Popular Cocktail Recipes

INGREDIENTS: 2oz whisky 1 1/2 oz dry vermouth DIRECTIONS Mix scotch and vermouth in a mixing glass half filled with ice. Stir then strain into a cocktail glass

INGREDIENTS: 1 shot gin dash angostura bitters dash dry vermouth 1 green olive DIRECTIONS Shake together ice, bitters, gin and vermouth. Strain into glass add olive then serve.

INGREDIENTS: 2oz Rye Whiskey 1/2oz dry vermouth 1 dash angostura bitters 1 maraschino cherry 1 Orange Twist DIRECTIONS Add the whiskey, vermouth and bitters to a mixing glass containing a few ice cubes and stir. Put the cherry into a chilled cocktail glass and strain the mix over it. Twist the orange peel over the drink and add. This version is very dry as I like to taste the whiskey. The twist of orange isn't to everyone's taste but I prefer it to the cherry and often leave the cherry out altogether. You could also use orange bitters instead of the regular.

INGREDIENTS: 1 part gin 1 part orange juice 1 part dry vermouth DIRECTIONS Shake together with ice and strain into cocktail glass.

INGREDIENTS: 1 measure gin splash dry vermouth 1 clove garlic 1 pimento stuffed olive splash olive juice 1 large ice cubes DIRECTIONS Cut a slice off the clove of garlic and rub freshly cut edge around the rim of a chilled martini glass. Gently pour the Gin and Vermouth into a highball containing the ice and stir *slowly* for 30 seconds. Hold ice in glass bottom with stirrer and pour into martini glass. Take a pimento stuffed green olive from the jar with a teaspoon, (also allowing the spoon to fill with brine from the jar), submerge and place olive carefully into bottom of Martini allowing brine to disperse. Alternative; the Dirty Mexican Martini... As above except after rubbing the martini glass rim with garlic, up-end the glass and quickly dip in table salt. Instead of a pimento stuffed olive, use a piri-piri (whole small chilli) stuffed olive. Finally, drink and appreciate the fine art of a true martini!

INGREDIENTS: 1 shot dry vermouth 1 shot orange juice soda DIRECTIONS Mix together with ice (except soda) pour into a tumbler and top up with soda.

INGREDIENTS: 1 shot dry vermouth 1 shot bacardi angostura bitters 1 shot grenadine 1 shot white wine cranberry juice DIRECTIONS pour ingredents into a glass jug over ice and orange slices. Top up with cranberry juice. Stir and serve with a grimace! created to celebrate a 39th birthday.

INGREDIENTS: 1/2 shot brandy 1/2 shot dry vermouth champagne DIRECTIONS Shake brandy, vermouth and crushed ice together (3-4 ice cubes crushed) then pour into tumbler and top up with champagne.

INGREDIENTS: 1/2 shot dry vermouth 1/2 shot lemon juice 1 shot gin DIRECTIONS Shake together and strain into cocktail glass.

INGREDIENTS: 5 ice cubes 1 MEASURE brandy 1 MEASURE dry vermouth 1 MEASURE orange juice 1 MEASURE grenadine 1 DASH OF creme de menthe ruby port 1 maraschino cherry SPRIG OF mint DIRECTIONS PUT THE ICE INTO A COCKTAIL SHAKER AND POUR IN THE BRANDY, VERMOUTH, ORANGE JUICE, GRENADINE AND CREME DE MENTHE. SHAKE AND STRAIN NTO A COCKTAIL GLASS. tILT THE GLASS AND GENTLY POUR ON A LITTLE RUBY PORT SO IT FLOATS ON TOP. DECORATE WITH A COCKTAIL CHERRY AND MINT

INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 shots whisky 1 shot dry vermouth 1 shot pineapple juice DIRECTIONS Shake in a shaker over ice then strain into a Chilled glass

INGREDIENTS: 1 shot dry vermouth 1 shot sweet vermouth 1 shot whiskey 3-6 dashes angostura bitters DIRECTIONS Stir together with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass