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The Ramos Gin Fizz

About The Ramos Gin Fizz

The Ramos Fizz, also known as the Ramos Gin Fizz, is a classic cocktail renowned for its creamy and frothy texture. This cocktail includes gin, citrus juices, simple syrup, egg white, and heavy cream. The key to its signature texture is an extended shaking process that emulsifies the ingredients, creating a velvety and luscious drink.

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz gin

  • 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

  • 1/2 oz fresh lime juice

  • 3/4 oz simple syrup

  • 1 oz heavy cream

  • 1 egg white

  • 2-3 drops orange flower water

  • 2 drops vanilla extract

  • Club soda (optional)

  • Ice

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4.0 Stars

  • Served:      On the Rocks

  • Strength:  Medium

  • Difficulty: Medium

  • Flavor:       Sweet

Method:

Dry shake: In a shaker without ice, combine gin, fresh lemon juice, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, heavy cream, egg white, vanilla extract, and orange flower water.

Wet shake: Add ice to the shaker and shake the ingredients vigorously for an extended period, typically 1-2 minutes, to create the desired frothy texture.

Strain the mixture into a highball or Collins glass without ice. The Ramos Fizz is often served without ice, but you can top it with a splash of club soda if desired.

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The Americano

About The Americano

Fun Fact: What was the first drink ever ordered by James Bond? It’s the Americano. Originating from Caffe Campari in the 1860s, the Americano is named due to the fact many American citizens in the region at the time seemed to enjoy the cocktail, and the nickname stuck. The Americano is a rather bitter cocktail that is enjoyed casually as an afternoon drink.

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. Campari

  • 1 oz. Red Vermouth

  • Fill Soda Water

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4.0 Stars

  • Served:      On the Rocks

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Spirit

Method:

Pour Campari and vermouth into old fashioned glass with ice. Add soda water to taste and garnish with orange slice.

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The Vieux Carré

About The Vieux Carré

The Vieux Carré is named for the French Quarter of New Orleans. The cocktail traces its origins to the 1930s but officially appeared in print in 1937. It is a rich in flavor cocktail that employs the use of decadent ingredients. Raise a toast to New Orleans!

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Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. Rye Whiskey

  • 1 oz. Cognac

  • 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth

  • 1 Barspoon Bénédictine©

  • 2 Dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters

  • Orange Zest and Maraschino Cherry for Garnish

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       3.5 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Spirit Forward

Method:

Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice cubes. Stir well. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with orange zest and a maraschino cherry.

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The Paradise

About The Paradise

The Paradise cocktail is the O.G. Gin and Juice cocktail made famous again by rapper Snoop Dogg. The cocktail originated in 1930 and was invented by famous mixologist Harry Craddock. The recipe has remained largely unchanged with the exception of variations on the amount of “juice” and brandy.

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Ingredients:

  • 1¼ oz. Gin

  • ¾ oz. Apricot Brandy

  • ½ oz. Orange Juice

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4.5 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Mild

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Fruity

Method:

Shake together over ice. Strain into cocktail glass and serve chilled.

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The Hanky Panky

About The Hanky Panky

The Hanky Panky originates from the Savoy Hotel in London, England and first appeared in the year 1903. Credited to Savoy’s head bartender Ada Coleman. The Hanky-Panky is a variation on the sweet martini, as it calls for gin and sweet vermouth, but Coleman's secret ingredient was Fernet-Branca, a bitter Italian digestivo.

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Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz. Gin

  • 1½ oz. Sweet Vermouth

  • 2 Dashes of Fernet-Branca

  • Orange Zest for Garnish

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4.0 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Spirit Forward

Method:

Stirred over ice, strained into a chilled glass, garnished, and served up.

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The Last Word

About The Last Word

The Last Word is a gin-based prohibition-era cocktail originally developed at the Detroit Athletic Club. While the drink eventually fell out of favor, it enjoyed a renewed popularity after being rediscovered by the bartender Murray Stenson in 2004 during his tenure at the Zig Zag Café and becoming a cult hit in the Seattle area.

