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Old Fashioned
2 measures bourbon
1 tbsp sugar syrup
3 dashes angostura bitters
Serve in an old-fashioned glass
Garnish: orange slice
How to make: add all the ingredients to an old-fashioned glass and add 5-6 cubes of ice. Stir continuously for 30 seconds, gradually adding in more ice, 1 cube ice at time.
Old Cuban
1 1/2 measures white rum
3/4 measure lime juice
3/4 measure sugar syrup
2 dashes angostura bitters
Chilled champagne to top
Serve in a coupette glass
Garnish: mint leaf
How to make: Add all the ingredients except champagne into shaker, shake vigorously and double strain into a chilled coupette glass, top with champagne.
Oyster Shot
3/4 measure vodka
3/4 measure tomato juice
4 drops tabasco sauce
3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
Pinchi of celery salt and black pepper
1 fresh oyster
Serve in a rock or shot glass
Garnish: oyster shell
How to make: Add all the ingredients except the oyster to a shaker, shake vigorously and double strain into a rocks or shot glass. Drop the oyster and enjoy!
Orange Blossom
2 measures gin
2 measures link grapefruit juice
2 tsp orgeat
2 dashes angostura bitters
4 orange slices
Serve in a rocks glass
Garnish: orange slice
How to make: Muddle the orange slices and orgeat in a rocks glass with bottom of a rolling pin, add the remaining ingredients, fill with crushed ice and churn.
Opera
1 1/2 measures gin
1 measure dubonnet
1/2 measure orange liquor
1 dash angostura bitters
Serve in a martini glass
Garnish: orange slice
How to make: add all the ingredients to a shaker filled with cubed ice. Stir and strain into a chilled martini glass.
On the Lawn
1 measure pimm's No.1 cup
1 measure gin
2 measures lemonade
2 measures ginge ale
Serve in a highball glass
Garnish: orange slice, strawberries and cucumber slice
How to make: Add all the ingredients to a highball glass filled with cubed ice, and stir.