Sasha’s Den of Iniquity Podcast – Episode 13 – Quick Drinks for Busy Parties

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Sasha gets you ready for New Years by talking about bare breasts and how to make awesome drinks in a hurry, because:

Sasha’s Rule for Bad Ass Cocktails #8: Don’t Miss the Party

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Recipes in this episode include:

Bulk Manhattan

• 12 oz rye or bourbon
• 4 to 6 oz sweet vermouth
• 1 tsp bitters
• 5 oz bottled water

Mix all ingredients in a pitcher and chill for at least 6 hours before serving. Garnish with cherries or lemon twists.

Bocce Ball

• 2 oz Amaretto
• 3 oz orange juice

Build in listed order over ice in an old fashioned glass.

Champagne Bowl

• 16 oz brandy
• 8 oz curaçao
• 12 oz lemon juice
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 16 oz soda
• 2 bottles champagne

Mix all but champagne in a punch bowl and chill until guests arrive. Add a block of ice and champagne, garnish with slices strawberries and oranges.

Champagne Cocktail

• 1 sugar cube soaked in Angostura bitters
• 5 oz chilled champagne

Build in listed order in a cold champagne flute. Garnish with a twist of lemon.

Cider Cup

• 2 oz maraschino liqueur
• 2 oz curaçao
• 2 oz brandy
• 16 oz hard cider
• 8 oz soda

Stir with ice and garnish with fruit.

Cobbler

• 3 oz spirit of choice
• 1 oz syrup or sweet liqueur
• fruits in season

Build in listed order in a wine glass filled with crushed ice.

Gin Rickey

• 2 oz gin
• 3/4 oz lime juice
• 3-4 oz soda

Build over ice and garnish with a lime wedge.

Greyhound

• 2 oz vodka or gin
• 3 oz grapefruit juice

Build in an ice-filled old fashioned glass.

Highball

• 2 oz spirit of your choice
• 6 oz soda, ginger ale, lemon-lime soda, tonic water, etc.

Build in a highball (tall) glass over ice. Garnish with a slice or twist of your favorite citrus.

Nelson’s Blood

• 1-1/2 oz ruby port
• 4 oz cold champagne

Build in a chilled champagne flute.

Presbyterian

• 2 oz rye
• 2 oz cola
• 2 oz ginger ale

Build in a glass over ice and garnish with a twist of lemon.

Quick French 75

• 1 oz gin
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp simple syrup
• 4 oz cold champagne

Build in a tall glass of ice and garnish with a cherry or twist of lemon.

Salty Chihuahua

• 2 oz tequila
• 3 oz grapefruit juice

Build in an ice-filled, salt-rimmed old fashioned glass.

Salty Dog

• 2 oz vodka or gin
• 3 oz grapefruit juice

Build in an ice-filled, salt-rimmed old fashioned glass.

The Special Relationship

• 2 oz gin
• 1 oz lime juice
• 4 oz cola

Build in an old fashioned glass of ice and garnish with a wedge of lime.