RECIPES | CocktailCon | United States

CLASSIC COCKTAILS

These are the classics. Original recipes from the legends.

Martini

- 2 oz Aviation Gin - 1/2 oz dry vermouth | Stir slowly with ice. Pour into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon.

Aviation

- 2 oz Aviation gin - 1 tsp crème de violette - 1/2 oz maraschino liqueur - 1/4 oz simple syrup - juice of 1/2 lemon | In a shaker with ice, combine all ingredients and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a brandy cherry.

French 75

- 1 oz Aviation gin - 1/2 oz simple syrup - 1/2 oz lemon juice - champagne | In a shaker with ice, combine the Aviation gin, simple syrup, and lemon juice. Shake vigorously and pour into either a tall, thin highball glass or champagne flute. Top with champagne. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Last Word

- 1 oz Aviation gin - 1 oz Green Chartreuse - 1 oz maraschino liqueur - 1 oz lime juice | In a shaker with ice, combine ingredients and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Manhattan

- 2 oz Bourbon - 1 oz sweet vermouth - 2 dashes bitters | In a mixing glass with ice, combine all ingredients and stir. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Negroni

- 1 oz Aviation gin - 1 oz Campari - 1 oz sweet vermouth | In a mixing glass, combine ingredients and stir. Pour over a rocks glass with ice. Garnish with an orange slice.

Old Fashioned

- 2 oz Bourbon - 2 dashes bitters - 1/2 tsp sugar - maraschino cherry - splash of water | In an empty rocks glass: Muddle the bitters, sugar, cherry and water. Add ice. Pour Bourbon. Garnish with a wedge or peel of orange.

HAXD C0CKT8LZ

These are the recipes from the drink hacking experts at CocktailCon.

Jeff Man-hattan

- 2 oz Bourbon - 1 oz sweet vermouth - 2 dashes Caribbean bitters - 1 tsp smoked sugar - orange peel | In a mixing glass, combine the Bourbon, sweet vermouth, bitters and sugar. Stir until the sugar is mostly dissolved. Add ice and stir. Rub the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with the orange peel. Strain Bourbon mixture into the glass. Garnish with a Bourbon-soaked cherry.

Ruth's Folly

- 1 oz Aviation gin - 1 oz crème de violette - 1 oz maraschino liqueur - juice of 1/2 lime | In a shaker with ice, combine all ingredients and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Slow & Low Lemonade

- 2 oz Slow & Low rock & rye - juice of 1/2 lime - juice of 1/2 lemon - soda water | In a mixing glass, combine the Slow & Low, lime juice, and lemon juice. Pour mixture into a highball with ice. Top with soda water and mix.

Slow & Low Paloma

- 2 oz Slow & Low rock & rye - 1 oz agave syrup - 1 tsp lime juice - grapefruit soda | In a highball with ice, stir together all ingredients. Garnish with an orange slice.

St. Rosie's Summer

- 1 oz Aviation gin - 1/2 oz St~Germain elderflower liqueur - 1/2 oz white vermouth - 1/6 cucumber, sliced lengthwise - Club soda | De-seed and trim the cucumber so that it is just longer than the rim of a highball glass. Retain the trimmings. In a mixing glass, muddle the cucumber trimmings, St~Germain, and white vermouth. Add the Aviation gin and stir. Place the cucumber swizzle stick in a highball glass and fill with the muddle mixture. Fill glass with ice and top with club soda. Before drinking, the imbiber should stir their cocktail with the cucumber swizzle.

Yuki Hana

- 1 oz Aviation gin - 1/2 oz Calpico concentrate - 1/2 oz white vermouth - club soda | In a highball glass with ice, stir together all ingredients. Garnish with a cherry sitting on the ice.

NON-ALCOHOLIC COCKTAILS

If you don't drink or are done for the night, here are some options that we find tasty.

★ Blueberry Basil Shrub

- 1 pint blueberries - 12 leaves fresh basil - 1 cup sugar - 1 cup apple cider vinegar | In a glass container, mash the blueberries together with the basil. Pour the sugar on top to cover the mixture. Cover and let sit in the refrigerator for 1-2 days, long enough to get significant parts of liquid with the fruit. Strain through a cheesecloth-lined strainer into a very clean jar or bottle. Add the vinegar, cover, and let sit refrigerated at least a few hours. Stir or swirl before serving.

★ Apricot Shrub

- 1 lb fresh apricots, washed, halved, and pitted - 1 cup sugar - 1 cup water - 1 cup white wine vinegar | In a saucepan, combine the fruit, sugar, and water. Simmer until the liquid reduces by half. Strain into a very clean jar or bottle. Refrigerate, covered, until cool. Add vinegar and stir. Cover and refrigerate several hours before serving.

