12 Bottle Bar

From The Bartender’s Gin Compendium by Gary Regan. By Lesley Jacobs Solmonson

2 oz Leopold’s Gin (Plymouth specified)
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Grade A Maple Syrup
Champagne
1 grapefruit twist, as an aromatic garnish

Combine Gin, Lemon Juice and Syrup in a mixing glass
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled Champagne flute
Top with Champagne
Release the oils from the grapefruit twist onto the top of the drink, then discard the twist

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From The Bartender’s Gin Compendium by Gary Regan

2 oz Leopold’s Gin (Plymouth specified)
0.75 oz Hibiscus Syrup (see below)
0.75 oz Lemon Juice
White of One Egg

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass and shake without ice
Add large ice and shake again
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass
Garnish with a lime twist

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From The Joy of Mixology by Gary Regan

2 oz Redbreast Whiskey
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
1 Dash Kübler Absinthe

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass.
Stir with large ice and strain into a coupe.
Garnish with a lemon twist.

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Adapted from The Joy of Mixology by Gary Regan – By Lesley Jacobs Solmonson

2   oz Fresh Lemon juice
1 – 2 oz Simple Syrup
1 oz Water
1 package (.25 oz) Unflavored Gelatin
3 – 4 oz Redbreast Whiskey
Yellow Food Coloring (optional)

Place the lemon juice, simple syrup, and water in a small glass measuring cup, and add the gelatin.  Allow this to sit for one minute, then microwave the mixture on high for thirty seconds.
Stir thoroughly to make sure that all the gelatin has dissolved, then add the whiskey and (optionally) a drop or two food coloring (stir after each drop until you’ve obtained the proper color).
Stir thoroughly again and pour the mixture into a mold or individual molds.
Refrigerate overnight.

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By Lesley Jacobs Solmonson

Gary Regan is a man who wears many hats – bartender, author, newspaper columnist, educator.  However, to coin a phrase from his website, we like to think of him simply as a true “ardent spirit”, so deep is his love for the cocktail world.  One glance at ArdentSpirits.com, which he hosts with wife Mardee Haidan Regan, will show you the breadth and depth of this man’s knowledge and passion.  The site offers everything from a glossary and a recipe collection to photos of wonderful cocktail ephemera and a collection of Gary’s “Barroom Flashbacks”.

For more of the latter, grab a copy of his newest book: The Cocktailian Chronicles; Life with the Professor, Volume I.  Inside, you will find Regan’s re-edited, annotated columns from the San Francisco Chronicle.  A tireless writer, Regan has also written The Bartender’s Gin Compendium and The Joy of Mixology, as well as a collection of drink books with wife Mardee, including The Book of Bourbon which got them inducted into the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.  After years in Manhattan, the Regans settled in the Hudson Valley with a passel of cats and dogs (we at 12 Bottle Bar are jealous indeed.)

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