The Old Flame Cocktail

This citrusy cocktail is bittersweet and tart. 

Old Flame 

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makes 1 cocktail

1 oz Gin

1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth

1/2 oz Cointreau

1/4 oz Campari

1 1/2 oz freshly squeezed orange juice

orange peel for garnish

Combine the gin, vermouth, Cointreau, Campari and orange juice in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with orange peel. 

Have a good weekend and stay safe everyone! - JD 

Milanese Spritz

I stumbled upon this cocktail via the internet and doing more research came across a few recipes with subtle differences. Some versions add club soda, dry Vermouth or gin to customize. We decided to try the Henry C's version. It's a spritzer beverage so it's light and refreshing. Great for summer.  

Milanese Spritz
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makes 1 cocktail

15ml Campari
15 ml Dry Vermouth
15 ml Gin
20 ml fresh lemon juice
20 ml Simple Syrup
Sparkling white wine, to top

Place the Campari, dry Vermouth, Gin, Lemon juice and syrup into a large wine glass. Give a gentle stir to mix together. Fill with ice and top up with the white wine. Put a lemon wedge on top, if you wish. 


Have a great weekend everyone! - JD 

Graduate

Moving on to this chill cocktail... subtle citrus flavours and a smoothness that hails a balanced bitterness, thanks to the Campari. 

Graduate

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makes 1 cocktail

1 oz Creme de Cassis

1 oz Campari

1/2 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice

Chilled Brut Champagne, or Sparkling Wine

Ice cubes

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway full with ice cubes. Add the Creme de Cassis, Campari, and lemon juice. Shake well. Strain into a fluted glass, and top with the champagne.

Have a great weekend everyone! - JD 

Love On The Rocks

A refreshing bitter sweet summer sipper.  

Love On The Rocks

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makes 1 cocktail

1 oz gin

3/4 oz Campari

2.5 oz Sanpellegrino Aranciata Rossa

Fill a glass with crushed ice add the gin; then add the Campari and fill with the Sanpellegrino Aranciata Rossa. Stir with a cocktail spoon.

Notes: if you can not find the Sanpellegrino then use 1.5 oz of carbonated water and 1 oz grapefruit juice. 

Have a great weekend everyone! - JD 

Clear-Coin Martini

This unique tasting cocktail is smooth and mellow. Perfect when you want something different. 

Clear-Coin Martini

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makes 1 cocktail

1 oz Vodka

1 oz Campari

2 oz Orange juice

Rinse chilled martini glasses with Campari. Pour remaining ingredients into a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with an orange twist, if you wish. 

Have a lovely weekend everyone! - JD 

Red-Nosed Rehbock

A champagne cocktail that is sweet, lively and suitable this Holiday season. A great substitution for a Buck Fizz. 

Red-Nosed Rehbock

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makes 1 cocktail 

1/2oz Campari
1oz cranberry juice

chilled brut Champagne

dash of orange bitters

Add the Campari and cranberry juice to a flute glass. Stir once.

Fill the flute with champagne almost to the top. Stir calmly and briefly. Top with the dash of orange bitters.

The snow has returned. Have a great weekend and stay warm everyone! - JD 

Lucien Gaudin Cocktail

This sweet, earthy cocktail is named after the fencer who competed in the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics; receiving two gold medals, one in 1924 and the other in 1928. 

Lucien Gaudin Cocktail

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makes 1 cocktail

1 oz gin

1/2 oz Cointreau

1/2 oz Campari 

1/2 oz Vermouth

Stir in a mixing glass with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Notes: to make this a longer cocktail simply make as above in a tall glass and top with tonic. 

Have a great weekend everyone!  - JD