The Dirty Banana cocktail is popular on many Caribbean islands, in which the classic Dirty Banana cocktail combines rum, Kahlua, or another coffee-flavored liqueur, and banana-flavored liqueur in an icy, creamy shake.
INGREDIENTS
45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. gold Rum
30 ml/ 1 oz. Kahlùa coffee liqueur
30 ml/ 1 oz. banana liqueur
30 ml/ ¾ oz. milk
30 ml/ ¾ oz. cream
1 fresh Banana (peeled)
METHOD
Blend all ingredients with 180 ml/ 6 oz. scoop crushed ice.
Rumour says that the Tequila Honey Bee cocktail was born in New York because a Bartender there, used honey in his tequila cocktail, with a touch of smokiness thanks to a Tequila wash, which went brilliantly with the sweet nectar and tart lemon.
INGREDIENTS
60 ml / 2 oz. Tequila Reposado
30 ml / 1 oz. honey sirup
20 ml / ¾ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters
METHOD
Rinse a highball glass with the Tequila, coating the inside of the glass with a thin layer and dumping out whatever doesn’t stick.
Add the Tequila, honey syrup and lemon juice to a shaker with ice and shake until chilled.
Pour into the prepared ice-filled glass and add 2 dashes of the bitters.
The Golden Dream cocktail – the name alone inspires you to dream! The cocktail, consisting of Galliano, Cointreau, orange juice and cream, is creamy as well as fruity and internationally known. Despite the relatively many ingredients, the Golden Dream is one of the short drinks and is often served as a digestif. Its origins are undisputed, since the Golden Dream 1959 emerged as the winning cocktail of a mixing competition taking place in the USA. Not only as a digestif, but also as a party drink, the cocktail with the creamy orange taste is very popular.
INGREDIENTS
30 ml/ 1 oz. Galliano Vanilla liqueur
30 ml/ 1 oz. Cointreau orange liqueur
30 ml/ 1 oz. orange juice
30 ml/ 1 oz. cream
METHOD
Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
The recipe of the 10,000 Timberlakes cocktail is from Brian Heese (Monarch Prime & Bar) and he said about the story of the cocktail: “My inspiration for this cocktail was due to the Super Bowl 2018 coming to the state of Minnesota (the Land of 10,000 lakes) along with the return of Justin Timberlake to the halftime show. Super Bowl parties are often a time for groups to indulge in all types of homemade party fare. Often, hot wings or spicy dishes are what complements the evening of staring at the TV for hours. This cocktail is light and refreshing to complement the food d’ jour while giving you a nice elevated drink to enjoy with your friends.”
INGREDIENTS
45 ml / 1 ½ oz. Tequila Reposado
30 ml / 1 oz. Chartreuse Yellow
20 ml / ¾ oz. honey sirup
20 ml / ¾ oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
30 ml / 1 oz. pineapple juice
METHOD
Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake well and strain into tumbler with fresh ice.
Garnish with manicured lime peel and mild Chile Threads
The Godfather cocktail is a 1970s-era drink, named for the popular film “The Godfather” and it is often made with equal parts of Whiskey and Amaretto, but my version dials down the sweetness. And I take instead of Scotch whiskey a smoky Whisky from Ireland, because it tastes better in my opinion.
INGREDIENTS
60 ml/ 2 oz. Whiskey
20 ml/ ¾ oz. Amaretto
METHOD
Fill a mixing glass ⅔ full off ice.
Add the ingredients and stir until chilled.
Strain into an ice-filled rocks glas.
NOTES
My version of the Godfather uses a 3-to-1 ratio of whiskey to amaretto. This will produce a sweet drink, but not as sweet as the 1-to-1 ratio suggested by amaretto producer Disarrono. Certainly, they prefer that you use lots of their liqueur. The company even used to claim that their version was Marlon Brando’s favorite cocktail.
Barracuda is not only the name of an island and a lake, there is also a great Barracudacocktail which I would like to introduce to you in my cocktail blog. The Barracuda cocktailis an alcoholic cocktail based on gold Rum, Galliano liqueur, pineapple juice, fresh limee juice and top with Prosecco.
INGREDIENTS
45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. gold Rum
15 ml/ ½ oz. Galliano liqueur
60 ml/ 2 oz. pineapple juice
1 dash fresh lime juice
Top with Prosecco
METHOD
Shake pour ingredients with ice.
