Room 225 - Temple of the Dog

If you want a cocktail “Doggy Style”, this room’s for you

There’s no doubt the cast of the movie must have come up with this shot while on set. Reservoir Dog is a chill and strain drink straight up in a snifter glass. The two liquid
persuaders are 1¼ oz of Jagermeister and 1¼ oz Bailey’s Irish cream. No garnish.

This next one gets licked out of a bucket glass filled with cracked ice. The Scooby Snack gets ¾ oz Malbu rum, ¾ oz Midori melon liqueur, 1oz pineapple juice, and a dash of cream. We can all put our paws around this one! Pour over ice or shake if you’d like.

In a classic cocktail glass, chilled preferably,
Dressed Up like a Dog’s Dinner is a stir
and strain drink, with 1½ oz E & J brandy, 1oz Applejack, and 1oz Gallo sweet vermouth. Lookin’ good, and about to taste good as well.

This next drink can be made in a tumbler over ice or shaken straight up in a chilled champagne flute. The recipe for the
Great Dane is 1 ¼ oz Crown Royal whiskey and a
split-fill of orange and cranberry juices.

Umpteen years ago I was bar managing and bartending a busy lunch and dinner restaurant in downtown Los Angeles, and
Homer’s Dog Dish was on the drink menu. This blended concoction goes in a poco grande glass, or an actual dog dish if you want to go all the way. 1oz Partida tequila, 1oz Myer’s rum, ½ oz Bols blackberry brandy, ½ oz 99 Bananas liqueur,
1oz of Triple L sweet & sour, and 3 fresh strawberries. Garnish – Dogs don’t need a garnish !

An old fashioned drink in an old fashioned glass filled with crushed ice, this shake and strain drink gets 1 ½ oz Paul Masson brandy, 1 teaspoon Kummel, ½ oz Ocean Spray cranberry juice, and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Garnish the Foxhound with a slice of lemon.

As a martini or on-the-rocks, the Rusty Fire Hydrant gets 1 ½ oz Dewar’s scotch, ¾ oz Drambuie, and a dash of Tosti dry vermouth. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel. This drink doesn’t mean to go out and do the same thing that dogs do, unless you’re out on a walk late at night.

Things to do in Denver when you’re dog tired ? Go out to a bar and order a Colorado Bulldog. In a collins glass with cubed or cracked ice, this is a build-over-ice drink which starts with 1¼ oz Blue Ice vodka, ¾ oz Kahlua, partial fill with cold cream, and top with a splash of Pepsi or Coke, and garnish with a cherry.

Dog’s love root beer, don’t they ! Just as good as a Dog Biscuit. This liquid munchie is a build-over-crushed ice drink in an old fashioned glass getting ½ oz each of the folowing: Dekuyper’s cinnamon schnapps and root beer schnapps, and Carolan’s irish cream. Then splash some 7-Up or Sprite over the top.

Here’s to the Hair of the Dog that bit you. 1oz J & B scotch, ½ oz honey, and 1oz cream. Shake and strain this drink over cubed or cracked ice, pouring in an old fashioned glass.

The Bloodhound is a shake and strain drink going in a chilled martini glass. starting off with 2oz of Beefeater’s London dry gin or 2oz of a strawberry-flavored vodka, a splash of both Martini & Rossi dry and sweet vermouths, and ¼ oz Dekuyper wild strawberry liqueur or a little strawberry puree, as an option. Garnish with a slice of strawberry.

A short blended drink that gets poured in a sour glass, the
Pink Poodle starts with Boodles gin,
½ oz Campari, ¾-1oz cream, and 3 strawberries. Blend to desired consistency and make enough for you and friends. You may want to garnish with a pink rose petal for continued cuteness !.

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Room 885 - Liquid Lingerie

No Navel Shots here, but definetly some Long-legged Drinks

Everyone can add their own words of enticement with each of these seductive gems,for you’ll never be so happy when one of these slip between your lips.

Between the Sheets is a shake and strain drink that goes in a chilled cocktail glass, getting ¾ oz each of the following: Beefeater gin, Bacardi white rum, Cointreau, and lemon juice. Strain in and garnish with a twist of lemon peel.

A stir and strain drink, the Crystal Slipper Cocktail also goes in a chilled cocktail glass. Starting off with 1½ oz Bombay Sapphire gin, ½ oz Bols blue curacao, and 2 dashes of
Fee Brothers orange bitters. No garn necessary

A drink similar to another cocktail except for the measurements, Silky Red Panties is a shot chilled and strained with ¾ oz vodka, ½ oz Dekuyper Peachtree schnapps, and ¼ oz of cranberry juice. Make enough for a few shots while you’re at it !

