Each drink recipe serves one or two unless otherwise indicated.
Brandy
Bourbon
Gin
Rum
Scotch
Vodka
Whiskey
Wine Cocktails
Punches and More

Between The Sheets
1 ounce brandy
1 ounce Cointreau
1 ounce light rum
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Crushed ice
Fill mixing glass with crushed ice. Add liquid ingredients. Shake and strain 
into a rocks glass filled with ice cubes.

French Connection
2 ounces brandy
1 ounce amaretto
1 splash triple sec
Fill a rocks glass with ice. Add brandy and amaretto and stir. Top with a splash of triple sec and serve.

Brandy Alexander
1 1/2 ounce brandy
1 ounce crème de cacao (dark)
1 ounce heavy creme
1 scoop crushed ice
Mix all ingredients in a shaker. Strain mixture into a cocktail glass.

Mint Julep
2 1/2 ounces bourbon
7 sprigs mint
1/2 ounce simple syrup
Place six of the mint sprigs in a Collins glass. Add simple syrup and muddle the sprigs and syrup well. Add 1-1/2 ounce of the Bourbon and stir. Fill glass with ice cubes and add the rest of the Bourbon. Stir well and garnish with an orange slice, a lemon slice, and the final sprig of mint. 
SIMPLE SYRUP: Place 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for five minutes and transfer to a container to cool. Can be refrigerated for up to 6 weeks.


Gin
Gin Rickey
1-1/2 ounces gin
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, (juice of 1/2 lime)
6 ounces club soda, (or to fill)
Fill a highball glass with ice. Add gin and lime juice. Fill with club soda and stir. Garnish with a wedge of lime.

Mint Martini
4 ounces gin
1/2 ounce white vermouth
1/2 ounce Peppermint Schnapps
Colored sugar
Candy cane
Ice
Shake contents in martini shaker with ice. Rim glass with lemon juice and dip into colored sugar. Pour in drink mixture. Garnish with candy cane.

Singapore Sling
1/2 Lemon, juice of
1 Teaspoon Powdered sugar
2 Ounce Gin
1/2 Ounce Cherry brandy
Carbonated water (to fill)
Mix and serve! 

Mojitos for a Crowd
Makes 6-8 drinks
2 cups ice cubes, plus more for serving
8 large mint sprigs, plus more for garnish
1/3 cup sugar, superfine if available
1 cup fresh lime juice ( use 6-8 limes)
2 cups light rum
8 dashes bitters (omit if desired)
1 liter club soda, chilled
In a large pitcher add ice, mint, sugar and lime. With a wooden spoon, beat the mint leaves against the sides of the pitcher to "bruise" them and release their oils.  Stir in rum and bitters.  Strain if desired and store in freezer till service. To serve, place mint leaf garnish in glass so it comes up the sides.  Add ice, then rum mixture and top off with club soda. Delish!  

Blue Hawaii
1 ounce blue Curacao
1/2 ounce dark rum
1/2 ounce light rum
1 ounce orange juice
5 ounces pineapple juice, (or to fill)
3 ounces crushed ice
Pour crushed ice into blender. Add Curacao, rum, pineapple juice, and orange juice, and blend until smooth. Pour into beer goblet. Garnish with an orange slice, pineapple chunk, and cherry on a toothpick.


Long Island Iced Tea
1/2 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce gin
1/2 ounce light rum
1/4 ounce tequila
1/2 ounce triple sec
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
6 ounces cola, or to fill
Cracked ice
Ice cubes
Fill a mixing glass with ice. Add liquors and lemon juice Shake and strain into a tall glass filled with ice cubes. Fill with cola. Garnish with a slice of lemon and a sprig of mint and serve with a straw and an iced tea spoon.


