THE
ACADEMIC

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A study in good taste

2 ounces gin

½ ounce Galliano

½ ounce orange juice

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass.

ANDROMEDA

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A galaxy of aromas and flavors

2 ounces gin

1 ounce Southern Comfort

½ ounce sloe gin

½ ounce Chambord

½ teaspoon blue curaçao

Pour ingredients into ice-filled rocks glass and stir.

ANGEL’S
BREAST

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White, whiter, whitest

2 ounces gin

1 ounce white crème de cacao

1 ounce Godiva white chocolate liqueur

1 ounce light cream

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake, and strain into glass.

THE
ANSONIA

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Named for the architectural gem on New York City’s Upper West Side

3 ounces gin

1 ounce lemon juice

1 ounce raspberry puree

Lemon slice for garnish

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice and shake. Strain into glass and garnish.

APOLLO

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Fit for a Greek god

2½ ounces gin

1 ounce white crème de cacao

½ ounce blue curaçao

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass.

ARCHBISHOP

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A religious experience?

2½ ounces Seagram’s Extra Dry gin

½ ounce Bénédictine

1 dash bitters of choice

Pour ingredients into ice-filled rocks glass and stir.

THE
ARTHUR

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A bow to Camelot’s king

2½ ounces gin

½ ounce Grand Marnier

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Orange twist for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice and stir to chill. Pour with ice into glass and garnish.

ASCOT

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No silk neck scarf required

2½ ounces gin

½ ounce sweet vermouth

2 dashes Angostura bitters

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass.

ASTORIA
SPECIAL

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A warm toast to the Greek residents of Queens

3 ounces gin

½ ounce ouzo

White grape for garnish

Combine gin and ouzo in mixing glass. Add ice and shake. Strain into glass and garnish.

ASTOR
PLACE

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Downtown haunt of fun-seekers

2½ ounces gin

½ ounce Galliano

1 dash bitters of choice

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass.

ATHENA

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For the goddess inside

2 ounces gin

1 ounce white crème de menthe

1 ounce light cream

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake, and strain into glass.

AVENUE B

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Way down in Alphabet City

2 ounces gin

1 ounce white crème de cacao

½ ounce Drambuie

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass.

BEE LINE

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Named for New York City’s Sixth Avenue subway line

2 ounces gin

½ ounce peach schnapps

½ ounce apricot brandy

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass.

BETTE’S
CHOICE

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The favorite of a Grill Room regular

2½ ounces gin

½ ounce Pernod

½ teaspoon grenadine

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass.

BILBO B.

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One rich little Hobbit

2 ounces gin

1 ounce Scotch

½ ounce dark crème de cacao

½ ounce heavy cream

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake, and pour with ice into glass.

BLEECKER
STREET

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Named for Greenwich Village’s street of dreams

2½ ounces gin

½ ounce Grand Marnier

½ ounce lime juice

½ teaspoon superfine sugar

Orange peel spiral for garnish

Combine gin, liqueur, juice, and sugar in mixing glass. Add ice and shake. Strain into glass and garnish.

BLOODY
BRIT

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Cheers, mate!

2½ ounces Beefeater dry gin

3 ounces tomato juice

5 dashes Worcestershire sauce

3 dashes Tabasco

Smoked or raw oyster for garnish

Pour liquid ingredients into ice-filled rocks glass, stir, and garnish.

BLUE SKY

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Tinted with blue curaçao

2 ounces gin

½ ounce blue curaçao

½ ounce orange liqueur

Pour ingredients into ice-filled rocks glass and stir.

BRAVEHEART

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British gin, Scottish whiskey

2½ ounces Gordon’s gin

1 teaspoon Scotch

Lemon twist for garnish

Combine gin and Scotch in mixing glass. Add ice and stir to chill. Strain into glass and garnish.

BRONX
TALE

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A variation on the classic Bronx Cocktail, which calls for sweet and dry vermouth

2 ounces gin

1 ounce orange juice

1 teaspoon dry vermouth

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake, and strain into glass.

BROOKLYN
NITE

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Good times across the bridge

2 ounces gin

1 ounce dark rum

1 ounce Cointreau

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Pour ingredients into ice-filled rocks glass and stir.

CAROUSEL

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May set you spinning

2 ounces gin

1 ounce white crème de cacao

2 dashes grenadine

1 ounce light cream

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake, and strain into glass.

CATAPULT

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Hook feet around chair legs when sipping

2 ounces gin

1 ounce vodka

1 ounce Campari

1 ounce orange juice

Pour ingredients into ice-filled rocks glass and stir.

CENTURY

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A timeless mix

2 ounces gin

1 ounce grapefruit juice

½ ounce Chambord

½ ounce triple sec

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake, and strain into glass.

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CHANDELIER

CHANDELIER

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Icy scintillation

2 ounces gin

½ ounce dry vermouth

½ ounce Pernod

2 dashes orange bitters

Crushed ice

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass filled with crushed ice.

THE
CLOISTERS

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Inspired by northern Manhattan’s garden of delights

1½ ounces gin

½ ounce sweet vermouth

1 ounce Campari

1 teaspoon Bénédictine

1 teaspoon Pernod

2 dashes bitters of choice

Orange twist for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice and stir to chill. Strain into glass and garnish.

COMMEDIA
DELL’ARTE

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An improvisational triumph

2 ounces gin

1 ounce Galliano

½ ounce sambuca negra

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass.

THE CRATER

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Puts you over the moon

2 ounces gin

1 ounce dark crème de cacao

½ ounce Chambord

½ ounce heavy cream

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake, and strain into glass.

CRUSADER

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Spread the word

2 ounces gin

1 ounce white crème de cacao

1 ounce green Chartreuse

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and pour with ice into glass.

