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Friday, April 11, 2008

Long Island Iced Tea

Long Island Iced Tea

Ingredients:
1⁄2 oz. vodka 1⁄2 oz. rum 1⁄2 oz. tequila 1⁄2 oz. gin 1⁄2 oz. triple sec Splash of Coke™ or other cola Lemon slice or wedge
Preparation:
Fill chimney glass with ice.
Add vodka, rum, tequila, gin and triple sec.
Add a splash of cola.
Garnish with lemon
Variation 1: Long Beach Tea Replace Coke with splash of cranberry juice. Replace lemon garnish with lime.
Variation 2: Adios Tea
Replace Coke with splash of blue curaƧao. Replace lemon garnish with maraschino cherry.

Recipe courtesy of bartender David Bird, Charlie's Bar, Las Vegas, Nev.

The Perfect Bloody Mary

The Perfect Bloody Mary

Ingredients:
2 ounces vodka Dash red wine Dash wine and sherry mix, not available commercially, recipe follows Pinch celery salt Salt and pepper 7 drops Worcestershire sauce 5 drops hot sauce 1 (6-ounce) container tomato juice Celery stalks Cherry tomatoes
Instructions:
Combine all of the ingredients in a highball glass containing ice, stir well, and serve with a celery stick and cherry tomato.
To substitute mix, add red wine and a dry sherry to the Bloody Mary.

Margarita

Margarita

Ingredients:
1-1/2 oz. silver tequila 1 oz. Cointreau 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice splash simple syrup salt rim
Tools:
shaker citrus squeezer salted rocks glass strainer
Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake until cold and strain into a chilled salt-rimmed glass.

Screwdriver

Screwdriver

Ingredients:
1-1/2 oz. citrus vodka fresh orange juice dash bitters orange wheel mint
Tools:
rocks glass citrus squeezer
Pour 1-1/2 oz. citrus vodka over rocks. Fill with freshly squeezed orange juice and top with a couple dashes of bitters. Garnish with an orange wheel and a sprig of mint.