Americano |
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Ingredients |
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Vermouth |
2 oz. |
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Campari |
2 oz. |
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Club Soda |
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Lemon |
1 twist. |
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Method |
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Pour sweet vermouth and Campari into a highball glass, over ice cubes. Fill with club soda and stir. Add a twist of lemon peel or garnish with wedge. |
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Bronx |
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Ingredients |
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Gin |
1 1/2 oz. |
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Dry Vermouth |
1/2 oz. |
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Sweet Vermouth |
1/2 oz. |
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Orange Juice |
Half of orange |
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Method |
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Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with a slice of orange. For a dry Bronx, forego the sweet vermouth. |
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Corpse Reviver |
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Ingredients |
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Vermouth |
3/4 oz. |
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Calvados (or Applejack) |
3/4 oz. |
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Brandy |
3/4 oz. |
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Method |
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Stir well over ice cubes in a mixing glass, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve with a glass of ice water. |
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Cynar Cocktail |
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Ingredients |
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Light Vermouth |
1 oz. |
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Cynar |
1 oz. |
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Orange |
1 wedge. |
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Method |
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Pour vermouth and Cynar over ice cubes in an old-fashioned glass, stir and squeeze orange wedge over drink before dropping it into the glass. |
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Gibson |
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Ingredients |
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Gin |
2 1/2 oz. |
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Dry Vermouth |
1 1/2 tsp. |
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Cocktail Onions |
3. |
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Method |
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In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the gin and vermouth. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with onions. |
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Imperial |
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Ingredients |
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Dry Vermouth |
1 1/2 oz. |
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Gin |
1 1/2 oz. |
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Cherry Liqueur |
1/2 tsp. |
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Bitters |
1 dash. |
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Cherry |
1. |
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Method |
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Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry. |
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Knickerbocker |
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Ingredients |
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Gin |
1 oz. |
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Dry Vermouth |
3/4 oz. |
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Light Vermouth (or Rosso) |
Dashes. |
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Lemon |
1 twist. |
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Method |
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Stir well in a mixing glass filled with ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass and squeeze lemon twist over the drink before dropping it into the glass. |
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Manhattan |
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Ingredients |
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Blended Whiskey |
1 1/2 oz. |
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Sweet Vermouth |
3/4 oz. |
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Stemmed Cherry |
1. |
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Method |
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Stir vermouth and whiskey with ice and strain into a cocktail glass or mix on the rocks in an old-fashioned glass. Serve with a cherry. See also Rob Roy. |
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Martini |
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Ingredients |
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Gin |
1 1/2 oz. |
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Dry Vermouth |
1/2 tsp. |
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Method |
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Stir vermouth and gin over ice cubes in mixing glass. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Serve with a twist of lemon peel or olive, if desired. A sweet Martini can be made with equal parts gin and sweet vermouth. The "traditional" ratio is said to be two parts gin to one part dry vermouth, though this is far from the favoured combinations. See also Park Avenue. |
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Negroni |
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Ingredients |
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Gin |
1 oz. |
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Campari |
3/4 oz. |
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Sweet Vermouth |
3/4 oz. |
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Lemon |
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Method |
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Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass, or into an old-fashioned glass over ice cubes. Add a twist of lemon peel. A small amount of club soda is an optional addition. |
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Park Avenue |
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Ingredients |
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Gin |
1 oz. |
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Dry Vermouth |
1/4 oz. |
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Sweet Light Vermouth |
1/4 oz. |
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Unsweetened Pineapple Juice |
1/4 oz. |
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Method |
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Stir well with ice in a mixing glass and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. |
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Rob Roy |
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Ingredients |
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Scotch |
1 1/2 oz. |
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Sweet Vermouth |
3/4 oz. |
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Stemmed Cherry |
1. |
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Method |
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Stir vermouth and Scotch with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a stemmed cherry. A dash of Angostura bitters is an optional addition. The Rob Roy is essentially a Scotch Manhattan. |
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Vermouth Cocktail |
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Ingredients |
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Dry Vermouth |
1 oz. |
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Sweet Light Vermouth |
1 oz. |
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Orange Bitters |
1 dash. |
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Method |
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Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Serve with a cherry. Also known as a Half & Half. |
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Vodka Martini |
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| Ingredients | |
| Vodka | 2 1/2 oz. |
| Dry Vermouth | 1 1/2 tsp. |
| Lemon twist or cocktail olive | 1. |
| Method | |
| In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka and vermouth. Stir well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or an olive. See also Martini. | |
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