Aperitif Drinks

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AGINCOURT

1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz dry vermouth
½ oz amaretto
1 tsp lemon juice

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

AMER PICON COCKTAIL

2 oz Amer Picon
1½ oz lime juice
1 tsp grenadine

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

ANTE

1 oz Dubonnet Rouge
¾ oz applejack
½ oz Cointreau or triple sec

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

BEANSY'S BATTLEGROUND

1½ oz sweet vermouth
1 oz brandy
½ tsp Pernod
1 dash bitters
½ oz peppermint schnapps

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes.

BITTERSWEET COCKTAIL

1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz dry vermouth
2 dashes orange bitters
1 lemon twist

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, and orange bitters. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.

BOYD OF THE LOCH

1½ oz dry vermouth
1 oz Scotch
1 lemon twist

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the vermouth and Scotch. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.

CHELSEA

1 oz dry vermouth
¾ oz bourbon
1 tsp blackberry brandy
½ tsp Cointreau or triple sec
2 tsp lemon juice
1 lemon twist

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the vermouth, bourbon, blackberry brandy, Cointreau, and lemon juice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the lemon twist.

CUYAHOGA COCKTAIL

½ oz sweet vermouth
½ oz dry vermouth
¾ oz gin
1 lemon twist

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine both vermouths and the gin. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the lemon twist.

DIPLOMAT

2 oz dry vermouth
½ oz sweet vermouth
½ tsp maraschino liqueur
1 dash orange bitters
1 maraschino cherry

IN a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and orange bitters. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the cherry.

DUBONNET FIZZ

2 oz Dubonnet Rouge
1 oz orange juice
½ oz lemon juice
2 tsp cherry brandy
3 oz club soda

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the Dubonnet, orange juice, lemon juice, and cherry brandy. Shake well. Pour into a highball glass and top with the club soda. Stir well.

EARL OF SARDINIA

1½ oz Campari
½ oz creme de cassis
3 oz grapefruit juice
1 oz pineapple juice
1 tsp grenadine
Crushed ice

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with crushed ice.

FARTHINGALE

1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz dry vermouth
¾ oz gin
1 dash bitters
1 lemon twist

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, gin, and bitters. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the lemon twist.

FRENCH KISS

1½ oz sweet vermouth
1½ oz dry vermouth
1 lemon twist

Pour the sweet vermouth and dry vermouth into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes. Garnish with the lemon twist.

GLADYS DELIGHT

2 oz dry vermouth
1 tsp sweet vermouth
1 tsp grenadine
4 oz ginger ale
1 lemon twist

Pour the dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, grenadine, and ginger ale into a collins glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well and garnish with the lemon twist.

GRACELAND

1 oz dry vermouth
1 oz sweet vermouth
½ oz Scotch
1 dash bitters
1 lemon twist

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the dry vermouth, sweet vermouth, Scotch, and bitters. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the lemon twist.

HILGERT COCKTAIL

1 oz dry vermouth
¾ oz gin
½ tsp maraschino liqueur
1 tsp grapefruit juice
1 dash bitters

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

JOYCE OF HILLHOUSE

1½ oz sweet vermouth
1 oz Scotch
1 dash bitters
1 lemon twist

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the vermouth, Scotch, and bitters. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the lemon twist.

KNOCKOUT COCKTAIL

1 oz dry vermouth
1 oz gin
½ oz anisette
1 tsp white creme de menthe
1 maraschino cherry

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the vermouth, gin, anisette, and creme de menthe. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the cherry.

LADY MADONNA

1½ oz Dubonnet Rouge
1 oz dry vermouth
1 lemon twist

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the Dubonnet and vermouth. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the lemon twist.

LYING WITH THE TIGRESS

1½ oz dry vermouth
1 oz light rum
¼ tsp Rose's lime juice
1 dash orange bitters

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

MATINEE

1 oz sweet vermouth
¾ oz gin
½ oz green Chartreuse
2 tbsp orange juice
1 dash orange bitters

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

MAYOR BILLY

¾ oz sweet vermouth
¾ oz dry vermouth
½ oz gin
2 tsp orange juice
2 dashes orange bitters

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

MUCH FUSS FOR THE CONQUERING HERO

1 oz sweet vermouth
¾ oz applejack
2 tsp apricot brandy
1 tsp pineapple juice 1 tsp lemon juice
2 dashes orange bitters

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

PHOEBE SNOW

2 oz Dubonnet Rouge
1½ oz brandy
1 tsp Pernod

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

SAME OLD SONG

1 oz sweet vermouth
½ oz dry vermouth
1 oz gin
1 oz orange juice
1 tsp lemon juice
1 dash orange bitters
1 orange slice

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, gin, orange juice, lemon juice, and orange bitters. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the orange slice.

SWEET NAN

1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz brandy
2 tsp Benedictine

Pour all of the ingredients into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.

TRINITY COCKTAIL

1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz dry vermouth
1 oz gin

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

TRUE TRIXIE

2 oz Campari
¾ oz dry vermouth
¾ oz Cointreau or triple sec

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes.

VERMOUTH CASSIS TALL

2 oz dry vermouth
½ oz creme de cassis
1 lemon twist
4 oz club soda

Pour the vermouth and cassis into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Top with the club soda. Stir well and garnish with the lemon twist.

WARRIOR

1 oz sweet vermouth
1 oz dry vermouth
½ oz brandy
½ tsp Pernod
½ tsp Cointreau or triple sec

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

WILFRED'S WEATHER

1 oz dry vermouth
¾ oz gin
½ tsp Ricard
1 dash bitters

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.