Ok, so the name is plagarised. Ok, so it was a corny movie with a cheesy tag line: "When he pours, he reigns." and excruciating bromance. But hey, when Brian Flanagan stood up on the bar and recited the Last Barman poem, I knew I wanted to mix some great cocktails one day...
"I am the last barman poet / I see America drinking the fabulous cocktails I make / Americans getting stinky on something I stir or shake / The sex on the beach / The schnapps made from peach / The velvet hammer / The Alabama slammer. / I make things with juice and froth / The pink squirrel / The three-toed sloth. / I make drinks so sweet and snazzy / The iced tea / The kamakazi / The orgasm / The death spasm / The Singapore sling / The dingaling. / America you've just been devoted to every flavor I got / But if you want to got loaded / Why don't you just order a shot? / Bar is open..."
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A couple of weekends back, a friend was kind enough to ask me to bar-tend for her party. The drinks I concocted were quite well received (yes I say so myself!) and I have been meaning to write down the "recepies" lest I forget them... reading yesterday's Mint Lounge prodded me into action. So here's what I mixed - Cheers!
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Dirty Lemonade
Alcohol: Vodka (preferably Sminorff Citrus) 30 ml
Lemon juice, mint leaves, jal jeera, a few seeds of green chilly, a pinch of sugar, black salt / rock salt (kala namak) and soda
Glass: Tall Glass
Rim the glass with jal jeera
Pop in the mint leaves in the glass
Squeeze in the lemon juice
Add a hint of sugar and black salt / rock salt
Swirl in the glass
Fill with ice
Pour the Vodka in
Top up the glass with Soda
Drop a few (max 5) seeds of green chilly
You’re ready to take a swig!
Nimbooz:
Alcohol: Vodka (unflavoured) 30 ml
Nimbooz, soda and tabasco sauce
Glass: Tall Glass
Pour the Vodka in the Shaker
Add about 5 cubes of ice (fill about 2/3rd of glass with Ice)
Pour in about 90 ml of Nimbooz
Add a couple of drops of Tobasco Sauce
Top with a bit of soda for the fizz and shake well
Pour in the tall glass and serve
Well LIT 🔥
Alcohol: Vodka 15 ml, White Rum 15 ml, Gin 15 ml, White Tequila 15 ml
Cola, Lemon
Glass: Tall Glass
Pour in the alcohol in the shaker – and swirl
Add a squeeze of lemon and the cola – shake well
Fill a Tall Glass with Ice and pour in the drink
Spanner (my twist on the classic Screwdriver)
Alcohol: Vodka 30 ml
Guava Juice, chaat masala and one green chilly (split in the middle)
Glass: Round Glass
Pour the vodka and Guava Juice in the shaker – shake well
Pop in about 4 cubes of ice in the glass
Pour the mix into the glass
Drop in the split green chilly and serve
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These are some more, that I am saving for the next party!
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Cobra Coffee:
Alcohol: Whiskey 30 ml
One pouch of Nescafe, a pinch of cinnamon powder and chocolate sauce
Glass: Coffee Mug
Brew a strong half mug of coffee
Pour in the whiskey
Add a hint of chinnamon powder and a couple of drops of chocolate sauce
Shake well and serve hot in a coffee mug!
Kal Boishakhi (stolen from the menu of Oh! Calcutta)
Alcohol: Vodka 30 ml
Aam Panna / Aam Pora, lemon juice, soda, chaat masala and one green chilly (split in the middle)
Glass: Round Glass
Rim the glass with chaat masala
Pour the vodka, squeeze in the lemon juice and and swirl in the glass
Fill with ice
Pour the Aam Pora
Top up the glass with Soda
Drop in the split green chilly and serve
Hara Kiri (aka Herbie)
Alcohol: Vodka 20 ml, Bacardi 20 ml and Gin 20 ml
Sprite / 7Up, mint leaves, tulsi leaves, khus syrup
Glass: Tall Glass
Drop the herbs in the shaker and crush’em
Add a few ice cube
Pour in the alcohol in the shaker – and shake well
Fill a Tall Glass with Ice - Strain and pour in the drink
Top up with sprite and garnish with a leaf of mint and tulsi
Add a drop of thick khus syrup in just before serving
Vellam
Alcohol: Vodka 30 ml
Coconut Water and tobacco sauce
Glass: Tender Coconut Shell
Pour in the alcohol and coconut water in a shaker
Add a couple of drops of green Tabasco sauce, some ice and shake well
Strain and pour into the coconut shell to serve
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This post would not have been possible without having seen the master himself at work - a huge thank you to my Mama ... and to the "Cocktail Kings" on TLC.
Here's what I mean by Tall Glass and Round Glass - and if you happen to like these recepies and/or want to share some of your recepies with me, do drop me a line:
