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Home Cocktail Masterclass

A definitive guide to the home bar, featuring five flawlessly executed recipes: the Champagne Cosmo, Doreen's Dirty Martini, a classic Old Fashioned, Oyster Shooters, and the Hair of the Dog Brunch Cocktail.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 5 servings
Course: Drinks
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Champagne Cosmo
  • 12 ounces pomegranate juice
  • 2 ounces Chambord raspberry liqueur
  • Juice of 1 large lime about 2 tablespoons
  • 1 750 ml bottle Champagne
  • Fresh pitted cherries for garnish
Doreen’s Dirty Martini
  • 2 ounces vodka
  • ½ ounce olive juice
  • Whiff of dry vermouth
  • 2 to 3 colossal size olives
  • Ice for shaking
Old Fashioned Bourbon
  • 3 maraschino cherries
  • 1 orange pinwheel
  • 1 tablespoon superfine sugar or simple syrup
  • 2 ounces bourbon
  • Club soda
  • Ice
Oyster Shooters
  • 12 shucked oysters with oyster juice
  • 1/3 cup ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
  • Juice of 1 medium lime about 1 tablespoon
  • 12 ounces tomato juice
  • 12 ounces cold vodka
  • Hot pepper sauce to taste
Hair Of The Dog Brunch Cocktail
  • 12 ounces tomato juice
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ teaspoon prepared horseradish
  • 2 to 4 drops hot pepper sauce
  • 1 whole lemon cut into wedges
  • 1 tablespoon celery salt
  • 2 12-ounce bottles beer
  • Celery stalks with leaves for garnish
  • Ice

Method
 

Champagne Cosmo
  1. Stir together the pomegranate juice, Chambord, and lime juice in a pitcher.
  2. Pour about 1 ounce of this mixture into the bottom of a champagne flute.
  3. Top off the glass with Champagne.
  4. Garnish with fresh cherries.
Doreen’s Dirty Martini
  1. Fill a professional cocktail shaker half full of ice.
  2. Pour in the vodka and the olive juice.
  3. Shake well and set aside.
  4. Add a touch (a whiff) of dry vermouth to a chilled martini glass to rinse the interior.
  5. Strain and pour the icy vodka mixture into the glass.
  6. Garnish with the colossal olives.
Old Fashioned Bourbon
  1. Place two cherries and an orange slice into the bottom of a heavy rocks glass.
  2. Sprinkle with the superfine sugar (or use a splash of simple syrup).
  3. Stir and gently muddle with the back of a wooden spoon or muddler to blend the flavors.
  4. Pour the bourbon over the top.
  5. Fill the glass with ice and top it off with club soda.
  6. Garnish with the third cherry.
Oyster Shooters
  1. Place each freshly shucked oyster, along with its natural juice, into the bottom of a tall (6-inch) shot glass or martini glass.
  2. Mix together the ketchup and horseradish in a small bowl.
  3. Place a small dollop of this horseradish cocktail sauce on top of each oyster.
  4. Pour 1 ounce of tomato juice and 1 ounce of chilled vodka over each oyster.
  5. Season with additional hot pepper sauce to taste, and serve cold.
Hair Of The Dog Brunch Cocktail
  1. In a pitcher, stir together the tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, and hot pepper sauce.
  2. Rub the rims of your cocktail glasses with the fresh lemon wedges.
  3. Dip the wet rims into a saucer containing the celery salt to coat the edges.
  4. Fill each rimmed glass with ice cubes.
  5. Fill half of each glass with beer.
  6. Top off the glasses with the seasoned tomato juice mixture.
  7. Garnish elegantly with celery stalks featuring the leafy greens intact.