Singapore Sling (cocktail style)

  • 1 oz London Dry Gin

  • 1 oz Cherry Heering

  • 1 oz Benedictine

  • 1 oz Lime Juice

  • 2 oz Soda Water

  • 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

    Shake everything except soda with ice and strain into a 10 oz Collins glass filled with cubed ice.

  • Notes: This recipe, from Dale Degroff, originally wants the bitters to be held back and dashed on top after Straining. I prefer the flavor when they’re mixed in.

Sazerac

  • .25 oz Herbsaint

  • .5 oz Sugar Syrup

  • 2 oz Rye Whiskey

  • 4 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters

    Rinse inside of a rocks glass with Herbsaint and set aside. In a mixing glass add, syrup, bitters, rye whiskey and stir with ice. Strain into the rinsed rocks glass.

  • Garnish with a lemon twist.

Negroni

  • 1 oz Campari

  • 1 oz Italian Sweet Vermouth (Rosso)

  • 1 oz Gin

    Stir all ingredients in a cocktail beaker with ice till glass frosts over and/or ice becomes “loose” and easy to stir. Open strain into a rocks glass and add 1 large ice cube.

  • Garnish: Lime Twist or Orange Peel

  • Note: I prefer a London Dry Gin or medium botanical. Too light on botanicals will leave something to be desired on the palate and too floral will over power the delicate balance.

Manhattan

  • 2 oz Rye Whiskey

  • 1 oz Italian Sweet Red Vermouth

  • 3 dashed Angostura Bitters

    Stir in a cocktail beaker with plenty of ice till beaker begins to frost over. Strain into a coup or cocktail glass.

  • Garnish: Lemon twist and Dark Cherry

Old Fashioned 2

  • 2 oz Bourbon

  • 1 tsp Raw Cane Sugar

  • 3 dashes Angostura Bitters

  • Orange Peel

    In a rocks glass add sugar, bitters, and a slice of orange peel. Muddle orange into sugar/bitters mix. Add bourbon and 1 medium to large ice cube. Stir in glass till most of sugar dissolves.

Old Fashioned 1

  • 2 oz Bourbon

  • .5- oz Simple Syrup

  • 3 dashes Angostura Bitters

  • Orange Peel

  • Dark Cocktail Cherry

    In a beaker add bourbon, bitters, and simple syrup and fill halfway with ice. Stir until glass frosts. Strain into rocks glass. Express orange peel over glass, rub around rim, and drop in. Add cherry and 1 medium to large ice cube.