Napoleon House's Pimm's Cup

Multiply ingredients as needed:

• 1 ¼ oz Pimm’s No.1 Liqueur

• 3 oz Lemonade

• Top with 7Up

Serve in glass filled with ice. Garnish individual servings with cucumber slice

Recommended Ingredients

• Pimm's No.1 Liqueur

Arnaud's French 75

In a shaker tin with ice, add the following ingredients:

• 1 oz Cognac

• ½ oz Lemon Juice

• ½ oz Simple Syrup

Shake 10-15 seconds. Strain into a champagne tulip and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with an expressed lemon peel.

Recommended Ingredients

• Cognac: Hine VSOP, Brandy Sainte Louise, Hennessy VS, Pierre Ferrand 1840

• Sparkling Wine: Les Allies Sparkling Brut, Kirkland Signature Prosecco or Champagne

Carousel Bar's Vieux Carré

In a mixing glass with ice, add the following ingredients:

• 1 oz Rye Whiskey

• 1 oz Cognac

• 1 oz Sweet Vermouth

• ¼ oz Benedictine

• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

• 2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters

Stir 30-45 seconds until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over a large format ice cube. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Recommended Ingredients

• Rye Whiskey: Rittenhouse Bottled-in-Bond, Sazerac Rye, Wild Turkey 101 Rye, Old Overholt Bottled-in-Bond

• Cognac: Hine VSOP, Brandy Sainte Louise, Hennessy VS, Pierre Ferrand 1840

• Sweet Vermouth: Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, Dolin Rouge, Carpano Antica Formula

Tujague's Grasshopper

In a shaker tin with ice, add the following ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz Creme de Cacao

• ¾ oz Creme de Menthe

• ¼ oz Cognac

• 2 oz Cream

• Green Food Coloring

Shake 10-15 seconds. Strain into a champagne tulip. Garnish with grated dark chocolate.

Recommended Ingredients

• Creme de Cacao: Tempus Fugit, Giffard, PostModern Spirits

• Creme de Menthe: Tempus Fugit, Giffard, Bols, Marie Brizard

• Cognac: Hine VSOP, Brandy Sainte Louise, Hennessy VS, Pierre Ferrand 1840

Other Items of Interest

Tools: Here are some items we have used in our class and in our own home bars that might be useful for you to make these drinks at home.

• Barfly Boston Shaker

• Barfly Hawthorne Strainer

• Barfly Fine Mesh Strainer

• Jupiter Fortessa Mixing Glass

• Barfly Japanese Jigger

• Barfly Japanese Bar Spoon

• Barfly Julep Strainer

• Barfly Bitters Bottles

• Clear Ice Large Cube Mold

• Crafthouse Smoking Box

• Foghat Cocktail Smoker Kit

• Viski Cocktail Smoker

• Microplane Spice Mill (Nutmeg Grater)

• Microplane Spice Grater

Books: Here are some great books about New Orleans cocktail culture, history, and recipes that informed our research for this class.

• Neal Bodenheimer & Emily Timberlake, Cure: New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em (2022)

• Sarah Baird, New Orleans Cocktails: An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by the Big Easy (2017)

• Elizabeth Williams & Chris McMillan, Lift Your Spirits: A Celebratory History of Cocktail Culture in New Orleans (2016)

• Stanley Clisby Arthur, Famous New Orleans Drinks & How to Mix 'Em (1937)