Americano:

• 1 ounce Campari
• 1 ounce sweet vermouth
• Soda water

Stir Campari and sweet vermouth over ice in a chilled tumbler. Top with soda water and garnish with an orange wedge or twist of lemon.

 

Banana Daiquiri:

• 6/10 White rum
• 3/10 Creme de Banane
• 1/10 Lemon or Lime juice
• A half fresh banana.

Blend with crushed ice and pour unstrained into a goblet. Garnish with banana. Serve with short straws.

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Champagne Flamingo:

• 3/4 ounce Vodka
• 3/4 ounce Campari
• 5 ounces chilled Champagne

Shake Vodka and Campari with cracked ice. Strain into a champagne flute and top with Champage. Garnish with a zest of orange.

 

Diabolo:

• 2 oz. Rum
• 1/2 ounces Cointreau
• 1/2 ounces Dry Vermouth
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Shake well with cracked ice; strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of orange peel.

 

El Floridita:

• 1 1/2 ounces rum
• 1/2 ounce lime juice
• 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
• Dash white crème de cacao
• Dash grenadine

Shake with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

 

Golden Dream:

• 3/4 ounce Galliano
• 1/2 ounce Cointreau
• 1/2 ounce Orange Juice
• 1 Tablespoon cream

Shake with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass

 

Highland Cocktail:

• 1 ounce scotch whiskey
• 1 sweet vermouth
• 1 dash orange bitters

Stir with cracked ice. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

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Jasmine:

• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 1/4 ounce Cointreau
• 1/4 ounce Campari
• 3/4 ounce lemon juice

Shake with cracked ice; strain into chilled cocktail glass.

 

Kamikaze:

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce triple sec
• 1 ounce lime juice

Stir all the ingredients with ice; strain into a chilled tumbler filled with ice. Garnish with a lime twist.

 

Kangaroo:

• 1 1/2 ounces Vodka
• 1/2 ounce dry Vermouth

Stir ingredients with cracked ice and pour into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon zest.

 

Lemon Drop:

• 1 1/2 ounces citron vodka
• 3/4 ounce lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Shake ingredients with cracked ice. Strain into a frosted cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel. Variation: Add 1/4 ounce Cointreau and use only 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.

 

Satan's Whiskers:

• 1/2 ounce gin
• 1/2 ounce dry vermouth
• 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth
• 1/2 ounce orange juice
• 1/4 ounce Grand Marnier
• 1 dash orange bitters

Shake with cracked ice. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Using "Orange Curaçao" instead of Grand Marnier turns this into a "curled" version.

 

Vesper:

• 3 ounces gin
• 1 ounce vodka
• 1/2 ounce Lillet blonde

Shake ingredients with cracked ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a orange peel.

 

Xeres:

• 2 ounces Sherry
• 1 dash Orange Bitters
• 1 dash Peach Bitters

Stir well with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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