North Sea Oil

• 
  1.5 oz Aquavit
  
• 0.75 oz Cocchi Americano
• 0.5 oz Scotch whiskey
• 0.5 oz Triple sec
• Citrus peel for garnish

Bloody Ginger

• 2 parts Gin
• 1 part Domaine De Canton
• 1 part dry Vermouth
• blood orange wedge for garnish

Stir liquid ingredients over ice, serve in a coupe glass with the wedge.

Spiced Cider

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 1/2 oz Ginger Juice
• Spiced Cider

Add bourbon and ginger juice to a DOF glass over ice, top off with spiced cider.  Garnish with a cinnamon stick or a dusting of nutmeg if desired. 

Old Maid

• 2 oz Gin
• 1 oz Fresh lime juice
• 3/4 oz Simple syrup (1:1)
• 3 Cucumber wheels (cut 1/4-inch thick)
• 6-7 Mint leaves

Tools: shaker, muddler, strainer
Glass: lowball
Garnish: sprig of mint threaded through a cucumber wheel

Combine all ingredients into a shaker. Muddled cucumber and mint slightly (avoid bruising the mint) and shake with ice. Strain into a chilled glass and garnish.

H/t: Imbibe Magazine

Hot Toddy

• 1½ oz Whiskey
• Tbsp. Honey
• ½ Lemon
• 1 Stick Cinnamon

Boil water.  Add whiskey and juice from ½ lemon to large, heated mug.  Top off with boiling water.  Garnish with cinnamon stick and large lemon twist.

Variations: Can also be made with rum or brandy.  Hot tea can be used instead of boiling water.

Cucumber-Rosemary Gimlet

• 2 oz Gin 
• 5 oz Soda water 
• 3 Cucumber slices 
• 1 sprig of Rosemary 
• 1 wedge Lime

Fill highball glass halfway with ice, add gin, cucumber, and rosemary.  Squeeze juice from lemon wedge into the glass.  Top off with soda.

Dry Manhattan

• 2 oz Bourbon 
• 1 oz Dry vermouth 
• 2 dashes Aromatic bitters
• Lemon twist to garnish

Add bourbon, vermouth, and bitters to a cocktail shaker with ice, shake for 10-15 seconds, and pour into a coup glass.  Add lemon twist and serve.

Patio Sipper

• 3 oz Dry vermouth
• Orange wedge
• Soda
• Ice

Fill highball glass halfway with ice, add vermouth and orange wedge, and top off with soda water.

Smoky Citrus Rum Old Fashioned

• 2 ounces rum
• 2 dashes Cocktail Punk Smoked Orange Bitters
• 5-10 ml demerara syrup (1:1 ratio)
• orange peel for garnish 

 In a double old fashioned glass, add a large cube of ice. Add rum, syrup and bitters. Gently stir 15 seconds. Squeeze the orange peel over the drink to release the oil and add the peel to the drink.

h/t: stirandstrain.com

Ginger Mojito

• 1 ounce Ginger-Lime Simple Syrup*
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves
• the juice of 1/2 a lime
• ice, enough to fill the glass 
• 1 ounce white rum 
• 6 ounces club soda
• 1 sprig of mint and 
• 1 wedge of lime (to garnish)

Combine the syrup, mint leaves, and lime juice in the bottom of a tall glass.  Muddle the ingredients together by grinding the leaves with a muddler or the handle of a wooden spoon.  Fill the glass with ice.  Add the rum, followed by the club soda.  Garnish with a wedge of lime and a sprig of mint.

Ginger Lime Simple Syrup

• 2 inches of fresh ginger, peeled and grated
• 1 cup turbinado (raw) sugar
• 1 cup water
• the juice and zest of 4 key limes (or two regular limes)

h/t: marymakesdinner.typepad.com