Add a splash of Grand Marnier to the ice in the shaker, then rinse through and strain out. Then add 2oz Tanqueray Sterling vodka and chill and strain in a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of orange peel. There you have it – L’Orangerie

This next tall drink goes in a long-legged martini glass. In a shaker add 2oz Van Gogh Dutch chocolate vodka with ¾ oz Chambord black raspberry liqueur and ¾ oz Godiva white chocolate liqueur. Shake till cold, then strain into the glass. Garnish with 2 chocolate legs. Yummy. There’s nothing quite like a
Black Stockings Martini.

The Nightie Lifter goes in a rocks glass filled with cubed or cracked ice, and is a shake and strain over ice drink. Add 1½ oz Maker’s Mark bourbon, ¾ oz Hiram Walker blackberry
brandy, and 1 teaspoon of Arrow peach schnapps. Garnish with a cherry.

A Summery bathing suit type of drink, or what was left of it anyway. Skinny Dippin’goes in a tumbler glass filled with cracked ice and gets poured in 1½ oz Belvedere vodka, ½ oz Amaretto DiSaronno, ½ oz Bols peach schnapps, and a splash of Ocean Spray cranberry juice. Garnish with a slice of fresh peach.

A shake and strain cocktail, My Dirty Girlfriend always ends up in chilled martini glass. Begin with pouring 1½ oz Ketel One Citroen vodka, ¾ oz Tuaca, a pinch of sugar, the juice of ½ a squeezed lemon, and a splash of cranberry juice. Strain in and drip a stream of Midori to the bottom of the glass. Strain in and, well, she is the garnish . . .

Stir and strain this next drink in a cocktail glass. In a shaker of ice, pour ¾ oz each of the following: Ouzo, Marie Brizard Parfait Amour liqueur, and the ever herbal Green Chartreuse. Open your mind to the Blue Negligee, and allow this palate conundrum to tease the senses.

Pour the Strawberry Stripper in a short collins glass filled with cracked ice. Start with 1½ oz strawberry schnapps of your choice, close to fill with cold orange juice, and top with a dash of cold cream. Garnish with a slice of fresh strawberry.

A little old fashioned, but I like that style. This could be a late night drink or a mid-morning waker-upper. The Velvet Dress is a shake and pour-over-ice drink going in an old fashioned glass filled with cubed or cracked. Start with ¾ oz Korbel brandy, 1oz Kahlua, ¾ oz Dekuyper triple sec, and end with 2oz of cream. Good Night . . . . . or Good Morning !

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Room 983 - You and the Night and the Music

Drinks of the Romance Kind

The Opera Martini is a shake and strain drink, starting with 1 ½ oz Boodles gin, ½ oz Dubonnet blanc and ¼ Luxardo maraschino liqueur. Strain in a chilled cocktail glass, and garnish with a twist of lemon peel.

In a highball glass filled with cubed or cracked ice,
Paris by Night gets 1oz Strega, 1oz Pernod, ½ oz Amsterdam liqueur and fill with cold lemonade. Garnish with a slice of orange and a cherry.

Listen to the sounds flowing through the wind while you’re having Midnight Sax. In a tall glass filled with cubed or cracked ice, pour in 1oz each of the following: Midori, Southern Comfort, orange juice, and mango juice. Fill with Canada Dry ginger ale. Garnish with a slice of orange peel, and a small chunck of orange.

The String Quartet is a shake and strain drink that goes in a rocks glass, packed with ice. Pour ½ oz each of the following in a shaker with ice: Absolut vodka, lemoncello liqueur,
lemoncello cream, and either Cointreau or Dekuyper triple sec. No garnish necessary.

A little bit of Puerto Rico with a sparkle in the sky.
A Night in Old Mandalay is to be shaken and strained over ice in a highball glass. In a shaker goes 1oz Bacardi rum, 1oz Ron Matusalem anejo rum, 1oz orange juice and ½ oz lemon juice. Strain in the glass and top with Boylen’s ginger ale. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel.

It Happened Last Night. We had a few drinks and one thing led to another. We made it the old fashioned way, starting with an old fashioned glass filled with cracked ice. A
shake and strain over ice drink, we broke it in by pouring in 1oz Hiram Walker cherry brandy, then ½ oz Martin Miller’s gin, the juice of ½ lemon, and a dash of Fee Brothers old fashioned bitters. Strain in and fill with club soda. Garnish with a cherry.

