Cocktail Creations
by Thomas Burton
Old Fashion
Whiskey: 2-3 oz.
Sugar: cube or syrup
Bitters: 2-3 drops/dashes
Water: liquid or ice
Combine all ingredients in a glass and stir gently for approximately 20 seconds.
Can be made in a mixing glass and strained into a drinking vessel or built in the glass.
Can be served “straight up” or over ice.
Manhattan
Whiskey: 2 oz.
Vermouth: 1 oz.
Bitters: 2 drops/dashes
Ice
Combine all ingredients in a glass and stir gently for approxmately 20 seconds.
Can be made in a mixing glass and strained into a drinking vessel or built in the glass.
Shogun Cocktail
(Asian Inspired Old Fashioned)
Whiskey: 2-3 oz.
Sugar: Cube or syrup
Bitters: 2-3 drops/dashes
Water: Liquid or ice
Combine all ingredients in a glass and stir gently for approximately 20 seconds.
Can be made in a mixing glass and strained into a drinking vessel or built in the glass.
Can be served “straight up” or over ice.
Johnny Appleseed
Rye: 1.5 oz.
Apple Brandy: 1 oz.
Ciiamon Whiskey: .5 oz.
Cider Syrup: .5 oz.
Bitters: 2 drops/dashes
Combine all ingredients in a glass and stir gently for approximately 20 seconds.
Can be made in a mixing glass and strained into a drinking vessel or built in the glass.
All Fig'd Up
Rye or Bourbon: 2 oz.
Fig Liqueur: 0.5 oz.
Simple Syrup: 0.5 oz.
Bitters: 2 drops Orange and 2 drops Tiki
Combine all ingredients in a glass with Ice and stir gently for approximately 20 seconds.
Can be made in a mixing glass and strained into a drinking vessel or built in the glass.
Can be served “straight up” or over ice.
La Louisiane
Rye: 2 oz.
Sweet Vermouth: .75 oz.
Benedictine: .5 oz.
Absinthe Rinse
Peychaud’s Bitters: 3 dashes
Spray Cocktail Glass with Absinthe and set aside.
Add Rye, Sweet Vermouth, Benedictine and Peychaud’s to a mixing glass filled with ice.
Stir 20 seconds and strain into cocktail glass.
Garnish with a Cherry.
Sazerac
Rye: 2-3 oz
Sugar : Cube or syrup
Peychaud’s Bitters: 2-3 drops/dashes
Absinthe Rinse
Spray Cocktail Glass with Absinthe and set aside.
Place one sugar cube in mixing vessel and drop bitters on top. Muddle to a paste.
Fill mixing glass half way with ice and pour Rye over the top.
Stir 20 seconds and strain into cocktail glass.
Garnish with flamed lemon peel.
Vieux Carre
Rye: .75 oz.
Cognac: .75 oz.
Sweet Vermouth: .75 oz.
Benedictine: .25 oz.
Angostura Bitters: 4 dashes
Add All Ingredients to a mixing glass filled with ice.
Stir 20 seconds and strain into cocktail glass.
Garnish with Cherry, Lemon Peel, or Both
Blue Line Cooler
Bourbon: 2 - 3 oz.
Blue Curacoa: 1.5 oz.
Lemon Juice: .25 oz.
Lemon Peel
Cherry
Fill rocks glass with crushed ice and set aside
In mixing glass combine lemon juice and bourbon with ice
Stir Until Chilled
Strain into rocks glass and top with Blue Curacao
Garnish with Lemon Peel and Cherry
Mint Julep
Bourbon: 3 oz.
Mint Syrup: 1 oz.
Bitters: 2 - 3 dashes
Add Mint Syrup to bottom of rocks glass or Julep cup
Tightly pack with crushed ice and add Bourbon. Stir until cup frosts on outside.
Top with more ice to dome, garnish with mint and bitters