The Kamikaze cocktail is a strong cocktail that is served both in the cocktail glass or as a shortdrink. It consists of one third each of vodka, Triple Sec. and lime juice, the ingredients are mixed either with or without crushed ice. Ice cubes and a lime wedge can also be added. Different mixing ratios are possible as variations, for example by using more vodka and less lime juice.
INGREDIENTS
1 part vodka
1 part Triple Sec.
1 part lime juice
METHOD
Fill your glass half with ice.
Add the remaining ingredients and stir.
Garnish with a lime wedge.
NOTES
The International Bartenders Association officially lists the cocktail as New Era Drinks. The Kamikaze cocktail owes its name to its effect, which is compared to the strength of Japanese kamikaze special forces.
Autumn is coming and it’s apple time. For this reason, here are three simple cocktails with apple:
APPLE PIE MARTINI
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The Apple Pie Martini cocktail is everything we love about the ‘Appletini’ set of cocktails, it simply takes a different spin on the flavor. Filled with the taste of Grandma’s apple pie, this easy vodka cocktail is a delight come autumn and it will keep you satisfied through the winter months.
INGREDIENTS
60 ml/ 2 oz. apple cider
45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. vanilla liqueur
30 ml/ 1 oz. vodka
1 dash freshly squeezed lime juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
METHOD
Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
HONEYMOON COCKTAIL
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The Honeymoon Cocktail is a fascinating Calvados sour that has been enjoyed for over a century. It’s an interesting mix—a little sweet, a little dry, a little citrus—and a really well-designed cocktail overall.
INGREDIENTS
60 ml/ 2 oz. Calvados
15 ml/ ½ oz. Bénédictine
15 ml/ ½ oz. orange curaçao
15 ml/ ½ oz. lemon juice
METHOD
Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with a lemon peel.
WASHINGTON APPLE COCKTAIL
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The Washington Apple Cocktail is a fabulous and fun drink. It’s a tasty whisey cocktail that mixes Tennessee Whisey, apple schnapps, and cranberry juice to create a deliciously fruity, sweet, and sour drink. You’ll also be delighted to know that it’s incredibly easy to mix up.
INGREDIENTS
30 ml/ 1 oz. honey whiskey
30 ml/ 1 oz. apple schnapps
30 ml/ 1 oz. cranberry juice
METHOD
Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
The Ve.n.to cocktail is made with white smooth grappa, lemon juice, honey mix (made with chamomile infusion if desired), chamomile cordial (and optionally egg white). The Ve.n.to cocktail is the first official IBA (International Bartenders Association) with grappa.
INGREDIENTS
45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. white Grappa
22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. lemon juice
15 ml/ ½ oz. Honey mix mixed with chamomile
15 ml/ ½ oz. Cordial Chamomile
METHOD
Put the ingredients in a shaker and shake vigorously with ice.
The Dirty Martini is a cocktail based on the Martini cocktail. It gets its name “Dirty” because the “dirty” olive brine is added to the cocktail. It is mainly obtained in the USA. With European bartenders it is rather frowned upon to add the olive brine.
INGREDIENTS
60 ml/ 2 oz. Gin
20 ml/ ⅔ oz. Vermouth dry
10 ml/ ⅓ oz. olive brine
METHOD
Add all ingredients into shaker with ice and shake.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with olives.
NOTES
The Dirty Martini is the only martini cocktail for which olives are used.
The Bramble is a cocktail created by Dick Bradsell in 1980s London, England. Best described as a spring cocktail, the Bramble brings together dry gin, lemon juice juice, sugar syrup, Chambord and crushed ice. Bradsell also suggests finishing off the cocktail with some fresh red fruits (such as blackberries, cranberries) and a slice of lemon.
INGREDIENTS
60 ml/ 2 oz. Dry Gin
30 ml/ 1 oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
15 ml/ ½ oz. sugar syrup
15 ml/ ½ oz. Chambord
METHOD
Fill the glass with crushed ice.
Build gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup over.
Stir.
Pour Chambord over in a circular fashion to create marbling effect.
Garnish with two blackberries and lemon slice.
