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 

Rosso Royale

This certainly seems like a festive cocktail however it's sweet and bubbly fruity taste makes this sip-able anytime when champagne is on hand. 

Rosso Royale

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makes 1 cocktail

2/3 oz Cranberry juice

1/4 oz Simple Syrup

2/3 oz Sweet Vermouth

Champagne

cranberry

Add cranberry juice, simple syrup and sweet vermouth into a champagne glass. Top up with champagne. Garnish with a cranberry, if you wish.   

Stay warm and have a great weekend everyone! - JD 

Green-Eyed Monster

If you are looking for a different cocktail and one that is Halloween inspired you may want to try this. It is slightly sweet with herbal undertones all thanks to the Chartreuse.  

Green Eyed Monster

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makes 1 cocktail

1 oz Green Chartreuse

1 oz Gin

1 oz Sweet Vermouth

Ice cubes

Fill a cocktail mixing pitcher with ice cubes. Add all the ingredients. Stir and strain into cocktail glass. 

Hope everyone is getting into the Halloween spirit. Have a good weekend! - JD 

Lovely Butterfly

This fluttery cocktail is light and refreshing. A perfect summertime cocktail.

Lovely Butterfly

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makes 1 cocktail

1 oz Dry Vermouth

1 oz Sweet Vermouth

1/2 oz Dubonnet

1/2 oz Orange Juice

ice

Combine all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with the ice. Shake and strain to a martini glass. Garnish with a twist of orange, if you wish. 

Seems like we will have some sunshine this long weekend. Enjoy it! and have a great weekend everyone! - JD 

Tanqueray Malacca Martinez

It seems as though the fine people at Tanqueray have distilled some exotic unique gins. We found the, Malacca Gin, at our local shop and decided to give it try. This aromatic cocktail is a particularly strong one. 

Tanqueray Malacca Martinez

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makes 1 cocktail

1 oz. Tanqueray Malacca Gin

1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth

1/4 oz Cherry Liqueur

2 dashes of Orange Bitters

Shake all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Pour into a martini or cocktail glass and garnish with a twist of lemon. 

... and here is what the bottle of Tanqueray's Malacca Gin looks like. Hope you can find it. It is worth the hunt! 

Have a great weekend everyone! - JD 

Liar's Martini

This smooth but mellow cocktail will set you straight with it's down to earth subtle orange flavour. 

Liar's Martini

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makes 2 cocktails

6 oz Gin

2 oz Dry Vermouth

1 oz Triple Sec

1 oz Sweet Vermouth

Pour ingredients into shaker with cracked ice and shake well. strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with a twist of lemon, if you wish.

Have a great weekend everyone! - JD

Opening

This was an interesting cocktail. Fruity and smoky with just a hint of sweetness. 

Opening

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makes 2 cocktails

2 oz Whiskey

1 oz Sweet Vermouth

1/2 oz Grenadine

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. 

Have a good weekend everyone! - JD 

Newbury Martini

I must say this cocktail is quite interesting as it starts off with a subtle florally flavour which then turns into an earthy finish. Before mixing, the colour is brown however once shaken you get this alluring rich golden amber colour. This cocktail is definitely worth a sip!

Newbury Martini
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makes 3 martinis

6oz gin
2oz Sweet Vermouth
1oz Triple Sec

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with a lemon twist, if you wish. 


The warmer temperatures proved positive this week. Have a great weekend everyone!  
- JD 

The Ralph Furley

Now the only Ralph Furley I can think of, is one that Don Knotts played on Three's Company. Other than that, I can recall no other and this martini, one may assume, is a hats off to the character he portrayed. It is light and sunny with a slight creamsicle flavour. 

Ralph Furley

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makes 3 cocktails

6 oz gin

4 oz Orange juice

1 oz Sweet Vermouth

1 oz lime juice

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glasses.

Have a great weekend everyone! - JD 
  

Park Avenue Cocktail

Some Park Avenue recipes offer a splash of Orange Curacao, either way this vintage cocktail, with it's fairly basic ingredients, is fruity and smooth. 


Park Avenue Cocktail

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3oz Gin

1oz Sweet Vermouth
1oz pineapple juice 

Place all ingredients into  cocktail shaker with cracked ice an shake well. Strain into chilled martini glasses. 

Enjoy the sunshine and have a great weekend everyone! - JD