How to make a Colorado Bulldog

Greetings mi gente; while I’m up past my ankles in snow here in Wisconsin, this Bartender 608 Drink of the Week (#608DOTW) is a favorite among our West Coast brethren.  The Colorado Bulldog!

You can shake this drink or, prepare it layered–CAUTION; if you’re layering, do it in the following order or your milk will curdle therefore forcing you to maybe gag and turn this into a shaken drink anyway…

In a highball glass add the following

 

• 1 part vodka [1st]
• 1 part coffee liquor [2nd]
• 2 parts Half and Half or cream poured over the back of a bar spoon [3rd]
• Cola [Final to Top-Off]

Enjoy!  Salud! Cheers!  Please SUBSCRIBE, like and comment!

 

 

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The Cosmopolitan

Greetings mi gente; today’s Drink of the Week is The Cosmopolitan.

* 3.0 oz. Citron Vodka
* .75 oz. Triple Sec
* .25 oz. Cranberry Juice
*  Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice

Start chilling your cocktail glass by filling with ice and some water.  Set aside.

In a mixing glass combine all ingredients over [good] ice and cap with a Boston shaker.

{ { { SHAKE } } }
Empty your chilled glass.  Strain into your chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime peel. (Remember, your Cosmo should be pink; not red!)

Enjoy the video!

Salud! Cheers!  Please like & subscribe!

Anti-Freeze Shots!

This weeks DOTW = Anti-Freeze!

In Madison WI this week it’s been as high as 61 degrees and lows in the 20’s; but there’s no such thing as climate change…

Anti-Freeze Shots; for two (2) shots grab:

* 2-tall shot glasses and rim with margarita salt (or, skip this step if you like)
* .75 oz. Blanco Tequila
* 1.0 oz. Apple Vodka
* .25 oz. Blue Curacao
* .25 oz. Sweetened Lime Juice
* Ginger Ale (optional)

In a Boston shaker with a scoop of ice add the top four (4) ingredients and SHAKE.  Strain into the shot glasses and, if you need training wheels (meaning the shot is stronger than you like) add a splash of ginger ale on top.

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Enjoy! Salud! Cheers!

Anti-Freeze Shots #608DOTW

It’s 02/22 | Happy National Margarita Day!

Happy National Margarita Day!

Ms. China Moon’s Mean Green Moon-a-Rita for Feb. 22nd is the mid-week DOTW recipe today.

You’ll be needing the following:

1) 2 oz. Blanco Tequila
2) .50-.75 oz. Triple Sec/Orange Liqueur
3) Blue Agave syrup or nectar
4) Juice of half a lime
5) Any 2-berries you want (I chose blueberries & raspberries for sweet & slight tartness)
6) Mean-Green Margarita salt
7) Pint glass or Margarita glass

Rim your glass by rotating half or the whole rim in lime juice and dipping in margarita salt; shake off excess. Set aside.

In a Boston shaker, muddle your berries, syrup/nectar and a sliver of lime.

Add ice, tequila and triple sec with the juice of half a lime.

* * * SHAKE *** SHAKE *** SHAKE * * *

Take your Hawthorne & strain into your rimmed glass.

Top with ginger ale and garnish with a lime wedge.

ENJOY! CHEERS! SALUD!

* * * Click the photo below for the How-To video! * * *

National Margarita Day

Ms. China won Bartender of the Month with The 3-Legged Monkey!

What’s Up mi gente?!  Ms. China has been crowned Bartender of the Month courtesy of BarProducts.com! I must give them a reciprocal shout out as I’ve been purchasing their long lasting, durable and eye-catching bar products since 2007.

How. Cool. Is. This?!

This week’s D.O.T.W.* is the 3-Legged Monkey; this cocktail includes Crown, Amaretto & Pineapple juice. Check our the recipe below and the write up on yours truly on BarProducts.com.

Signature Cocktail: The 3-Legged Monkey

• 1.5 oz. Canadian Whiskey (Crown Royal)
• 0.75 oz. Amaretto
• 1.0 oz. Pineapple Juice
  Combine all ingredients over ice, shake and strain into a rocks glass. You should have a nice froth on top!

Garnish with a cherry and enjoy!

* * * Click HERE for the How-To video! * * *

The 3-Legged Monkey

3-Legged Monkey

 

D.O.T.W.* = Drink of the Week

Bastille’s Pinch | Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day mi gente!  This week’s Drink of the Week video is “Bastille’s Pinch.”  It’s an uncomplicated highball being as the ingredients are:

• 2 fingers of Bastille Whisky
• Dribbles of maraschino cherry juice
• Lemon peel
• Maraschino Cherry (stemmed)

In a mixing glass add 1.5-2 oz. of Bastille.  Dribble in Maraschino cherry juice to taste.  STIR.  Grab an Old Fashioned glass and add an ice sphere (so as not to dilute as fast as regular ice cubes).  Grab your whisky mix and pour over the ice.  Pinch your lemon peel over your drink and crease; rub the peel over the rim and drop it in.  Add a cherry and enjoy!

Bastille 1789 is a French Whisky and the 1789 is the year of the French Revolution, not the spirit’s origin.  You noticed an ‘E’ was “missing”–Whisky‘s made outside of the U.S. omit the ‘E’ while North American whiskies add said extra ‘E.’  I hope you enjoy; questions or comments?  Ask!

Respectfully Yours in Hospitality,

China Moon | www.Bartender608.com

Places in Madison WI you can find Bastille 1789:

• Metro Market, 6010 Cottage Grove Rd Madison, WI 53718
• City View Liquor, 6420 Cottage Grove Rd Madison, WI 53718
• Woodman’s Food Market, 3817 Milwaukee St Madison, WI 53714
• Harley’s Liquor, 3838 Atwood Ave Madison, WI 53714
• Rocky’s Liquor Store, 4429 Milwaukee St Madison, WI 53714

Click the photo for the How-To video!

Bowl Me Over

It’s Super Bowl Sunday and I’ve got a smooth cocktail for today’s game to wash down the wings, pizza and crudités when you want to pass on the beer and wine coolers.

Here’s today’s recipe; *click* on the photo for a video to show you how it’s done!

Bowl Me Over:

• 1.5 oz. Plantation Rum 3-Stars
• 0.25 oz. St. Elder Elderflower liqueur
• 2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters
• *splash* of Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth
• Juice of half a Lime
• A Chilled Cocktail Glass
• ‘Good’ Ice
• Barspoon
• Seagram’s Ginger Ale
• Garnish Flag of Maraschino Cherry and Lemon Peel 

  ¡Salud! Cheers! from Ms. China

  Bartender 608 Intoxicologists & Cocktail Caterers, LLC.