Drink Recipes

Mix up some old favorites or try something new Furlong's Liquor has everything you need to mix up a wide variety of drinks. Click on your choice of spirits for some of our favorite drink recipes.
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Whiskey		back to top
Old Fashioned • 3 oz Blended Whiskey • 1/2 oz Water • 3 dashes Bitters • 1 sugar cube • Garnish: Cherry Muddle water, sugar cube and bitters in an old-fashioned glass. Add whiskey, crushed ice and stir. Garnish with cherry and serve with a swizzle stick. Manhattan (DRY) • 2 oz Blended Whiskey • 1 oz Dry Vermouth • Bitters • Garnish: Lemon twist Mix all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon twist. Black Hawk • 2 oz Blended Whiskey • 2 oz Sloe Gin • Garnish: Cherry Add both the ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry. Frisco Sour • 2 oz Blended Whiskey • 1/2 oz oz Lemon Juice • 1/2 oz Lime Juice • 1/2 oz Benedictine • Garnish: Lemon Slice Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a sour glass. Garnish with a lemon slice. Imperial Fizz • 2 oz Blended Whiskey • 1 oz Lemon Juice • 1/2 tsp Superfine Sugar • 4 oz Club Soda Shake Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, and Superfine Sugar in a shaker with ice and strain into a highball glass over crushed ice. Fill the glass with club soda and stir. Socrates • 2 oz Canadian Whisky • 1 oz Apricot Brandy • 1 tsp Triple Sec • 1 dash Bitters Mix all the ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Lady Luv • 2 oz Blended Whiskey • 1 oz Dark Rum •1 oz Anejo Rum • 1 tsp Creme de Cacao (white) Mix all the ingredienst in a mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain into a cocktail glass.
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Sidecar • 2 oz Brandy • 1 1/2 oz Lemoon Juice • 1 oz Triple Sec Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice cubes and strain into a cocktail glass. Alexander • 2 oz Brandy • 1 oz Half and Half • 1 oz Creme de Cacao (dark) • Garnish: 1/4 tsp Nutmeg Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with nutmeg Stinger • 2 oz Brandy • 1/2 oz Creme de Menthe (white) Mix both the ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Brandy Swizzle • 2 oz Brandy • 1/2 oz Lime Juice • 3 oz Club Soda • 1 tsp Superfine Sugar • 1 dash Bitters Shake brandy, lime juice, superfine sugar, and bitters in a shaker with ice cubes and strain into a collins glass over ice. Stir well and serve with a swizzle stick. Brandy Daisy • 2 oz Brandy • 1 oz Lemon Juice • 1 tsp Water • 1 tsp Superfine Sugar • 1/2 tsp Grenadine • Garnish: Cherry, Orange Slice Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice cubes and strain into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with the fruits. Brandy Fizz • 2 oz Brandy • 4 oz Club Soda • 1 oz Lemon Juice • 1 tsp Superfine Sugar • Garnish: Fruits Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice cubes and strain into a highball glass over crushed ice. Stir and garnish with the fruits. Back Pagoda • 2 oz Brandy • 1 oz Dry Vermouth • 1 oz Sweet Vermouth • 1 oz Triple Sec Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
Cognac		back to top
Between the Sheets • 2 oz. cognac or brandy • 2 oz. Cointreau • 2 oz. white rum (Bacardi) Shake with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a rocks glass. Can also be served martini style in a cocktail glass. French Coffee • 4 oz. cognac • 2 tsp brown sugar • Hot, strong coffee • Lightly whipped cream Build in a coffee glass or wine glass with extra thick walls. Stir sugar with cognac in the glass, add coffee, and last put a lid of whipped or shaken cream on top. French Connection • 1/2 shot cognac • 1/2 shot amaretto Build on ice in a rocks glass.
Gin		back to top
Gimlet • 3 part Gin • 1 part sweetened lime juice • Chilled water (optional) • Garnish: Split lime wedge (or cherry) Stir ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with fruit. Bramble • 2 parts Gin • 1 part lemon juice • Splash of sugar syrup • 1 half part Crème de Mure • Garnish: Lemon slice and blackberries Build over crushed ice. Drizzle with Crème de Mure. Garnish with fruit. Country Breeze • 2 oz. Gin • 1 half oz. Crème de Cassis • Apple juice • Garnish: Apple slice and a blackberry. Build ingredients over ice into a tall glass, topping with the apple juice. Garnish with fruit. Salty Dog • 2 oz. Gin • Grapefruit Juice • Garnish: Wedge of lime Build ingredients over ice into a tall glass or shake with ice and strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with fruit. Arizona Cooler • 2 oz. Gin • Grapefruit juice • Cranberry juice • Garnish: Wedge of lime Build ingredients into a glass topping with equal measures of grapefruit & cranberry juices. Garnish with fruit. Sloe Motion • 2 oz. Sloe Gin • Champagne Pour the Sloe Gin in a Champagne flute and top with chilled Champagne. Cooler • 2 oz. Plymouth Gin • 2 oz. Grapefruit juice • 2 oz. Lemonade • Garnish: Lemon slice Pour all ingredients over ice into a tall glass. Garnish with fruit.