Everybody on key now. Let’s start out with the Dawn Chorus. With cracked ice in a highball glass, this is a shake and strain over ice drink. Pour in 1oz Southern Comfort, ¾ oz Port, ½ oz Punt e Mes, ¼ oz lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon of Trader Vic’s grenadine syrup. Shake to ice cold, strain in glass and fill with 2-3 oz of ice cold Coca Cola.

A Midsummer’s Night Dream is a shake and strain drink that goes in a highball glass filled with cubed or cracked ice, getting 2oz Stoly vodka, 1oz Kirschwasser, 1 teaspoon
Dekuyper strawberry liqueur, and 5 pureed strawberries. Strain in and fill with Schweppes Russian water.

If you’re feeling adventurous, take the Nightboat to Brazil. In a chilled cocktail glass, this South American specialty is a shake and strain drink getting 1½ oz Cachaca, ½ oz Cointreau, ½ oz lime juice and ½ oz Batida de Coco. Chill to very cold and enjoy the cruise.

The finale goes to Mozartus. A shake and strain drink that goes in a chilled martini glass. This emulsified triple threat needs to be shaked a little longer to thin the cream base out to your desired consistency. The ingredients are 1½ oz Mozart liqueur, 1½ oz Carolan’s Irish cream, and ¾ oz Tia Maria coffee liqueur. Garnish with a slice of starfruit.

Until next week . . .kb

Planet Of The Grapes

Brandy, she’s a fine girl . . .

Several countries produce this fine grape spirit, including Spain, France, Italy, Germany, The United States, Portugal, and the South American countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Chile. Fruit brandies include cherry, apricot, blackberry, apple, peach, and pear. Let’s take a gander through a selection of cocktails made with this fruitful libation.

Getting dressed up with somewhere to go, don’t forget to spray on some Cocoa Chanel before you leave the house. In a martini glass, shake & strain the following: 1 ½ oz Remy Martin Cognac, ½ oz Godiva white chocolate liqueur, ½ oz amaretto DiSaronno, and 1 ½ oz coconut milk. Garnish with a cherry.

If travelling to East India is your destination, then grab a short highball glass and fill it with cubed ice. In a shaker, pour in 1 ½ oz Presidente brandy, a dash of Angostura bitters, and 1 ½ oz pineapple juice. Do the shake & strain in over the ice. Garn with mint leaf.

Humble and reserved for the most complex palate, Max The Silent goes in a chilled cocktail glass after, of course, a well deserved stir & strain. The ingredients are: ½ oz Christian Brothers brandy, ½ oz Laird’s Applejack, 1oz Bacardi Anejo rum, and 1 teaspoon Bols anisette. No garnish.

The late evening may be the right time to shake up this 40’s classic. Similar to the Monkey Gland and the Sidecar, Nicky Finn has a place in cocktail history all its own. With 1oz Korbel brandy, 1oz Cointreau, 1oz lemon juice, and a dash of Pernod, shake & strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with either a lemon twist or a cherry.

Created during the Gothic Age of American Drinking (1775 – 1865), some say in Peru, others say in Chile. Either way, the Pisco Sour gets a well deserved mention here. In a chilled champagne flute, shake & strain the following with cracked ice: 2 oz Pisco Control, 1oz lemon juice, ½ oz simple syrup, 1 dash Fee Brothers old fashioned bitters, and 1 dollop of egg white. Garnish with a mint sprig or a lemon twist.

Next. Dim the lights. Then grab a chilled martini glass from the frig. Shake 1oz Campari and 1oz lemon juice with cracked ice and strain into the glass. Heat 2 oz Cardenal Mendoza brandy in a chafing dish. Warm it up a bit and then ignite the brandy. Pour a
flaming stream into the glass. Be a little careful as the flame is mellow, and add a lemon twist. Wait till it’s out before tasting. Welcome the Combustible Edison.

A very popular drink in the party crowd today is the
Incredible Hulk, aka H & H. In a medium rocks glass over cubed or cracked ice, simply pour in 1 ½ oz Hennessey Cognac and 1 ½ oz Hpnotiq liqueur. Stir and sip until round two comes a knockin’.

Nothing like a good liplocker to get the moment started, as Sonny Gets Kissed. In a cocktail glass, do the shake & strain with cubed ice, by first adding 1 ½ oz Ron Antigua white rum, ½ oz Hiram Walker apricot brandy, ¼ oz lime juice, ¼ oz lemon juice, and a pinch of fine sugar. Slide a half of a lime wheel on the rim.

