl, and whisk to combine fully.
- Store mixture in a large airtight container and use as needed
To make a Serving:
- Use ¼ mixture for each 1 cup of hot water, stirring well to full mix. Enjoy.
Chu-Hi
I have drank many of these while stationed in Japan, four ingredients, and they are good! These are Japanese in origin but the alcohol is Korean, sochu.
Equipment
- Tall Glass
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sochu, Jinro is my preferred brand. from Korea
- ¼ cup fruit juice, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, grape, work well
- ¾ cup club soda
- ice cubes, as needed
Instructions
- Add the first three ingredients to a tall glass, add ice to fill, stir, and enjoy.