MILK PUNCH

A truly old-school beverage—served at weddings and
brunches through the decades.
8 ounces cold milk
1/2 ounce bourbon
3/4 ounce crème de cacao

METHOD
1. Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Add milk, bourbon, and crème de cacao.
3. Shake.
4. Pour into a goblet.

BLOODY MARY

Say Bloody Mary three times before bedtime. When you
wake up in the morning, be sure to have one.
1 1/2 ounces vodka (or peppered vodka for spice)
3 ounces tomato juice
1/2 ounce lemon juice
Dash or two Tabasco sauce
Dash or two Worcestershire sauce
Pinch of celery salt
Pinch of pepper
Dab of horseradish
1. Chill a cocktail shaker.
2. Add vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice, Tabasco
sauce, and Worcestershire sauce.
3. Add salt, pepper, and horseradish to taste.
4. Pour into a chilled collins glass or beer mug.
5. Garnish with a lime slice or a celery stalk. Also
preferred as garnishes: pickled green beans, okra
pods, and garlic stuffed olives.

MAY BLOSSOM FIZZ

As sweetly intoxicating as springtime flowers. Your guests
just may frolic around the May Pole.
1 teaspoon grenadine
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1 ounce club soda
2 ounces Punsch

METHOD
1. Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Add grenadine, lemon juice, club soda, and Punsch.
3. Shake.
4. Strain into an old-fashioned glass.
5. Top with soda

PEACH MIMOSA

A sweet twist on the classic brunch favorite.
1 ounce peach schnapps
Orange juice
Champagne

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METHOD
1. Pour peach schnapps into a champagne flute.
2. Add enough orange juice to fill half of the glass.
3. Top with champagne.

CITRONELLA COOLER

For a guaranteed mosquito-free brunch.
1 ounce citrus vodka
Dash of lime juice
2 ounces chilled lemonade
1 ounce chilled cranberry juice

METHOD
1. Build vodka, lime juice, lemonade, and cranberry
juice in a collins glass.
2. Top with a squeeze of fresh lime.

MADEIRA MINT FLIP

Another Madeira, my dear-a?
1 1/2 ounces Madeira
1 ounce chocolate mint liqueur
1 small egg
1 teaspoon sugar

METHOD
1. Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Add Madeira, liqueur, egg, and sugar.
3. Shake.
4. Strain into a chilled delmonico glass.
5. Dust with nutmeg

COFFEE FLIP

Wow. This makes the cobwebs run screaming.
1 ounce cognac
1 ounce tawny port
1 small egg
1 teaspoon sugar

METHOD
1. Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Add cognac, port, egg, and sugar.
3. Shake.
4. Strain into a chilled delmonico glass.
5. Dust with nutmeg.

PEACH FUZZ

Soft and downy, the perfect serum for getting the dish on
your brother’s bride.
3 ripened peaches
6 ounces pink lemonade
6 ounces vodka
Ice cubes to fill blender

Method
1. Put peaches, pink lemonade, vodka, and ice in a
blender.
2. Blend until iced is crushed.
3. Place in freezer for four hours.
4. Scoop into highball glasses.
(Serves 6)

SEA BREEZE

Drink while watching America’s Cup. Wish for a sailboat
of your own.
1 1/2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce apricot flavored brandy
1/4 ounce grenadine
1 ounce lemon juice
Club soda
Mint sprigs

METHOD
1. Build gin, brandy, grenadine, and lemon juice in a
highball glass.
2. Add ice.
3. Fill with club soda.
4. Add mint sprigs.

CAPE COD

Conjures up morning memories from Martha’s Vineyard.
Even if you’ve never visited.
1 1/2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce lime juice
1 ounce cranberry juice
1/2 teaspoon sugar

METHOD
1. Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Add vodka, juices, and sugar.
3. Shake.
4. Strain into cocktail glass.