The Stork Club Cocktail

It has been awhile since posting about a cocktail and all within good reason. It is nice to leisurely sip on one as opposed to downing one. I have shared plenty of cocktails and I am unsure if these will return into what did become a regular Friday spot.  

This classic cocktail is named after New York City's famed, Stork Club, which was in existence from 1929 until 1965 and apparently it was the place to be! This cool citrus cocktail is uplifting.  

The Stork Club Cocktail

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 makes 1 cocktail

1 1/2 oz gin
3/4 oz Cointreau
1 oz freshly squeezed orange juice
1/2 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
dash of Angostura bitters
orange peel for garnish, if you wish

Combine the gin, Cointreau, orange juice and lime juice, and bitters 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  

Aperol Gin Cocktail

This cocktail will surely beat the summer heat. Summery like a Pimms and with a slight bitter twist that is refreshing.  

Aperol Gin Cocktail

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makes 2 cocktails

2 slices of cucumber

6 oz of gin

2 oz Aperol

2 oz lime juice

2 oz simple syrup

splash of club soda

lime for garnish, if you wish

Muddle the cucumber in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add Aperol, gin, lime juice, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously to combine. Strain into 2 cocktail glasses filled with ice.

Top each glass with a splash of club soda, garnish with a lime slice, if you wish.

Have a lovely weekend everyone! - JD

Mexican Martini

This punchy lime martini is perfect anytime however most enjoyable on a hot summer day.  

Mexican Martini

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makes one martini

3 oz Vodka

1 oz Lime Juice

3 parts Corona

Rim chilled martini glass with salt. Pour all ingredients, except the Corona, into a shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into prepared martini glasses. Top with Corona and garnish with a lime wedge, if you wish. 

Have a great weekend everyone. - JD  

Orange Fizz No. 2

A blast of citrus that is refreshing, fizzy and sour. This one will make you pucker up! 

Orange Fizz No. 2

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makes 1 cocktail

2 oz Dry Gin
juice of 1/2 orange
juice of 1/2 lime
juice of 1/2 lemon

Shake well with ice and strain into glass. Top up with soda water.

Notes: club soda or seltzer will work as well. 

Happy Robert Burns Day! Stay warm, enjoy the sunshine and have a great weekend everyone. -JD  

Ballets Russes

This sweetly smooth cocktail, inspired by a ballet company formed in Paris in 1909 by Sergei Diaghilev, will have you doing a pirouette... or two.    

Ballets Russes
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makes 1 cocktail

2 oz vodka
1 oz créme de cassis
1/2 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
ice cubes

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway full with ice cubes. Add the vodka, creme de cassis, and lime juice. Shake well.

Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a small piece of tulle.


Have a great weekend and Happy New Year everyone! - JD 

Jack Rose Martini

I do not know for whom this martini is named after however I do know it is one sweet punchy cocktail.  

Jack Rose Martini 

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makes 2 cocktails

4 oz Vodka

4 oz Brandy

2 oz Lime juice

1 oz Grenadine

Pour ingredients, except the Grenadine, into a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into chilled martini glasses. Place a drop of Grenadine in each glass. Garnish with a lime twist, if you wish. 

Have a great weekend everyone! - JD 

Gimlet Bengal

Strong with a subtle fruity flavour. A refreshing palette cleanser. 

Gimlet Bengal

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makes 1 cocktail

Gin

Rose's sweetened lime juice

1 large ice cube

1 cherry, green or red

1 think slice of lime

Chill champagne glass throughly. Put in the ice cube and pour gin over it until the ice cube floats. Over that, pour the lime juice, unsweetened will not do, to cover the surface. Add a cherry and a slice of lime. 

Have a great weekend everyone! - JD 

Bull Dog

A citrusy, sweet and sour mix which is believed that Sir Winston Churchill is the inspiration for this cocktail.

Bulldog

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makes 1 cocktail

1 oz gin

1 oz cherry liqueur

1 oz lime juice

Shake gin, cherry liqueur and lime juice into a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. You may garnish with a lime wedge, if you wish. 

Have a fabulous weekend everyone! - JD 

Journalist Martini

It is unclear as to when and where this cocktail was created however it is one of those classic cocktails which dates back to 1930, when it appeared in the Savoy Cocktail Book. To many it is the perfect martini due to the fact that it has equal parts of dry and sweet vermouth. Just a hint of citrus with a crisp, dry complexity that is unique. The Journalist is also known as the Periodista, which is Spanish for journalist.  

Journalist Martini

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Makes 4 - 3oz martinis

8 oz Gin

1 oz Dry Vermouth

1 oz Sweet Vermouth

1 oz Triple Sec

1 oz lime juice

1 dash bitters

Pour ingredients into a shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with a lemon twist. 

Have a great weekend everyone! - JD 

Kirsch Rickey

This is a lovely change of pace for a cocktail, the Kirsch Rickey. I have heard of a Gin Rickey however not necessarily a Kirsch Rickey. Still this cocktail will definitely have you dreaming of summer with it's fragrant tones and a fizz of sweet nectar; which would be most refreshing on a hot summer day... or night. If you prefer something a bit more dry you can exclude the simple syrup if you like and a touch more if needed. Although the recipe did not call for 2 maraschino cherries I decided to add them to each glass anyway. 

Kirsch Rickey
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1/2 ounce of freshly squeezed lime juice
2 ounces of Kirsch
1/4 to 1/2 ounce simple syrup, optional
ice cubes 
chilled club soda

1. Add the lime juice, kirsch and simple syrup (if using) to a highball glass or any comparably sized glass. Stir.

2. Add 2 to 3 large ice cubes or a few smaller ice cubes to the glass. Top it off with club soda. Stir again. Serve with a stirrer or straw.

Notes: You can use freshly squeezed lemon juice instead of lime for an equally refreshing cocktail.  

Keeping things simple and dreaming of summer. - JD