Classic Cocktails

Who doesn't love a classic cocktail from time to time? Thanks to 

Mad Men many of these drinks have become popular

again. Order one at your next happy hour or try one

of the recipes below to make your own!

Martini

Serves 4:

3/4 cup vodka or gin

2 teaspoons dry vermouth

cocktail olives

(less vermouth = drier martini)

In a cocktail shaker half full of ice cubes, combine gin or vodka and vermouth. Shake well, 

and strain into martini glasses. Garnish with olives.

Manhattan

2 ounces rye whiskey or bourbon

1 ounce sweet red vermouth

2 dashes bitters

1 cup ice

maraschino cherry to garnish

Combine rye whiskey or bourbon, vermouth, bitters, and ice in a cocktail 

shaker; shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with the cherry.

Sidecar

6 tablespoons sugar, plus more for glasses

juice of 4 limes, plus more for garnish

6 tablespoons boiling water

1/2 cup brandy

3 tablespoons Cointreau

ice cubes

Place sugar in a saucer. Moisten the rim of a martini glass using a lime

wedge. Dip rim in sugar. In a cocktail shaker, stir together sugar and water

until sugar is dissolved. Stir in brandy, Cointreau, and lime juice. Fill with

ice cubes, and shake well. Strain into prepared glasses, and serve 

with a lime twist. 

Kir Royale

Serves 6:

3 ounces creme de cassis

1 bottle Champagne or sparkling white wine

6 strips tangerine or orange zest for garnish

Just before serving, pour 1 tablespoon creme de cassis into each glass. Fill

with Champagne, and garnish with zest.