Rum
Piña Colada • 8 oz. Pineapple juice • 8 oz. Coconut cream • 6 oz. Rum • 3 cups of Ice • Cherries • Slices of pineapple, orange or lime In a blender, grind ice while gradually adding the pineapple juice, coconut cream and rum. Alternatively, use shaved ice. (The ice should be thick enough to hold a cherry on top without sinking in.) Serve in a tall glass with a straw. Garnish with one cherry and a slice of fruit. Mai Tai • 2 oz Rum • 1/2 oz Curacao • 1/2 oz Orgeat Syrup • 1/4 oz Rock Candy Syrup • Juice of 1 fresh lime • Garnish with spring of fresh mint Pour the ingredients over shaved ice in a double old-fashioned glass, shake it well, add one spent lime shell and garnish. Daiquri • 2 oz Light Rum • 1 oz Lime Juice • 1 tsp Superfine Sugar • Garnish: Lemon Twist Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with fruit. Hurricane Cocktail • 2 oz Light Rum • 2 oz Dark Rum • 2 oz Passion Fruit Juice • 1 oz Orange Juice • 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice • 1 tbsp Simple Syrup • 1 tbsp Grenadine • Garnish: orange slice and cherry Shake all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a hurricane glass. Garnish with fruit. Blue Hawaiian • 1 oz Light Rum • 1 oz Blue Curacao • 2 oz Pineapple Juice • 1 oz Cream of Coconut • 1 cup Ice • Garnish: Cherry and Pineapple Mix all the ingredients with ice in a blender at high speed. Strain into a highball glass and garnish with fruit. Continental • 2 oz Light Rum • 1 oz Lime Juice • 1 oz Creme de Menthe (green) • 1/2 oz Lemon Juice • 1/2 oz Superfine Sugar • Garnish: Lemon Twist Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with fruit. Zombie • 1 oz Light Rum • 1 oz Anejo Rum • 1/4 oz 151 Proof Rum • 1/2 oz Apricot Brandy • 1 oz Pineapple Juice • 1 oz Lime Juice • 2 oz Orange Juice • 1 cup Crushed Ice •1 tsp Superfine Sugar • Garnish: Cherry, Orange Slice and Mint Spring Blend all the ingredients at low speed in blender and strain into collins glass. Garnish with fruit and mint spring. Serve with a straw.
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Long Island Iced Tea • 1 part Vodka • 1 part Tequila • 1 part Rum • 1 part Gin • 1 part Triple Sec • 1 1/2 parts Sweet and Sour Mix • 1 splash Coca-Cola • Garnish: Lemon slice Mix ingredients together over ice in a glass. Pour into a shaker and give one brisk shake. Pour back into the glass and make sure there is a touch of fizz at the top. Garnish with fruit. Black Magic • 1 1/2 oz Vodka • 3/4oz Coffee Liqueur • 1 dash Lemon Juice • Garnish: Twist of Lemon Stir and serve in glass over ice cubes. Garnish with fruit. Black Russian • 2/3 Vodka • 1/3 Coffee Liqueur Mix directly in an old fashioned glass with a few cubes of ice Bloody Mary • 3/10 Vodka • 6/10 Tomato Juice • 1/10 lemon Juice • Worcestershire Sauce • Tabasco • Salt and Pepper • Garnish: Celery Stalk Mix all the ingredients in a tumbler with ice and garnish. Citronella Cooler • 1 oz Vodka • 1/4 oz Light Rum • 1/4 oz Coconut Rum • 4 oz Pineapple Juice • 1 splash Grenadine Mix all the ingredients in a tumbler with ice. Godmother • 3/4 oz Amaretto • 1 1/4 oz Vodka Mix all the ingredients serve in a tumbler with ice. Hairy Navel • 1 1/4 oz Vodka • 3/4 oz Peach Schnapps • Fill with Cranberry Juice • Garnish: Orange Slice Mix and serve with garnish. Harvey Wallbanger • 3/10 Vodka • 1/10 Galliano • 6/10 Orange Juice • Garnish: Orange Slice and Cherry Pour all the ingredients into a cocktail glass with ice, mix well. Garnish with fruit. Kamikaze • 1/2 oz Triple Sec • 1 1/4 oz Vodka • Garnish: Wedge of Lime Mix and pour over ice. Garnish with fruit. Orange Mist • 1/4 Vodka • 1/4 Irish Whiskey • Soda Water • 1/2 Orange Juice • Garnish: Orange Slice Shake the vodka, whisky and orange juice, serve in a double cocktail glass, top up with soda water. Garnish with fruit.