NOTES
The name of the drink comes from the fact that blackberry bushes are called brambles. In addition to the Espresso Martini, the Bramble is probably the most famous drink of the British bartender Dick Bradsell.
If you want to drink a really good Mojito, I can recommend the Mojito Beach Bar on the island of Rhodes in Greece. I was there myself and I have to say, the Mojito tastes really great in the Mojito Beach Bar. But not only the Mojito makes this beach bar an unforgettable place. The bar is right on the beach and you can relax there for a whole day. The atmosphere is very chilled and the location is really exceptional.
INGREDIENTS
Rum
soda
crushed ice
lime (cut into wedges)
cane sugar
mint leaves
METHOD
Cut the lime into wedges.
Put the lime into glass and add cane sugar and mint leaves.
Muddle the mint.
Add crushed ice, Rum and a splash of soda.
Stir it.
Add some ice and garnish with mint sprig and lime slice.
Enjoy your Mojito at the beach!
NOTES
You can find the Mojito Beach Bar on the island of Rhodes near Gennadi right on the beach. They also offer great rooms if you want to stay longer. Just visit the website. And when you arrive at the great place, give my regards to Doro and Christina. And enjoy a Mojito!
The Rose cocktail ismade of vermouth, cherry eau de vie (Kirsch) and strawberry syrup. The Rose cocktail was popular in 1920s Paris and was created by Johnny Mitta, barman at the Chatham Hotel.
INGREDIENTS
40 ml / 1 ⅓ oz. Vermouth dry
20 ml/ ⅔ oz. Kirsch
3 dashes strawberry syrup
METHOD
Add all ingredients into shaker with ice and shake.
The Singapore Sling cocktail is a gin-based sling cocktail from Singapore. The cocktail was developed sometime before 1915 by bartender Ngiam Tong Boo, who was working at the Long Bar in Singapore.
INGREDIENTS
30 ml/ 1 oz. Gin
15 ml/ ½ oz. Cherry liqueur (Cherry Brandy)
15 ml/ ½ oz. Cointreau orange liqueur
7,5 ml/ ¼ oz. Bénédictine
10 ml / ¼ oz. Grenadine syrup
120 ml/ 4 oz. pineapple juice
7,5 ml/ ¼ oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
1 dash Angostura bitters
METHOD
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.
The Last Word cocktail is a gin-based prohibition-era cocktail originally developed at the Detroit Athletik Club. While the drink eventually fell out of favor, it enjoyed a renewed popularity after being rediscovered by the bartender Murray Stenson in 2004 during his tenure at the Zig Zag Café and becoming a cult hit in the Seattle area in the USA.
INGREDIENTS
22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. Gin
22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. lime juice
22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. green Chartreuse
22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. marashino liqueur
METHOD
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.
Swimming Pool is the name of a creamy-sweet cocktail based on white rum and vodka. By combining rum with coconut and pineapple juice, it belongs to the group of coladas and is closely related to the popular Piña Colada. In contrast to this, part of the white rum is replaced by vodka and a shot of Blue Curaçao (blue orange liqueur) is added, which gives the drink the turquoise-blue color of a swimming pool and thus its name. Another famous cocktail of Schumann is the Flying Kangaroo.
INGREDIENTS
40 ml / 1 ⅓ oz. white Rum
20 ml/ ⅔ oz. vodka
20 ml/ ⅔ oz. coconut syrup
10 ml/ ⅓ oz. cream
40 ml/ 1 ⅓ oz. pineapple juice
10 mll/ ⅓ oz. Blue Curaçao
METHOD
Fill the cocktail shaker with ice.
Add the remaining ingredients, except for the Blue Curaçao.
Shake and strain into fancy glass filled with crshed ice.
Top with Blue Curaçao liqueur.
Garnish with a piece of pineapple and a cherry.
NOTES
The “swimmingpool” – originally written in one word and actually not a cocktail in the classic sense, but a so-called fancy drink – was created in 1979 in Munich’s Schumann’s Bar and was first published in 1984 by its operator, the bartender Charles Schumann.
