The Best Cocktails to Add to Your Brunch
Anyone who has had brunch, that entails almost everyone reading this, knows that the best beverage to pair up with your early afternoon delight is a cocktail. This hearty combination of liqueurs and chasers can be the perfect addition as it has an incredible taste and the kick of all the alcohols present in it. Manhattan has a vast variety of these places and what could be better than having a scrumptious meal at any of the brunch restaurants in Hell’s Kitchen.
There is a common misconception about how cocktails are not nearly as effective as alcohols like whisky or vodkas. What people often forget about is that a combination of more than one alcohol is what makes a cocktail. That is a reason why anymore than a handful of cocktails can lead to an afternoon sleeping with no recollection of what ensued.
Anyhow, being done with the formalities, we have a list of the best and majorly unknown cocktails that are nothing short of perfection with your brunch.
Bijou
With a crisp, dry feel and flavorsome taste, this cocktail is like the icing to your brunch cake. Pairing it up with anything is easy as it includes the notes resembling the afternoon, making it your best companion.
Ingredients
- 1 fl oz of Dry Gin
- 1 fl oz of Sweet Vermouth
- 1 fl oz of Green Chartreuse
- 1 dash orange bitters
Garnish
- Lemon Peel
Method
In a mixing glass filled with crushed ice, add the ingredients. Stir well and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Add the lemon peel as a garnish and enjoy.
Pink Lady
Do not fall for this cocktail to be a dainty drink to be gulped with effortless ease. Sure, its bouncy look and the pink hues can be deceiving, but that’s exactly what they are, deceiving. With enough gin to get you rumbling out of your brunch-y stupor, this cocktail will liven you up like a bolt of lightning.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ fl oz of Dry Gin
- ½ fl oz of Applejack
- ½ squeezed Lemon
- 3–4 dashes of Grenadine
- 1 egg white
Garnish
- Cherry
Method
Add all the ingredients without any ice in a shaker and shake well for 10–15 seconds. This will emulsify the egg white. Now add ice cubes to the shaker and shake for an additional 10 seconds. Strain and top it off with cherry.
Twelve Mile Limit
This age old, forgotten drink had good reason to be forgotten, for that is what it can do. One of the booziest drinks you can have, this drink from the prohibition era is one to knock you out of your socks. Don’t fall for its great body and taste, because the drunkenness won’t be far behind.
Ingredients
- 1 fl oz of White Rum
- ½ fl oz of Rye Whiskey
- ½ fl oz of Brandy
- ½ fl oz of Grenadine
- ½ fl oz of freshly squeezed lemon juice
Garnish
- Lemon Twist
Method
Pour all the liqueurs and alcohol in a shaker topped off with ice and shake for 20 seconds till combined and chilled. Strain and add lemon twist for some twang.
White Lady
The second lady to make it our list makes it clear that women are not to be trifled with, as if that wasn’t a known fact already. This is a simple, no fuss drink that does its trick to get you drunk as you have fun drinking its beautiful flavors.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces dry gin, such as Martin Miller’s or Beefeater
- 1/2 ounce Cointreau
- 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
Method
Add the ingredients in a shaker with a tall section of ice. Shake well for 20–25 seconds till mixed well and serve chilled in a coupe glass.
Hanky Panky
This is a cocktail that is all about how the sum of all parts is greater than the individuals themselves. The combination of alcohols go so well with each other that they tend to bring out the best in each of them. As the parts of this drink compliment each other, the drink itself can greatly compliment your brunch.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ fl oz of Gin
- 1 ½ fl oz of Sweet Vermouth
- 2 dashes of Fernet Branca
Garnish
- Orange Peel
Method
Add the ingredients and crushed ice in a mixing tumbler and stir well for about 30 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a twisted orange peel.