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Margarita • 2 oz Tequila • 2 oz Lime Juice • 1 oz Triple Sec • Salt • Garnish: Lime Wedge Rub the rim of a Margarita Glass with lime wedge and dip it into salt. Shake tequila, lime juice and triple sec in a shaker with ice and strain into a Margarita glass. Garnish with fruit. Strawberry Margarita • 2 oz Tequila • 1 oz Triple Sec • 1 oz Lime Juice • 1 oz Strawberry Liqueur • Salt • Garnish: Lime Wedge Rub the rim of a margarita glass with lime wedge and dip into salt. Shake tequila, triple sec, lime juice and strawberry liqueur in a shaker with ice cubes. Strain into a margarita glass. Tequila Sunrise • 2 oz Tequila • 4 oz Fresh Orange Juice • 1 oz Grenadine • Garnish: Orange Slice and Cherry Pour tequila in a highball glass with ice and top with orange juice and stir. Add grenadine by tilting the glass and pouring grenadine down side. Garnish with fruit. Rude Cosmopolitan • 1 1/4 oz Tequila • 1/4 oz Grand Marnier • Juice from a whole Lime • 1 oz Cranberry Juice • Garnish: Orange Peel Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with fruit. Tequila Sour • 2 oz Tequila • 1 oz Lemon Juice • 1/2 tsp Superfine Sugar • Garnish: Cherry, Orange Slice Shake both the ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a sour glass. Garnish with the fruits. Cosmolito • 1 1/2 oz Tequila • 3/4 oz Grand Marnier • 2 oz Cranberry Juice • 3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice • Garnish: Lime Wheel Combine ingredients in a mixing glass. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with fruit. Bloody Maria • 1 1/4 oz Tequila • 4 oz Tomato Juice • Juice from half a lime • 4 dashes of Cholula or other hot sauce • 2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce • Pinch of salt and pepper • Pinch of horseradish • Garnish: Celery stalk Combine all the ingredients in a mixing glass, roll back and forth to mix. Strain into a large glass, rocks or pint glass, over ice and garnish with vegetable. Silk Stocking • 2 oz Tequila • 1 oz Heavy Cream • 1 oz Creme de Cacao • 1 tsp Chambord Shake all the ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
Schnapps		back to top
White Sangria • 1/2 cup Peach Schnapps • 1/2 cup Cognac • 1/4 cup White Sugar • 4 Oranges, Sliced into rounds • 2 Mangos, peeled and sliced • 4 bottles dry white wine, chilled • 1 liter Ginger Ale, chilled In a pitcher, combine peach schnapps, cognac, sugar, sliced oranges and sliced mangos. Chill for at least one hour. Pour fruit mixture into a large punch bowl. Stir in white wine and ginger ale. Sweet Seduction • 1/2 oz Southern Comfort • 1/2 oz blackberry schnapps • 1/2 oz cherry brandy • Sprite or 7 Up Combine southern comfort, schnapps, and cherry brandy over ice and shake. Pour into a glass, top up with soda, stir, and serve. Snowshoe • 1 oz Crown Royal • 1 oz Peppermint Schnapps • Ice Place ice in a lowball glass. Pour in Crown Royal; top with schnapps. Do not stir. Mint Julep Martini • 2 parts Orange Loquor • 2 parts Bourbon • 1/4 oz Vanilla Vodka • 1/4 oz Peppermint Schnapps • Garnish: Mint sprigs and Orange Twists Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish. Sex on the Beach • 1 oz Vodka • 3/4 oz Peach Schnapps • Cranberry Juice • Grapefruit Juice Add vodka and peach schnapps to a highball glass. Fill with equal measures of cranberry juice and grapefruit juice, stir.
Cordials		back to top
Amaretto Smoothie • 4 (1.5 fluid oz) jiggers Amaretto Liqueur • 4 (1.5 fluid oz) jiggers Milk • 1 cup Vanilla Ice Cream In a blender combine amaretto, milk and ice cream. Blend until smooth. Pour over ice into 4 glasses. Belfast Brownie • 1 oz. Irish Cream • 1 oz. Crème de Cacao (dark) • 1 oz. Orange Curaçao • 4 pieces Candied Orange Peel • 2 tbsp Cream Mix all the ingredients in a blender and then strain into a glass. Golden Cadillac • 1 oz Crème de Cacao (white) • 1 oz Galliano •1 oz Light Cream Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Grasshopper • 1 oz Crème de Menthe (white) • 1 oz Crème de Cacao (white) • 1 oz Light Cream • Garnish: Grated Chocolate Shake the liqueurs and the cream with lots of ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a cocktail glass. Decorate with a little grated chocolate. Velvet Hammer • 1 oz Cointreau or Triple Sec • 1 oz Coffee Liqueur (Kahlúa) • 1 oz Light Cream Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
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