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[Tod Olson]

Old Fashioned

2 oz rye whiskey (bourbon as a variation)
1 lump sugar
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 dashes Curacao or Absinthe
1 slice orange
1 slice lemon peel


In serving glass, press with spoon and muddle well orange slice, lemon peel, sugar and bitters. Add whiskey and serve.

Glad to see another rye drinker here.  A couple other rye drinks of interest:


Ink Street

1 oz. each rye, orange juice, lemon juice.

chill over ice and strain.  (It's not just for breakfast anymore!)


Sazerac

2 oz. rye
2 tsp. simple syrup
Peychaud's bitters
Pernod
Lemon zest

Chill rye, syrup, and several dashes bitters over ice. Rinse chilled old fashioned glass with Pernod.  Strain rye into glass.  Twist zest over glass and drop in.


Commodore

2 oz. rye
2 tsp. simple syrup (or sugar)
Juice of 1/2 lime
Orange bitters

Chill and strain into chilled cocktail glass.


And an unnamed creation:

2 oz. rye
1 oz. Cointreau


Any of these drinks are appropriate for early 20th century settings, or whenever a spot of rye would be just the thing.

-Tod

[Valamir]

Greetings Tod.  Should have known you wouldn't wait to long to find your way to this thread :-)

[rafael]

The Dread

1 Part Whiskey.

Hah.  I was going to post a personal favorite, which I find pretty topical for Dread:

The Stakeout:
One 20 oz. bottle of Jolt
One half-shot of grain alcohol (preferably something cheap, like Diesel)

Keeps you up, but lets you get down.

-- Rafael

[C. Edwards]

Dead Nazi

1/4 oz. Green Creme de Menthe
1/4 oz. Vodka
1/4 Licorice Liqueur
Pour ingredients into a shot glass and drink.


Against the Reich, or any other game that lets you wack Nazi scum.


-Chris

[Ron Edwards]

Me and the International Bartender's Guide had a little sit-down together. Um, you guys know, I do have a bar in my basement, right? Came with the house.

Fudge - Chocolate Martini
2 oz vodka
1 oz chocolate liqueur
1 tsp sweetened chocolate powder
cherry

Dust top portion of martini glass with chocolate powder. Stir liquid ingredients with ice, strain into glass and garnish with cherry.

Unknown Armies - Tailspin
1 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz green Chartreuse
1-2 dashes orange bitters

Shake with ice, strain into wineglass filled with cracked ice, add twisted lemon peel. (Variant specially for UA: add 1 hit LSD)

La Famiglia - Godfather
2 oz scotch
1 oz amaretto or almond liqueur

Pour into chilled old-fashioned glass over ice, stir gently.

The Riddle of Steel - The Cossack
1 oz cognac
1 oz vodka
1 oz lime juice
1/2 tsp sugar

Shake with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass

Fvlminata - Roman Punch
2 oz Jamaican rum
2 oz brandy
1 oz raspberry syrup
juice of 1 lemon

Mix in chilled highball glass, fill with shaved or crushed ice, and stir

In Nomine - Seventh Heaven Cocktail and Devil's Tail
S.H.
1.5 oz gin
1/2 oz maraschino
1/2 oz grapefruit juice

Shake with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass, garnish with sprig of fresh mint.

D.T.
1.5 oz light rum
1 oz vodka
1/4 oz apricot brandy
1/2 oz lime juice
2-3 dashes grenadine
1/2 cup crushed ice
twist of lemon peel

Blend first 6 ingredients at low speed for 15 seconds, pour into chilled wineglass and garnish with lemon peel.

Nicotine Girls - Silk Stocking
1.5 oz gin
1/2 oz apple brandy
1 oz orange juice

Shake with ice, strain into wineglass filled with cracked ice, serve with small straw.

Little Fears - Jack in the Box
1.5 oz apple brandy
1.5 oz pineapple juice
1 dash Angostura bitters

Shake with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Starchildren -Queens
3/4 oz gin
3/4 oz dry vermouth
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
3/4 oz pineapple juice

Shake with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Swashbuckler - Quelle Vie (runners-up: Cardinal Punch, the Parisian, Stirrup Cup)
1.5 oz brandy
3/4 oz kummel

Stir with ice, strain into chilled cocktail glass.

Munchkins - Depth Bomb
1 shot glass of whiskey
1 glass of beer

Carefully drop the shot glass, with whiskey, into the beer.

The Dying Earth - Peach Fizz
2 oz cognac
2 tsp peach brandy
2 tsp lemon juice
1.5 tsp sugar syrup
cold champagne

Shake first 5 ingredients with ice, strain into chilled wineglass, top with champagne. Decorate with peach slice.

Dead Meat - Zombie (duh!)
2 oz light rum, 1 oz dark rum, 1/2 oz apricot brandy
juice of 1 lime, 1 oz pineapple juice, 1 oz passionfruit juice
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup crushed ice
1/2 oz 151 proof rum
slice of fresh pineapple and orange, maraschino cherry

Blend 1st 8 ingredients at low speed until smooth. Pour into chilled highball glass, float 151 on top, garnish with fruit.

Feng Shui - Orient Express
1 oz gin
1 oz bourbon
1 oz brandy

Stir ingredients with cracked ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass.

[GreatWolf]

Me and the International Bartender's Guide had a little sit-down together. Um, you guys know, I do have a bar in my basement, right? Came with the house.

Ron, I envy you.  I truly, truly do.

Seth Ben-Ezra
Great Wolf