Underhill-Lounge

Cherry Blossom (6 people)
To a glass half full of cracked ice add a tablespoon of dry Curacao (dash senior Curacao of Curacao), one of Lemon Juice (1 TBSP fresh), one of Grenadine (Fee’s American Beauty Grenadine), 2 1/2 glasses of Cherry Brandy (1 oz Cherry Heering Liqueur) and 2 of brandy (1 oz Pierre Ferrand [...]

Capetown Cocktail
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
3 Dashes Curacao (Senior Curacao of Curacao)
1/2 Caperitif (1 1/2 oz Dubonnet Blanc)
1/2 Canadian Club Whisky (1 1/2 oz 40 Creek Barrel Select)
Stir well and strain into cocktail glass. Lemon peel on top.
Initially the flavor of the Dubonnet seemed a bit strong. Grew on me though, and as I drank [...]

Canadian Cocktail
The Juice of 1/4 Lemon
1/4 Tablespoonful Powdered Sugar (no thanks, sweet enough already)
1 Liqueur Glass Curacao (about 1 1/4 oz Senior Curacao of Curacao)
3 Dashes Jamaica Rum (1/4 oz Inner Circle Green)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
The big question here was what rum to use.
I knew it had to be something with enough [...]

Byculla Cocktail
1 Liqueur Glass Ginger (3/4 oz Canton Ginger Liqueur)
1 Liqueur Glass Curacao (3/4 oz Brizard Orange Curacao)
1 Liqueur Glass Port (3/4 oz Warre’s Warrior Port)
1 Liqueur Glass Sherry (3/4 oz Lustau Don Nuno Dry Oloroso)
Shake (stir, please) well and strain into cocktail glass.
Too sweet to be anything other than a dessert cocktail. I like [...]

Brandy Cocktail
2 Dashes Curacao (1 barspoon Senior Curacao)
3/4 Wineglass Brandy (1 1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand Ambre)
(1 dash Regan’s Orange Bitters)
Stir well and strain into cocktail glass.
Couldn’t resist adding a dash of orange bitters. It is supposed to be a cocktail, after all!
Even more than the Brain-storm this is just about the booze. If you enjoy [...]

Brandy Crusta Cocktail

Use small wine glass. Moisten the edge with lemon and dip edge into castor sugar which frosts the glass. Cut the rind of half a lemon spiral fashion; place in glass. Fill glass with cracked ice.
3 dashes Maraschino.
1 Dash Angostura Bitters.
4 Dashes Lemon Juice.
1/4 Curacao
3/4 Brandy.
Stir well and strain into prepared [...]

Bosom Caresser Cocktail*
The Yolk of 1 Egg
1 Teaspoonful of Grenadine (uh, oops, I forgot the grenadine)
1/3 Curacao (3/4 oz Brizard Orange Curacao)
2/3 Brandy (1 1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand Ambre)
(dash Regan’s orange bitters)
Shake well and strain into medium size glass. (Squeeze Orange Peel on top.)
*This might be called the “Bobby Jones” or the “Francis Ouimet” Cocktail, [...]

Booster Cocktail
4 Dashes Curacao (teaspoon Brizard Orange Curacao)
The White of 1 Egg
1 Glass Brandy (2 oz Korbel VSOP)
Shake well and strain into medium size glass. Nutmeg on top.
Shoulda been more generous with the Curacao or maybe used a nicer brandy. Dash of bitters? Champagne?
Certainly no Pisco Sour. Drinkable; but, not that interesting.
This post is [...]

Bombay Cocktail (No. 2)
1 Dash Absinthe (sadly Pernod was all they had)
3 Dashes Curacao (didn’t see brand, might have been triple sec)
1/2 Brandy (Courvoisier VSOP)
1/4 Italian Vermouth (didn’t see)
1/4 French Vermouth (didn’t see)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass
Whenever I travel, I usually send a note to some friends asking for recommendations for cocktail bars [...]

Blues Cocktail
(6 People)
Take 4 Glasses of Whisky. (4 oz Bernheim Wheat Whiskey)
1 Glass of Curacao. (1 oz Brizard Orange Curacao)
Incorporate 1 Teaspoonful of Syrup of Prunes. (1/2 teaspoon Prune Syrup)
Pour out over plenty of cracked ice and shake (stir, please) for longer and more thoroughly than usual. Serve very cold.
This Cocktail removes the Blues if [...]