Hurricane
1 ounce dark rum
1 ounce light rum
1/2 ounce Galliano
2 ounces passion fruit syrup
1/2 ounce orange juice
1 splash Rose's lime juice
1 splash Pineapple juice
Fill a mixing glass with cracked ice. Add rum, galliano, passion fruit syrup, and orange juice. Shake and strain into highball or tall glass filled with ice cubes. Top with a splash of Rose's lime juice and a splash of pineapple juice.


Zombie
1 ounce light rum
1 ounce dark rum
1/2 ounce grenadine
1/2 ounce triple sec
1 ounce apricot brandy
2 ounces orange juice
2 ounces sour mix, bottled
1 splash Rose's Lime Juice
1 dash 151-proof rum
1 lemon slice
Cracked ice
Ice Cubes
Fill a mixing glass with cracked ice. Add light and dark rums, grenadine, triple sec, apricot brandy, orange juice, and sour mix. Shake well and strain into a Collins or highball glass filled with ice cubes. Top with a dash of 151-proof rum and garnish with a lemon slice.


Rum Runner
1/2 ounce light rum
1/2 ounce dark rum
1/2 ounce crème de banana
1/2 ounce blackberry brandy
1/2 ounce grenadine
Sour mix
Pineapple juice
Splash of orange juice
1/2 ounce 151 rum
Ice
Pour light and dark rums, crème de banana, brandy and grenadine into a tall glass. Add sour mix and pineapple juice until the glass is full. Add a splash of orange juice. Pour into another glass with ice; shake. Top with 1/2 ounce of 151 rum.

Godfather
1-1/2 ounces Scotch
1/2 ounce amaretto
Fill a rocks or old fashioned glass with ice. Add scotch and amaretto and stir.

Rob Roy
1-1/2 ounces Scotch
1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
STRAIGHT UP: Fill a mixing glass with cracked ice. Add Scotch and sweet vermouth. Stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry. ON THE ROCKS: Fill a rocks glass with ice cubes. Add Scotch and sweet vermouth and stir. Garnish with a cherry.

Rusty Nail
1 ounce Scotch
1 ounce Drambuie
Fill a rocks glass with ice. Add scotch and Drambuie and stir.

Simple Martinis by the Pitcher
Makes 6 drinks, double ingredients for 12 drinks
1/4 cup fresh lime juice, plus extra for garnish slices
2 teaspoons sugar
4 cups ice cubes
1 1/2 cups vodka, chilled
1/2 cup cranberry juice
Mix lime juice and sugar in a bowl or cup until sugar dissolves. Add ice cubes to a pitcher or large martini shaker.  Add lime juice mixture, vodka and cranberry juice and stir or shake until chilled.  Strain into a pitcher or leave in martini shaker.  Set in the freezer until serving time.  

Variations: Substitute 1/4 cup vermouth for the lime, sugar and cranberry juice for a plain vodka martini 

Substitute the lime juice for other citrus juice and the cranberry with other fruit juices.  For example: lemon and orange juice; grapefruit and pineapple; lime and apple; lime and mixed berry juice.  

Creamsicle
1/2 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce Triple Sec, or Cointreau
1/2 ounce orange juice
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
Add all ingredients in blender and blend at high speed until smooth, about 30 seconds. Serve with straw in dessert or cocktail glass. Tastes just like a Dreamsicle!

Salty Dog
1-1/2 ounces vodka
5 ounces grapefruit juice, or to fill
Margarita salt
Ice cubes
Rim a highball glass with margarita salt or other coarse-ground salt. Fill the glass with ice cubes. Add vodka and grapefruit juice and stir.

Spicy Bloody Mary
1-1/2 ounces vodka
3 ounces tomato juice
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1-3 dashes Tabasco sauce, or to taste
1 pinch celery salt, or to taste
1 pinch salt
1 pinch pepper
1 stalk celery
1 lime wedge
ice cubes
cracked ice
Combine liquid ingredients and seasonings in a mixing glass. Shake with cracked ice and strain into a tall glass filled with ice cubes. Garnish with celery stalk and wedge of lime.  Omit vodka for a Virgin Mary

Whiskey Sour
1 lemon, Juiced
1/2 teaspoon powdered sugar
2 ounces blended whiskey
Cracked ice
Fill a mixing glass with cracked ice. Add lemon juice, whiskey, and sugar.  Shake and strain into a sour glass filled with ice cubes. Garnish with a slice of orange and a cherry.


