The 6 basic cocktails

[NuclearNed]

I found this on Wiki this week, and now I want to read the whole book. The book has been out of print for a long time, and it sounds like it is hard to find. I wonder if there is a PDF on the net somewhere?

How many of the 6 basic cocktails have you had? I've had 5/6 (I've never even heard of a "Jack Rose"). 3 of the 6 are my favorite cocktails - Manhattan, Old Fashioned, & Sidecar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fine_Art_of_Mixing_Drinks

Martini
7 parts English gin
1 part French (dry) vermouth

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, twist lemon peel over the top and serve garnished with an olive, preferably one stuffed with any kind of nut.

Manhattan
5 parts American whiskey
1 part Italian (sweet) vermouth
dash of Angostura bitters to each drink

Stir with ice, strain into a cocktail glass and serve garnished with a maraschino cherry.

Old Fashioned
12 parts American whiskey
1 part simple syrup
1-3 dashes Angostura bitters to each drink

In an old-fashioned glass, add bitters to simple syrup and stir. Add about 1 ounce of whiskey and stir again. Add two cubes of cracked, but not crushed, ice and top off with the rest of the whiskey. Twist lemon peel over the top and serve garnished with the lemon peel and a maraschino cherry.

Daiquiri
8 parts white Cuban rum
2 parts lime juice
1 part simple syrup

Shake with lots of finely crushed ice and strain well into a chilled cocktail glass.

Sidecar
8 parts Cognac or Armagnac
2 parts lemon juice
1 part Cointreau or triple sec

Shake vigorously with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon if desired.

Jack Rose
8 parts Applejack
2 parts lemon juice
1 part Grenadine

Shake vigorously with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon if desired.

***UPDATE 7/21***
I finally found a place that sells AppleJack, so I made a Jack Rose, but with slightly different proportions than the recipe above (2 parts AppleJack, 1 part lemon juice, 1 part grenadine). It was a pretty good drink - kind of reminded me of a vodka & cranberry juice. Very tart, but refreshing. And the Applejack I bought is 100 proof, so very potent. I'm sure I'll enjoy the rest of the bottle...

I'm now 6 for 6 on the list of basic cocktails

 

[OOBradm]

Did you hear about this during team trivia? It was the bonus question a few weeks ago.

 

[NuclearNed]

Did you hear about this during team trivia? It was the bonus question a few weeks ago.

No - I was looking up Old Fashioned on Wiki to find the classic recipe, and found the article on the book

 

[drebo]

Tom Collins > *

 

[Ashenor]

I have bartended for about 20 years now and never heard of a Jack Rose.

Don't forget to muddle your cherry in your old fashion! I have not made one those in about a decade though.

Problem with most drinks/names is they are named and made differently around the country/world since there is not really a "officail" way to make anything outside of some single liquor drinks.

 

[bignateyk]

Manhattan, Old Fashioned, and Side Car are pretty much the only cocktails i'll drink (besides a good whiskey sour)

 

[calvinbiss]

I never knew that a daiquiri was a drink to it's own, not a genre of drinks. Actually sounds very refreshing!

 

[Jadow]

martini, old fashioned, and daiduiri.

We do old fashioneds a little different here in WI.

Add some 7-up, substitute Brandy for whisky, and a dash of cherry juice. About the only thing in common with a classic old fashioned is the bitters!

 

[preslove]

I like the old fashioned old fashioned. Instead of simple syrup, you use a sugar cube, dash some bitters on top of it, add a little seltzer & muddle it, then add ice and whiskey.

 

[JS80]

My choice of drinks are vodka martini dirty (very), vodka gimlet on the rocks (vodka with a splash of lime), and whiskey rocks or neat. You are no longer a man if you add sugar to your drinks.

 

[mnewsham]

Had a manhattan two weeks ago, heard of 3 others though never had one.

 

[mnewsham]

My choice of drinks are vodka martini dirty (very), vodka gimlet on the rocks (vodka with a splash of lime), and whiskey rocks or neat. You are no longer a man if you add sugar to your drinks.

I love a vodka gimlet, my drink of choice. 4 parts vodka to 1 part rose's lime.

 

[Baked]

Mixed drinks are for girls. I drink my liquor straight from the bottle, 1.75L bottle that is. Or what I call the Costco size.

 

[mnewsham]

Mixed drinks are for girls. I drink my liquor straight from the bottle, 1.75L bottle that is. Or what I call the Costco size.

I also drink single malt scotch, but seeing as I'm poor (and underage) I take what's offered.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

had the first 4, not the last 2

manhattan is go to, though sometimes i only get as far as the 5 parts whiskey

 

[ElFenix]

vodka + dry vermouth is a kangaroo cocktail, not a martini.

i've had all of these, with way more variation in bitters than used here.

if we're really talking classic, only the old fashioned and manhattan are cocktails, the others are slings or sours

 

[mnewsham]

vodka + dry vermouth is a kangaroo cocktail, not a martini.

i've had all of these, with way more variation in bitters than used here.

if we're really talking classic, only the old fashioned and manhattan are cocktails, the others are slings or sours

Yes an original martini was gin and dry vermouth not vodka and dry vermouth

 

[PingSpike]

I've never had applejack but I know it used to be popular in colonial times since it was safer to drink than water.

 

[Ausm]

No - I was looking up Old Fashioned on Wiki to find the classic recipe, and found the article on the book

In Wisconsin we have brandy Old Fashions :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Zeze]

Neat scotch all the way or beer.

Only cocktail I like is Gin & Tonic. Mmmmmmm. Refreshing.

 

[preslove]

My choice of drinks are vodka martini dirty (very), vodka gimlet on the rocks (vodka with a splash of lime), and whiskey rocks or neat. You are no longer a man if you add sugar to your drinks.

A proper gimlet has sugar in it...

 

[mnewsham]

A proper gimlet has sugar in it...

A proper gimlet has lime juice, which yes has sugar, but it's not like adding simple syrup or something pure sugar.

 

[KeithTalent]

The only real cocktail I like is the Negroni (or a Boulevardier which is just a Negroni with bourbon instead of gin). I used to like Sidecars, but I rarely drink them anymore.

KT

 

[Spydermag68]

Every one know that a Martini is Shaken not stirred.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Has anyone here ever heard of a Jack Rose? It seems odd to include that on the list over more established drinks like Alexanders or a basic Sour (whiskey sour being preferred).