Specialty Cocktails

SPECIALTY COCKTAILS SAZERAC, 1850 . 14 AVIATION, 1916 . 15 Remy 1736, Demerara, Peychaud’s, Absinthe Aviation Gin, LemonJuice, Maraschino Liqueur, Simple Syrup, Crème de Violette The Sazerac was created around 1850 in New Orleans, possibly by the proprietor of the Sazerac House. A local apothecary supplied The Aviation is first listed in Hugo Ensslin’s 1916 Recipes for the bitters that came to define the drink. Many today believe that Mixed Drinks. After Prohibition, Crème de Violette and the Herbsaint is the original aromatic glass rinse for the Sazerac, but similar Crème Yvette were no longer available in the US, so the first printed recipe in 1908 calls for absinthe. subsequent recipes omitted them. MANHATTAN, 1883 . 16 NEGRONI, 1919 . 14 Bulleit Rye, Carpano Antica, Angostura Bitters Monkey 47, Carpano Antica, Campari No one is sure exactly when the Manhattan originated. A popular According to legend, this drink was invented in Florence, Italy in myth holds that Jenny Jerome, later Lady Randolph Churchill, 1919 when the Count Negroni ordered gin instead of soda in his mother of Winston, commissioned the drink for a party she threw Americano. at the Manhattan Club for Samuel Tilden, celebrating his election as Governor of New York. VIEUX CARRE, 1937 . 18 Russell’s Reserve Rye, Remy XO, Carpano Antica, Benedictine, DAIQUIRI, 1896 . 12 Angostura, Peychaud’s Bacardi Maestro de Ron Grand Reserva, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup This New Orleans cocktail is obviously similar to the Manhattan, The Daiquiri is said to have been invented by an American but the Benedictine adds richness and complexity. It also adds engineer named Jennings Cox in 1896. Cox was working in Cuba, extra sweetness, which the heavy dose of bitters works to balance near the small town of Daiquiri, and ran out of his supply of gin; out. the Daiquiri was born of his improvisational acumen. One pony glass rye whiskey, one pony glass brandy, one pony glass . Italian vermouth, three dashes aromatic bitters PISCO SOUR, 1903 . 12 This is identical to a Vieux Carre, minus the Benedictine. Capel, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup, Egg White Created in Peru sometime between 1872 and 1900, some recipes MARGARITA, 1940 . 14 call for lemon juice; this misunderstanding comes from the Casamigo, Cointreau, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup fact that Peruvians refer to both lemons and limes by the name ‘limon.’ When the Pisco Sour was created, Peruvians would likely The Margarita is essentially a variation on the Sidecar and very have had access exclusively to limes. well may have been derived from that drink. However, there is evidence of a drink consisting of tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur and soda water being served in Texas or Mexico around the turn of the 20th century. THE HISTORY OF COCKTAILS PISCO SOUR SINGAPORE FRENCH pisco SLING gin DAIQUIRI lime gin lemon 1876 rum egg white lime 1916 champagne angostura WHISKEY lime pineapple SMASH simple syrup cherry heering MANHATTAN NEGRONI 1937 bourbon rye whiskey cointreau gin demerara sweet vermouth benedictine MARGARITA 1850 sweet vermouth tequila lemon 1880 angostura angostura campari mint grenadine orange bitters lime orange bitters 1892 1897 1908 soda 1922 triple sec 1955 OLD 1896 1927 FASHIONED 1919 1862 bourbon GIN ROB ROY 1913 1940 SAZERAC demerara 1883 RICKEY scotch cognac angostura gin sweet vermouth demerara lime angostura bitters MAI TAI peychaud’s bitters orange sugar BROOKLYN PEGU CLUB absinth soda 1903 rye whiskey gin jamacian rum lemon TOM MARTINI dry vermouth AVIATION lemon orgeat COLLINS gin maraschino gin curacao curacao old tom gin dry vermouth ramazzotti lemon angostura lime lemon orange bitters orange bitters maraschino orange bitters VIEUX soda violette CARRE rye whiskey cognac sweet vermouth benedictine angostura bitters orange bitters PINK LADY gin apple brandy lemon grenadine egg white WINE CHAMPAGNE BY THE HALF BOTTLE (375ML) GLASS BOTTLE Villa Jolanda Prosecco, Veneto, Italy (187ml). 10 La Spinetta Moscato d’Asti, Piedmont, Italy . 14 Nicolas Feuillatte Brut, France NV. 48 Moët & Chandon Champagne, France NV (187ml) . 30 Laurent-Perrier ‘La Cuvee’ Brut, France NV. .59 Pierre Gimonnet ‘Blanc de Blanc’ 1er Cru, France NV . .68 Alois Lageder ‘Terra Alpina’ Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige, Italy . 12 . 48 Veuve Clicqout ‘Yellow Label’ Brut, France NV . .82 Jean Paul Picard Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre, France. 13 . .52 Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé, France NV. .96 Ferrari Carano ‘Tre Terre’ Chardonnay, Russian River, CA . 15 . 60 Krug ‘Grand Cuvee’, France NV . 208 Whispering Angel Rosé, Provence, France . 19 . .65 Lyric by Etude Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, CA . 12 . 48 Ben Marco Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina. 13 . .52 Coppola ‘Director’s Cut’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, CA. 16 . .64 BARREL AGED COCKTAILS BEER Bijou (Gin) . 16 BY THE BOTTLE Boulevardier (Bourbon) . 18 El Presidente (Rum). 16 Bud Light . 6 Miller Lite . 6 Coors Light . 6 Blue Moon . 6 Amstel Light. 7 PIANO BAR TAPAS Yuengling . 7 Corona . 7 Cheese Board . 8 Heineken . 7 Camembert | Garlic Herb Cheese | Wedge of Beemster Cheese | Fig Jam Allagash White . 7 Truffle Honey | Melba Toast Stella Artois . 7 Edamame Hummus| Melba Toast . 5 Samuel Adams Seasonal. 7 Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA . 7 Citrus marinated assorted olives . 4 Victory Hop Devil IPA . 7 Smoked Chorizo | Spicy Nuts . 6 Founder All Day IPA . 7 Candied Prosciutto Jerky . 6 FIZZY COCKTAILS GRAND ROYAL . 14 Gand Marnier, Cava BLUSHING MIMOSA . 12 Cava, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice, Grenadine ERNEST HEMINGWAY’S DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON . 16 Absinthe, Cava FRENCH 75 . 18 Cava, Dry Gin, Superfine Sugar, Lemon Juice AIR MAIL . 16 Cava, Golden Rum, Lime Juice, Agave CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL . 12 Cava, Angostura Bitters, Sugar Cube BARBOTAGE . 14 Cava, Cognac, Grand Marnier.

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