Monday, May 9, 2011

The Aviation Cocktail of the 1920's prohibition era, recipe and information.

Cocktails of the Prohibition Era: How to make The Aviation cocktail drink.


I finally had a chance to try a real Aviation cocktail last week at a modern speak easy in Omaha, NE. The name of the juke joint is the Sidedoor, I lounge that i really adore. The bartender or better titled mixologist really knew his stuff. I will write a review on that later.  All I can say is wow, what a classic, I never tasted anything quit like that before. This is one amazing drink that you have to enjoy for yourself.

The Aviation was invented by Hugo Ensslin, who was the head bartender at Hotel Wallick in New York. The Aviation was first seen published in Ensslin's 1916 "Recipes for Mixed Drinks". 

The original Ensslin's recipe was made with El Bart gin, lemon juice, maraschino liqueur, and crème de violette. Crème de violette is a violet liqueur which colors the cocktail a pale sky-blueish color.

Later recipes omitted the crème de violette, because it was so hard to find, useing for a mixture of two-thirds dry gin, one-third lemon juice, and two dashes of maraschino.


Aviation Cocktail  Recipe: 
Ingredients
• 2 oz. Gin (Tanqueray Gin, Bombay Sapphire Gin , Hendrick's , Gordon's London Dry, etc.)
• 1/2 oz. Fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 oz. Maraschino liqueur (Luxardo Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Maraska Maraschino, Luxardo Maraschino, etc.)
• 1/4 oz. Crème de violette (Rothman & Winter Crème De Violette, Pages Parfait Amour Creme De Violette, etc)

Instructions:
Add all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. 
Shake until cold.
Strain into cocktail glass. 
Garnish the Aviation with a cherry.

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Cocktail drinks of the roaring 20's: The "Uncle Sam Special" recipe and instructions.

How to make the Prohibition Era cocktail classic called the Uncle Sam Special.

This is a classic cocktail of the roaring 20's that uses Gin and Brandy as a base.


The recipe is easy to make, it's just equal parts of the following ingredients.

Uncle Sam Special Recipe:
Ingredients

• 1 part Brandy (Raynal Brandy, "Remy Martin ""XIII", etc.)

• 1 part Gin (Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Hendricks', Gordon's London Dry, etc.)

• 1 part Dry Vermouth (Martini & Rossi, Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth, Cinzano Dry, Gallo Dry, etc.)

• 1 part Fresh Lemon Juice

Cocktail Mixing Instructions:
Shake the mixture in a cocktail shaker until cold and frosty.
Strain the mix into a cocktail glass.
Garnish the drink with a cherry.

This recipe is rare and hard to find in many bar books.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Cocktails of the roaring 20" and the Prohibition Era: The "Snowball Cocktail" recipe

Prohition Era Cocktails: How to make the Snowball cocktail drink.

Snowball cocktail drink Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces Gin (Bombay Sapphire, Tanqueray, Gordon's London Dry, etc.)
1/2 ounce Anisette (Dekuyper, Meletti, Marie Brizard, Hiram Walker, Bols, etc.)
1 tablesoon Light Cream

Instructions:
Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Float the cream at the end.


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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Cocktails of the Roaring 20's: The Gin and Sin cocktail recipe from the prohibition era.

How to make the Gin and Sin cocktail drink like they made in the prohibition era.
This drink is easy to make, just remember 1 of each and your fine.

Gin and Sin Recipe:
Ingredients
• 1 ounce of Gin (Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Hendricks, Gordon's London Dry,Beefeater, etc.)
• 1 ounce of fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon of orange juice
• 1 dash of grenadine

Instructions
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Pour in ingredients.
Shake until cold a frosty.
Strain into a cocktail glass.

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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Jack Rose Recipe

Speak Easy Cocktails of the Roaring 20's: How to make the Jack Rose prohibition era cocktail.

The Jack Rose is one of the classic basic drinks in David A. Embury's classic The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks.  Try the cocktail loved by flappers in the juke joints of the Prohibition Era. This cocktail has a beautiful red color to it.