For those of you who are howlin’ at the moon, the Wolfsbane is set to prepare in a highball glass. First, splash the inside of the glass with lemon juice. Then sprinkle the interior with sugar, and put the glass in the freezer until it creates the frosted effect. Take the glass out and fill with cracked ice. Shake over ice & strain in 2 oz Wolfschmidt vodka, 1 ½ oz Leroux cherry brandy, ½ oz cream, and 1 egg white. Garnish a cherry.

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Room 670 - Mint Condition

Drinks with the use of the flavor or the leaf

When I tended bar at Lakeside Golf Club, I had bought a few different sized infusion spigot jars to create some fun Summer concoctions for the member’s volleyball season. One that I had tried for the first time was infusing together a couple bottles of Bacardi white rum in a jar and throw in a few batches of fresh clean mint/leaves. I then put the jar in a cooler to infuse for a few days, because leaves have a tendency to turn too fast and become mush, infusing at room temperature. Initially this finished infusion (extracting all leaf remains out of the jar) is great for Mojitos, but I was also thirsty for a drink at that time, and by accident, created what is now known as the Mint R&C. In a tumbler glass filled with ice, pour in 1½ oz of mint-infused Bacardi rum, top with Coca Cola or Pepsi Cola. Garnishing with a slice or squeeze of lime, it can be also called a Minted Cuba Libre. Either way, it’s a refreshing, yet simple drink for the Summer.

For those with a taste of less sweet and more sparkle, the
Havana Club Rickey may be in order for the early day sun. Squeeze the juice of a half lime in a bucket glass and drop the hull in as well, creating a bottom garnish. Add a dash of simple syrup and then fill the glass with cracked ice. Pour in 1½ oz Havana Club Rum and top with Schweppes club soda. Garnish with a mint sprig and a lime wheel.

A cream drink that is a bit on the simple side as well, but nice
to have in the early cool evening. The Peppermint Crisp goes in a collins glass with cubed or cracked ice and starts off with 1oz Marie Brizard whire creme de menthe, then add 1oz Kahlua and fill with ice cold milk. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.

This drink I prepared on my debut DVD Summer Quenchers. Having some crushed ice nearby to fill a collins or goblet glass, pour in 2oz Southern Comfort, ½ oz Hiram Walker curacao and one squeezed slice of lemon. Stir chill all and garnish with slices of orange and peach, a maraschino cherry and a mint sprig. There you have it, the Southern Cobbler.

Get out your mason drinking jars for this one, handle or no handle. Fill with cubed or cracked ice, and start with 2oz of Bols white creme de menthe. What this does being cold instead of room temperature is create more of a coating over and down the ice. Then just fill with homemade iced tea. Garnish with a slice of lemon and a mint sprig. Minted Tea. Very nice!

Made in the same way as the standard version, the Spiced Mojito starts off by muddling a good pinch of mint leaves/sprigs in the bottom of a tall glass with ¾ oz simple syrup. Squeeze two halves of one lime in the glass, leaving one hull in the bottom sitting on the muddled leaves. Pour in 1½ - 2oz of Captain Morgan or Voodoo spiced rum. Fill the glass with cubed or cracked ice, then top with Canada Dry club soda. Garnish with a mint sprig and a slice of lime.

Raise your blades, you don’t want to cut the grass too short. Mowing in the Summertime is a thirsty experience and the Lawn Boy knows just what to prepare to quench it. Get the blender out for this one. Throw some ice in the blender cup and add 2–3 oz of Pearl vodka, a handful of fresh cut mint, 1 small can of Limeaid and a pinch of sugar to taste. Blend to desired consistency, and garnish with a slice of lime.

A really cool nightcap of a cocktail, the Mocha Mint is a stir and strain drink getting ¾ oz each of the following: coffee brandy, Arrow white creme de menthe, Gaetano white creme de cacao. Strain in a chilled cocktail glass. No garnish necessary.

Dreaming underneath a crescent or a full, wait Just A Moonmint. Take this with you. Blend with ice 8oz of cold milk, 1oz of chocolate syrup and ¼ oz of DaVinci mint syrup. Thick it up and pour in a tall glass. Garnish with a mint sprig and how about a chocolate cookie?

Putting in a favorite movie and hopping into bed to snuggle up and relax, why not bring with you a Pillow Mint for you and your loved one. In old fashioned glasses, fill both with cubed or cracked ice. Pour over ice in each: 2oz of Michael Collins Irish whiskey, ½ oz Tia Maria coffee liqueur and a dash of mint infused schnapps. Stir and enjoy the night.

UPDATE - My new AudioBook on disc (CD) is now available. You can get Spirits and their Popular Drinks on-line at CDBaby.com in about a week or so. Click-on search and type in my name in the Artist name. My 3-Disc Set is only available through me at the moment via my email address. kb