Cocktail recipes

Ward 8 Cocktail Recipe

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WARD 8 COCKTAIL Recipe

The Ward 8 or Ward Eight is a cocktail originating in 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts USA. In 1898 Democratic a political czar of Boston hoped to capture a seat in the state’s legislature, the General Court of Massachusetts. He held considerable power in the city for nearly 50 years. The story goes that the drink was created to honor his election, and the city’s Ward 8 which historically delivered him a winning margin.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml / 2 oz. Rye Whiskey
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon Grenadine

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients into shaker with ice and shake.
  2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  3. Garnish with a maraschino cherry, if desired.

NOTES

Originally the drink was decorated with a small paper Massachusetts flag.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Rye Whiskey | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Grenadine syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Baja Gold Cocktail Recipe

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BAJA GOLD COCKTAIL Recipe

The Baja Gold cocktail is maybe the Margarita’s easy going cousin. The cocktail swaps out lime juice for fresh pineapple juice and uses a reposado Tequila instead of a blanco Tequila for added depth.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml / 2 oz. Tequila Reposado
  • 22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. pineapple juice
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. agave syrup

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients into shaker with ice and shake.
  2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  3. Garnish with a lime wedge.

NOTES

A Tequila reposado is a Tequila that has been resting in oak containers for at least two months.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Tequila Reposado | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Agave syrup| USA | UK | Germany
  3. Glasses | USA * | UK* | Germany*

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Maiden’s Prayer Cocktail Recipe

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MAIDEN`S PRAYER COCKTAIL Recipe

The Maiden`s Prayer cocktail is really one of my favorites. The ingredients are dry gin, Cointreau, lemon juice, orange juice and some Angostura bitters. But the Maiden’s Prayer is a very, very tasty drink. Light, balanced and refreshing, with some depth from the gin. Try it at home and enjoy it!

INGREDIENTS

  • 40 ml/ 1 ⅓ oz. Gin
  • 25 ml/ ⅚ oz. Cointreau orange liqueur
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 -3 dashes Angostura bitters

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients into shaker with ice and shake.
  2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  3. Garnish with an orange zest.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Tanqueray Gin | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Cointreau orange liqueur | USA * | UK* | Germany*
  3. Angostura bitters | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Corn & Oil Cocktail Recipe

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CORN & OIL COCKTAIL Recipe

The Corn & Oil is an alcoholic cocktail created in Barbados, arguably referencing the dark “oil” like qualities of well aged rum. The addition of “Falernum”, another Barbadian created ingredient, adds a unique spice and lime note, lightly sweetening the cocktail. While the origins of its name are largely unknown, it is making a resurgence in modern cocktail culture.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml / 2 oz. gold rum
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz Velvet Falernum
  • 2 – 3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • lime

METHOD

  1. Stir the ingredients together in a mixing glass with ice.
  2. Strain into an old fashioned glass filled with ice.
  3. Squeeze in and garnish with a quarter of lime.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Bacard Carta Negra rum | USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Falernum | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Angostura bitters | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Chrysanthemum Cocktail Recipe

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CHRYSANTHEMUM COCKTAIL Recipe

The Chrysanthemum cocktail is made with Absinthe, Bénédictine and dry vermouth. The pre-prohibition cocktail is sometimes credited to 1930 edition of The Savoy Cocktail Book, although an earlier recipe appears in the influential early 20th century cocktail book Recipes for Mixed Drinks (1916) by Hugo R. Ensslin.

INGREDIENTS

  • 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Noilly Prat dry vermouth
  • 22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. Bénédictine
  • 2-3 dashes Absinthe

METHOD

  1. Fill a mixing glass ⅔ full off ice.
  2. Add the ingredients and stir until chilled.
  3. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Garnish with an orange peel.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Absinthe | USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Bénédictine | USA | UK | Germany
  3. Noilly Prat | USA |UK | Germany
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Harvey Wallbanger Cocktail Recipe

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HARVEY WALLBANGER COCKTAIL Recipe

The Harvey Wallbanger cocktail is a variant of the simple long drink Screwdriver, which, in addition to its ingredients orange juice and vodka, is also supplemented with a shot of the Italian liqueur Galliano. The Harvey Wallbanger spread in the 1970s and was also initially known as the Italian Screwdriver. Legend has it that the drink got its catchy name from a Californian surfer named Harvey. After he was excluded from a competition, he is said to have banged his head against the wall again and again in Pancho’s bar on Manhattan Beach after enjoying several of these drinks out of frustration.

