Cocktails of Super Tuesday

February 24, 2009: Lotus martini: 6 fresh Mint Leaves, 1 3/4 shot(s) Plymouth Gin, 1/4 shot(s) grenadine syrup, 1/4 shot(s) Blue Curacao, 1 1/2 shot(s) Lychee juice from tinned fruit. Muddle mint leaves with gin in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, shake with ice and strain into glass.

January 27, 2009: Jaded lady: 1 shot Plymouth Gin, 1 shot Bols Blue Curacao, 1 shot Advocaat, 1 1/2 shot Freshly squeezed orange juice.

December 23, 2008: White lady: 2 shots Plymouth Gin, 1 shot(s) Cointreau/Triple Sec, 1 shot(s) Freshly squeezed lemon juice, 1/4 shot(s) simple syrup, 1/2 fresh Egg White. Shake all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. Garnish with Lemon zest twist.

November 25, 2008: Mayflower martini: 1 1/2 shot Plymouth Gin, 1/2 shot Bols Apricot Brandy Liqueur, 1 shot Pressed apple juice, 1/4 shot Elderflower cordial, 1/2 shot freshly squeezed lemon juice.

October 28, 2008: Pickle Martini: 2 oz. of Vodka, .5 oz dill pickle juice, 1 pickle slice, 2 drops Tabasco, dash of dry dill. Ok, so we didn’t actually mix this one… 50 people showed up! Too much hassle, served vodka based stuff (screwdrivers, etc) instead.

September 23, 2008: Evita: 2 shots vodka, 1/2 shot Midori melon liquor, 1 1/2 shot Freshly squeezed Orange Juice, 1/2 shot Freshly squeezed lime juice.

August 26, 2008: Super Tuesday, v0.1: Yep, Super Tuesday’s very own signature cocktail (or, at least, the first alpha version). 3 parts Grey Goose Pear Vodka, 1 part Kruskuvac pear liqueur, 1 part fresh squeezed lemon juice, 1 part simple syrup. Yeah, it’s sweet. The Kruskuvac adds a caramel overtone. Some will love it, some will hate it.

July 22, 2008: Caipirinha: 2 shots cachaca, 4 lime wedges, 1 shot simple syrup, crushed ice. Muddle the lime wedges in the syrup. Add ice, add cachaca, shake well. Serve in rocks glass; garnish with slice of lime. Warning: Mixalot mixes a meancaipirinha… you’ve been warned!

June 24, 2008: Boilermaker: Open a longneck. Fill to top with bourbon. Roll your truck.

May 27, 2008: Cosmopolitan: 1/2 ounces mardarin vodka (4.5 cl, 3/8 gills), 1 ounce triple sec (3 cl, 1/4 gills)
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice (1.5 cl, 1/8 gills), 1 or 2 dashes cranberry juice, for color, 1 lime wedge, for garnish (1/2 oz, 1.5 cl, 1/8 gills), Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Add the garnish. Serve in a cocktail glass (4.5 oz)

April 22, 2008: Earth Issue: 1 part Plymouth Gin, 1.5 parts Bols Advocaat, 1 part Blue Curacao, 1 part lime juice. A drop or two of Angostura Bitters to taste. The adventurous might dust a bit of finely ground cardamom, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg or allspice. Serve on the rocks, in a chilled rocks glass of course.

March 25, 2008: The Shamrock: 1 1/2 oz Irish Whiskey, 2 oz heavy cream, 1 1/2 oz green creme de menthe. Or maybe a dash of Chartreuse. Or white Creme de Cacao. Lot’s of ways to make the Shamrock.

February 26, 2008: Lucid Absinthe, a la Chat Noir: 1 to 1 1/2 ounces of absinthe in appropriate glass. Drip 4-5 ounces ice cold water over sugar cube on absinthe spoon. Howl at the moon.

January 22, 2008: Chinese Cocktail: 1 1/2 oz rum (dark Jamaican preferably),1/2 oz grenadine,1 dash Angostura bitters,1/4 oz orange curacao (you could substitute triple sec in a pinch),1/4 oz maraschino liqueur or grenadine, lemon twist, cherry, optional garnish. Stir all of the ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into martini glass. Garnish with a cherry or lemon twist if preferred.

