The Scarlet Letter
Use Plymouth gin and you can make lots of punny jokes about Puritans
and Hester Prynne.
Recipe by Anne Robinson
Makes 1
1.5 oz gin (recommended: Plymouth)
.5 oz Cointreau
.5 oz
fresh lemon juice, strained
.5 oz canned jellied cranberry sauce
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker, shake vigorously with ice for 20
seconds, and fine strain into a coupe glass.
Top with 1 oz. Champagne or sparkling wine.
Garnish with a lemon wheel.
The Golden Given
A slightly nutty dessert cocktail ideal for a post Thanksgiving feast.
Recipe by Anne Robinson
Serves 1
2 oz rum (recommended: Banks Golden Age Rum)
.75 heavy cream
.75
canned jellied cranberry sauce
.25 Luxardo Amaretto
1 egg
white
Combine ingredients in a shaking tin, "dry shake" (incorporate all of the
ingredients without ice first), and then shake all of the ingredients with
ice.
Fine strain into an egg coupe. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.
The Jive Turkey
This drink is a seasonal variation of NYC bartender Sammy Ross's "Ross
Collins."
Recipe by Anne Robinson
Serves 1
1.5 oz Rye (recommended: Wild Turkey)
.75 oz fresh squeezed orange
juice, strained
.75 oz canned jellied cranberry sauce
3 dashes of
Angostura bitters
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker, shake vigorously with ice at least
20 seconds, and fine strain into a Collins glass filled with ice.
Top with 2 oz of soda water.
Garnish with an orange slice skewered with a cranberry. Serve
with straws.
