Berlioni

1 oz dry gin
3/4 oz Cynar
1/2 oz Noilly Prat Dry
orange twist
Stir with ice and strain into a rocks-filled old fashioned glass.
Garnish with a generous orange twist.

I like most of the Negroni variations I try. My favorite so far has
been the Sbagliato (Campari, sweet vermouth, and sparkling wine). It
was made for me by a patient and enthusiastic bartender in Genoa, Italy.
Most of the amari have been too sweet for me lately but the sweetness
in the Cynar is cut by the dry vermouth.

Devil's Cocktail

1/2 Port
1/2 dry vermouth
2 dashes lemon juice
Shake with ice.
Strain into cocktail glass.

Very light, low in alcohol, and a great name!

Fourth Degree Cocktail

Working my way through the Anvil 100.

1/3 dry vermouth (Noily Prat)
1/3 gin
1/3 sweet vermouth (Dolin Blanc)
2 bar spoons absinthe
Stir with ice.
Strain into cocktail glass.

Manhattan (Perfect)

2 oz Bulleit bourbon
1/2 oz sweet vermouth (I used Dolin Blanc)
1/2 oz dry vermouth
8-10 dashes Matt's cherry vanilla bitters
Stirred with ice and strained into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish
with cherry.

This was really good. I like the addition of the dry vermouth. It
really lightens up the drink. However, I would like to try this with
the Carpano Antica or some other bold sweet vermouth.

Fifty-fifty Martini

1 1/2 oz gin
1 1/2 oz dry vermouth
3-4 dashes orange bitters
lemon peel

Stir ingredients with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon peel. Since the vermouth is half the drink, you want to make sure to use a fairly decent one. I used Dolin dry.

Whisper Cocktail

1 part sweet vermouth
1 part dry vermouth
1 part whisky ( I used rye )
Shake and strain

Fallen Leaves

1/4 oz dry vermouth
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
3/4 oz calvados
2 dashes brandy
Stir and strain with twist of lemon!
This was my first calvados drink. I like it a lot more than the
applejack I've had in the past. It actually tastes like apple!

Brooklyn Cocktail

2 oz Rye Whisky
3/4 oz Dry Vermouth
1/3 oz Torani Amer
1/3 oz Maraschino Liquer
stir and strain
garnish with Maraschino Cherry

New Glasses

I made my first martini in my new 2oz glasses from Barkeeper in
Silverlake.
40ml Hendricks Gin
10ml dry vermouth
2 dashes Bitter Truth orange bitters
Garnished with a lemon twist