Perfect Manhattan

Ingredients

2 oz blended whiskey
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 oz dry vermouth
1 dash bitters

Directions

Swirl with ice to chill, pour into a cocktail glass, and garnish with a maraschino cherry.

The Sazerac

Sup folks
one of my favorites .. The Sazerac

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon absinthe, or Herbsaint (just enough to coat the glass)
1 sugar cube or 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar
4 dashes Peychaud's bitters
2 ounces rye whiskey.
Strip of lemon peel

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Directions

Pack a 3-1/2 ounce Old Fashioned (rocks) glass with ice. 

In another Old Fashioned glass, moisten the sugar cube with just enough water to saturate it, then crush. Blend with the whiskey and bitters.

Add a few cubes of ice and stir to chill. 

Discard the ice from the first glass and pour in the Herbsaint. 

Coat the inside of the entire glass, pouring out the excess. 

Strain the whiskey into the Herbsaint coated glass.

Twist the lemon peel over the glass so that the lemon oil cascades into the drink, then rub the peel over the rim of the glass.

Mint Julep

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Ingredients

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  4 fresh mint sprigs
  2 1/2 oz bourbon whiskey
  1 tsp powdered sugar
  2 tsp water
  

Directions

Muddle mint leaves, powdered sugar, and water in a collins glass. Fill the glass with shaved or crushed ice and add bourbon. Top with more ice and garnish with a mint sprig. Serve with a straw.

The First Post

As you can see, this is the first post
and to begin with...
banana monkey drink

Ingredients

• 1 cup pina colada mix
• 1 fluid ounce coffee-flavored liqueur (such as Kahlua®)
• 1 fluid ounce vodka
• 1/3 banana, mashed
• 1 cup ice cubes

Directions

1. Place pina colada mix, coffee-flavored liqueur, vodka, banana, and 1/2 cup of ice into a blender. Cover, and puree until smooth. Add ice a little at a time and repeat until drink reaches desired consistency.