When the word "cocktail" is mentioned the Martini, Manhattan, and Old-Fashioned come to mind. So does Art Deco, black tie, and the beginning of the best part of the day—evening.
Personally, I am a fan of the very (very!) dry gin Martini (even better, a Gibson, changing the olive for a pickled onion), or a perfect Manhattan (the vermouth becomes half sweet, the other half dry).
One evening two years ago during a run of drinking Sidecars, I found that the cognac was all gone but still wanted a cocktail, not a glass of wine or beer. So, I foraged through the cupboards and the icebox and came up with the Pink Grapefruit.
It’s not a "girly" drink. This libation has many of the characteristics of a Sidecar, so if you like your cocktails tart and with a kick, give it a try.
Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, over plenty of clean, fresh ice. Strain out into two sugar-rimmed* cocktail glasses. If you like, garnish with a twist of lemon peel.
*Dip the rim of each glass in fresh lemon juice (or rub one of the squeezed lemon halves around each rim), and coat generously, from a plate of sugar. You can use regular, fine, or even powdered sugar for this.
| Order up one of these other Classic Cocktails... |
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The Pink Grapefruit—One evening two years ago, during a run of drinking Sidecars, I found that the cognac was all gone but still wanted a cocktail. So, I foraged through the cupboards and came up with the Pink Grapefruit. The Dry Martini—Wherever you are, whether it's snowing or raining, slip out of those wet things and into the most classic cocktail of all, the quintessential quaff...a nice, dry Martini. The French 75—According to The Savoy Cocktail Book (ca. 1930), it "hits with remarkable precision". It does, like the 75 mm gun that gave its name to the concoction—the French 75 is delicious and dangerous. The Manhattan—In 1874, Jenny Jerome threw a bash at the Manhattan Club and asked the bartender to create a special drink to toast the guest of honor. Liking the end result, she christened it after its place of birth. |