Strain into chilled glass.
Top with Prosecco.
NOTES
Use the Galliano L’Autentico liqueur for the Barracuda cocktail, not the Galliano Vanilla liqueur.
Perhaps the Champagne cocktail was somewhat over-hyped, but this classic cocktail remains as popular as ever. Starts bone dry and becomes slightly sweeter as you reach the dissolving cube at the bottom, depending on how briskly you drink of course.
INGREDIENTS
90 ml/ 3 oz. Champagne
10 ml/ ⅓ oz. Cognac
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 sugar cube
METHOD
Add 2 dashes of Angostura bitter onto sugar cube and drop it into champagne flute.
Add cognac followed by gently pouring chilled champagne.
Garnish with a lemon twist.
NOTES
This simple classic cocktail is the best way to improve a flute of bubbly.
The Tuxedo cocktail is composed of gin, Vermouth dry, maraschino liqueur, Absinthe and orange bitters. Related to the Martini cocktail, the Tuxedo has had many variations since its inception in the 1880s.
INGREDIENTS
45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Gin (Old Tom)
45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Vermouth dry
½ barspoon maraschino liqueur
½ barspoon Absinthe
3 dashes orange bitters
METHOD
Stir all ingredients in an ice filled mixing glass.
Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with with a cherry and a twist of lemon zest.
NOTES
The cocktail is named after the Tuxedo Club in Orange Country (New York) where it was first mixed. Tuxedo Park, the planned community where the club was built, is itself a derivation of the Lenape word tucseto. The form of menswear by the same name originated at the same country club around the same time.
On my trip to Stockholm in Sweden in July 2019, I got to know many Swedish cocktails. The Hallon-Lakrits cocktail is a festive candy drink that tastes just as the Swedish name promises – raspberries and licorice. So, just like the popular raspberry peel. Worth mentioning is also that this is a drink that one can very easily vary to adapt to their own taste preferences. This stated recipe is only a good basic recipe.
INGREDIENTS
60 ml/ 2 oz. Sourz Raspberry
10 ml/ ⅓ oz. Pernod
20 ml/ ¾ oz. Grenadine
10 ml/ ⅓ oz. lemon juice
80 ml/ 2 ¾ oz. Sodawater
METHOD
Fill a glass half with crushed ice.
Add Sourz Raspberry, Pernod, Grenadine and lemon juice.
Stir so that everything mixes.
Add the soda water and fill the rest of the glass with ice.
Stir slightly and garnish with a lakrits stick.
NOTES
It’s all about finding a balance in the flavors you like. If you think it’s too low in licorice, you can easily increase the amount of Pernod. If you want the drink a little sweeter, you can try to use Seven Up or Sprite instead of soda. Since they are a little sweeter, you may need to add some extra lemon juice. Do not be afraid to try different variants.
The Long Island Iced Tea (also: Long Island Ice Tea) is a type of alcoholic mixed drink typically made with vodka, tequila, light rum, triple sec, gin, juice and a splash of cola, which gives the drink the same amber hue as its namesake. Although its name suggests this, it does not contain tea, but it looks like iced tea because of the cola it contains. The five “white” (clear) spirits rum, vodka, gin, tequila and triple sec. are, usually in equal proportions, added with juice to a large long drink or fancy glass filled with ice cubes and a splash of cola. Lastly, it is decorated with the lemon slice and a straw, after stirring with bar spoon smoothly.
INGREDIENTS
20 ml/ ¾ oz. white Rum
20 ml/ ¾ oz. Vodka
20 ml/ ¾ oz. Gin
20 ml/ ¾ oz. Tequila
20 ml/ ¾ oz. Triple Sec.
10 ml/ ¼ oz. lemon juice
Top half with orange juice and half with Cola
METHOD
Add all ingredients into highball glass filled with ice.
Stir gently.
Optionally garnish with lemon slice.
NOTES
There are numerous legends about the origin of the cocktail. According to one version, it is said to have been invented by a rich, bored housewife on Long Island, New York. When she secretly reached into the house bar, she only took a small amount from each bottle, since her husband should not notice anything about it. As a cover, she filled the drink with cola. It also tells of students who used small amounts from their parents’ bottles.