December 25, 2007: Dark n Stormy: A classic for a cold winter’s evening! 2 shots Gosling’s Black Seal Rum, 1 shot Freshly squeezed lime juice, 1/2 Simple syrup, top up with Ginger Beer. Serve in collins glass with lime wedge

November 27, 2007: Katinka: 1 shot vodka, 1 shot Bols apricot brandy liqueur, 1 shot freshly squeezed lime juice, 1/2 simple syrup. Serve in martini glass with lime wedge. Bonus: current events shot Oil Slick: 1/2 shot Black Sambuca, 1/2 shot Bailey’s.

October 23, 2007: Negroni: 1 part Plymouth (accept no substitutes) gin, 1 part campari and a part sweet vermouth. Shake with ice, strain and serve in martini glass. Alt: serve on the rocks in collins glass.

September 25, 2007: Gin Rickey: 1 part Tanqueray, 4 parts Club Soda, squeeze a lime.

August 28, 2007: Mojito: 2½ oz. light rum, 1 lime, 1 tbsp. simple syrup, mint leaves (8 or so sprigs worth). Serve on the rocks in a collins glass, finish with club soda.

July 23, 2007: Razzberry Martini: 2 Shots Vanilla Vodka, 1/2 shot Chambord, 2 Shots Cranberry Juice.

June 26, 2007: Jade: See April.

May 22, 2007: Limelight: 2 parts vodka, 1part Midori Melon Liquer, 1 splash grapefruit juice per serving. Shake well with ice, strain into martini glass.

April 24, 2007: Jade: 2 ounces pineapple juice, 1 1/2 ounces vanilla vodka, 1 ounce fresh lime juice, 1/2 ounce Midori, 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice, 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the ingredients, shake well and strain into a large chilled martini glass. Super Tuesday style, we like it a little sweeter: double the simple syrup, 3/4+ ounce Midori.

March 27, 2007: Limelight: 2oz vodka, 1oz Midori Melon Liquer, 1 splash grapefruit juice. Green for spring, or St Paddy’s. Your choice. [Update] Ok, we made this thing, and was an extremely attractive color to the lighter side of chartreuse. However, “splash” of grapefruit juice is a little too parsimonious for most. We decided 2-1-1 made a much tastier cocktail.

February 27, 2007: Chocolate Martini: 2 shots vodka, 1 shot white Creme de Cacao, 1 shot Extra Dry Vermouth. It’s Mixalot’s birthday, we are indulging her.

January 23, 2007: White Russian: 1.5 shots vodka, .5 Kahlua, .75 Heavy Cream, .75 milk. Serve in old fashioned. Still cold out, need the high octane stuff.

December 26, 2006: Poinsettia:1-1/2 oz. Absolut Vodka, 1/4 oz. Chambord, 1/4 oz. Pineapple Juice. Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass.

November 28, 2006: Peppermint twist: 1 oz. Peppermint Schnapps, 1 oz. Kahlua®, 1 oz. Brown Creme de Cacao. Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain drink into a Cocktail glass and serve. (Tastes like a high octane Junior Mint.)

October 24, 2006: Blue Devil: 1 oz (Plymouth) Gin, Juice of 1/2 Lemon, 1 tblsp Maraschino liqueur, 1/2 tsp Blue Curacao. These were really cool, had a kind of opalesent sheen to them.

September 26, 2006: Key Lime Pie: 1 shot Stoli Vanil, 1 shot Rosie’s Lime Juice, 1 shot Half & Half. Key: You MUST use Rosie’s Lime juice. If you insist on using regular lime juice, you better have some simple syrup on hand, or be prepared to boil some up in a jiffy.

August 22, 2006: Wet Spot: 1 1/2 ounces Plymouth gin, 1/2 ounce apricot brandy, 1 ounce apple juice, 1/2 ounce elderflower syrup, 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice, 1 lemon twist, for garnish. Fill a cocktail shaker two-thirds full of ice and add all of the ingredients. Shake for approximately 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass; add the garnish. (Turns out we couldn’t find elderflower syrup. After some thought, we decided to use pomegranate syrup instead. So instead of yellow Wet Spots, we had red Wet Spots. Nasty.)