Classic Cocktails: The "Jasmine" cocktail recipe using Gin, Cointreau and Campari.

Classic Cocktails presents the "Jasmine" cocktail recipe. 

A wonderful mixed drink using Gin, Cointreau and Campari brought to you by our expert mixologists and professional bartenders. 

This is a nice classic gin drink in that the gin does not overpower the flavor of the cocktail, as many gin cocktails do. The gin blends nicely with the rest of the ingredients.

Invented by Robert Hess in or around 1990.

Campari is an alcoholic apéritif made with a infusion of herbs and fruit in alcohol and water. It is considered a bitters and has a dark red color.

Jasmine cocktail Recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz Gin (Beefeater, Bombay Sapphire, etc.)
• 1/4 oz Cointreau (Citrus Flavored)
• 1/4 oz Campari
• 3/4 oz lemon juice

Cocktail Mixing Instructions:

Shake all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Campari Bitters

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Classic Cocktails presents how to make the "Jasmine" cocktail recipe. A classic mixed drink using Gin, Cointreau and Campari.

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Classic Cocktail Drinks: The "Sidecar" Cocktail Recipe and History

How to make the Sidecar cocktail drink with recipe and history.

The sidecar cocktail drink was made famous in Paris France during the 1920's WWI era. There are variations on how the drink is made. Early on it was made with Cognac or Armagnac. Now the drink is usually made with bourbon and not the brandy. It has a sweet and sour taste with fruity undertones.
It is considered a "Sour Drink" cocktail and is one of the original cocktails.

Sidecar Cocktail Drink

Sidecar Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 oz Bourbon, Cognac or Armagnac (Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Wild Turkey, etc.) & (Ravenscroft Crystal Cognac, Remy Martin Cognac, Hennessy, Hardy Perfection, etc.)
• 3/4 oz Cointreau
• 1/4 oz Fresh lemon juice
• Lemon Slice as garnish


Procedure:
1. Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
2. Shake until cold and frosty.
3. Strain into a cold cocktail glass.
4. Garnish the sidecar cocktail with a lemon slice.

You can garnish the rim with sugar as well. 

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Classic Cocktail drinks presetns the Sidecar recipe that uses cognac, whiskey and cointreau. Learn about mixed drinks and vintage cocktails.