A-Z Of Cocktails

A - Z of Cocktails A great guide to the most popular Cocktails Here are the ones beginning with O

Old-Fashioned

1 sugar cube, or 1/2 teaspoon sugar 3 dashes bitters 2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey Orange peel, for garnish Maraschino cherry, for garnish

Oatmeal Cookie Shooter

3/4 ounce butterscotch schnapps 3/4 ounce Irish cream liqueur 1/4 ounce cinnamon schnapps 1 splash Jägermeister, optional

Obituary

2 ounces gin 1/4 ounce dry vermouth 1/4 ounce absinthe

Old Thyme Sour

For the Cinnamon-Thyme Syrup: 1 cup water 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 cinnamon stick 2 sprigs fresh thyme For the Cocktail: 5 sprigs fresh thyme, divided 1/4 ounce Green Chartreuse Liqueur 2 ounces Irish whiskey 1/2 ounce elderflower liqueur 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 ounce cinnamon-thyme simple syrup 1 large egg white 1 dash bitters 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest Lemon slice, for garnish

Orange Blossom

3/4 ounce gin 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth 3/4 ounce orange juice

Frozen Orange Margarita

1 1/2 ounces tequila 1/2 ounce triple sec 1 dash lime juice 1 scoop orange sherbet 1/2 cup ice Orange slice, for garnish Lime wedge, for garnish

Orange Martini

2 ounces gin, or vodka 1/2 ounce dry vermouth 1/2 ounce triple sec 1 dash orange bitters Orange twist, for garnish

Orchard Catch Cooler

3 large strawberries, divided 2 basil leaves, julienned 1/2 ounce simple syrup 3 lime wedges, divided 1 ounce vanilla vodka 4 to 6 ounces hard cider, to taste

Orange Creamsicle

1 1/2 ounces vanilla or whipped cream vodka 1/2 ounce triple sec 1 ounce half-and-half 1 ounce orange juice Orange slice, for garnish

O Sole Mio

45 ml Antica - Orange and Mango 15 ml Lemon Juice 75 ml Orange Juice

Obama

35 ml Toussaint 25 ml Herradura - Plata 20 ml Tuaca

Obsession

1 shot Amarula 1 shot Creme de Cacao - Brown 1 shot Amaretto 1 shot Milk

Ohranj Sunshine

2 shots Vodka Orange 2 shots Pineapple Juice Splash Lime and top up with Ginger Ale

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Signs that you’re going to have the above…

A Rotten Day

1. You wake up face down on the pavement.

2. You put your bra on backwards and it fits better.

3. Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles.

4. You want to put on the clothes you wore home from the party last night, and there aren't any.

5. You turn on the news and they're showing emergency routes out of the city.

6. Your twin sister forgot your birthday.

7. You walk to work and find your dress is stuck in the back of your knickers.

8. Your blind date turns out to be your ex-wife.

9. You put both contacts lenses in the same eye.

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