Posts by Steve McDonagh

2 ounces Rye 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup 2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters 1/4 ounce Absinthe  Pour Absinthe into a rocks glass and swirl to coat the sides.  Fill glass with ice and set aside.  Combine the rye, simple syrup and bitters in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Stir well. Discard contents of rocks glass and strain contents of cocktail shaker into…

1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk2 ounces bourbon 1 ounce cardamom syrup (see sub recipe)1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Pinch salt  Combine cold almond milk, bourbon, cardamom syrup, vanilla and salt. Stir well. Serve in mini glasses or mugs. Serves 4 Cardamom Syrup (sub recipe)3 teaspoons cardamom pods1 cup water1 cup sugar In a spice grinder, coarsely grind the…

Tajín Mexican seasoning1 teaspoon finely chopped jalapeño1 teaspoon fresh lime juice1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice1 teaspoon fresh orange juicecold lagerlemon wedge (for garnish) Rim a pilsner glass with Tajín Mexican Seasoning (or salt, if you prefer) and set aside. In a sturdy glass or cocktail shaker, muddle the jalapeño with the citrus juices. Strain into…

Salted Caramel Egg Cream 3 Tb Dulce de Leche (see sub-recipe) 2 drops Vanilla Pinch Kosher Salt 6-8 oz Hefeweiss Beer (or similar wheat beer) To a tall glass, add cooled dulce de leche, vanilla and salt. Stir to combine. Pour very cold Hefeweiss into the glass. Using a long spoon, stir briskly; occasionally folding…

1 1/2 ounces Rye 1/2 ounce Fernet Branca 1 1/2 teaspoons Fig Jam Fresh Sage Lemon Twist In a sturdy glass or cocktail shaker, muddle fig jam and 4 leaves of fresh sage.   Add rye, Fernet Branca, and ice and shake very well.  Double strain into a chilled coupe.  Express the oils of the…

2 ounces vodka 4 ounces Clamato juice 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce 2 dashes Tabasco Celery Salt (to taste) Oregano (to taste) Garnish: cucumber spear Lemon Wedge (to rim glass) Old Bay Seasoning (to rim glass) Fill a saucer with Old Bay Seasoning. Run the lime wedge around the rim of a tall glass to moisten, place glass upside down into the Old…

1 1/2 oz rye whiskey 3/4 oz Macadamia nut liqueur 1/4 oz allspice liqueur Dash Angostura bitters Orange twist (for garnish) In a large shaker or mixing glass, stir all ingredients over ice and strain into a rocks glass. Add one large ice cube, stir and and garnish with an orange twist. Yield: 1 cocktail

Bunny Mary 1 1/2 oz potato vodka 3 oz carrot juice 1/2 oz ginger juice 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice 1/2 ounce honey syrup (see sub-recipe) Tabasco (optional; to taste) parsley sprig (for garnish) Combine the ingredients in tall glass filled with ice. Stir well. Serve with a straw and garnish with fresh parsley.  Yield: 1…

3/4 oz gin 3/4 oz triple sec 3/4 oz dry vermouth 3/4 oz sweet vermouth 3/4 oz orange juice 1 dash Angostura bitters Combine the ingredients in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with an orange peel.  Yield: 1 cocktail