It's that time of year - starting to get chilly, and stormy! If you've been busy all summer, take some down time to relax at home with a cocktail or two this weekend. Here are some classic ideas from Allen Katz to get you started.
GIN UP
2 oz Gin
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 tsp Yellow Chartreuse
Stir ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
HOFFMAN HOUSE
2 oz Gin
1 oz Dry Vermouth
2 dashes Orange Bitters
Stir ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.
BOURBON ROYALE
2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Lillet Blanc
1 tsp Mathilde Blackcurrant Liqueur
1 dash Peychaud’s Bitters
Stir ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
HARVARD
1 ½ oz Cognac
1 ½ oz Sweet Vermouth
3 dashes Angostura Bitters
Stir ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Top with chilled seltzer and garnish with a le mon twist.
