Monday, December 12, 2005

Drinking Again





Jayne Mansfield

2 oz vodka
1 ½ oz pineapple juice
¾ oz cream
¾ oz coconut cream
dash grenadine
crushed ice

Mix it all ingredients in blender. Serve in a tall glass, topped with maraschino cherries.
Virgin Version: Just leave out the vodka.



Sophia Loren

1 teaspoon vermouth

1 oz fresh-squeezed blood-orange juice, or regular orange juice
2 oz gin
½ oz Campari
2 tsp Cointreau

Swirl the vermouth around in a tall, thin glass to coat it, then toss out any extra. Shake everything else with ice in a blender, then pour over ice into the glass.




Mae West Cocktail

Yolk of 1 egg
1 tsp. Powdered Sugar
1 Glass Brandy

Shake well and strain into a medium sized glass. Top with a dash of Cayenne Pepper.




Marlene Dietrich Cocktail

3/4 Wineglass Rye or Canadian Whisky
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
2 Dashes Curacao

Shake well and strain into a wineglass. Squeeze orange and lemon peel on top.


Garbo Gargle Cocktail

1 Dash Creme de Menthe
1/4 Orange Juice 1/4 Grenadine
1/4 French Vermouth
1/4 Brandy

Shake well and strain into a medium sized glass. Top with a splash of Port Wine.



Ginger Rogers Cocktail

1/3 French Vermouth
1/3 Dry Gin
1/3 Apricot Brandy
4 Dashes Lemon Juice

Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass.



Jean Harlow Cocktail



1/2 Bacardi Rum
1/2 Italian Vermouth
Peel of Lemon or piece of lemon

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.



Mary Pickford Cocktail

1/2 Bacardi Rum
1/2 Pineapple Juice
1 tsp. Grenadine
6 Drops Maraschino

Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass.


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