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Ingredients:

  • ¾ oz. Gin

  • ¾ oz. Maraschino Liqueur

  • ¾ oz. Green Chartreuse

  • ¾ oz. Lime Juice

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       3.5 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Spirit Forward

Method:

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

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The Angel Face

About The Angel Face

Another Londoner cocktail, the Angel Face appeared at the Savoy Hotel in the 1930s and was published in print that same year. The combination of brandy flavors creates a very fruity, yet strong cocktail. The recipe calls for Calvados© specifically as an ingredient, but can be substituted with apple brandy if not available.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. Gin

  • 1 oz. Apricot Brandy

  • 1 oz. Apple Brandy (Calvados©)

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4.0 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Fruity

Method:

Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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The Alexander

About The Alexander

A cocktail named the Alexander debuted in 1910 but the version listed below and recognized by the IBA as an official cocktail wasn’t published in print until 1915. A famous after-dinner cocktail, the Alexander is still a popular cocktail in the current mixology scene and is often seen in upscale establishments.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. Cognac

  • 1 oz. Creme de Cacao

  • 1 oz. Light Cream

  • Nutmeg for Garnish

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4.0 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Mild

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Sweet

Method:

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain contents into a cocktail glass. Sprinkle nutmeg on top and serve.

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The White Lady

About The White Lady

The White Lady is essentially a sidecar made with gin in place of brandy. What makes it different from the simple gin sour is the switching of sugar for triple sec. The cocktail sometimes also includes additional ingredients, for example egg white, sugar, or cream. The classic concoction is most commonly served in a cocktail glass. When an egg white is added a champagne coupe is preferable; the silky foam clings more pleasingly to the curved glass.

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Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz. Gin

  • 1 oz. Triple Sec

  • ⅔ oz. Lemon Juice

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Spirit Forward

Method:

Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into large cocktail glass.

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The Sidecar

About The Sidecar

The invention of the drink is credited to an American army captain in Paris during World War I and named after the motorcycle sidecar that the captain used. The Sidecar cocktail is a highly customizable cocktail, and it serves as the launch point for several sister cocktails similar in design.

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Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz. Cognac

  • ¾ oz. Triple Sec

  • ¾ oz. Lemon Juice

  • Orange Slice for Garnish

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Spirit Forward

Method:

Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into large cocktail glass.

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The Tuxedo

About The Tuxedo

Related to the martini, the Tuxedo has had many variations since its inception in the 1880s. The cocktail is named after the Tuxedo Club in Orange County, New York where it was first mixed. Tuxedo Park, the planned community where the club was built, is itself a derivation of the Lenape word tucseto. The form of menswear by the same name originated at the same country club around the same time.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 oz. Gin

  • 1 oz. Dry Vermouth

  • ½ barspoon Maraschino Liqueur

  • ¼ barspoon Absinthe

  • 3 Dashes Orange Bitters

  • Cherry and Lemon Zest for Garnish

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Spirit Forward

Method:

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry and a twist of lemon zest.

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The Brandy Crusta

About The Brandy Crusta

First published in 1862, the Brandy Crusta is a throwback to a bygone era of cocktails. The Brandy Crusta all but vanished from the cocktail scene near the Prohibition period but has recently began a revival in New Orleans. The Crusta is an aromatic cocktail that is strongly spirit forward, so make sure to use a brand you enjoy.

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Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. Brandy

  • ¼ oz. Maraschino Liqueur

  • 1 Barspoon Curacao

  • ½ oz. Lemon Juice

  • 1 Barspoon Simple Syrup

  • 2 Dashes of Angostura Bitters

  • Orange/Lemon Peel for Garnish

  • Sugar for Glass Rim

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4.0 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Medium

  • Flavor:       Spirit Forward

Method:

Mix all ingredients with ice cubes in a mixing glass. Strain into slim cocktail glass rimmed with sugar.

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The Martinez

About The Martinez

The Martinez is a classic cocktail that is widely regarded as the direct precursor to the Martini. It serves as the basis for many modern cocktails, and several different versions of the original exist. These are generally distinguished by the accompaniment of either Maraschino or Curacao, as well as differences in gin or bitters. The exact origin is unclear but it is widely agreed that it appeared before the 1900s.

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Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz. Gin

  • 1½ oz. Sweet Vermouth

  • 1 Barspoon Maraschino Liqueur

  • 2 Dashes of Orange Bitters

  • Lemon Zest for Garnish

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Spirit Forward

Method:

Stirred over ice, strained into a chilled glass, garnished, and served up.

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The Clover Club

About The Clover Club

The Clover Club dates back to the pre-Prohibition era in Philadelphia. The cocktail itself is named after the Gentlemen’s Club of the same name and first appeared in print around the year 1917. The cocktail has somewhat fallen out of favor due to its use of a raw egg white which has all but vanished from the mainstream cocktail scene today.

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Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz. Gin

  • ½ oz. Lemon Juice

  • ½ oz. Raspberry Syrup

  • 1 Egg White

  • Lemon Wedge for Garnish

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4.0 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Mild

  • Difficulty:  Medium

  • Flavor:       Sweet

Method:

Dry shake ingredients to emulsify, add ice, shake and served straight up.

