Naughty Cars and Liquid Guitars

Rock Hard and Ride Free

Tropicoupe Deville
Shake and strain in a chilled martini glass, 2oz Bacardi Tropico rum, ¾ oz Arrow triple sec, and a splash of fresh sweet & sour. Strain in, and shoot a dash of Trader Vic’s grenadine so it settles in the bottom of the glass. Garnish with a slice of orange.

Flying V Martini
You can make a martini with this, or you can also have it on the rocks. Shake and strain or pour over ice, 1½ oz Absolut vodka, ½ oz Vandermint, and ¼ oz Jagermeister. Garnish with a stick of rock candy.

78’ Camero
In a bucket over crushed ice, pour ¾ oz Yukon Jack, ¾ oz Captain Morgan’s spiced rum, ¾ oz Hiram Walker apricot brandy, 1oz Dole pineapple juice, and top with Dom Perignon champagne. No garnish necessary.

Aladdin Sane
Shake and strain in a chilled martini glass, 1oz Ketel One citron vodka, ½ oz Cointreau, the juice of half a lime, and 2oz of your favorite fruit punch. Garnish with peels of lime, lemon and orange.

Bentley
Pour over cubed or cracked ice in an old fashioned glass, 1oz Dubonnet Blanc, 1oz Calvados. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel. Stir and enjoy.

Blue Tahoe
Build over cubed or cracked ice in a tall collins glass, 1oz Partida tequila, 1oz fresh lime juice, ½ - ¾ oz Bols blue curacao. Then add 1 lemon and 1 orange slice, a cherry and a few mint leaves. Top with Pierre Jouet champagne.

Foxy Lady
Shake and strain in a chilled martini glass, 1oz Hendrix Electric vodka, ½ oz amaretto Di Amore, ½ oz Godiva chocolate liqueur, and 1oz cream. No Garnish.

Spanish Guitar
Pour over cubed or cracked ice in a rocks/tumbler glass, 1½ oz sweet sherry, 1oz Gallo dry vermouth, and ¼ oz Three Olives cherry vodka. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Gotham Sidecar
Shake and strain in a chilled martini glass. Rim the glass with sugar and strain in the recipe of 2oz Remy Martin V.S.O.P cognac, 1oz Cointreau, and 1oz fresh squeezed lemon juice.

Blondie
Shake and strain in a large martini glass. Split Rim – rim half the glass with sugar, and the other half with margarita salt. Strain in the shaken recipe content of 1oz Don Julio blanco tequila, ½ oz Hennessey cognac, 1oz Galliano, ¾ oz Leroux triple sec, and 2-3 oz Jose Cuervo margarita mix. Garnish with a twist of orange peel.

Corvette
Build over cubed or cracked ice in a highball glass, 1½ oz Southern Comfort, 1oz Gaetano sloe gin, and 1 teaspoon Campari. Fill with cold Santa Cruz organic lemonade. Garnish with a slice of peach.

Stratocaster
Build over cubed or cracked ice in a goblet glass, 1oz Lahaina dark rum, 1oz Bols creme de cassis, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, and 1oz lemonade. Top with a good splash of Schweppes club soda. Garnish with a slice of lemon and a cherry.

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Shake and strain over cubed or cracked ice in a mason jar or pint glass, 1oz each of Jack Daniels, Southern Comfort, and Dr. Swami & Bone Daddy’s gourmet sweet & sour. Then add ½ - ¾ oz Juarez triple sec and 4 oz fresh orange juice.

Lamborghini
In a cocktail glass, layer in equal parts the following in order: Bailey’s Irish cream, Kahlua, Sambuca, and Dekuyper blue curacao. Drink with a straw from the bottom of the glass.

Formula 1
Build over cubed or cracked ice in a collins glass, 2oz Pearl vodka, ¾ oz Bols peach brandy, ¾ oz strawberry liqueur, 2oz grapefruit juice, and 2oz tonic water. Garnish with a slice of lime and a mint sprig.

Hot For Teacher
Pour straight in a warm mug, ¾ oz Lava liqueur, ¾ oz Tia Maria coffee liqueur, and fill with hot coffee. Garnish with cinnamon whipped cream.

Red Rider
Shake and strain over cubed or cracked ice in a pint glass, ¾ oz Vox vodka, ¾ oz Citronge orange liqueur, ¾ oz Red Zinger cinnamon schnapps, and 4-6 oz Ocean Spray cranberry juice. Garnish with a twist of orange peel.

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Room 353 - Peachy Keen

and a little fuzzy too . . .

Peach Impediment
Chill together in a shaker and strain into a double-shot glass, ½ oz Hangar One vodka, ½ oz Bols peach schnapps, and splashes of sweet & sour, papaya juice, and grenadine.

Chicks Dig It
Build over cubed or cracked ice in a tall glass, 1½ oz Skyy berry vodka, 1oz Josef Haupt triple sec, ¾ oz Hiram Walker peach schnapps, partial fill with Ocean Spray cranberry juice, and fill to top with Canada Dry ginger ale. Garnish with a slice of peach.