DAMSEL

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A beauty of British, Russian, and French descent

1 ounce Tanqueray gin

1 ounce vodka

1 ounce Cointreau

1 ounce orange juice

1 ounce cranberry juice

Orange twist for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice and shake. Pour with ice into glass and garnish.

DEAR VERE

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Favorite of a citizen of the world

2 ounces gin

½ ounce dry vermouth

1 teaspoon blue curaçao

2 dashes Angostura bitters

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass.

DELANCEY

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An olivey toast to the historic street on New York City’s Lower East Side

2 ounces gin

1 ounce Absolut Peppar

1 ounce olive brine

3 olives for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice and stir to chill. Strain into glass and garnish.

DELMONICO

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A brandy-laced cocktail from America’s first true restaurant, which opened in Manhattan in 1827 and went out of business for good during Prohibition

1½ ounces gin

½ ounce brandy

½ ounce sweet vermouth

2 dashes orange bitters

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into glass.

DREAMY

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For lovers of white chocolate

1 ounce gin

1 ounce vodka

1 ounce Godiva white chocolate liqueur

1 ounce white crème de cacao

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and pour with ice into glass.

EAST END
AVENUE

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Named for the upper-crusty Manhattan address

Crushed ice

1½ ounces gin

½ ounce dry sherry

1 ounce Lillet Blanc

Lemon twist for garnish

Fill glass with crushed ice and add the gin, sherry, and liqueur. Stir and garnish.

EDGAR’S
BRITISH
PEPPERMINT

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The drink of a captain of industry with a historic link to The Four Seasons

1 tablespoon chopped peppermint leaves

1 tablespoon diced roasted red bell pepper

½ ounce fresh lime juice

1 teaspoon superfine sugar

3 ounces Hendrick’s gin

Muddle peppermint, bell pepper, juice, and sugar in bottom of mixing glass. Add ice and gin. Shake and strain into glass.

EQUESTRIAN

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Gin and tonic for the horsey set

2 ounces Bombay gin

2 ounces tonic water

1 dash Grand Marnier

2 dashes bitters of choice

Lime wedge for garnish

Pour liquid ingredients into ice-filled rocks glass. Stir and garnish.

FAIRY
TALE

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As enchanting as it sounds

Crushed ice

2 ounces gin

½ ounce apricot brandy

½ ounce peach schnapps

½ ounce Lillet Rouge

Orange twist for garnish

Fill glass with crushed ice and add liquid ingredients. Stir and garnish.

FAUST

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Room temp, yet hot as the devil

3 ounces gin

2 or 3 dashes Tabasco

Chili pepper for garnish

Pour gin into martini glass and add Tabasco. Stir and garnish.

FLORENTINE

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Best appreciated in a piazza in Florence.

Cynar is a unique artichoke-based aperitif from Italy.

1½ ounces gin

1 ounce Campari

½ ounce grapefruit juice

½ ounce Cynar

Pour ingredients into ice-filled rocks glass and stir.

FRINGE
BENEFITS

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Guarantees a big tip for the bartender

1 ounce Tanqueray No. Ten gin

1 ounce Chambord

1 ounce orange juice

1 ounce cranberry juice

Combine ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice, shake, and strain into a glass.

GENTLE
PINK

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Gin and tonic with bitters

2 ounces gin

4 ounces tonic water

3 dashes Angostura bitters

Lemon twist for garnish

Pour liquid ingredients into ice-filled highball glass. Stir and garnish.

GIN AND
TONIC

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A classic among classics

2 ounces Gordon’s gin

4 ounces tonic water

Lime wedge for garnish

Pour gin and tonic into ice-filled highball glass. Stir and garnish.

GIN
DAISY

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In cocktail lingo, “daisy” means slightly sour

3 ounces gin

1½ ounces fresh sour mix

3 dashes grenadine

Orange slice for garnish

Maraschino cherry for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice and shake. Pour with ice into glass and garnish.

GIN
FIZZER

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Bubbly and tart

2½ ounces gin

1 ounce sour mix

4 ounces club soda

Combine gin and sour mix in mixing glass. Add ice and shake. Strain into glass and top with club soda.

GINGERLY

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Gin and ginger

3 ounces gin

5 ounces ginger ale

Lemon wedge for garnish

Pour gin and ginger ale into ice-filled highball glass. Stir and garnish.

GIN
GIBSON

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The famous onion pickler

3 ounces gin

½ ounce dry vermouth

3 cocktail onions for garnish

Combine gin and vermouth in mixing glass. Add ice and stir to chill. Strain into glass and garnish.

GIN
GIMLET

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A prized antique

3 ounces gin

½ ounce Rose’s lime juice

Lemon wedge for garnish

Combine gin and juice in mixing glass. Add ice and stir to chill. Strain into glass and garnish.

GIN
MADRAS

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Patterned for pleasure

3 ounces Bombay gin

2 ounces orange juice

2 ounces cranberry juice

Pour ingredients into ice-filled highball glass and stir.

GIN
PRESBYTERIAN

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Respectably light on the gin

2 ounces gin

3 ounces club soda

3 ounces ginger ale

Pour ingredients into ice-filled highball glass and stir.

GIN
SOUR

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A bracing draft

3 ounces gin

1 ounce fresh sour mix

Orange slice for garnish

Maraschino cherry for garnish

Combine gin and sour mix in mixing glass. Stir to chill, strain with ice into glass, and garnish.

GOLDEN
DROP

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With hints of dry vermouth and Scotch, the latter added with a dropper

3½ ounces Tanqueray No. Ten gin

1 teaspoon dry vermouth

3 drops Scotch

Lemon peel spiral for garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in mixing glass. Add ice and stir to chill. Strain into glass and garnish.