Bijou
Ingredients:
- 1 part Sweet vermouth
- 1 part Gin
- 1 part Green Chartreuse
- Dash Orange bitters
Shake all with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Source: Harry Johnson’s Bartender’s Manual
Tag: classic
Fascinator
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Dry Gin
- 1 oz French vermouth
- 2 dashes Absinthe
- 1 sprig of mint
Instructions:
Shake all ingredients well with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a mint leaf.
Source: The Savoy Cocktail Book
Lucien Gaudin
A forgotten classic.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Gin
- 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
- 1/2 oz Campari
- 1/2 oz Cointreau
Instructions:
Stir all ingredients well with ice. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Source: Death & Co
Martinez
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Bluecoat Barrel Aged Gin
- 3/4 Sweet vermouth
- 1/4 Luxardo liqueur
- Dash Creole bitters
- lemon twist for garnish
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a large mixing glass filled with ice. Stir well then strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Vesper
“Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?”
–Casino Royale, Chapter 7
Ingredients:
- 3 oz Gin
- 1 oz Vodka
- 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
- Thin lemon twist
Instructions:
Stir all ingredients well with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Vieux Carré
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Rittenhouse Rye
- 1 oz Cognac
- 1 oz Sweet vermouth
- 1 tsp Benedictine
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
- 1 dash Peychaud’s bitters
Instructions:
Stir all ingredients with ice to chill and dilute, then strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Sidecar
This classic cocktail never disappoints!
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Cognac
- 1/2 oz Cointreau
- 3/4 oz Lemon juice
- 14 oz cane sugar syrup
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients with ice and shake well. Strain in to a chilled cocktail glass.
Source: Death & Co
The Last Word
A Prohibition-era classic
Ingredients:
- 3/4 oz Gin
- 3/4 oz Green Chartreuse
- 3/4 oz Luxardo maraschino liqueur
- 3/4 oz Lime juice
Instructions:
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Bee’s Knees
A classic Prohibition era cocktail perfect for spring!
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Gin
- 3/4 oz Lemon juice
- 3/4 oz acacia honey syrup
- 3 drops lavender bitters
- Lavender sprig for garnish (optional)
Instructions:
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lavender sprig.
Source: Death & Co
Green Hour Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 2 0z Rittenhouse rye whiskey
- Bar spoon simple syrup
- 2 dashes angostura bitters
- 1 dash orange bitters
Instructions:
Stir all ingredients in an ice filled glass for 20 seconds. Pour over a large ice cube in a rocks glass. Garnish with a lemon or orange twist (or both).