September 26, 2011
An Old Fashioned with Beer and Bourbon, sounds interesting though I've never had Bohemia beer. Anyone out there tried it, and if so, what do you think? Here's the details on how to make the Old Fashioned:
“Oktoberfest” isn’t just for Germans anymore. Adults worldwide have participated in the world’s largest annual beer festival for more than 200 years, since its inception in 1810. But because most of your readers will not be able to travel to Munich for this year’s “Oktoberfest” (Sept. 17 – Oct. 3), are you planning to offer them options as to how to celebrate at home?
For example, Chef Rick Bayless’ “Old-Fashioned” incorporates Bohemia beer, whose deep, subtle aromas of fruit and roasted barley, will give your readers a taste of the excitement of “Oktoberfest”.
Bohemia Old-Fashioned Cocktail by Chef Rick Bayless
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 to 4 tablespoons superfine sugar to taste
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- Ice cubes
- 1 to 2 cups Bohemia beer
- Maraschino cherries for garnish
Instructions
1. Mix lime juice and sugar in small pitcher until sugar dissolves. Stir in bourbon and chill until
needed.
2. Fill 4 short “rocks” glasses with ice. Top each with ¼ of the bourbon mixture. Fill the glasses the
rest of the way with Bohemia. Garnish with maraschino cherries.
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September 7, 2011
Haven't done this in a log while, and I get these from time to time, so I thought I would start posting them. Though it's called the "Drink of the Day, it's probably not going to be every day. Here's this one:
Contrary to what most Americans think about Cinco de Mayo, it is not Mexico’s Independence Day. September 16th is the true Mexican Independence Day and is celebrated with parades, parties, and of course lots of tequila.
Made from handpicked Blue Weber Agave grown at 7,000 feet in elevation, Tequila Avión is the ultra-smooth choice to celebrate Mexico’s Independence.
Here is a great recipe to celebrate the day with.
Spicy 'Rita
Created By Henry Lopez
Head Bartender Nick & Toni's, East Hampton, NY
Owner, Court & Spark, Brooklyn, NY
Muddled Orange Slice & Jalepeno Pepper
2 parts Avion Reposado Tequila
3/4 part Cointreau
1/2 part Fresh Sour Mix
3/4 part Fresh Squeezed Lime
Shake and strain over fresh ice in a partially salted margarita and garnish with a lime or orange wedge.
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June 4, 2007
This drink from CocktailTimes has some unusual ingredients probably not found at your local bar. I always find it interesting to try something new though, so I thought I would pass this one along.
Ingredients: 2 oz Aquavit New York White Cranberry, 1 1/2 oz St Germain Elderflower Liqueur, 4 oz white cranberry juice, Splash of Chambord, Garnish: fresh raspberries.
Directions: Build into a highball glass and top with a splash of Chambord. Garnish with a lime wheel and a fresh raspberries.
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May 31, 2007
This is a Brazilian lime drink from Cocktail.com. Fairly simple to make once you have the ingredients. Cachaca is a Brazilian cane sugar liquor (rumor has it that you can get something close by mixing equal parts silver tequila and light rum).
Ingredients: 2 tsp superfine sugar, 1 lime cut into small wedges , 2 to 2 1/2 oz Cachaca.
Directions: In a glass gently mash lime wedges. Add sugar and muddle until dissolved into lime juice. Add ice. Pour Cachaca, stir.
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May 30, 2007
Not sure how this one from Cocktail Times would taste, but it looks interesting.
Ingredients: 1 part elder flower cordial, 4 parts Bulldog gin, 3/4 part simple syrup, 1/2 part creme de cassis, 2 or 3 sage leaves.
Directions: Pour gin, elder flower cordial and simple syrup into ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake the ingredients and strain into chilled martini glass. Then gently add creme de cassis. Garnish with sage leaves.
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May 25, 2007
A little bit of everything in this one from DrinksMixer. The drink is from someone named Myles from the Switzerland Inn in the Mountains of Little Switzerland, North Carolina.
Ingredients: 1/2 oz vodka, 1/2 oz gin, 1/2 oz triple sec, 1 oz cranberry juice, 1/2 oz rum, 1/2 oz tequila, 1 1/2 oz sweet and sour mix, 1/2 oz grapefruit juice
Directions: Build ingredients over ice in a hurricane glass, shake and garnish with a lime wedge.
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May 24, 2007
This drink from DrinkBoy was sent in to them from Tony Abou-Ganim of the Starlite Room at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in S.F.. If you ever try this, and happen to be in SanFran, tell Tony thanks.
Ingredients: 2 ounces rum, 1 ounce Cointreau, 1/3 ounce lemon juice.
Directions: Shake with ice. Wet rim of a cocktail glass with lemon, then coat with a sugar and cinnamon mixture. Strain drink into glass, garnish with a lemon twist and a dust of cinnamon. Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum is recommended for this drink.
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May 23, 2007
I've never had a Bloody Mary, and since DrinkStreet also had a nice little history about the drink, I thought I'd throw it up here today.
Ingredients: 4 ounces Tomato Juice, 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce, 1 dash Lemon Juice, 2 drops Tabasco Sauce 1 dash Pepper (To taste), 1 dash Salt (To taste), 1 1/2 ounces Vodka.
Directions: Shake with ice, serve in a hurricane glass. Garnish with a wedge of lime.
History: Bloody Mary was invented in the 1920s by an American bartender, Fernand Petiot at Harry's New York Bar in Paris. The original recipe called for equal parts of vodka and tomato juice In 1934, Petiot added black and cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and lemon juice to spice up the drink for New Yorkers when he moved back to the States and worked at the King Cole Bar, St. Regis. Petiot notes, "one of the boys suggested we call the drink Bloody Mary because it reminded him of the Bucket of Bloody Club in Chicago, and a girl there named Mary."
Since then, enterprising drinkers have added celery stalks, celery salt, tried them with tequila, and often suggest a lemon wedge.
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May 22, 2007
This one comes from iDrink, and is a little more involved in it's making.
Ingredients: 1.0 dash Bitters, 3.0 oz Champagne, 0.5 oz Cognac, 1.0 oz Orange juice, 1.0 tsp Sugar.
Directions: Pour champagne, cognac and orange juice into a champagne flute. Add one sugar cube, saturated in angostura bitters, and a twist of orange. Serve with a muddler.
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May 15, 2007
This drink has to be a contender for the "most stuff mixed in a drink" title. I completely lost the link to which site I found this at, sorry about that.
Ingredients: 1 oz. Liqueur, banana (99 Bananas), 1 oz. Rum, gold , 1 oz. Rum, Jamaican, 1 oz. Rum, light, 1/2 oz. Rum, overproof/151 proof, 1/2 oz. Grenadine, 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice, 1/2 oz. Lime Juice, 2 oz. Passion Fruit Juice, 1 tbsp. Sugar, brown, 1 oz. Syrup, passion fruit.
Directions: Shake all ingredients except 151 in cocktail shaker with ice. Pour everything into a Hurricane Glass. Float 151 on top.
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