The Singapore Sling cocktail is a gin-based sling cocktail from Singapore. The cocktail was developed sometime before 1915 by bartender Ngiam Tong Boo, who was working at the Long Bar in Singapore. INGREDIENTS 30 ml/ 1 oz. Gin 15 ml/ ½ oz. Cherry liqueur (Cherry Brandy) 15 ml/ ½ oz. Cointreau orange liqueur 7,5 ml/ […]
The Last Word cocktail is a gin-based prohibition-era cocktail originally developed at the Detroit Athletik Club. While the drink eventually fell out of favor, it enjoyed a renewed popularity after being rediscovered by the bartender Murray Stenson in 2004 during his tenure at the Zig Zag Café and becoming a cult hit in the Seattle […]
Swimming Pool is the name of a creamy-sweet cocktail based on white rum and vodka. By combining rum with coconut and pineapple juice, it belongs to the group of coladas and is closely related to the popular Piña Colada. In contrast to this, part of the white rum is replaced by vodka and a shot […]
The Penicillin cocktail is made with Whiskey, ginger and fresh lemon juice. The drink was created in 2005 by New York bartender Sam Ross. Its name derives from the drug penicillin hinting to the medicinal properties of some of ist ingredients, with suggested effects similar to that of a hot toddy which is said to […]
The Margarita is a cocktail based on Tequila (his original name was Tequila Daisy). The short drink varies the classic basic structure of a sour (spirit + citrus juice + sugar) by replacing the sugar (syrup) with Cointreau, an orange liqueur. In the course of the spread of Tequila as a mixed spirit, the Margarita […]
The Sex on the Beach cocktail is in its original form a fruity, moderately sweet cocktail and belongs to the group of New England highballs. The most famous recipe from the United States is mixed with cranberry nectar and also contains vodka, peach liqueur and orange juice. My recipe also includes pineapple juice and black […]
The Brandy Crusta is a cocktail made of Cognac, marashino liqueur, Triple Sec., fresh lemon juice, sugar cane syrup and Angostura bitters. The cocktail, named for the crust of sugar on the rim, was invented by Joseph Santini, a bartender in New Orleans at his bar, Jewel of the South. Jerry Thomas was the first […]
The Dingeling (also Ding-a-ling) cocktail is in its original form a fruity, moderately sweet cocktail and belongs to the group of New England highballs. The recipe is from the movie Cocktail with Tom Cruise from 1988. INGREDIENTS 1 teaspoon cane sugar ½ fresh lime (cut into wedges) 10 ml / ⅓ oz. passion fruit syrup […]
The Cuba Libre cocktail (spanish for “Free Cuba”) also named as Rum and Coke is a highball cocktail consisting of cola, rum and in many recipes lime juice or lime wedges on ice. Traditionally, the cola ingredient is Coca-Cola (“Coke”) and the alcohol is a light rum such as Havana Club 3 Year Old or […]
The Aviation cocktail is a classic cocktail made from gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette (violet liqueur) and lemon juice. By combining a basic spirit with citrus juice and a sugar source – here the liqueurs – the short drink can be classified in the Sours group. The cocktail probably owes its name to its […]