Park Place of Brooklyn *

Named in honor of our former residence. Inspired by Dale DeGroff's Ritz of New York cocktail.

Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Fill the glass with champagne and toast the beautiful borough of Brooklyn.

Sidecar

Another one of the classics.

Shake and strain into a chilled, sugar-rimmed cocktail glass.

Nicky Finn

A simple variation on the Sidecar.

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Classic Cocktail

Another variation on the Sidecar.

Shake and strain into a chilled, sugar-rimmed cocktail glass.

Black Feather Cocktail

A modern concoction in the classic style.

Stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

The Gentleman Bastard #1 (Locke Lamora) *

The first of our entries into a cocktail contest based on Scott Lynch's stellar debut novel, The Lies of Locke Lamora. Essentially a variation on the Oriental cocktail

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

The Gentleman Bastard #2 (Jean Tannen) *

Our second entry in the aforementioned The Lies of Locke Lamora cocktail contest. Largely a variation on the first one.

Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

New Deal

Last week we bought a bottle of Dubonnet Rouge and promptly came home to look up recipes which featured it. The New Deal (also called the "Nude Eel") takes a little getting used to, as it features two base spirits (gin & cognac), but it turns out to be very nice.

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

Champs Elysees

For a brief shining moment, I could actually pronounce the name of this drink correctly. And now that moment is gone. The drink remains. Be warned, it is on the bitter side.

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Embassy Cocktail

This was created at the Embassy Club in Hollywood back in 1930. We made it with dark rum, and that seemed to work fairly well.

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a piece of lime.

Washington

A mild but tasty cocktail. Provides protein and vitamin C!

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.