Modern Classic Cocktails

Neo classics, new age, contemporary cocktails. Call them what you like. Here you’ll find cocktail recipes from the 80s to the present day. The modern classics include Jörg Meyer’s Gin Basil Smash (2008) and Audrey Saunder’s Old Cuban (2001). Both drinks that emerged from the cocktail renaissance. Fancy cocktails from the 80s are also part of the repertoire of modern cocktails. Dick Bradsell’s Espresso Martini (1983) or Toby Checchini’s Cosmopolitan (1988) are probably the most prominent examples.

Old Cuban – Recipe for the Champagne Rum Cocktail

Recipe 45 ml | 1 1/2 oz › Aged Rum20 ml | 2/3 oz › Lime Juice30 ml | 1 oz › Simple Syrup2 Dash Angostura Bitters8-10 Mint leaves60 ml | 2 oz › ChampagneMethod: Shake all ingredients except champagne on ice and double strain into a coupette. Top with champagne....

Chartreuse Swizzle: Herbal Liqueur and Pineapple Juice

Recipe 45 ml | 1 1/2 oz › Chartreuse Green15 ml | 1/2 oz › Falernum30 ml | 1 oz › Pineapple Juice22 ml | 3/4 oz › Lime JuiceMethod: Pour ingredients in a longdrink glass, fill half with nugget ice and swizzle with a swizzle stick. Then top with more nugget ice....

Gin Gin Mule – A Moscow Mule with Gin

Recipe 45 ml | 1 1/2 oz ›  Gin22 ml | 3/4 oz ›  Lime Juice10 ml | 1/3 oz ›  Simple Syrup60 ml I 2 oz ›  Ginger Beer6-8 Mint leavesMethod: Pour all ingredients except the ginger beer into a shaker. Lightly muddle the mint leaves with a muddler, add ice and shake....

Fall Enzoni – Bourbon, Campari and Red Grapes

Recipe 30 ml | 1 oz› Rye Whiskey30 ml | 1 oz› Campari22 ml | 3/4 oz› Lemon Juice22 ml | 3/4 oz› Simple Syrup3-4 Large Red GrapesMethod: Muddle grapes in base of shaker. Shake with all other ingredients.Garnish: Orange peel flower & GrapesGlass: Double Old...

Kentucky Buck – Bourbon, Ginger and Strawberry

Recipe 60 ml | 2 oz › Bourbon Whiskey22 ml | 3/4 oz › Lemon Juice22 ml | 3/4 oz › Ginger Syrup2 Dash Angostura Bitters2 Strawberries30 ml | 1 oz › Soda WaterMethod: First muddle the strawberries in a shaker with the juice and syrup. Then shake all the ingredients...

Dreadlock Holiday – Jamaican Rum and Suze

Recipe 45 ml | 1 1/2 oz › Aged Jamaican Rum22 ml | 3/4 oz › Gentian Liqueur (Suze)22 ml | 3/4 oz › Vermouth Bianco1 Barspoon Pineapple LiqueurMethod: StirredGarnish: Lemon zestGlass: Double Old FashionedShopping list Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum Suze Dolin Blanc...

La Viña Cocktail – Rye, Amaro and Cream Sherry

Recipe 30 ml | 1 oz › Rye Whiskey30 ml | 1 oz › Amaro Nonino30 ml | 1 oz › Cream Sherry1 Dash Orange BittersMethod: StirredGarnish: Orange zestGlass: Nick & NoraShopping list Stork Club Rye Malt Whiskey Amaro Nonino Quintessentia Lustau East India Solera Sherry...

Vienna in Ashes – Smoked chocolate with orange

Recipe 60 ml | 2 oz › Mozart Dark Chocolate Liqueur22 ml | 3/4 oz › Dry Curaçao15 ml I 1/2 oz › Islay WhiskyMethod: StirredGarnish: Orange zestGlass: Cognac snifterShopping list Laphroaig Ten Islay Whisky Pierre Ferrand Dyr Curaçao Mozart Dark Chocolate Liqueur The...

Le Gurk – Gin Cocktail with Cucumber

Recipe 40 ml | 1 1/3 oz › Gin22 ml | 3/4 oz › Elderflower Liqueur22 ml | 3/4 oz › Lemon Juice40 ml | 1 1/3 oz › Apple Juice10 ml | 1/3 oz › Simple Syrup1/8 CucumberMethod: Pour gin into shaker and muddle the cucumber. Add the remaining ingredients, fill with ice cubes...

Caneflower Cocktail – Cachaça, Aperol and Elderflower

Recipe 60 ml | 2 oz › Cachaça30 ml | 1 oz › Aperol22 ml | 2/3 oz › Elderflower LiqueurMethod: StirredGarnish: Dried orange wheelGlass: CoupeShopping list Cachaça Yaguara Organic Aperol St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur The story of the Caneflower Cocktail The Caneflower...