Cock N' Bull Special

Cock N’ Bull Special

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Created by Jack Morgan at the Cock N’ Bull “British-style” pub on Sunset Strip, Hollywood, CA, USA, which was founded in 1937. The cocktail first appeared in Ted Saucier’s Bottom’s Up in 1951.

Ingredients

15 ml (½ oz) brandy
22.50 ml (¾ oz) Benedictine D.O.M.
22.50 ml (¾ oz) bourbon
7.50 ml (¼ oz) Triple Sec
Orange twist for garnish

Directions

Half-fill a mixing jug with ice.

Add all ingredients and stir until well-chilled.

Strain into a chilled coupe over a cube of ice.

Garnish with an orange twist.

Revolver

Revolver

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A caffeinated Manhattan variant, created by Jon Santer in the early 2000s at Bruno’s, San Francisco.

Ingredients

60 ml (2 oz) bourbon
15 ml (½ oz) coffee liqueur
2 dashes orange bitters
Orange twist for garnish

Directions

Half-fill a mixing jug with ice.

Add all ingredients and stir until well-chilled.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Express the oils from an orange twist and garnish with the twist.

Cabernet Old Fashioned

Cabernet Old Fashioned

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A great Old Fashioned variant of unknown origin which combines Cabernet Sauvignon with bourbon and cherries.

Ingredients

60 ml (2 oz) Cabernet Sauvignon
30 ml (1 oz) bourbon
10 ml (⅓ oz) simple syrup
3 cherries
Orange wheel for garnish

Directions

Add cherries and simple syrup to an empty cocktail shaker and muddle.

Add the wine and bourbon and half-fill the shaker with ice.

Shake until well-chilled.

Strain into a tumbler over fresh ice.

Garnish with an orange wheel.

Midnight in New York

Midnight in New York

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Created by Trudy Thomas at Liquid Remedy Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

Ingredients

30 ml (1 oz) bourbon
30 ml (1 oz) Shiraz red wine
15 ml (½ oz) freshly squeezed lemon juice
7.50 ml (¼ oz) grenadine
Lemon twist for garnish

Directions

Half-fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

Add all ingredients and shake until well-chilled.

Strain into a chilled cocktail coupe.

Garnish with a lemon twist.

Bourbon Alexander

Bourbon Alexander

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A bourbon whiskey based variant of the Alexander.

Ingredients

45 ml (1½ oz) bourbon whiskey
20 ml (⅔ oz) white creme de cacao
15 ml (½ oz) coconut liqueur
25 ml (⅚ oz) single cream (half-and-half)
Grated nutmeg for garnish.

Directions

Half-fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

Add all ingredients and shake until well-chilled.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Dust with freshly grated nutmeg.

The Ridgwell

The Ridgwell

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A Manhattan[/link] variant, created in 2018 at the FAM Bar, London, England, in memory of Mark Ridgwell, the author of Spirits Distilled.

Ingredients

25 ml (⅚ oz ) bourbon
20 ml (⅔ oz ) rye whiskey
10 ml (⅓ oz ) Punt e Mes vermouth amaro
10 ml (⅓ oz ) sweet vermouth
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 dash orange bitters
Blackberry for garnish

Directions

Half-fill a mixing jug with ice.

Add all ingredients and stir until well-chilled.

Strain into a chilled cocktail coupe.

Garnish with a blackberry

Borderline

Borderline

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A bourbon cocktail, created by James Mellor in 2004 at Mint Leaf, London, England, which is oddly reminiscent of cola.

Ingredients

60 ml (2 oz) bourbon
22.50 ml (¾ oz) Punt e Mes vermouth amaro
15 ml (½ oz) freshly squeezed lemon juice
15 ml (½ oz) maple syrup
Orange twist for garnish

Directions

Half-fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

Add all ingredients and shake until well-chilled.

Strain into a martini glass and garnish with an orange twist.

Praecocia

Praecocia

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Created by Jamie Boudreau at Vessel, Seattle, USA, in 2010.

Ingredients

45 ml (1½ oz) bourbon
22.50 ml (¾ oz) Punt e Mes Vermouth Amaro
7.50 ml (¼oz) apricot brandy
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Maraschino cherry for garnish

Directions

Half-fill a mixing jug with ice.

Add all ingredients and stir until well-chilled.

Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a skewered maraschino cherry.

Golden Hour

Golden Hour

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Created by the Basil Hayden Bourbon company this cocktail is a simple bourbon, Aperol and Lillet Blanc cocktail.

Ingredients

30 ml (1 oz) bourbon
22.50 ml (¾ oz) Aperol
22.50 ml (¾ oz) Lillet Blanc
Grapefruit twist for garnish

Directions

Half-fill a mixing jug with ice.

Pour in all ingredients and stir until well-chilled.

Strain into a tumbler over a large ice cube.

Garnish with the grapefruit peel.

Manhattan (Sweet with Bitter Chocolate)

Manhattan (Sweet with Bitter Chocolate)

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Created by Simon Difford in 2017 at the Cabinet Room, London, England. Despite the name, it is a dry spiritous cocktail; the “sweet” refers to the use of sweet vermouth.

Ingredients

60 ml (2 oz) bourbon
22.50 mg (¾ oz) sweet vermouth
5 ml (⅙ oz) brown creme de cacao
5 ml (⅙ oz) maraschino cherry liqueur
6 drops chocolate bitters
Square of 80% cacao chocolate for garnish

Directions

Half-fill a mixing jug with ice.

Add all ingredients and stir until well-chilled.

Strain into a chilled cocktail coupe.

Balance a square of 80% cacao chocolate on the rim as garnish.