Fuzzy Bush
Pour over cubed or cracked ice in a tall glass, 1oz Old Bushmills Irish whiskey, ½ oz Arrow peach schnapps, and fill with Tropicana orange juice.

Peach Passion
Pour over cubed or cracked ice in a highball glass, 1oz each of the following: Absolut vodka, Gaetano triple sec, and Dekuyper peachtree schnapps. Fill with pink lemonade.

Bermuda Triangle
Pour over cubed or cracked ice in a highball glass, 1oz Captain Morgan spiced rum, 1oz Marie Brizard peach schnapps, and fill with orange juice.

Just Peachy
Pour over cubed or cracked ice in a highball glass, 2oz Dekuyper Peachtree schnapps, and fill with iced tea. Garnish with a slice of peach.

Peaches and Coffee Cream
Pour over cracked ice in an old fashioned glass, 1oz Dekuyper Peachtree schnapps, 1oz Kahlua coffee liqueur, and fill with cream.

Fuzzy Martini
Chill or shake & strain in a chilled martini glass, 2oz vanilla vodka, ½ oz coffee vodka, and ¼ oz Bols peach schnapps. Garnish with a slice of peach.

Beach Sunday
Pour over cubed or cracked ice in a highball glass, 2oz Pearl peach vodka, 1oz Chambord, 3oz cranberry juice, and the juice of one-half a lime.

Peach Blow Fizz
Shake & strain over cubed or cracked ice in a highball glass, 2oz Plymouth gin, 1oz light cream, the juice of one-half a lemon, a pinch of sugar or ¼ oz of simple syrup, and a one-fourth slice of peach. Strain in and fill with Schweppes club soda.

Georgia Peach
Build over cubed or cracked ice in a tall or pint glass, ½ oz each of the following: Ketel One vodka, Baffert’s gin, Bacardi rum, Josef Haupt triple sec, and Bols peach schnapps. Partial fill with 7-Up or Sprite, and top fill with cold orange juice. Garnish with a slice of peach.

Venezia
Stir & strain in a chilled cocktail glass, 1oz Tanqueray 10 gin, ¾ oz Ecker peach liqueur, ¾ oz Cinzano dry vermouth, and 2 drops of Bols blue curacao. Garnish with a twist of orange peel.

Peach Bunny
Shake & strain in a cocktail glass, ¾ oz Hiram Walker peach brandy, ¾ oz Gaetano white creme de cacao, and ¾ oz light cream.

Fuzzy Cooter
Pour over cubed or cracked ice in a mason jar, 2oz Belvedere vodka, 2oz Arrow peach schnapps, and equal parts fill of the following: orange juice, Boylan’s ginger ale, and lemonade.
Garnish with slices of lemon and orange.

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Room 661 - Kiss and Do Tell

Welcome to the Liquid Kitchen in 2007! It was great taking a little time off, but it’s always great to be back with some new themed cocktail columns for this year. I worked about 18 private bar gigs in December, so I'm taking off some time in January.

A fruity and nutty drink, the Creamy Kiss can be a shake & strain up or have on-the-rocks. In a chilled cocktail glass or a rocks glass, prepare with ½ oz each of following ingredients: amaretto di Amore, Dekuyper peach schnapps, Carolan’s Irish cream, and cream. Garnish with a slice of peach.

This woo woo shaped recipe is a shake & strain drink that goes up in a chilled martini glass. Tantric Kiss gets 1½ oz Absolut vodka, ¾ oz Hiram Walker peach schnapps, 1½ oz of
Ocean Spray cranberry juice, and 1½ oz of Dole pineapple juice. Sprinkle with a little crushed ice over the top and garnish with an attractive flower petal.

A cocktail in the classic style, Sonny Gets Kissed goes in a chilled cocktail glass and is a shake & strain drink, getting 1½ oz Bacardi white rum, ½ oz Bols apricot brandy, ¼ oz each of Real lime and Real lemon juice, and a pinch of natural milled sugar. No garnish – no problem.

In a tumbler glass, shake & strained and poured over ice,
Kiss and Tell starts with 1oz Rain vodka, ½ oz Galliano, ¼ oz Gallo dry vermouth, 1 teaspoon of Arrow blue curacao, 2oz of Tropicana orange juice, and 1oz of Kern’s passionfuit juice/nectar. Garnish with a slice of orange and a cherry.

An interesting early to mid afternoon drink with an egg twist, Jump Up and Kiss Me also has a neopolitan flair similar to the one above. A shake & strainer over ice in a collins glass, it gets 1oz Sea Wynde rum, ½ oz Galliano, ½ oz Marie Brizard’s Apry apricot liqueur, 1oz of egg white, and a dash of Dr. Swami & Bone Daddy’s gourmet sweet & sour mix. Strain in, and top fill with splashes of orange and pineapple juices.

