French 75
By way of New York Times Cooking, we have the French 75 — a crisp, low-alcohol content drink that’s great for any time of the year.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of sugar (for simple syrup)
- 1 oz. of gin or Cognac
- 1.5 oz. of lemon juice
- 2 oz. of champagne
Instructions:
Make the simple syrup by mixing 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of clean, filtered water in a saucepan over low heat. Cool to room temperature before mixing into your drink.
Fill your shaker with your filtered ice, and pour in your gin, lemon juice and 1.5 oz. of simple syrup. Shake vigorously.
Strain into a chilled glass and top with champagne.
Margarita on the rocks
Cointreau: a word that margarita fans know by heart, and enthusiasts should have on the tip of their tongues, and newbies should commit to memory if they’re to make this classic drink really stand out.
What you’ll need:
- 1 ½ oz. of tequila (make sure it’s 100% agave)
- 1 ½ oz. of Cointreau
- 1 to 1 ¼ oz. of lime juice. Must be fresh-squeezed!
- Salt
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients together in a shaker, and include filtered ice. Shake until exterior frosts up, and strain into a glass.
Old-Fashioned
Last, we have a classic cocktail that dates back to the pre-Prohibition era, the Old Fashioned:
Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons water
- 1 teaspoon demerara or granulated sugar
- 3 dashes Angostura bitters
- Ice
- 2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey
- 1 wide strip orange peel
- 1-2 Luxardo cherries
Instructions:
Stir the water, sugar, and bitters together in a mixing glass or cocktail shaker until the sugar is nearly dissolved. Then fill a rocks or old-fashioned glass with ice. Fill the mixing glass or cocktail shaker with ice, add the bourbon, and stir until well-chilled. Lastly, pour the cocktail through a strainer into the glass. Twist the orange peel directly over the cocktail's surface, then garnish with the peel and cherries.
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