★ Cherry Shrub

- 1 cup cherries, washed and pitted - 1 cup sugar - 1 cup water - 3/4 cup white wine vinegar - 1/4 cup red wine vinegar - 1/4 cup basalmic vineger | In a saucepan, combine the cherries, sugar, and water. Simmer until the mixture reduces by half. Strain into a very clean jar or bottle. Cover and refrigerate until cool Stir in vinegars. Cover and refrigerate several hours before serving.

Blueberry "Bramble"

- 1 1/2 oz Blueberry Basil Shrub, from recipe - 1/2 oz simple syrup - 1 lemon wedge - 2 oz soda water | In a shaker with ice, combine the shrub, simple syrup, and lemon. Shake vigorously and pour into a rocks glass with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with fresh basil leaves and a lemon wedge.

Apricot Cooler

- 2 oz Apricot Shrub, from recipe - 1/2 oz simple syrup - juice of 1/2 lemon - 4 oz club soda | In a shaker with ice, combine the shrub, simple syrup, and lemon. Shake vigorously and strain into a highball glass with ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Cherry "Paloma"

- 1 oz cherry shrub, from recipe - 1/2 oz agave syrup - 1 tsp fresh lime juice (about 1/8 lime) - 3 oz grapefruit soda | In a highball glass with ice, combine all ingredients and stir. Garnish with a slice of orange and maraschino cherry.

Cucumber Mint Crush

- 2 oz cucumber, seeded, skinned, and cubed - 1 tsp sugar - 4-5 fresh mint leaves - "Swizzle" of cucumber, 1/6 cucumber wedge, 1" longer than the glass, seeded and peeled - juice of 1/2 lemon - 4 oz club soda | In the bottom of a highball glass, muddle the cucumber sugar, and mint with a little club soda. Place the swizzle of cucumber in the glass and fill with ice. Pour the lemon juice, followed by club soda. Do not stir. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

QUARANTINE CREATIONS

Shelter-in-place Punch

- Juice of 1 lemon, 3 oz. of lemon juice, or 4t lemonade mix - 6 oz. of pulp-free orange juice or, fuck it, 2 oz. Tang - 4oz. of spiced rum (don't put the bottle away) - 1 can Sprite, 7-Up, or ginger ale | If you have any dry ingredients, mix them with a little boiling water to dissolve, then add cold water to get the volume you need. | In a 1-2 qt. bowl, pour the ingredients in order and don't bother mixing. Add a cup of ice or sherbet. Use a ladle to pour your fancy punch into tea cups or small coffee mugs. After every pour, add a little more rum "because it just needs a little more celebration".

UNIX-like Cocktails

Linux (Freax) Cocktail

- 750ml bottle of Finlandia vodka - 350ml bottle of Lakka - 330ml bottle of Spring Aqua still water - 1 lemon - Cubed ice - Crushed ice - 2 oz / 1 oz jigger - Mixing glass - Bar spoon - Strainer - Paring knife - Cutting board - Torch - A grainy photo of the cocktail | The hacker is given everything they need to successfully make a working version, but can only use the photo as reference.

Debian

- 2 oz Bourbon - 2 oz Campari - 1 oz Port - Flag (orange and cherry on a pick) - Thin square plank of virgin cherrywood - Torch | Medium char the wood with the torch until very smoky and cover with an inverted clean, dry rocks glass. In a mixing glass with ice, combine the bourbon, Campari, and port. Stir slowly. To serve, place the glass upright, about 4” short of service, with the plank still on top. Gently slide the plank off and place it, char side up in service. Strain the cocktail into the glass, no ice, and garnish with the flag. Place the glass on top of the charred plank like a coaster.

Red Hat

- 2 oz smoky single-malt Scotch - ½ oz Maraschino liqueur - ½ oz Amaretto - Juice of ½ lemon - Soda water | Note: add a $20 surcharge. In a shaker with ice, combine the Scotch, maraschino liqueur, amaretto, and lemon juice. Shake vigorously and strain into a highball glass with ice. Top with soda water. Garnish with a cherry. Serve on top of a crisply folded $20 bill.

Oracle Linux

Same as a Red Hat except the customer doesn’t get their $20 back.

Kali

- 2 oz Malort | Pour into a small rocks glass. Drink and laugh at yourself.

SUSE

- 3 oz Sipsmith gin - 1 oz Green Chartreuse - ½ oz Barenfang (Barenjager) - 2t Lime juice | Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously. Strain over a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a wedge of lime.

SteamOS

- 2 oz Bubblegum flavored vodka - Red Bull | Rim a highball glass with Pop Rocks and fill with ice Co-pour vodka and Red Bull into glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

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Tito's Vodka served in a bread bowl.

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Peach vodka, cotton candy, Fruit Loop vodka. Shaken and served up on a pretty pony.

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Small batch barrel-aged, hand-crafted artisinal Miller High Life smugly served with a condescending eye roll in a recyclable vintage fair-trade hollowed-out Victrola.

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Akavit and Bechrovka served up in a chalice surrounded by your Mom's basement.

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- 4 oz. Chilled gin - 1 Viagra - 2 lines Cocaine

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