Friday, August 9, 2013

IMPERIAL MARTINI

Drink this and watch a magic crown appear above your
head. Really!!!!

  • 3 ounces gin
  • 1 ounce dry vermouth
  • 1/2 teaspoon maraschino liqueur
  • 4 dashes Angostura bitters

1. Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Add gin, vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and bitters.
3. Stir.
4. Strain into a chilled martini glass.

                                           -- Bartender Pandat

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

PIÑA COLADA

Fun fact: Rupert Holmes—creator of the 1979 number one hit song “Piña Colada”—once said he  didn’t even drink them.
But you can............!!


  • 2 ounces coconut milk or cream
  • 2 ounces pineapple juice
  • 1 1/2 ounces light rum


 1. Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Add coconut milk, pineapple juice, and rum.
3. Shake.
4. Strain into a blender half-filled with crushed ice.
5. Blend.
6. Serve in a hurricane glass.
7. Garnish with a pineapple spear, a cherry and/or shredded coconut.

                                               -- Bartender Pandat

Sunday, August 4, 2013

SUMMER RAIN

As refreshing as a surprise downpour in August.

It is a Breakfast and Brunch Cocktail.

  • 3 ounces cranberry liqueur
  • Apple juice
  • Lime wedge



1. Pour cranberry liqueur into a highball glass half-filled with ice.
2. Top with apple juice.
3. Add a squeeze of lime.
4. Stir.
5. Garnish with a lime slice.


                            -- Bartender Pandat