Showing posts with label Cointreau. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cointreau. Show all posts

Thursday, December 1, 2011

JJ's Autumnal Roll

A great drink with a silly name! YOU ARE WELCOME ;-)

2 ounces applejack
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/4 ounce cinnamon syrup
1/4 ounce ginger syrup
1/2 ounce cointreau

Shake and strain.

Check out the syrups section for recipes on how to make your own cinnamon and ginger syrups.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Sidecar

The almighty classic. Honestly, you can swap out the spirit for whatever you want....

1 1/2 ounces Brandy (I like a nice cognac)
1 ounce cointreau
1/2 ounce lemon juice

Shake and strain.

This is a classic 3-2-1 ratio. It will really work with whatever you put as the spirit. Vodka, gin, whiskey. Tequila, and replace the lemon with lime and you have a margarita!

Corpse Reviver #2

Here's a great one from the savoy.

3/4 ounce gin
3/4 ounce cointreau
3/4 ounce lillet*
3/4 ounce lemon juice.

*Note about lillet...
Sometime in the 70's or 80's the company that produces lillet went and CHANGED THE RECIPE ON US! WHAT a bunch of jerks am i right!? Anyway, this presents us a problem because this recipe is from the 30's. So obviously, if the lillet is difference, the cocktail TASTES different. The good news is, according to some people, that Cocchi Americano tastes quite similar to how the original recipe lillet tasted like. So whenever I make myself a Corpse Reviver #2, I always use Cocchi instead of the lillet. It has some quinine in it, so adds this great bitter edge to the drink that totally changes it, for the better in my opinion.

Also, remember, lillet AND cocchi are fortified wines. so THEY ARE WINE! When you open the bottle, they begin to oxidize quickly, just like normal wine. So when you open them store them in the fridge. After 1 month has gone by, throw them out! I usually will buy small bottles, and only one type at a time. During that month, or few weeks, i'll try to have lots of drinks that involve that particular aperitif.