Episode 4: The Sidecar

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02/04/20 • 70 min

In this episode Sarah & Rusty dive into the elaborate history of the sidecar episode. They discuss WW1, Prohibition, and the history of the work "cocktial."
Old Fashioned Brandy Cocktail (Transatlantic Travels by Captain J.E. Alexander 1833)
2oz Brandy
2 dash bitters
1 sugar cube
1 dash nutmeg
Place sugar cube in a mixing glass. Add bitters and nutmeg. Muddle. Add brandy and ice. Stir until chilled and serve in a chilled Coupe.
The Brandy Crusta (How to Mix Drinks by Jerry Thomas 1862)
3-4 dashes of gum syrup
2 dashes bitters
2 oz Brandy
1-2 dashes Curacoa
1-2 dash lemon juice
Add ingredients to a mixing glass. Stir until chilled. Garnish with a sugar rim and lemon peel lining the inner rim of the glass.
Sidecar (Cocktails: How to Mix them by Robert Vermeire 1922)
.75 oz Brandy
.75 oz Lemon Juice
.75 oz Cointreau
Shake well with Ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with sugar rim. Optional Orange peel garnish.

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Episode 3: Cosmopolitan

In this episode we dive into a cocktail so popular that it has no need for a place in bar menus across the globe. Tune in as we discuss the modern Cosmopolitan's role in pop culture and multiple origin stories and reveal a long lost ancestor that dates back to the 1930's.
Cosmopolitan
1 1/3 Vodka Citron
1/2 oz Cointreau
1/2 oz Fresh lime juice
1 oz Cranberry juice
Kamikaze
1/3 oz Vodka
1/3 oz Lime juice
1/3 oz Triple Sec
The Harpooner Cocktail
1 1⁄2 oz vodka or rum
2 oz of cranberry juice
Optional squeeze of lime juice
Garnished with a lime wedge
The Cosmopolitan Daisy
1 1⁄2 oz Beefeater Gin
1⁄2 oz Cointreau
Juice of 1 Lemon
1 tsp Raspberry Syrup (homemade)
Raspberry Syrup:
1lb raspberries
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
Rinse raspberries then place in medium sauce pan. Add water and bring to a boil. Reduce to medium simmer and simmer until raspberries lose color. Skim any foam from top and stir occasionally. Strain liquid into a separate container. Place liquid back into saucepan and add sugar. Simmer and stir until sugar is completely dissolved.