Irish Creme
1 Cup light cream
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1-2/3 cups whiskey
1 teaspoon instant coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
Combine all in blender. Blend on high speed for 30 seconds, bottle tightly and refrigerate (will keep for two months if cool). Makes 36 oz


Old Fashioned
2 ounces blended whiskey
2 dashes bitters
1 teaspoon water
1 teaspoon sugar
ice cubes
1 lemon twist
1 orange slice
1 maraschino cherry
Pour bitters and water into an old fashioned glass. Add sugar and muddle well with a bar spoon or teaspoon. Add whiskey and stir. Add ice cubes. Twist a lemon peel over the drink and drop into glass. Garnish with an orange slice and cherry.

Basic Wine Spritzer
4 oz white wine
Club soda
Lime wedge for garnish

Fill a white wine glass or highball glass with ice.  Pour in the wine.  Top with club soda. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Variation: Use red wine and orange slices

Grand Dame
Serves about 6
6 tablespoons Grand Marnier or other orange-liqueur
1 750-milliliter bottle of sparkling wine or champagne
Orange wedges or orange twist for garnish
Add orange liqueur to a champagne flute or equivalent. Slowly pour wine into glass, holding glass at an angle to increase the "fizz"

Holiday Eggnog
Serves 10-12
1 qt. prepared dairy eggnog
12 ounce blended whiskey
1 3/2 ounce rum
Mix all ingredients in a large punch bowl.  Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg if desired

Easy Does-It 'Nog
Makes about 12 servings
This is great "eggnog" without the eggs.  Much lighter, less calories and super simple to make.  
1 1/2 cups dark rum
3/4 cup brandy
3 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup white sugar
3 quarts whole milk (do not use low-fat or skim)
Ground nutmeg and cinnamon
Combine all of the ingredients, except nutmeg and cinnamon, in a large pitcher.  Mix well until the sugar dissolves.  Store in refrigerator until well chilled.

Hot Cider for a Crowd
Serves about 16, makes 1 gallon
The brandy is added to each serving so guests can enjoy with or without alcohol
4 cinnamon sticks
2 teaspoons allspice berries
2 teaspoons whole cloves
Zest of 1 orange
1 gallon natural apple cider
1-2 cups brandy
Bring the spices, zest and 1 cup of water to a boil in a saucepan.  Reduce heat and simmer about 15 minutes or until very fragrant.  Remove from heat.  Pour cider into a stockpot or large saucepan.  Add spice mixture and simmer over low heat until cider is warm.  Add desired amount of brandy to each mug and ladle in hot cider.  

Sunny Holiday Punch
Serves 10-12
46 ounces can pineapple juice, chilled
28 ounces bottle mineral water or club soda, chilled
6 ounces can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 each lemon or lime, thinly sliced
2 cups fresh or frozen berries
750 milliliters champagne, chilled
Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl. Garnish as desired.


Brandied Spice Coffee
1/3 cup ground coffee
1/2 Teaspoon brandy extract
1-1/2 3 inch cinnamon sticks
1/4 Teaspoon whole cloves
1/4 Teaspoon whole all spice
Place coffee in blender or processor. With processor ruining, add extract.  Stop and scrape the sides. Process 10 seconds longer. Place in container and mix in spices. Store in fridge.

Irish Coffee
1 ounce Irish whiskey
1 cup of coffee
Sugar
Whipped cream
Pour the liquor into a steamed glass or cup rimmed with sugar. Fill within 1/2 inch from the top with strong, hot coffee. Cover surface to brim with chilled whipped cream.

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