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Old Fashioned

Put the skills of the bartender to work, sophisticated but yet simple. 

- 2 oz bourbon or rye whiskey
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 1 sugar cube or 1 tsp sugar
- Orange peel garnish

Put sugar in mixing glass. Cover it with dashes of bitters. Add whiskey and stir until sugar dissolves. Add ice, stir again, and serve. DO NOT MUDDLED FRIUTS.

Manhattan

Cocktail historian traces the evolution of this drink back in the 1800s, the Manhattan is one of the booziest classic drink recipes.

- 2 oz rye whiskey
- 1 oz sweet vermouth
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Stir ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into chilled martini glass or cocktail coupe.

Paloma

Combination of tequila, lime, and grapefruit juice it’s bound to become a favorite of yours too.

- 2 oz tequila
- .5 oz lime juice
- Grapefruit Juice to top

Add tequila and lime to a salt-rimmed glass filled with ice. Top with grapefruit juice.

Martini

Whether you drink it with gin or vodka, stirred is the way to go when ordering a martini.

- 3 oz gin or vodka
- .5 oz dry vermouth
- Lemon peel or olive

Stir ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into chilled martini glass. Squeeze oil from lemon peel into the glass or garnish with olive.

Cosmopolitan

Carrie Bradshaw made it famous from the hit TV show Sex and the City, but this spin on the martini remains just as tasty today.

- 1.5 oz citrus vodka
- 1 oz Cointreau
- .5 oz lime juice
- .25 oz cranberry juice

Build all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with lemon wheel or zest.

Negroni

This popular Italian cocktail brings out elegance at any bar, the Negroni is a simple three-ingredient cocktail:

- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz Campari
- 1 oz sweet vermouth

Stir ingredients with ice garnish with orange peel