Key Lime

Here is my take on a key lime pie drink.

Glass:
Rocks

Ingredients:
Silver rum
Simply Lime-aid
Fresh lime juice (ideal from key limes)
Milk

Proportions:

1. Add ice

2. Add silver rum

3. Add Simply Lime-aid

4. Add splash of fresh lime juice

5. Add milk








Shake with the ice and empty back into glass.  It is normal for foam to form in the shaking process.  garnish with a lime.

Orange Creamsicle

Here is a new one.  It is based on that childhood favorite the Orange Creamsicle.

Glass:
Rocks

Ingredients:
Silver Rum
Triple Sec
Milk
Grand Mariner

Proportions:

1. Add Ice

2. Add Silver Rum

3. Add Triple Sec

4. Add a splash of Grand Mariner.  This step is to add color and depth of flavor.

 5. Add Milk








Just shake with the ice and add back into glass.  Some frothing from the milk is normal.  The drink should have a little foam on the top when down shaking.

Green Flash

Here is a very new drink I came up with just the other day.  It has absinthe in it so if you are unfamiliar with this liqueur you should know it is going to taste a lot like licorice.  If this is not a flavor you like you most likely will not care for this drink.  But that being said it is quite a nice drink with a sweet sense of licorice and orange and a tang of juniper berry.

Glass:
Up or martini

Ingredients:
Absinthe
Gin
Triple Sec
Fresh Lime Juice

Proportions:

 1. Add Absinthe

2. Add Triple Sec

3. Add fresh lime juice

4. Add Gin







Shake with ice.  The ice is important in order to unlock the flavors in absinthe it must be mixed with cold water.  Once shaking the drink should take on a green opalescent look.

Traditional Martini

This one is tough.  This might be the most recognizable cocktail.  This is my take on the Traditional Martini.

Glass:
Up or Martini

Ingredients:
Gin
Dry Vermouth

Proportions:

 1. Add Dry Vermouth

2. Swirl Vermouth so it coats the inside of the glass. Then pour Vermouth out.

3. Add chilled Gin

4. Shake over ice.  Strain contents back into glass.  This is a preference but I
chose to shake because this produces chips of ice that help bring out the flavor in the Gin.

5. Finish with olives.  This part is highly personal.  I chose 3 cocktail olives.  But there is arrange of different options including stuffed olives, onions (know as a Gibson) this list is quite long but try anything that sounds good.  One of my favorite alternative items is pickled string beans.  I usually add 2 or 3 depending on size.

SweetT Spin

Here is a new favorite of mine

Glass:
Rocks

Ingredients:
Gordon's Gin
Sweet Ice Tea

Proportions

1. Add Ice

2. Add Gin

3. Add Sweet Tea








Shake and serve in a rocks glass

Fresh Margarita

Here is my take on the Margarita

Glass:

Rocks

Ingredients:

Silver Tequila

Triple Sec

Simply LimeAid

Proportions

1. Add ice to rocks glass

2. Add silver tequila

3. Add Triple Sec

4. Add Simply LimeAid

Shake and serve in rocks glass.   Salted rim and lime optional.

Welcome

This is the first post in the journey of creating new and startling drink combinations.  This journey will hopefully not be alone experience.  I would love to have critic of the recipes listed so feel free to add your experiences.  I am excited to see were this goes and look forward to sharing my interest.