Favorite cocktail ideas

Fresh Margarita

1 part fresh lime juice

1 part sweetener – can be Triple Sec, Cointreau or Gran Marnier

2 parts Tequila

Combine all ingredients and serve  – with or without a salted glass and lime wedge.

For one cocktail, use 1 oz each of lime juice (about one lime) and sweetener and 2 oz of tequila

Negroni

1 part gin

1 part Campari

1 part sweet vermouth

Combine all ingredients and serve with an orange twist.

For one cocktail, use 1 oz of each ingredient

Trader Vic’s Original Mai Tai

2 oz dark rum

½ oz Triple Sec, Orange Curacao, Courvoisier or Gran Marnier

½ oz orgeat syrup

¼ oz simple syrup

Juice from 1/2 a lime

Combine ingredients and serve with lime, mint and/or pineapple.  Both orgeat and simple syrup are available at OSL.

Moscow Mule

2 oz vodka

½ oz fresh lime juice

3 oz ginger beer

Combine ingredients and serve with a lime wedge

Mick’s Old Fashioned

2 cherries + some of the juice (any maraschino cherry will work but Luxardo are terrific)

2 oz bourbon

Dash or two of bitters

Twist of orange rind

Combine all ingredients and serve

Mojito

10 fresh mint leaves

½ lime

2 T white sugar

1 ½ oz white rum

Club soda (about ½ cup, to taste)

In a glass, combine lime juice, mint leaves and sugar and muddle to release flavors.  Add rum, soda water and ice.

Simple syrup

We generally stock simple syrup but it is also easy to make on your stovetop.  And less expensive.

Combine 1 cup each of sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.  Reduce the heat to a simmer and stir until sugar is dissolved.  Allow to cool and store in a clean jar for up to a month.