There are two basic cocktails a brother should know how to make without having to look up a recipe.
Naturally, these are the martini and the manhattan. Classic, old school cocktails with universal appeal. Even Grandma likes ‘em.
The Martini
Ingredients
3 oz quality gin
1 oz dry vermouth
handful of ice
Olives and/or cocktail onions skewered on a toothpick
Optional — Splash [...]
They serve this at The Brazen Bean, a great little cigar and martini bar. The drink is perfect for the holidays and great if you like chai lattes.
Voodoo Lady
1 1/2 oz. dark rum
1 1/2 oz. Kahlua
1/3 cup Chai concentrate (I like Oregon Chai or Tazo Chai, but you can make your own with tea bags, [...]
Berry Smoothie
1 1/2 cup cups lowfat boysenberry yogurt
3/4 cup passion fruit sorbet
1 cup frozen boysenberries
1 cup frozen wild blueberries
Combine yogurt and sorbet in a blender. Add berries and process until smooth. Makes 2 (12 oz.) servings.
And for those who care about such things…
Nutrition Info per serving : 287 calories, .5 grams fat, 58.9 grams [...]
A great cocktail for summer! This comes to us courtesy of Jimmy Buffet’s Essential Book of Boat Drinks and Assorted Frozen Concoctions.
Cowboy in the Jungle
1 jigger Light Rum
1/2 jigger Frangelico
Juice of 1 Lime
1 t Grenadine
Fill shaker with crushed ice. Add ingredients. Shake and strain into cocktail glass.
Ingredients
375 ml bottle of your favorite bourbon(Maker’s Mark for mixing. Knob Creek for drinkin’)
1 handful of of fresh mint leaves
2-3 sprigs of mint
2/3 cups sugar
1/3 cup water
Instructions
In a small sauce pan, bring sugar, water, and mint leaves up to a low boil, until sugar is completely dissolved.
The syrup created will be slightly green and fragrant [...]