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Sangria

1 Bottle of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Rioja, Zinfandel, Shiraz)1 Lemon cut into wedges1 Orange cut into wedges1 Lime cut into wedges2 Tbsp sugarSplash of orange juice or lemonade2 Shots of gin or triple sec4 Cups ginger ale

GETTING DRUNK

Where are my pants?

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In the beginning…

…there was whiskey and taxes.

The most popular drink in the nineteenth century was whiskey—an “all-American” liquor borrowed from Scotland and Ireland which replaced rum during the British blockades in the American Revolution and War of 1812.

The Tudor family of Boston

The Tudor family of Boston

ICE!

It is the ONLY ingredient we will use in ALL of the drinks tonight.

Tools of the trade

Hand Juicer Boston Shaker / Three piece

shaker Strainer Jigger

A gentleman's drink of choice.

Whiskey / Bourbon

A gentleman's drink of choice.

Whiskey / Bourbon

Whiskey

Bourbon

Rye

Between 1100 and 1300, distillation spread to Ireland and Scotland,[7] with monastic distilleries existing in Ireland in the 12th century. Since the islands had few grapes with which to make wine, barley beer was used instead, resulting in the development of whisky.

During the Prohibition era in the 1920s in the US, all alcohol sales were banned in the country. However, the federal government made an exemption for whisky, which could be prescribed by a doctor and sold through licensed pharmacies. During this time, the Walgreens pharmacy chain grew from 20 retail stores to almost 400.

Classic, refreshing, bourbon.

Mint Julep

12fresh Mint leaves

4.5 oz. bourbon

1.5 oz. Pure Cane sugar syrup (65°brix, 2:1 sugar/water)

3 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters 

Lightly MUDDLE (only bruise) mint in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and strain into glass half filled with crushed ice. CHURN (stir) the drink with the crushed ice using a bar spoon. Top up the glass with more crushed ice and CHURN again. Repeat this process until the drink fills the glass and serve.

A favorite among gentlemen called Mike Ekey

Old Fashioned (US version)

2 whole Maraschino cherries & syrup 

1 slice Fresh orange (cut into eight segments)

2 oz bourbon 

⅛ shot Maraschino syrup (from cherry jar) 

.5 oz Pure Cane sugar syrup (65°brix, 2:1 sugar/water) 

2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters

MUDDLE orange and cherries in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass.

For a sweeter palate.

Kentucky Tea

2 oz bourbon

1oz Cointreau triple sec 

1oz Freshly squeezed lime juice 

.5 oz Pure Cane sugar syrup (65°brix, 2:1 sugar/water) 

Top up with Ginger ale 

SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice and fine strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with ginger ale.

You have been warned.

Tequila

You have been warned.

Tequila

Blanco

Joven

Resposado

Anejo

Tequila was first produced in the 16th century near the location of the city of Tequila, which was not officially established until 1656. The Aztec people had previously made a fermented beverage from the agave plant, which they called octli (later, and more popularly called plaque), long before the Spanish arrived in 1521. When the Spanish conquistadors ran out of their own brandy, they began to distill this agave drink to produce North America's first indigenous distilled spirit.[4]

If it comes from a bucket, run away.

Margarita

2 oz Tequilla

1.5 oz Cointreau triple sec

1.5 oz Freshly squeezed lime juice

1 oz Pure Cane sugar syrup (65°brix, 2:1 sugar/water) 

Hold on to your sombrero.

The Bee Sting

1oz agave tequila (reposado)

1 oz. Rye whiskey

1 spoon Runny honey 

2 oz Pressed apple juice 

Top up with Ginger ale 

 STIR honey with whiskey in base of shaker until honey dissolves. Add tequila and apple juice, SHAKE with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with a splash of ginger ale.

From the bathtub to the shaker: This drink has history.

Gin

From the bathtub to the shaker: This drink has history.

Gin

By the 11th century, Italian monks were flavoring crudely distilled spirits with juniper berries.

The Dutch physician Franciscus Sylvius is credited with the invention of gin. By the mid 17th century, numerous small Dutch distillers (some 400 in Amsterdam alone by 1663).

It was only when William of Orange, ruler of the Dutch Republic, occupied the British throne together with his wife Mary that gin became vastly more popular.

From the bathtub to the shaker: This drink has history.

Gin

Secretly produced "bathtub gin" was commonly available in the speakeasies and "blind pigs" of Prohibition-era America due to the relative simplicity of the production method. Gin remained popular as the basis of many cocktails after the repeal of Prohibition.

Gimlet

2 oz. gin

1.5 oz. lime 

The incredible, edible egg.

Boxcar

2 oz. Bombay London dry gin

1 oz Cointreau triple sec 

1.5 oz. Freshly squeezed lime juice 

.5 oz Pomegranate syrup

 1 fresh Egg white SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

This is the B Train express traveling uptown. Watch the closing doors.

The Bronx (aka Satan’s Whiskers)

1.5 oz Gin

.75 oz Noilly Prat dry vermouth

.75 oz Martini Rosso sweet vermouth

1 oz Freshly squeezed orange juice

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Bad vodka tastes awful. Good vodka tastes like nothing.

Vodka

Bad vodka tastes awful. Good vodka tastes like nothing.

Vodka

According to Gin and Vodka Association (GVA), the first distilled beverage similar to a crude brandy was produced in Poland already in the 8th century, while the first 'identifiable' vodkas appeared in Poland in the 11th century. It was used often as medicine and called 'gorzalka'. Encyclopædia Britannica writes that Vodka originated in Russia during the 14th century, but exact origins of vodka cannot be traced definitively.

Uh oh…

Vodka

By 1975, vodka sales in the United States overtook those of bourbon, previously the most popular hard liquor and the native spirit of the country.

Its neutral flavor allows it to be mixed into a wide variety of drinks, often replacing other liquors (particularly gin) in traditional drinks, such as the Martini.

Prepare for rant.

WARNING!

Oh, it hurts.

The Cosmopolitan

2 oz Vodka

2 oz Cointreau triple sec

2 oz Ocean Spray cranberry juice

1 oz Freshly squeezed lime juice

1dash Angostura orange bitters (optional)

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Or… The screwdriver +

Harvey Wallbanger

2 oz vodka

1 oz Galliano liqueur

3½ oz Freshly squeezed orange juice 

Pour all ingredients into ice filled glass

Now this is cooking.

Bloody Mary

2shots Ketel One vodka

4shots Tomato juice

½shot Freshly squeezed lemon juice

7 drops Tobasco hot pepper sauce

4 dashes Worcestershire sauce

2 pinches Black pepper

⅔ pinch Celery salt 

Asian Mary (with wasabi, ginger & soy sauce)Bloody Bull (with beef consommé)Bloody Caesar (with clam juice)Bloody Joseph (with Scotch whisky)Bloody Maria (with tequila)Bloody Maru (with sake)Bloody Shame (without alcohol)Bullshot (with beef bouillon)Cubanita (with rum)Red Snapper (with gin)

Now this is cooking.

Bloody Mary

And the rest…

The Cape Cod-Vodka-Cranberry JuiceThe Greyhound-Vodka-Grapefruit JuiceRock Lobster-Vodka-Pom Juice

I also take requests…

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