1½ oz. vodka
¾ oz. dry vermouth
Shake vodka and vermouth together with several ice cubes in a shaker. Strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with an olive and serve. Add olive juice for a dirty martini; substitute gin for a gin martini.
Apple martini
2 oz. vodka
1 oz. Sour Apple Pucker
Pour into shaker with ice. Shake, serve.
Cosmopolitan
1 oz. vodka
½ oz. triple sec
1 teaspoon lime juice
1½ oz. cranberry juice
Another shake-and-serve.
Screwdriver
1 oz. vodka
6 oz. orange juice
Pour orange juice into tall glass of ice, then add vodka. Stir and serve.
Seabreeze
1½ oz. vodka
2 oz. cranberry juice
1 oz. grapefruit or orange juice
Serve over ice, stirred, or in in cocktail glass, shaken.
Margarita
1½ oz. tequila
1 oz. lime juice
½ oz. triple sec
If using salt on glass, fill a shallow dish with salt. Moisten rim of glass with a damp paper towel, then dip in salt. Fill glass with ice, add ingredients, stir until chilled; or, use cocktail shaker and serve
Petro also offers his own recipe for an original autumn cocktail, the Golden Harvest, with warm, spicy flavors.
Golden Harvest
½ oz. dark rum (A spiced rum like Captain Morgan would also work)
½ oz. Amaretto
½ oz. apple schnapps
Ginger ale
Pinch of cinnamon
Mix liquors into a Collins glass over ice. Fill the rest of the glass with ginger ale. Sprinkle the cinnamon on top of the drink for a garnish. Enjoy.
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