You Complete Bar Steward! (The Brandy Wars; Part 6) 29.05.06
Welcome to ‘You Complete Bar Steward!’, the column that aims to make drinking even more fun than it already is!
This is the final part in “The Brandy Wars”. We return to the original format next fortnight, if I can remember what that was.
For the final brandy-based YCBS, we look how to make a Cognac Collins, a Daisy and Ritz Cocktail.
Cognac Collins
Difficulty Rating: 2/5
Taste/s: Lemony, Tangy, Fizzy
Colour/s: Clear Brown
Ingredients
75ml Brandy
25ml Lemon Juice
2 tsp. Sugar
Soda Water
Equipment
Highball Collins Glass
Spoon
Instructions
Stir the lemon juice, brandy and sugar together in a highball glass, add ice, then top up with soda.
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An amnesiac comes into a bar…
… He asks, “Do I come here often?”
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Daisy
Difficulty Rating: 1/5
Taste/s: Fruity
Colour/s: Light Orange
Ingredients
25ml Brandy
25ml Gin
50ml Apricot Brandy
Equipment
Cocktail Glass
Shaker
Instructions
Add all the ingredients into the Cocktail Shaker, shake, then pour over ice into the glass.
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A man walks into a bar holding an alligator…
… He asked the bartender, “Do you serve lawyers here?” The bartender said, “Yes, we do!” “Good,” replied the man. “Give me a beer, and I’ll have a lawyer for my alligator.”
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Ritz Cocktail
Difficulty Rating: 1/5
Taste/s: Fruity, Fizzy
Colour/s: Orange
Ingredients
25ml Brandy
25ml Cointreau
Orange Juice
Champagne or Sparkling Wine
Equipment
Cocktail Glass
Shaker
Instructions
Shake all the ingredients except for the Champagne together in the shaker, and pour into the glass over ice. Put as much orange juice in as you desire. Then just top up with Champagne.
Other…
An elegant and classy drink to close out The Brandy Wars.
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Last Orders…
That’s it again for this fortnight’s edition. Check back in two weeks time for a return to the old format. Thanks to reading!
Until next time…
Cheers!
Danny Wallace.
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