For everyone who will be celebrating St. Patrick’s day in a nearby pub, the Irish Kiss and a glass of fine brew from the tap may be a good start to the festivities. Poured straight over in a shot glass, the drink gets 1oz Irish Mist and a few drops of Gaetano green creme de menthe.

Dating back to 1895, the Widow’s Kiss is a cocktail with plenty of exploration on the palate. Shake & strained in a chilled cocktail glass, pour in 1oz Calvados apple brandy, ½ oz yellow Chartreuse, ½ oz Benedictine, and 2 dashes of Angostura bitters of Fee Bros. old fashioned bitters. No garnish necessary.

This drink definetly fits one of my jazz cd’s I just had on by Cassandra Wilson, with her cool and caressing musical arrangements. The Soul Kiss Cocktail is a shake & strain that goes up in a chilled martini glass, with 1oz Maker’s Mark bourbon, 1oz Tosti dry vermouth, ½ oz Dubonnet rouge, and ½ oz of fresh orange juice. No garnish.

A lounging highball drink that goes in a highball glass over cubed or cracked ice. Kiss Me Quick begins with 2 oz Finlandia cranberry vodka, 1oz Apfelkorn, partial fill to desired amount with cold Canada Dry ginger ale, and top fill with cold Martinelli’s apple juice. The garnish is your choice!

Well, this is one way of adding blood to your diet! Vampire’s Kiss is a build-over-ice drink in a tall glass, cubed or cracked. Start with 1½ oz Ketel One vodka, ½ oz Beefeater’s gin, ½ oz Martini & Rossi dry vermouth, ¼ oz Don Julio anejo tequila, a pinch of sea salt, 3oz or fill with fresh tomato juice. Add pepper and spices to taste. Garnish with a small chunk of medium-cooked burger, steak, filet or tri-tip. Your hunger, your choice!

Till next week, kb

Room 1085 - And now . . . the Weather

It feels the last two weeks of November nights here in L.A. changed to a serious chill in the air, compared to what we’re used to anyway. I guess that’s the way it’s going to be for a while, so sweater up the bod, snuggle up the fire and enjoy some groovy cocktails stemming from the ideas and thoughts of our ever changing temperature world. Culled from Room 1085 of my 2004 book “The Hotel of Naughty Cocktails” available on cdbaby.com

Scene 4885 – Call of the Snow Fields
In a goblet or parfait glass, blend the following:
1oz Lapponia Lakka Cloudberry liqueur, 1oz Marie Brizard Parfait Amour liqueur, 1oz cream and 1oz Dole pineapple juice.
Garnish with a dust of nutmeg

Scene 4909 – Stormy Weather
Pour over cubed or cracked ice in a highball glass, ¾ oz Fernet Branca, ¾ oz Tosti dry vermouth, and ¼ oz Bols white creme de menthe. Stir and sip.

Scene 4899 – Purple Rain
Build over cubed or cracked ice in a tall glass, ½ oz each of vodka, gin, rum and triple sec. Add a dash of Dr. Swami and Bonedaddy’s sweet & sour mix, fill with Boylen’s natural ginger ale, and top with a lace of Chambord. Garnish with raspberries.

Scene 4887 – Cloudy Day
Pour over cubed or cracked ice in a highball glass, 2 oz Hiram Walker sloe gin, 1oz of Realime juice, and 2 oz Canada Dry ginger ale. Garnish with a slice of lime

Scene 4911 – Three Sheets to the Wind
In a shot glass, pour equal parts of the following: Jagermeister, Rumple Minze, and Corazon tequila

Scene 4906 – Snowdrop
Shake & strain in a chilled martini glass, 1¼ oz Gran Duque de Alba brandy, and ¾ oz amaretto Di Saronno. Strain in, and pour 1oz Godiva white chocolate liqueur slowly down the inside of the glass so it settles as a layer of white “snow” on the bottom. Garnish with chocolate straws.

Scene 4890 – Damn the Weather Cocktail
Shake & strain in a chilled cocktail glass, 1oz Martin Miller’s gin, ¼ oz Gallo sweet vermouth, ¼ oz fresh orange juice, and 1 teaspoon of Dekuyper triple sec.

Scene 4898 – Island Storm
In a hurricane glass, prep as follows: Pour 1oz CranGrape juice into the bottom of the glass. Blend the following with ice until thick, 1½ oz amaretto Di Amore and 3 oz Daily’s pina colada mix. Pour the blend in the glass to the top. Float ½ oz Sea Wynde rum on top. Garnish with a wedge of pineapple and a cherry, speared.

Scene 4893 – Hot Afternoon
Build over cubed or cracked ice in an old fashioned glass, ¾ oz Kahlua coffee liqueur, ¾ oz Dekuyper Peachtree schnapps, and a splash of cream to desired level. Garnish with a slice of peach.

Scene 4914 – White Cloud
Shake & strain up or have on-the-rocks, ¾ oz Jameson Irish whiskey, ¼ oz Arrow white creme de cacao, ¼ oz Gaetano white creme de menthe, and 1¼ oz cream.

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