Cordial Drinks

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ALABAMA SLAMMER

1½ oz amaretto
1 oz Southern Comfort
½ oz sloe gin
½ oz lemon juice

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

PINK PANTHER

1 oz amaretto
½ oz vodka
1 tsp grenadine
2 oz light cream

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

JACK ROSE

2 oz applejack
1 oz lemon juice
1 tsp grenadine

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

APRICOT FIZZ

2½ oz apricot brandy
1 oz lemon juice
½ tsp superfine sugar
4 oz club soda

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the apricot brandy, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a collins glass almost filled with ice cubes. Add the club soda. Stir well.

ON THE SQUARE

1 oz apricot brandy
½ oz gin
½ oz Calvados

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

BLACKPOOL TOWER

2 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
¾ oz apricot brandy
1 tsp gin

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

DIRTY GIRL SCOUT

1 oz Bailey's Irish Cream
1 oz Kahlua
1 oz vodka
1 tsp green creme de menthe

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

B & B STINGER

2½ oz B & B
½ oz white creme de menthe

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the B & B and creme de menthe. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

BARROW BLUES

1 oz blue Curacao
½ oz light rum
½ oz anejo rum
1½ oz pineapple juice
1 tsp coconut cream

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

CHERRIES FROM HEAVEN

1½ oz cherry brandy
1 oz lemon juice
1 dash bitters
4 oz tonic water
1 lime wedge

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the cherry brandy, lemon juice, and bitters. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Top with the tonic water. Stir well and garnish with the lime wedge.

DUVAL

2 oz Cointreau
1 oz Sambuca

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

BANSHEE

1½ oz creme de bananes
1 oz white creme de cacao
1 oz light cream

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

SLAMDANCER

1 oz white creme de cacao
½ oz dark creme de cacao
½ oz Kahlua
2 tsp peppermint schnapps
1 oz light cream

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

GRASSHOPPER

1 oz green creme de menthe
1 oz white creme de menthe
1 oz light cream

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

FRIAR TRUCK

1½ oz Frangelico
2 tsp brandy
1 oz lemon juice
1 tsp grenadine
1 maraschino cherry

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the Frangelico, brandy, lemon juice, and grenadine. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the cherry.

B-52

1 oz Grand Marnier
¾ oz Kahlua
½ oz Bailey's Irish Cream

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

COFFEE STICK

1½ oz Kahlua
½ oz Sambuca
1 oz heavy cream

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

KING ALPHONSE

2½ oz Kahlua
½ oz heavy cream

Pour the Kahlua into a pousse cafe glass. Pour the cream slowly and carefully over the back of a teaspoon so that it floats on top of the Kahlua.

ROOT BEER

1 oz Kahlua
1 oz Galliano
1 oz lemon juice
½ tsp superfine sugar
3 oz cola

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the Kahlua, Galliano, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Top with the cola. Stir well. Yes, it tastes like root beer.

WITCH'S TIT

2½ oz Kahlua
½ oz heavy cream
½ maraschino cherry

Pour the Kahlua into a pousse cafe glass. Pour the cream slowly and carefully over the back of a teaspoon so that it floats on top of the Kahlua. Place the cherry in the center of the cream.

GREEN GODDESS

1½ oz melon liqueur
1 oz Scotch
1 tsp dry vermouth
4 oz lemon-lime soda

Pour all of the ingredients into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.

MELON BALL

1 oz melon liqueur
1 oz vodka
3 oz pineapple juice

Pour all of the ingredients into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.

BLUE GLORY

2 oz peppermint schnapps
½ oz blue Curacao
5 oz lemon-lime soda

Pour all of the ingredients into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well.

POUSSE CAFE

½ oz grenadine
½ oz yellow Chartreuse
½ oz creme de cassis
½ oz white creme de menthe
½ green Chartreuse
½ oz brandy

Starting with the grenadine and adding each ingredient in the order given, pour the liquors slowly and carefully over the back of a teaspoon into a pousse cafe glass so that each on floats on top of the last one in layers.

FERRIS WHEEL

1½ oz Sambuca
1 oz brandy
1 lemon twist

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

SAMSON

½ oz black Sambuca (Opal Nera)
½ oz blackberry brandy
½ oz amaretto
1½ oz light cream

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

SLOE GIN FLIP

2 oz sloe gin
1 egg
½ tsp superfine sugar
½ oz light cream
? tsp grated nutmeg

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes combine the sloe gin, egg, sugar, and cream. Shake well. Strain into a sour glass and garnish with the nutmeg.

BRITISH COMFORT

1½ oz Southern Comfort
½ oz gin
½ oz lemon juice
1 oz orange juice

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