JACK ROSE RECIPE:


Ingredients

• 3 parts applejack

• 2 parts lemon or lime juice

• 2 dashes grenadine





Mixing instructions:
Mix in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until cold.


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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Classic cocktails of the Prohibition era: The Dubonnet Cocktail Recipe

How to make the Dubonnet Cocktail from the Prohibition Era using Gin and Dubonnet.

This classic cocktail was one of the first cocktail drinks created to mask the taste of the poorly distilled gin at that time.



Dubonnet Drink Recipe:
Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Gin (Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Gordon's London, Beefeater, Etc)
• 1 1/2 oz. Dubonnet (French wine infused with spices)
• Lemon Twist

Directions:
Fill a standard mixing glass with ice.
Pour in the Dubonnet and then the Gin.
Mix until cold and then strain the ice into into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with a lemon twist.


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    Friday, August 27, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktails: The "Blackberry Bramble" cocktail recipe from the Roaring 20's.

    How to make the Blackberry Bramble, a classic Prohibition Era cocktail drink.

    This is a classic Gin cocktail was popular in the roaring 20's. If you can't find crème de mure, us a blackberry liqueur or Chambord. It was a very popular summer time cocktail in the days of prohibition.

    sometimes called tEngland’s cosmopolitan. The Blackberry bramble is basically just a short gin sour with a splash of of crème de mûre. Crème de mûrea is a French blackberry liqueur.

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    Blackberry Bramble



    Blackberry Bramble Recipe
    Ingredients:
    • Club soda
    • 1 oz crème de mure or (blackberry liqueur like Chambord)
    • 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup (Sugar Water)
    • 1 1/2 ounces fresh lemon juice
    • 1 1/2 ounces Gin (Tanqueray, Hendrick's, Beefeater, Gordon's London Dry, etc.)

    Cocktail Mixing Procedure:
    Combine the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Shake until cold and frosty and then strain into a glass, top with soda and float the crème de mûre.
    Garnish with a lemon wedge and or  two blackberries on a toothpick.

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    Thursday, July 29, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Bennett Recipe of the roaring 20's using Gin.

    Prohibition Era Cocktails: How to make the Bennett mixed drink.

    Bennett Recipe:
    Ingredients
    • 6 parts Gin
    • 2 parts Lime Juice
    • 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
    Note: Part can be a tablesppon.

    Procedure:
    Shake in a cocktail shaker until nice and cold,
    Pour into a cocktail or short glass filled with ice.

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    Thursday, July 22, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktails: The "Coffee Cocktail" of the roaring 20's using Brandy and Port.

    Prohibition Era Cocktail: How to make the classic Coffee Cocktail mixed drink.

    This drink contains no coffee, contrary to the name. A cocktail that uses egg, like a lot of vintage cocktails from this era. Brandy and port are the dominate sports with a dash of bitters for depth.

    Coffee Cocktail Recipe:
    Ingredients
    • 1 dash of bitters (optional)
    • 1 whole egg
    • 1 tsp Simple Syrup
    • 1 1/2 oz Brandy
    • 1 1/2 oz Port

    Procedure:
    Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until cold.

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    Wednesday, July 21, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktail drinks: The Monkey Gland recipe, a popular drink in the roaring 20's that used Absinthe.

    Prohibition Era Cocktails: How to make the Monkey Gland mixed drink, A Classic 1920's Cocktail.

    Many of the younger bartenders today will have no idea how to make this classic cocktail.

    The Monkey Gland is a gin-based cocktail that was invented in the 1920's. Grenadine and Pernod give this gin drinks it's main flavors. Harry MacElhone, owner of Harry’s New York Bar in Paris France, is credited with inventing the first Monkey Gland cocktail.

    The original recipe for the Monkey Gland called for anisette, or absinthe but both Pernod and Bénédictine have become common to use.

