Boarding House Blues

Digger's Mixology Tutorial

Prohibition be damned! The 18th Amendment prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors," but not its consumption.
Here are some of the drinks Digger shakes up for his friends' benefit – or downfall.

The Sidecar
   ● 2 oz cognac or Armagnac
   ● 1 oz Cointreau orange liqueur
   ● ¾ oz lemon juice
   ● Lemon twist or orange twist to garnish

The Gin Rickey
   ● 2 oz gin
   ● 2 tbsp lime juice (juice of 1 lime)
   ● 4 oz club soda
   ● A lime wedge for garnish

The Mary Pickford
   ● 2 oz light rum
   ● 2 oz pineapple juice
   ● 1 tsp grenadine
   ● A Maraschino cherry for garnish

The Bee’s Knees
   ● 2 oz gin
   ● ¾ oz honey
   ● ½ oz fresh lemon juice

The Ward Eight

   ● 2 oz rye whiskey
   ● ½ oz lemon juice
   ● ½ oz orange juice
   ● 2 tsp grenadine
   ● 2 speared cherries, for garnish

The Southside
The preferred beverage of bootlegger Al Capone and his crew is linked to Chicago's South Side, which his gang ran.
   ● 2 oz gin
   ● 1 oz lime juice
   ● ¾ oz simple syrup
   ● 5 fresh mint leaves

The Corpse Reviver
Digger's tried-and-true remedy when in need of a little "hair of the dog."
   ● 1 oz gin
   ● ½ oz Cointreau
   ● ½ oz Lillet Blonde
   ● ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
   ● Dash of Absinthe

And Maeve's personal favorite, the French 75
    ● 2 oz gin
   ● 1 tsp simple syrup
   ● ½ oz fresh lemon juice
   ● 4 oz Champagne
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