From the now-defunct Avalon Restaurant in Seattle.
2 oz gin
¾ oz lemon juice
¾ oz rosemary syrup
rosemary sprig
Combine in shaker over ice, and strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with rosemary sprig.
naughty sweet tea (mint julep)
While most recipes will require you to muddle the mint, this is much smoother, and very drinkable.
3 oz bourbon
¾ oz mint syrup
Combine in a collins glass. Stir. Fill completely with ice.
alabazam
A teaspoon of bitters? Spicy.
1½ oz brandy
2 tsp triple sec
1 tsp Angostura bitters
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
In old fashioned glass, combine and stir until sugar dissolves. Add ice, and stir.
aviator
A friend made this for me, with creme de violette. But it doesn’t really need it. Simplify!
1 ½ oz gin
½ oz Luxardo Maraschino
¾ oz lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup
2 dashes orange bitters
Combine in a shaker over ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.
20th century
A classic cocktail created in honor of the art deco inspired 20th Century Limited train that ran from New York’s Grand Central Station and Chicago’s LaSalle Street Station. I discovered this at a chocolate festival. The ingredients combine into their own unique flavor.
1½ oz gin
¾ oz Lillet Blanc
¾ oz light creme de cacao
¾ oz lemon juice
combine in shaker over ice, strain into cocktail glass.
old fashioned
My slightly fruitier (I would say, improved) take on the old fashioned.
1½ oz bourbon or whiskey
1 tsp sugar
4 drops angostura bitters
slice of orange
2 maraschino cherries
In an old fashioned glass, muddle the sugar, orange slice, and one cherry. Add bourbon and ice. Stir, and garnish with a cherry.
fancy-free
A sweeter view of the old fashioned. Similar to The Modern.
2 oz bourbon or whiskey
¼ oz luxardo maraschino
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash angostura bitters
orange peel
cherry
Combine in shaker over ice, and strain into cocktail glass. Spritz orange peel over glass. Garnish with cherry.