    Monkey Gland Cocktail Drink


    Monkey Gland Recipe:
    Ingredients
    • 2 ounces gin (Bombay Sapphire, Tanqueray, Beefeater, etc.)
    • 1 1/2 ounces fresh orange juice
    • 2 dashes of grenadine
    • 2 dashes of Pernod or Bénédictine (absinthe)
    • Twist of orange peel

    Procedure:
    Shake all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, and then strain the mixture into a glass. Garnish with a slice of orange.

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    Friday, July 16, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktail Drinks: The Luigi recipe, a popular 1920's cocktail.

    How to make the old school prohibition cocktail called the Luigi.
    1920s Classic Cocktail.



    Luigi Recipe:
    Ingredients:
    • 6 Tsp Gin (Bombay Sapphire, Hendrick's Gin, Tanqueray, Beefeater, etc.)
    • 6 Tsp Dry Vermouth (Martini and Rossi, Noilly Prat, etc.)
    • 1 Tsp Grenadine
    • Dash Cointreau
    • Juice of Half an Orange or Tangerine

    Procedure:
    Shake in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a glass.
    Garnish with a segment of tangerine or orange.

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    Saturday, July 10, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktails: The "Orange Blossom" Recipe using Gin.

    Cocktails of the roaring 20's: How to male the Orange Blossom cocktail drink from the Prohibition era.

    Like most Prohibition Era cocktails, this drink uses Gin as a base ingredient.
    This is a very easy vintage cocktail to make.


    Orange Blossom Recipe
    Ingredients:
    • 6 Tsp Gin  (Bombay Sapphire, Hendrick's Gin, Beefeater, Tanqueray, etc.)
    • 6 Tsp Squeezed Orange juice

    Procedure:
    Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake until cold.
    Strain and pour into a martini or cocktail glass.
    Garnish with a orange peel.

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    Friday, July 9, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktails: The "White Lady" recipe using Gin and Cointreau.

    Prohibition Era cocktails: How to make the White Lady cocktail from the roaring 20's.
    This ladies cocktail that can pack a punch.

    This mixed drink recipe dates back to 1910.



    White Lady Recipe:
    Ingredients:
    • 1 1/2 oz. Gin (Bombay Sapphire, Hendrick's Gin, Beefeater, Tanqueray, etc.)
    • 1 1/2 oz. Cointreau
    • 1 1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
    • 1/2 Egg White (Optional)

    Directions:
    Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
    Then strain and pour into a Cocktail Glass.

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    Thursday, July 8, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktail Drinks: The "Mary Pickford" Recipe, a popular Cuban cocktail in the Roaring 20's.

    How to make the Mary Pickford Cocktail drink from the Prohibition Era.

    Mary Pickford and her husband, Douglas Fairbanks, the golden-haired Mary Pickford was at the highest spot of the first generation of movie royalty.  This cocktail honors her and comes from 1920's Cuba. A it helped to make rum more popular.
    And was a inspiration for many Tiki or Tropical cocktails with it's use of rum and pineapple juice, a main ingredient in many tiki and tropical cocktails today.


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    Mary Pickford Recipe:
    Ingredients
    • 1 1/2 oz white rum (Bacardi, Cruzan, etc.)
    • 1 oz unsweetened pineapple juice
    • 1/2 teaspoon grenadine
    • 1/8 oz marashino


    Procedure:
    Shack ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice until cold.
    Pour and strain  cocktail into chilled cocktail glass.
    Garnish with a maraschino cherry.








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    Wednesday, July 7, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktail Drinks: The "Colony Cocktail" recipe.

    Prohibition Era Cocktails: How to make the Colony Cocktail drink.


    The Colony cocktail got it's name from the Colony, a speakeasy in New York.




    The Colony Recipe:
    Ingredients
    • 1 1/2 oz gin
    • 3/4 oz grapefruit juice
    • 2 tsp maraschino


    Procedure:
    Shake well with cracked ice.
    Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

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    Sunday, July 4, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Bacardi Cocktail Drink Recipe for the 1920's.

    How to make the classic Bacardi Cocktail from the Prohibition Era.
    This drink was very popular in Florida during Prohibition because it was so close to Cuba.