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The John Collins

About The John Collins

Debuting in 1869’s Steward and Barkeeper's Manual . Some cocktail historians also pinpoint popular cocktails similar in composition in New York City a decade earlier. The Tom Collins variation appeared a few decades later and used Old Tom style Gin (hence the name change). The John Collins is a true classic in the world of mixology.

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Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz. Gin

  • 1 oz. Lemon Juice

  • ½ oz. Simple Syrup

  • Fill Carbonated Water

  • Dash of Angostura Bitters

  • Lemon Wedge and Maraschino Cherry for Garnish

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4 Stars

  • Served:      On the Rocks

  • Strength:   Light

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Spirit Forward

Method:

Pour all ingredients directly into highball glass filled with ice. Stir gently. Garnish. Add a dash of Angostura bitters.

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The Casino

About The Casino

This 1917 cocktail is an IBA Official Cocktail and is a very flavorful and strong drink. This classic has fallen out of popularity but still retains a unique flavor pattern and can be found in upscale lounges and not ironically, casinos!

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Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz. Gin

  • ½ oz. Maraschino Liqueur

  • ½ oz. Fresh Lemon Juice

  • 2 Dashes Orange Bitters

  • Lemon Twist and Maraschino Cherry for Garnish

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4.0 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Spirit Forward

Method:

Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist and a maraschino cherry. Serve without a straw.

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The Mary Pickford

About The Mary Pickford

A Mary Pickford is a Prohibition Era cocktail made with white rum, fresh pineapple juice, grenadine, and Maraschino liqueur. It is served shaken and chilled, often with a Maraschino cherry. Named for Canadian-American film actress Mary Pickford (1892–1979), it is said to have been created for her in the 1920s by either Eddie Woelke or Fred Kaufmann at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba on a trip she took to Havana.

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Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz. Silver Rum

  • ¼ oz. Maraschino Liqueur

  • 1½ oz. Pineapple Juice

  • Splash of Grenadine

  • Cherries for Garnish

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4.0 Stars

  • Served:      Neat

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Fruity

Method:

Shake and strain into a chilled large cocktail glass

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The Boulevardier

About The Boulevardier

The 1920s cousin of the Negroni, the Boulevardier is currently enjoying a large revival in the cocktail scene. Invented by an American writer that published a newspaper in Paris known as the “Boulevardier,” this cocktail is an offshoot of fellow IBA cocktail the Negroni with the notable change of gin to bourbon. The substitution creates a different flavor profile and mixes with fellow spirits vermouth and campari to create an entirely new tasting experience.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 part Bourbon Whiskey

  • 1 part Sweet Vermouth

  • 1 part Campari

  • Orange Peel/Maraschino Cherry for Garnish

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4.5 Stars

  • Served:      On the Rocks

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Spirit Forward

Method:

Build ingredients in lowball glass with ice. Stir gently and garnish with an orange peel and/or maraschino cherry.

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The Stinger

About The Stinger

You may not be familiar this one, but back in its heyday the Stinger was a popular evening beverage. Famous drinkers include Cary Grant and your idol and mine; James Bond. The Stinger used to be known as an evening drink or even as a hangover cure (yuck!). The Stinger is a fairly powerful cocktail that is typically drank slowly to avoid it, well, stinging you.

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz. Cognac

  • 1/2 oz. White Crème de Menthe

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       3 Stars

  • Served:      On the Rocks

  • Strength:   Strong

  • Difficulty:  Simple

  • Flavor:       Spirit

Method:

Pour ingredients into mixing glass with ice and stir gently. Strain into martini glass or into rocks glass with ice if preferable.

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The Gin Fizz

About The Gin Fizz

The New Orleans original has been in fashion since the 1800s, with its peak during the early to mid 1900s before it became an international sensation. Mostly seen now as a retro-classic cocktail, the Gin Fizz remains a pillar of modern mixology and can be changed to suit the individual drinker by substituting gin with whiskey or rum.

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. Gin

  • 1.5 oz. Lemon Juice

  • 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup

  • Top Club Soda

  • 1 Lemon Slice

Cocktail Profile

  • Rating:       4.0 Stars

  • Served:      On the Rocks

  • Strength:  Medium

  • Difficulty: Medium

  • Flavor:       Sweet

Method:

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, except the Club Soda. Strain into highball glass with fresh ice. Top with Club Soda and garnish with a lemon slice.

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