Mastiha Sour Cocktail Recipe

MASTIHA SOUR COCKTAIL Recipe

As the name suggests, the Mastiha Sour cocktail consists of the Greek spirit Masthia and is based on other sour cocktails in its preparation. Mastic is a resin extraction from Skinos trees, which only grow on the island of Chios. The bark of the trunks is scored so that the resin can drip off. The mastic resin is said to have stomach-friendly properties. It is very popular in Greece and used to make various products. You can not only drink mastic pure on ice, but also make exciting cocktails with it.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Mastiha
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. freshly squezzed lemon juice
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. maple syrup
  • 2- 3 dashes of orange bitters

METHOD

  1. Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice cubes.
  2. Shake well.
  3. Strain into glass filled with ice cubes.
  4. Garnish with a lemon zest twist.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Mastiha | USA | UK | Germany
  2. Maple syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Dirty Monte Cocktail Recipe

DIRTY MONTE COCKTAIL Recipe

The Dirty Monte cocktail is a refreshing summer drink. At first glance, the combination with sparkling wine, Amaro Montenegro and green olive brine seems a bit unusual, but in the end the sparkling cocktail impresses with its excellent taste.

INGREDIENTS

  • 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Amaro Montenegro
  • 90 ml/ 3 oz. sparkling wine
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. green olive brine
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. soda water

METHOD

  1. Fill a large wine glass half with ice
  2. Combine all ingridients, adding the soda water last.
  3. Stir gently and briefly.
  4. Garnish with an orange slice and an olive.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Amaro Montenegro | USA | UK | Germany
  2. Sparkling Wine | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Soda Water | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Miss Elena Cocktail Recipe

MISS ELENA COCKTAIL Recipe

The Miss Elena cocktail is a fantastic riff on an Espresso Martini. But completely without espresso replaced with Amaro Nonino and Sherry.

INGREDIENTS

  • 35 ml/ 1 ¼ oz. Vodka
  • 22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. Kahlùa coffee liqueur   
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. Amoro Nonino
  • 7,5 ml/ ¼ oz. Sherry
  • 7,5 ml/ ¼ oz. simple syrup

METHOD

  1. Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice cubes.
  2. Shake well.
  3. Fine-strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Garnish with a flower.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Smirnoff Vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Kahlúa coffee liqueur | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Amaro Nonino | USA | UK | Germany
  4. Sherry | USA | UK | Germanyy*
  5. Sugar syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  6. Glasses| USA* | UK* | Germany*

Alpine Sour Cocktail Recipe

ALPINE SOUR COCKTAIL Recipe

The Alpine Sour is an aggressively and delightfully flavored sour. Tart, herbal and rich, orgeat’s unctuous character holds this bold shake together

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 bottle Underberg
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Abach Uralt brandy
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. orgeat syrup

METHOD

  1. Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice cubes.
  2. Shake well.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Garnish with grated nutmeg

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Asbach Uralt Brandy| USA | UK | Germany
  2. Underberg | USA | UK | Germany
  3. Glasses| USA* | UK* | Germany*

Clockwork Orange Cocktail Recipe

CLOCKWORK ORANGE COCKTAIL Recipe

The Clockwork Orange cocktail is named after the film A Clockwork Orange.  A 1971 dystopian crime film adapted, produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Anthony Burgess. Neither as memorable nor as controversial as the film, but still a pleasant orange drink.

INGREDIENTS

  • 45 ml / 1 ½ oz. Cognac
  • 45 ml / 1 ½ oz. Grand Marnier
  • 75 ml/ 2 ½ oz.  orange juice

METHOD

  1. Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice cubes.
  2. Shake well.
  3. Strain into ice-filled glass.
  4. Garnish with an orange slice.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Cognac Remy Martin VSOP | USA * | UK* | Germany*
  2. Grand Marnier | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*   

The Artist´s Muse Cocktail Recipe

THE ARTIST´S MUSE COCKTAIL Recipe

The cocktail The Artist´s Muse tastes bittersweet and fruity, with complex aromatics from the Pisco and strong flavours of the gentian liqueur. The cocktail is named due to its originally being made with Suze gentian, a brand identified with artists and the arts – a bottle of Suze is depicted in a painting by Pablo Picasso.

INGRIDIENTS

  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Pisco
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Suze
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. Peach liqueur
  • 22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice    
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. sugar syrup
  • 1 fresh egg white    

METHOD

  1. Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice cubes.
  2. Shake and strain back into shaker.
  3. Now dry shake (without ice) and fine strain into chilled coupe glass.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Pisco | USA | UK | Germany
  2. Suze | USA | UK | Germany
  3. Sugar syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Peach Schnapps | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  5. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Beer Americano Cocktail Recipe

BEER AMERICANO COCKTAIL Recipe

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Do you like the Americano cocktail? Simply leave out the soda water and replace it with foamed beer. And try the Beer Americano cocktail.

INGREDIENTS

  • 45 ml/ 1 ½  oz. Campari
  • 45 ml/ 1 ½  oz. Martini Rosso sweet Vermouth
  • 90 ml/ 3 oz. Lager beer

METHOD

  1. Combine the Campari, Vermouth and 6 ice cubes in a tall tumbler.
  2. Stir with a bar spoon to chill.
  3. Pour the beer into a separate glass and whip the beer into a foam.
  4. Top the cocktail with beer foam
  5. Garnish with an orange zest twist.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Campari | USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Martini Rosso | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Sakini Cocktail Recipe

SAKINI COCKTAIL Recipe

The Sakini cocktail, a “Sake Martini,” emerged in the 1990s. Japanese sake adds an almost wine-like delicacy to this approachable version of the classic Martini Dry cocktail.

INGREDIENTS

  • 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Sake
  • 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Vodka
  • 7,5 ml/ ¼ oz. Bianco Vermouth

METHOD

  1. Fill a mixing glass ⅔ full off ice.
  2. Add the ingredients and stir until chilled.
  3. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Garnish with an apple slice.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Smirnoff Vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Sake | USA | UK | Germany
  3. Martini Vermouth | USA | UK* | Germany
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Bijou Cocktail Recipe

BIJOU COCKTAIL Recipe

The Bijou cocktail (French for jewel) is an alcoholic cocktail made from Gin, red Vermouth, Green Chartreuse and orange bitters. It is a short drink and is served in a cocktail glass. The Bijou cocktail was first documented to have been prepared in the late 19th century, a time when the use of vermouth in cocktails was becoming increasingly popular

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Gin
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Green Chartreuse
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Martini Rosso sweet Vermouth
  • 1 dash of Orange bitters by Angostura

METHOD

  1. Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes and stir well.
  2. Strain into chilled Martini glass.
  3. Garnish with an lemon zest twist.

NOTES

Fun fact, “bijou” is French for “jewel”. Gin is diamond, Green Chartreuse is emerald, and sweet Vermouth is ruby.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Bombay Sapphire Gin | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Martini Rosso | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Gypsy Queen Cocktail Recipe

GYPSY QUEEN Recipe

The Gypsy Queen cocktail is apparently one of the oldest vodka cocktails in the United States. The origin goes back to 1938. The Vodka enhances this complexly flavored honey and herb cocktail.t

INGREDIENTS

  • 45 ml/ 1 ½  oz. Vodka
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. Bénédictine  
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters

METHOD

  1. Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice cubes.
  2. Stir well until well-chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass
  4. Garnish with an orange twist.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Smirnoff Vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Angostura bitters | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Bénédictine | USA | UK | Germany
  4. Glasses| USA* | UK* | Germany*