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Friday, August 10, 2012

Manhattan Club, Prohibition Era Cocktails: The "Manhattan Club" Manhattan cocktail drink recipe using rye whiskey and vermouth.

Manhattan Club Manhattan cocktail drink recipe.

Similar to the classic Manhattan, only this one uses a particular type of Rye Whiskey and orange bitters. 

This is considered a wet martini, so if you like a wet martini, this ones for you kid.

The original Manhattan was invented around 1870.

The Rittenhouse rye gives it a nice woodsy kick, it is rated at 100 proof.  Rittenhouse rye was named North American Whiskey of the Year in 2006 in San Francisco, California.  The overall flavor of this spirit is woody, marshmallow, butter cream, dark caramel, and brown sugar.

photo of a bottle of Rittenhouse rye 100 proof.
Rittenhouse rye 100 proof.


Manhattan Club Manhattan Recipe:
Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ oz Rittenhouse rye
  • 1 ½ oz Martini and Rossi red vermouth
  • 1 dash orange bitters


Cocktail Mixing Instructions:
In a cocktail glass, mix and stir with cracked ice.
Follow by straining into a chilled cocktail glass.
Twist a thin cut lemon peel.

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Learn about classic cocktail of the prohibition era and the roaring 20's. This is a great vintage cocktail that uses Rye Whiskey, sweet red vermouth and orange bitters.

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Friday, March 2, 2012

The Bronx cocktail drink recipe, a popular Prohibition Era cocktail drink.

Prohibition Era cocktails: Learn how to make the classic "Bronx Cocktail."


This is a pre prohibition era drink that was very popular during the prohibition era as well.
Story has it that it was invented around the turn of the century.
It was one of the most popular cocktails during the 1930's. a true classic cocktail drink.

It was listed as one of the World's ten Most Famous Cocktails in 1934.

Bronx cocktail drink photo
Bronx cocktail drink.

The man who invented the Bronx cocktail was Johnnie Solon who was a pre-Prohibition bartender at the popular Manhattan hotel. He was said to be one of the best mixers behind the bar counter for most of the hotel's history.  He is said to have named the Bronx Cocktail after the Bronx Zoo, where he said he saw drunks hallucinate about wild animals.

This cocktail is really just a perfect martini with the addition of the orange juice. The Bronx is also a close relative of the Queens cocktail, that uses pineapple juice.

Today it is listed as a "Official Cocktail" by the International Bartender Association.

"Bronx Cocktail" Recipe
Ingredients

  • 6 parts Gin
  • 3 parts Sweet RedVermouth
  • 2 parts Dry Vermouth
  • 3 parts Orange juice

Cocktail Mixing Instructions:
Pour all of the listed ingredients into cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
Shake until cold and frosty.
Strain into a chilled cocktail or martini glass and serve.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Famous "Ramos Gin Fizz" cocktail drink using gin.

Cocktails of the roaring 20's. How to make the "Ramos Gin Fizz" cocktail.


This drink takes awhile to prepare, but is well worth the effort.
The Ramos Gin Fizz, was once a very popular drink that has a long reputation in the cocktail world.
It does show up on the tiki bar scene menu from time to time and is a classic at many modern day speakeasy's.

A Fizz.
A Fizz is a group of cocktail related to the "sours" family of drinks.  The thing that makes a Fizz  
unique, is the addition of acidic juice (like lemon or lime juice) and carbonated water.  Fizz drinks date back to before 1887.

The taste is floral and bubbly, it's a very easy to drink cocktail.

The real secret to this drink is in the shake, i have seen many mixologist shake this cocktail for as long as ten minutes!

photo of Ramos Gin Fizz Cocktail
Ramos Gin Fizz Cocktail

Ramos Gin Fizz Recipe:
Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 oz. gin (bombay, beefeater, tanqueray, bombay sapphire, etc.)
  • 1 oz simple syrup (sugar / water)
  • 1/2 oz. fresh-squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz. fresh-squeezed lime juice
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 1/4 oz. heavy whipping cream
  • 3 drops orange flower water
  • 1 oz. club soda


Mixing Instructions:
Place all but the soda water in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake vigorously for a few minutes and strain into a glass.
Top with the club soda and stir briskly.

Serve in a large glass or a zombie glass.

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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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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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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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Prohibition era cocktail recipes presents the "Orange Blossom" cocktail.  A wonderful gin recipe that uses orange juice to make a great mixed drink that was popular in the roaring 20's.