Waldorf

Waldorf

Sort of an Absinthe tinted Manhattan
Course: Cocktail
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 fl oz Absinthe
  • 3/4 fl oz Sweet Vermouth
  • 2 fl oz Rye Whiskey
  • 2 dashes Bitters

Method
 

  1. Rinse a mixing glass with Absinthe, and discard
  2. fill mixing glass with ice, and add remaining ingredients
  3. Stir for 30 seconds
  4. Strain into a cocktail glass

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Vieux Carre

Vieux Carre

Classic New Orleans cocktail
Course: Cocktail
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 fl oz Rye Whiskey
  • 3/4 fl oz Brandy
  • 3/4 fl oz Sweet Vermouth
  • 1/2 teaspoon Benedictine Liqueur
  • 1 dash Bitters Typically Angostura
  • 1 dash Peychaud's Bitters

Method
 

  1. Combine ingredients in a large glass with ice
  2. Stir to mix
  3. Strain into an Old Fashioned glass
  4. Garnish with a cherry

Vesper Martini

Vesper Martini

As described in precise detail by Ian Fleming in his first James Bond novel
Course: Cocktail
Cuisine: British

Ingredients
  

  • 3 fl oz Gin
  • 1 fl oz Vodka
  • 1/2 fl oz Dry Vermouth Fleming specifies Lillet
  • 1 twist Lemon peel

Equipment

  • Shaker

Method
 

  1. Half fill the shaker with ice
  2. Add all ingredients and shake vigorously until very cold
  3. Strain into a chilled glass
  4. Squeeze and twist the peel over the glass to express the oil, then drop in the glass