More Olympic Cocktails

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I don’t know about you, but here at the League we’ve been watching a lot of the Winter Olympic games.  Seeing all that snow and ice has inspired me to try some new drinks with the Olympic theme in mind. Here are a couple of the good ones:

Alpine Glow

  • 1 part Cointreau
  • 2 parts Lemon Juice
  • 4 parts Cognac  (I used Rémy Martin VSOP)
  • 4 parts Gold Label Rum (I used Appleton Estate V/X)
  • 1 or two dashes of grenadine to each drink (use a real pomegranate grenadine, not Rose’s)

This is from David A. Embury’s The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks (1948), hence the proportions instead of exact measurements. If you let 1 part equal an ounce, this will make 4 cocktails. Do some simple math and you can adjust it to your needs (frankly, this is about the only math I care to do these days).  I mixed this for the first time last night for my ol’ man and myself while watching some rad womens’ downhill action. It was a cocktail up to the event and one I will definitely add to my quiver. Try it, you’ll like it.

Also from Mr. Embury’s fine tome:

Olympic

  • 1 part Cherry Heering liqueur
  • 2 parts Lime Juice
  • 8 parts White Label Cuban Rum

As Mr. Embury points out, this is a basic Daiquiri with Cherry Heering substituted for the simple syrup. Obviously, the Cuban rum was unavailable, so I took some liberties and substituted 10 Cane Rum. This makes a tart, dry drink.

Published in: on February 21, 2010 at 10:52 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Oh Canada!

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What does one drink while viewing the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics?  Here at the League we thought a Snowshoe seemed àpropos.  I recently learned of this drink through SLOSHED! A frosty, yet warming drink, the Snowshoe combines peppermint schnapps with bourbon for the perfect waiting-out-the-snowstorm-by-the-fire cocktail.  The recipe over at SLOSHED! calls for equal portions bourbon and schnapps, but I prefer it this way.

Snowshoe

  • 2 oz bourbon (I used Buffalo Trace)
  • 1/2 oz peppermint schnapps (I used Rumpleminze, as suggested by the folks at SLOSHED!)

Stir ingredients in an Old Fashioned glass and fill with crushed ice.  Stir again, sip and put your feet up by the fire.

After the Snowshoe, I mixed this up in honor of the 2010 Winter Games. I call it the

Vancouver Swizzle

  • 2 oz Laird’s 7-1/2 year old apple brandy (or use Calvados)
  • 1/2 oz Appleton Estate V/X Jamaica rum
  • 1/2 oz Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur
  • 1/2 oz grade B pure Canadian maple syrup
  • 1/2 oz fresh-pressed apple juice or apple cider
  • 1 oz Meyer lemon juice, or regular lemon if not in season
  • 1/4 oz Allspice Dram
  • Dash Fee Bros. Whiskey Barrel bitters
  • Dash Urban Moonshine Maple bitters

Mix ingredients in a highball and fill with crushed ice. Mix with a swizzle stick and settle down to watch some amazing Winter Olympics competition!

Published in: on February 13, 2010 at 12:22 am  Leave a Comment  
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