    The Bacardi Cocktail was the same as the Daiquiri, until a lawsuit changed the name. The drink contains the Rum, Lime and Sugar. There is a red version of the Bacardi that started in the United States and this uses Grenadine.











    1917 Version of the Bacardi Cocktail• 1 drink Bacardi Rum
    • 1/2 of the juice of a fresh lime
    • 2 dashes Gum Syrup  (Sugar Syrup)

    Shake well in a cocktail shaker with ice.
    Strain and serve.

    US Bacardi Cocktail Recipe:
    Ingredients

    • 1 1/2 oz light rum (Bacardi)
    • 1 /2 oz Fresh lime juice
    • 3 dashes of grenadine

    Procedure:Shake well in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice.
    Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

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    Saturday, July 3, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktail Drinks: The Barbary Coast Recipe and information,

    How to make the Prohibition Era cocktail the Barbary Coast.

    It is strange that this drink mixes Scotch and Gin together, but desperate times call for desperate measures. The Barbary Coast cocktail got it's name from a red-light district in San Francisco, California.

    Barbary Coast Recipe:
    Ingredients: 

    3/4 oz blended Scotch
    3/4 oz gin
    3/4 oz crème de cacao
    3/4 oz heavy cream

    Procedure:
    Shake in a cocktail shaker until cold.
    Strain mixture into a chilled cocktail glass.

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    Friday, July 2, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Whiskey Old-Fashioned Recipe.

    Whiskey Old-Fashioned
    The Old-Fashioned was around before Prohibition and it is still with us today.
    It might be one of the first drinks to be called a cocktail.

    The origins of the cocktail can be traced back to 1806. The first time the name appears is in the 1880's. It is one of the original 6 cocktails.

    Whiskey Old Fashioned


    Whiskey Old-Fashioned Recipe:
    • 1 1/2 oz. Whiskey or Rye Bourbon
    • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
    • 1 Sugar Cube
    • 1 Lemon Peel
    • 3 Ice Cubes

    Procedure:
    In the bottom of a Old Fashioned Glass muddle 1 sugar cube with about a teaspoon of water.
    Add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters and muddle some more.
    Add the Bourbon and stir.
    Add 3 ice cubes and stir again.
    Squeeze a lemon slice over the drink, then drop it in.
    Let the drink sit for a few minutes.

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    Wednesday, June 30, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktails: The "French 75" Recipe and drink historic information.

    How to make the "French 75" Prohibition Era cocktail with recipe and historic information.

    The French 75, a wonderful vintage cocktail, got it's name from the famous World War I big artillery gun. The French 75 is a classic cocktail drink that was invented during the Prohibition Era.

    "French 75" Recipe:
    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ oz London Dry Gin

    (Gordon's London Dry, Tanqueray London Dry, Bombay Sapphire, Monkey Gland Broker's, etc.)

    • 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice

    • 3/4 oz simple syrup (bar syrup, sugar water)

    • chilled champagne to top off


    Mixing Procedure:
    Shake in a cocktail shaker until cold and frosty with cracked ice.

    Strain the mixture in a highball glass with cracked ice.

    Top off this cocktail with a chilled champagne.

    Garnish with Lemon and or a cherry.






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    Tuesday, June 29, 2010

    Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Sidecar recipe and information.

    Prohibition era cocktails of the roaring 20's: How to make the classic Sidecar cocktail drink.


    This vintage cocktail was designed in France during 1920's and was one of the main cocktails of the Prohibition Era. It was one of the few drinks that did not use Gin. The sidecar is still served in
    quite a few classy speak easy joints across the united states today. It’s said to be named after a army captain who liked to be driven to the bar in his motorcycle sidecar. 
    Sidecar Cocktail Drink
    Sidecar Cocktail Drink
    Sidecar Recipe:
    Ingredients


    • 1 ¼ ounce Cognac (Brandy)

    • ½ ounce Orange Liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, Triple Sec, etc.)

    • ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice.

    Mixing Procedure:
    Shake well in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice.
    Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
    Line the rim with sugar.

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