INGRIEDIENTS

  • 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. (3 parts) Vodka
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. (1 part) Galliano Vanilla liqueur
  • 90 ml/ 3 oz. (6 parts) orange juice

METHOD

  1. Stir the vodka and orange juice with ice in the glass.
  2. Then float the Galliano on top.
  3. Garnish with an orange slice and serve with a straw.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Smirnoff vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Galliano | USA | UK * | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*   

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Túnel Hierbatini Cocktail Recipe

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TÚNEL HIERBATINI COCKTAIL Recipe

Shaken, not stirred! This motto also applies to the Túnel Hierbatini, which gives James Bond’s favorite drink that special something. Túnel Secas with Martini Bianco, lemon juice and cane sugar syrup. And finally some basil leaves. The Túnel version of the classic is ready!

INGREDIENTS

  • 20 ml/ ⅔ oz. Hierbas Túnel
  • 20 ml/ ⅔ oz. Italian Vermouth (Martini bianco)
  • 20 ml/ ⅔ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. cane sugar  syrup
  • 5 basil leaves

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients into shaker with ice and shake.
  2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  3. Garnish with a basil leaf.

NOTES

Hierbas is an aniseed liqueur macerated with various herbs. It contains herbs and medicinal herbs that were or are also used in herbal medicine. The Hierbas is a typical product of the Balearic island of Mallorca. In earlier times it was made in home distilleries.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Hierbas Túnel | USA |UK | Germany
  2. Martini vermouth | USA | UK* | Germany
  3. Cane sugar syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Breakfast Martini Cocktail Recipe

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BREAKFAST MARTINI COCKTAIL Recipe

The Breakfast Martini cocktail was created by Salvatore Calabrese, inspired by a time when his wife insisted that he had some toast and marmalade. The Breakfast Martini has a bittersweet flavour and a great texture from the marmalade.

INGREDIENTS

  • 50 ml/ 1⅔ oz. Gin
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. Cointreau
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 spoon orange marmalade

METHOD

  1. Stir the marmalde with the gin in base of shaker until it dissolves.
  2. Add the other ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Tanqueray Gin | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Cointreau orange liqueur | USA * | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Old Pal Cocktail Recipe

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OLD PAL COCKTAIL Recipe

The Old Pal is a cocktail originally made with rye whiskey, French vermouth (dry), and Campari. It is similar to a Negroni, but with rye whiskey instead of gin and dry vermouth instead of sweet. It is the emblematic cocktail of the Peponi Hotel in Lamu, Kenya.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Rye Whiskey
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. French dry vermouth
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Campari

METHOD

  1. Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes and stir well.
  2. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
  3. Garnish with a slice of orange.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Rye Whiskey | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Noilly Prat | USA |UK | Germany
  3. Campari | USA | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Cocktail recipes, NORTH KOREA

Soju Makgeolli / North Korea

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SOJU MAKGEOLLI

Are there cocktails in North Korea too? Of course. I recommend the Suju Makgeolli Cocktail. With two Korean ingredients and very tasty and delicious. You can also mix the cocktail well at home, you don’t have to travel to North Korea.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 shots Soju
  • 3 shots Makgeolli
  • ice cubes
  • apple slices

METHOD

  1. Fill the glass with ice.
  2. Add 2 shots Soju and 3 shots Makgeolli.
  3. Stir for 20 seconds.
  4. Garnish with apple slices and serve with a straw.

ABOUT SOJU

Soju is a spirit from Korea. The most important raw ingredient is rice, almost always in combination with other foods containing carbohydrates such as potatoes, wheat or barley. Soju is clear and typically has an alcohol content of 20%. It has been distilled since at least the 14th century. The name literally means brandy.

ABOUT MAKGEOLLI

Makgeolli is a naturally cloudy alcoholic drink from Korea with an alcohol content of mostly 5–8%, in some cases up to 13%. It is made from rice with the addition of water, nuruk (wheat or rice cultures) and yeast, is only roughly filtered and therefore milky-white and has a mild, slightly sour and sweet taste. Sometimes variants with additional ingredients such as corn or fruit are offered. Compared to many other types of alcohol, makgeolli is high in protein and contains fewer calories. Thanks to the lactic acid bacteria and yeast, the drink is also enriched with vitamins and some carbonic acid.