Autumn of Love

For week two of our wedding cocktails we bring you a twist on a  Manhattan. The addition of sour french cherry tincture adds depth of flavor to this classic.

Autumn of Love

1 oz. Bullet Rye

1 oz. Cocchi Vermouth di Torino

.75 oz. Cocchi Americano

1 dropper Bittercube Orange Bitters

Stir ingredients in a mixing glass until well chilled. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with brandied cheery and orange peel expressed (then discarded) and cherry tincture.

If you are unable to obtain a cherry tincture you can leave it out. You still will have a pretty tasty cocktail, just a slightly different flavor profile.

Try this classic cocktail

This is one all you flying aces will enjoy. The pale blue color beckoned us to take our taste buds on an adventure, much like a clear day and favorable tail wind calls a barnstormer. Aptly enough, this cocktail is named the Aviation. It is a seemingly long forgotten cocktail that we were pleasantly surprised to stumble upon.
We surmise that the lack of popularity was because many bars in the early twentieth century did not carry Marischino or Creme De Violette (essential ingredients in our humble opinion). And certainly it did not help that many recipe books omitted the Creme De Violette, which left us with a bastardized cocktail missing the beautiful pale blue color and lacking the floral notes of the violette liqueur. 
Fast forward to present time where we can once again obtain Marischino and even Creme De Viollete with a teeny bit of searching. Trust us, a little bit of effort is well worth it to make this classic cocktail.

Aviation

2 oz. Hayman's Old Tom Gin

1/2 oz. Marischino liquer

1/2 oz. Creme De Violette

1 oz. fresh lemon juice

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice until well chilled.  Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an edible flower or twist of lemon if desired.

Cheers!

Happy National Nurses Week

In honor of National Nurses Week, we would like to share an original cocktail that we created. This was made in honor of a nurse whom is special to The Hedonistic Bar. This rich and sweet dessert cocktail is sure to please.

The Nurse Ratched

2 oz. Faretti Biscotti Liquer di Italia

1 oz. Kahlua Coffee Liqueur

1 oz. half and half or heavy cream

Combine ingredients in a shaker and dry shake vigorously. Add ice to shaker and shake until well chilled. Double strain into a chilled cocktail or sherbert glass. Garnish with dark chocolate curls and biscotti.

Cheers!

Cocktail to Try

Despite this weeks weather, we at The Hedonistic Bar are looking forward to warmer weather.  Here is a light refreshing drink perfect for spring and summer weather. It has a nice tart flavor for people that are fans of something a little sharp in taste.

Gin & Sin

1 oz. Plymouth gin

1 oz. fresh lemon juice (we prefer Meyer lemons)

1 tbs. fresh orange juice

1 dash of grenadine 

Combine all ingredients and shake with ice.  Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a thin lime wedge.

Cheers!