Ingredient: Simple Syrup

Recorded August 30, 2013. Simple syrup is used to add sweetness to cold beverages where solid sugar would be slow to dissolve.

1 c sugar
1 c water

Combine in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir gently until sugar dissolves. Cover, and let cool off heat. When cooled, transfer the syrup to a clean glass container and store covered in the cold. Simple syrup may be used for up to a month. Discard if it is not crystal clear.

The Creamsicle (An alcoholic mixed drink)

Recorded October 10, 2005. Perfect light cocktail, bothin the summer and during the fall holidays. About 10% ABV (alcohol by volume) as mixed.

1 jigger orange liqueur
1 jigger light cream or half&half
2 jiggers orange juice

Combine and stir in a 12-ounce whiskey sour glass, filled with ice.

Rum and Tonic

[Prepared July 1, 2010]

2 jiggers dark rum, divided
lime wedge
1/2 jigger maraschino cherry juice
10 ice cubes
maraschino cherry whole with stem
tonic water with lime flavor

Squeeze lime into a 16-oz glass, add 1-1/2 jigger rum, the cherry juice, the ice, and stir. Top up with tonic, stir, and layer 1/2 jigger of rum on top. 
Garnish with a cherry and a lime slice.